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Help Protect Land Conservation Program

Target: President George W. Bush
Sponsored by: Environmental Defense Fund

One of the most successful conservation programs in the U.S. is at risk. The Department of Agriculture is considering releasing 24 of the 35 million acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) for commercial use.

The penalty-free release of this land would deal a devastating blow to our water, soil, wildlife habitat and efforts to stop global warming. It would be the equivalent of having 11 million more cars on our roads... each year.

CRP is the oldest of the farm bill's voluntary conservation incentives programs, rewarding farmers who take fragile land out of production in order to prevent soil erosion, water pollution and protect vital wildlife habitat for native bees, butterflies, grassland birds, wetland wildlife, and many more animal and plant communities.

Take action today! Help protect these millions of acres in the Conservation Reserve Program that safeguard our soil quality, water quality, and wildlife habitat.

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 10,000
 
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Dear President Bush:

I strongly urge you to reject proposals to allow the penalty-free early release of land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).

A penalty-free early release of the magnitude your Secretary of Agriculture is reportedly considering - millions of acres - would deliver a devastating blow to the nation's soil, water, and wildlife habitat, and significantly increase global warming. The resulting damages could cost taxpayers substantially.

CRP is the oldest of the farm bill's voluntary conservation incentives programs, rewarding farmers who take fragile land out of production in exchange for rental payments and federal cost-share payments. Since its creation in 1985, CRP has been responsible for reducing hundreds of millions of tons of erosion each year, reducing pollution in our nation's waterways, providing important reservoirs for wildlife and has had significant benefits for populations of ducks, grassland birds, and other species. Allowing millions of acres out of CRP prior to the end of the contract period would quickly erase many of the gains that have been made with CRP and will likely create new problems.
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We signed the “Help Protect Land Conservation Program” letter!
# 100:
3:53 pm PDT, Jul 18, Gloria Loveland, Michigan
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3:47 pm PDT, Jul 18, Karla Marenka, Tennessee
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3:44 pm PDT, Jul 18, Ray Murphy, California
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3:44 pm PDT, Jul 18, David Worley, Nevada
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3:42 pm PDT, Jul 18, April Mosen, New Jersey
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3:42 pm PDT, Jul 18, Glen Venezio, Puerto Rico
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3:42 pm PDT, Jul 18, Juana Castanheira, California
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3:41 pm PDT, Jul 18, Name not displayed, Ohio
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3:40 pm PDT, Jul 18, Tommy Bjorkman, Sweden
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3:36 pm PDT, Jul 18, Karen Whittaker, RN, North Carolina
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3:32 pm PDT, Jul 18, Thomas Kristan, Canada
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3:29 pm PDT, Jul 18, Denise Marciszewski, Illinois
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3:29 pm PDT, Jul 18, Sarah Viallard, Delaware
# 87:
3:29 pm PDT, Jul 18, Elizabeth Ackman, Georgia
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3:26 pm PDT, Jul 18, Tara Milner, Texas
Without that farmers are forced to develop otherwise pristine land. Bu I know there has been a lot of abuse, so maybe tighter regulations.
# 85:
3:23 pm PDT, Jul 18, Kate Nichols, Connecticut
Without those trees, clean air will cease to be. Please, reconsider. Help us keep the air clean, and bright.
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3:21 pm PDT, Jul 18, Name not displayed, California
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3:19 pm PDT, Jul 18, Brian Oszko, California
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3:19 pm PDT, Jul 18, Alice Olivo, Italy
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3:19 pm PDT, Jul 18, Merle Levine, California
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3:19 pm PDT, Jul 18, Marianne Mastopietro, California
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3:18 pm PDT, Jul 18, Greta Malkotzoglou, Greece
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3:17 pm PDT, Jul 18, William Eiholzer, Illinois
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3:14 pm PDT, Jul 18, Rebecca Sponsler, Ohio
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3:13 pm PDT, Jul 18, Paula Soveral, Portugal
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3:11 pm PDT, Jul 18, Mark Pepper, Pennsylvania
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3:09 pm PDT, Jul 18, Name not displayed, New York
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3:09 pm PDT, Jul 18, Jennifer Henderson, Florida
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3:09 pm PDT, Jul 18, Dawn Freeman, Maine
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3:08 pm PDT, Jul 18, Elaine Anderson, Pennsylvania
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3:07 pm PDT, Jul 18, Jasmin Cromwell, Michigan
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3:07 pm PDT, Jul 18, Frank Hobin, Texas
CONSERVE OUR RESOURCES. Frank Hobin, Winnsboro TEXAS
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3:06 pm PDT, Jul 18, A. Braswell, Florida
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2:58 pm PDT, Jul 18, Martha Mccormick, Pennsylvania
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2:56 pm PDT, Jul 18, Glen Carroll, Washington
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2:55 pm PDT, Jul 18, LORETTA BOBER, New York
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2:54 pm PDT, Jul 18, Sue Taylor, Wisconsin
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2:52 pm PDT, Jul 18, Rebecca Lewis, Texas
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2:44 pm PDT, Jul 18, Monique Leibee, California
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2:41 pm PDT, Jul 18, Annette Carlos, California
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2:40 pm PDT, Jul 18, Kolleen Farnham, New Jersey
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2:39 pm PDT, Jul 18, William Davis, New York
Global warming, habitat destruction and increasing numbers of endangered or extinct species make it obvious that as much land as possible should be conserved.
# 57:
2:38 pm PDT, Jul 18, Claire Chambers, California
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2:38 pm PDT, Jul 18, Phyllis Hasty, Georgia
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2:37 pm PDT, Jul 18, Christiane Cooper, Florida
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2:37 pm PDT, Jul 18, Susan Nicholson, Virginia
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2:37 pm PDT, Jul 18, Shelley Coss, Virginia
Let us see the big picture and think about our grandchildren instead of greedy politicians and energy vampires.
# 52:
2:33 pm PDT, Jul 18, Mijanou Bauchau, California
# 51:
2:25 pm PDT, Jul 18, Donna Alleyne-Chin, California
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