President-elect Barack Obama’s plan to connect more Americans to an open and affordable Internet is under siege by phone and cable lobbyists who seek to turn our economic stimulus into a blank check written with no strings attached.

Tell Congress: Don’t bail out phone and cable companies. Build out a better Internet for everyone. (Fill out your information below to send this letter to Congress.)

Barack Obama is now the incoming President.

And he made a promise to Planned Parenthood last year they expect him to keep.

The first thing I’d do as President is sign the Freedom of Choice Act. That’s the first thing I’d do.

SEE THE VIDEO IN THE RIGHT SIDEBAR —->

The Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) would eliminate every restriction on abortion nationwide.

• FOCA will do away with state laws on parental involvement, on partial birth abortion, and on all other protections.
• FOCA will compel taxpayer funding of abortions.
• FOCA will force faith-based hospitals and healthcare facilities to perform abortions.

Barack Obama believes this legislation will "end the abortion wars." To him, "ending the abortion wars" means eradicating every state and federal law on abortion — laws that the majority of Americans support.

Americans United for Life (AUL) , a pro-life law and policy organization, has prepared an analysis of the "Freedom of Choice Act." Please click here to read AUL Vice President & Legal Director Denise Burke’s analysis of this horrendous legislation.

The time to Fight FOCA is now. With Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid in charge of Congress, we can expect a fight over FOCA to begin as soon as the next Congress begins.

Please add your name to the Fight FOCA petition and let your friends know about President-Elect Barack Obama’s promise to expand abortion throughout the country.

Fight FOCA Petition

I oppose the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA), because:

• FOCA is a radical attempt to enshrine abortion-on-demand into American law;
• FOCA seeks to sweep aside existing, protective laws that I and the majority of Americans support;
• FOCA will prevent states from enacting protective measures in the future.

The FightFOCA petition will be sent to key Members of Congress upon the re-introduction of the Freedom of Choice Act in the 111th Congress, and to President-Elect Obama.

Response to the petition is at times overwhelming our servers — at times, two people per second are filling out the petition! If you encounter an error or delay, please be patient. Thank you for supporting FightFOCA.com

Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace have been calling for the ouster of EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson for months -- and that campaign is picking up major steam.

This week, four U.S. Senators joined our call.  In addition to asking Administrator Johnson to resign, they called on the Department of Justice to examine potentially perjurious testimony given by Administrator Johnson to a Senate committee.  This is exactly the kind of attention we need to encourage.

Stephen Johnson is simply a bagman for the Bush White House.  Our nation can ill afford his continued tenure at the EPA as this administration attempts to reverse any number of rules and regulations on its way out.

Join the thousands who have already signed onto our call for his resignation and we'll copy your members of Congress and deliver the petitions to the EPA in person.

Administrator Johnson has capitulated to White House pressure by ignoring career scientists, burying findings, cracking down on whistleblowers, blocking global warming regulations and more -- all within just the last year!  Creating public pressure on this man is critical to preventing last-minute regulatory changes during Bush's exit from office.

Send your call for resignation to Congress and the EPA now!

Sincerely,

Brent Blackwelder
President
Friends of the Earth

Action link:  http://www.FOE.org/EPA_Johnson

Read a List of Administrator Johnson Outrages
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse lays out Administrator Johnson's Failings
Washington Post: Democrats Urge Head of EPA to Resign
JohnsonMustGo.org
Letter from Chairman Waxman to Administrator Johnson

I have no doubt that at this moment the Department of
Interior is being flooded with comments on guns in parks. They
are coming in via online and good old-fashioned postal mail. The
question is, who is flooding their inbox? Is it those of us who
know that the current regulations are effective and protect the
rights of visitors, wildlife and gun owners alike...or those who
think that national parks are an appropriate place to carry a
loaded gun? 

Don't let them win. The Department of Interior
needs to hear from you today.

Why fix what isn't broken? The current regulations, dating
back to the Reagan Administration, allow for the transport of
guns through national parks, so long as the guns are unloaded
and safely stored. Gun owners and park lovers alike can
agree--this law makes sense.

For the NRA, this is about one thing--and it isn't visitor
safety and protecting wildlife. But for the National Park
Service it is. For NPCA it is. And for you, it is. We're in
this together.

We can't afford to wait. Let's make sure that they hear from
us. Submit your comments
TODAY!

Thanks for all you do.

Dionna Humphrey
Associate Director of
Advocacy
National Parks Conservation Association

We asked for your help, and you stepped up to the plate. Thousands of you took action by calling your Representatives, signing the petition at www.GIBill2008.org, and spreading the word to your friends and neighbors. Today, your dedication paid off and together, we made history.

There's no question that your efforts had an impact. Referring specifically to the group of Representatives that were standing in the way of the bill, known as the Blue Dogs, the Politico, a Washington-insider newspaper, said that "there had been erosion among Blue Dogs in the face of pressure from veterans groups."¹ The leadership you demonstrated in fighting for this bill shows that IAVA is a force to be reckoned with.

The new GI Bill has widespread support among Democrats, Republicans, and all of the major veterans organizations. But the legislative process is a long one, and it's your dedication that keeps it going during these crucial stages.

Next week, the Senate will have to vote on the bill as well. After that, it will go to the President's desk for his signature.

We'll keep you updated via email, but for the latest news, just visit www.GIBill2008.org.

Sincerely,

Patrick Campbell
Iraq Veteran
Legislative Director
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America

1. Politico: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0508/10331.html

The decision came in response to the Center for Biological Diversity's 2005 scientific petition and two subsequent lawsuits filed by the Center and its allies.

It also came in response to your pleas to save the polar bear. More than 100,000 of the Center's supporters signed petitions urging the Bush administration to protect the polar bear.

Thank you. This outpouring of political pressure was invaluable.

Bush Still Hiding from Global Warming

Today's decision was bizarrely schizophrenic in that the administration simultaneously enacted policies to prevent the polar bear's listing from affecting runaway greenhouse gas emissions.

- The administration should have listed the polar bear as "endangered" rather than "threatened." An endangered listing would require a stronger protective standard.

- The administration refused to designate and protect the polar bear's habitat as "critical habitat." The overwhelming threat to polar bears is the melting of Arctic sea ice. It is absolutely essential that this habitat is itself protected if we expect to save the bear.

- The listing decision includes a "special rule" and a declaration that greenhouse gas emissions can't and shouldn't be limited by the Endangered Species Act. This poison pill attempts to completely undermine the entire point of the polar bear's listing: to reign in the primary actions driving the species extinct.

Back to Court

The Center for Biological Diversity will not let these atrocious policies stand. We've repeatedly beat the administration in court over the past three years and we'll do so again.

We and our allies at the Natural Resources Defense Council and Greenpeace will soon haul the Bush administration back to court to ensure that the polar bear and its habitat are fully protected.

I'll keep you updated in the coming weeks about our progress.

Thanks again for your help, and don't let the administration's futile efforts to undermine the Endangered Species Act get you down. This is a watershed moment in the global battle to combat global warming. Give yourself a pat on the back for helping to make it happen.

Sincerely,

Kierán Suckling Executive Director