Wednesday March 25, 2009, 9:01 pm
Ask Congress to Save the Endangered Species Act

Targeting: members of the US Senate and members of the US House of Representatives

Started by: Endangered Species Coalition

Before leaving office, the Bush Administration snuck through midnight regulations that would weaken the Endangered Species Act. The regulations make it harder to protect polar bears, gray wolves, canadian lynx, pacific salmon and thousands of other endangered species.

The Endangered Species Act is the safety net for our nation's wildlife, fish and plants on the brink of extinction. The Bush Administration's new regulations cut a hole in the safety net and take scientists out of the decision making process.

Congress can overturn these regulations, but they need our support to do it. Please write your Members of Congress and urge them to save endangered species by co-sponsoring H.J. Res. 18 which would use the Congressional Review Act to overturn the Bush Administration's regulations.

Please send a letter now and help to stop the Bush Administration's last attempt to weaken our environmental laws.

Please Save the Endangered Species Act by Cosponsoring H.J.Res. 18

Dear Representative,

As a constituent who cares about protecting America's wildlife, I strongly urge you to co-sponsor H.J. Res. 18, legislation introduced by House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rahall, to reverse the Bush Administration's last minute regulations to weaken the Endangered Species Act.

The Endangered Species Act is the safety net for our nation's wildlife, fish and plants on the brink of extinction. The government has a responsibility to protect endangered species and leave a legacy for future generations. The Act requires that decisions be based on best available science. The Bush Administration's new regulations cut a hole in the safety net and take scientists out of the decision making process.

The new regulations would essentially allow agencies to decide for themselves if their actions would harm an endangered species - without consulting the experts within the Fish and Wildlife Service or National Marine Fisheries Service. These drastic changes should not be made by the Bush Administration in a last minute attempt to weaken one of our nation's most important environmental laws.

The Bush regulations are tremendously unpopular. More than 250,000 comments opposing the changes were submitted to the Interior Department in the 60 days it allowed for the public to respond to the changes. And newspapers across the country editorialized against the changes.

I urge you to join Congressman Rahall as a co-sponsor of H.J. Res. 18 and overturn the Bush Administration's last minute changes to weaken the Endangered Species Act. We are depending on you to preserve our nation's commitment to protecting our wildlife and wild places.

[Your name here]

Wednesday March 25, 2009, 9:13 pm
Thanks Tom, signed at Change.org. This is something that truly needs our attention.

Wednesday March 25, 2009, 9:21 pm
Signed, thanks Tom. Our voices are not being heard, and Congress doesn't care as long as they're making big bucks up on the hill.

Wednesday March 25, 2009, 10:26 pm
Thanks Ton-signed prior-noted.

Wednesday March 25, 2009, 11:30 pm
Thanks, Tom. Noted and signed with additional comment.

Thursday March 26, 2009, 3:16 am
Thanks Tom-signed--

Thursday March 26, 2009, 3:21 am
"Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well being of a person or an animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way..."
~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929 - 1968

Thursday March 26, 2009, 3:29 am
Signed & Noted..Thanks Tom

Thursday March 26, 2009, 5:10 am
Signed and noted with thanks Tom.

Thursday March 26, 2009, 5:42 am
Noted and signed

Thursday March 26, 2009, 6:24 am
Done Tom Thanks.

Thursday March 26, 2009, 7:20 am
thank tom but we also have new preisident signed but i think thenew president restoed it but one of his advsior is still keepinng the buch policy

Thursday March 26, 2009, 9:29 am
Noted & signed. Hope Bu$h gets whats coming!

Thursday March 26, 2009, 1:23 pm
SIGNED AND NOTED THANKS TOM.

Thursday March 26, 2009, 6:31 pm
Thanks, Tom, all noted and signed.

Thursday March 26, 2009, 6:41 pm
I did sign this.

Thursday March 26, 2009, 7:20 pm
Thanks Tom, signed and noted.

Thursday March 26, 2009, 8:27 pm
Never be afraid to speak up for animals wildlife, domestic or marine our voice is the only voice they have. Holler if you have to.

Saturday March 28, 2009, 12:59 pm
Thanks Tom. Noted and signed.