Some of the West's wildest lands and most valuable wildlife habitat is still at risk from the exploitative energy policies of the last administration. Under the Bush administration's "drill first, ask questions later" policy, Big Oil and Gas enjoyed

We need common-sense proposals to require big emitters -- large new and upgraded power plants and industrial emitters -- to use the best solutions in lowering climate change emissions.

Please join me in telling Interior Secretary Salazar that it's time to protect at-risk communities by restoring strong hazardous mining waste protections for streams and ending mountaintop-removal coal mining.

Tell Secretary Salazar to Protect Polar Bears and Safeguard Critical Polar Bear Habitat

As you should be aware, although the Tongass National Forest has been protected from development by the Roadless Area rule, the Bush administration has sought for years for a way to open up its rich resources for exploitation by its corporate friends.

"Listing polar bears on Appendix I would end international commercial trade in polar bear parts, removing a needless pressure on a species already struggling for its survival," said Rebecca Aldworth, director of Humane Society International/Canada.

Millions of acres of tropical rainforest across the world have been cleared in the last 20 years for coffee plantations.....particularly in central America. This trend continues to go on worldwide at the present time.

The recent Kimberley oil spill was Australia's worst rig-based oil spill and possibly our worst oil spill ever. It raised many questions about the petroleum industry's operations in pristine environments - and government's management of it.

The Amazon rain forest is disappearing at an alarming rate. Previously the forest covered 14% of earth's surface and now it is only about 6%. By this speed the forest will disappear within 40 years.

Although the ten species aren't those most at risk, IUCN selected them because they are well-researched "flagship" species that are being affected by a spectrum of climate change impacts, from melting sea ice to beach erosion.