Shawnee Group of the Sierra Club
Outings Newsletter Local Action Resources Membership
Shawnee Group of the Sierra Club
Outings Newsletter Local Action Resources Membership
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1997 “If [the proposed global warming treaty] is adopted, the U. S. can expect soaring production costs and significantly higher driving costs.” --Andrew Card, president and CEO, American Automobile Manufacturers Association.
Go to www.chickenlittle.org the Environmental Working Group's website for more examples
The Savanna depot contains the largest contiguous tract of sand prairie/sand savanna remaining in Illinois and is one of the largest remaining natural grasslands in the entire Midwest - containing over 40 threatened and endangered species, including Blanding's turtle, River otter, Upland sandpiper, and Cooper's hawk.
There is an alternative! "Area H", coined as such by the U.S. Army, is close to the Depot entrance and has existing infrastructure. It is already connected to water and sewer systems, is on the railroad line, is accessible by roadways and can easily be connected to the existing electricity system. Prison construction in this area would not impact the natural areas nor any threatened or endangered species.
The Department of Corrections had indicated it intends to break ground as soon as possible. Please write or call Governor Edgar and urge him to reconsider the decision to construct the new prison at Whitton Gate (the prairie location) and instead construct it at "Area H."
Governor Jim Edgar, 207 Statehouse Springfield, IL 62706 Phone: (217) 782-6830; 800-642-3112 Fax: 217-524-4049.
Even though HB 2940 (Reitz), "The Kyoto Protocol Act" was effectively defeated twice this spring in the House, HB 3129 was amended in the Senate with the same language as in HB 2940 and subsequently passed both the Senate and House. This legislation provides that the IEPA and IPCB shall not propose or adopt any new rule intended to reduce emissions of green house gases. neither can they submit any legally enforceable commitments related to the reduction of greenhouse gases to the USEPA or any other agency of the federal government without an Act of the General Assembly. It allows for ongoing voluntary initiatives only. Please call or write Governor Edgar and ask him to veto this bill. His phone and address are in the previous article.
CALL SENATORS DURBIN AND MOSELEY-BRAUN TELL THEM NO-RIDERS AND NO ROLLBACKS
Pick up the phone to stop anti-environmental riders!
CONGRESS MUST REPEAL ALL RIDERS ALREADY SIGNED INTO LAW AND PROMISE TO STOP LEGISLATING ENVIRONMENTAL LAW BY RIDER IN THE DARK OF NIGHT.
Congress learned in 1996 legislating environmental protection law via riders (attaching an anti-environmental amendment onto an unrelated piece of legislation) is a bad idea. Thousands of folks around the country sent this message to Congress and they listened. Now Congress is at it again. President Clinton has signed several riders into law already this year. Its time to tell Congress to STOP this un-American practice and to debate fully measures effecting the ecological health of our country.
The following riders have already been signed into law:
BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE WILDERNESS (BWCA)
Rolls back wilderness protection in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area by allowing trucks and jeeps to haul boats across two portage roads.
NORTH DENALI ROAD
Leaves Alaska vulnerable to a destructive road through Denali National Park without considering damage to wildlife or public input.
ROAD TO NOWHERE
Authorizes a railroad and road through the Kobuk Valley National Park in Northwest Alaska to access coal for a proposed mining operation.
PETROGLYPH ROAD
Adjusts the boundary of Petroglyph National Monument in New Mexico and overrides environmental and historic preservation laws to allow construction of a multi-lane highway.
DIRTY AIR IN NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDERNESS
Delays the cleanup of air pollution in National Parks for almost ten years.
Senator Durbin: (202) 224-2152 (D.C. Office) ; e-mail:
dick@durbin.senate.gov
Senator Moseley-Braun: (202) 224-2854; e-mail: through web page: www.senate.gov/~moseley-braun
After you have called our Senators, consider calling President Clinton. Tell the President to veto any bills that cross his desk containing anti- environmental riders. Contact the President at:
White House comment line (202) 456-1111 or
president@whitehouse.gov
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