Hello to Care2 friends and visitors to my Care2 page

Firstly i would like to apologise for my non-attendance at Care2.

I am slowly deleting my way through 2000+ messages (from under 60 friends!)

Reasons:

1. My personal messages were flooded with requests until i could not keep up any longer, unfortunately there are only 24 hours in a day

2. My email account here was also flooded, i let it die as i could not keep up with it.

3. My computer connection was dial up, it could also not keep up.

4. My computer died, but has now been fixed (with a faster connection).

5. I found Facebook and think it is totally awesome, ie, a brilliant way to spread information via your own page where others can look if they want, share, comment and "like" and friends are not spammed personally. Also, many of my "real life" friends and relatives use FB.

6. I also recently found twitter and i am slowly learning how to navigate it.

7. The 6 points above leave me with no time for Care2.

So, as i find Care2 a wonderful place and love my friends here dearly, I find Facebook (and twitter) better tools to use for what i do (personally) ie, speading and ease of sharing information on issues that effect our precious planet and all who dwell on her. Also, it appears that FB has methods in place to avert spamming (to a better degree than here in Care2).

Feel free to ad me as your FB friend via http://profile.to/anne.goddard (950+ friends to date), where i have re-adopted my maiden name of Anne Jackson.

or follow me on Twitter via http://twitter.com/AnneEmu

or visit my website: http://globalclimatechangeaction.org

or join "the original and the best" Climate Change Action Group, still growing and active.. here: http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClimateChangeAction/

Finally, sorry about the background, i know that it makes this message difficult to read, but unfortunately, i cannot work out how to change it.

Goodbye for now!

Warm regards and hugz to all

Dear Care2 Friends,

This petition went up today... please help promote:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/WildHorseCull

Please sign and forward to everyone you know... these beautiful animals need you NOW!

Wording:

"Ariel killing of wild horses has been conducted with the support of government and the RSPCA in the state of Queensland in Australia.

Australia could not have been settled without the help of these wonderful animals.
The wild Brumby is an integral part of our cultural heritage.
In peace and war they have given their hearts and lives for us.

We, the undersigned, are greatly concerned at this inhumane and cruel method of slaughter.
Of particular concern is the slaughter of mares due to foal and mares with newborn foals at foot.
There exist more humane ways to lower the numbers (where necessary) of these highly intelligent, hardy and beautiful animals.
We the undersigned request an immediate end to aerial culling of wild horses."

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Background info from the Environment Protectection Agency, Queensland:

http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/parks_and_forests/managing_parks_and_forests/pest_plants_and_animals/carnarvon_national_park_feral_animal_management_program/#gen6

"The QPWS has worked closely with DPI and the RSPCA to ensure that the program is been done humanely and meets best practice animal welfare standards. Both DPI and RSPCA are satisfied this has been achieved.

QPWS must comply with the provisions of the Animal Care and Protection Act, and strictly adheres to codes of practice and standard operating procedures for animal welfare.

All marksmen are accredited through the Department of Primary Industries/ QPWS Helicopter Marksman Training Course, and have experience in conducting aerial control programs."

The Greens, the Democrats and the Socialist Alliance have all endorsed the
wording which is pasted below and can be viewed by clicking on "letter"
under our logo at the site:

Global Petition for the implementation of sustainable energy production and
living systems:

We, as global citizens, having the right to decide where our taxes are
spent, and being increasingly concerned about our taxes and research funding
being invested into subsidizing unsustainable and polluting energy
production methods which induce climate change (for example the coal and
nuclear industries) hereby request that those tax dollars and research funds
be RE-CHANNELED into sustainable energy production that will protect the
planet and benefit all its inhabitants, indefinitely.

Due to Climate Change through high levels of CO2 being released into our
atmosphere (and overwhelming information from the scientific community
confirming this) we believe that our taxes and research funding would be
better spent in reducing CO2 emissions if they were invested into clean,
sustainable energy production methods and living systems.

We believe our tax dollars and research funding, which are currently spent
on the production of energy for our use, must increasingly be used for the
development and supply of the following sustainable energy production
methods and living systems:

1. Research and development of government owned geothermal energy
production.
2. Research and development of Tidal; Wind; and Solar Power energy
production.
3. More Government-funded scientific investigations to support
infrastructure for local, clean, sustainable energy supplies.
4. The re-installment and/or continuation and/or the immediate development
of a solar energy rebate scheme and the creation of subsidies and/or rebate
scheme(s) for other alternative clean and sustainable power supply systems.
5. The development of Government funding support (at all levels) for
sustainable living education programs for individuals and families.
6. Improved and affordable family oriented local and national public
transport, funded by all levels of Government, which remain in the hands of
the people of our nation.
7. Adequate Government funding (from all levels) for the maintenance and
upkeep of our existing public transport systems and infrastructures.
8. No further privatisation of our existing rail systems and publicly owned
transport infrastructures.

We also request that taxes currently spent on scientific research into
polluting, toxic and CO2 producing industries be re-channelled into
scientific research leading to the rapid and immediate development of CLEAN,
NON-POLLUTING, SAFE and SUSTAINABLE energy production methods and living
systems.

We thank you for your attention
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also ... please consider noting the news story (or adding a comment) on the same issue here:

Hiya Members

Care2 Climate Change Action Group

Yahoo Climate Change Action Group

http://globalclimatechangeaction.org

anne@globalclimatechangeaction.org
petition wording:
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION PETITION
TO: The Honourable Elected Representatives of the Government(s) of our
Nation.

We, as global citizens, having the right to decide where our taxes are
spent, and being increasingly concerned about our taxes and research
funding being invested into subsidizing unsustainable and polluting
energy production methods which induce climate change (for example the
coal and nuclear industries) hereby request that those tax dollars and
research funds be RE-CHANNELED into sustainable energy production that
will protect the planet and benefit all its inhabitants, indefinitely.

Due to Climate Change through high levels of CO2 being released into our
atmosphere (and overwhelming information from the scientific community
confirming this) we believe that our taxes and research funding would be
better spent in reducing CO2 emissions if they were invested into clean,
sustainable energy production methods and living systems.

We believe our tax dollars and research funding, which are currently
spent on the production of energy for our use, must increasingly be used
for the development and supply of the following sustainable energy
production methods and living systems:

1. Research and development of government owned geothermal energy
production.
2. Immediate investment into the development of Tidal; Wave; Wind; and
Solar Power energy production.
3. More Government-funded infrastructures for local, clean, sustainable
energy supplies.
4. The re-instalment and/or continuation and/or the immediate
development of a solar energy rebate scheme and the creation of
subsidies and/or rebate scheme(s) for other alternative clean and
sustainable power supply systems.
5. The development of Government funding support (at all levels) for
sustainable living education programs for individuals and families.
6. Improved and affordable family oriented local and national public
transport, funded by all levels of Government, which remain in the hands
of the people of our nation.
7. Adequate Government funding (from all levels) for the maintenance and
upkeep of our existing public transport systems and infrastructures.
8. No further privatisation of our existing rail systems and publicly
owned transport infrastructures.

We also request that taxes currently spent on scientific research into
polluting, toxic and CO2 producing industries be re-channeled into
scientific research leading to the rapid and immediate development of
CLEAN, NON-POLLUTING, SAFE and SUSTAINABLE energy production methods and
living systems.

Name
Address
P/Code
DOB
Signature
email address

online:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/737214963 (for your records).
718 signatures to date.