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Avoid Severe Climate Change in California

Target: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Sponsored by: Union of Concerned Scientists
The science is clear: the severity of global warming in California depends on our emissions of heat-trapping gas. The more we emit, the worse the impacts. A new analysis co-authored by scientists at Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) projects a dramatic increase in heat waves and heat-related mortality, and significant reductions in Sierra snow pack.

Despite these findings, automakers are expected to file a lawsuit against California's landmark regulations to reduce global warming pollution from cars and light trucks. Please help us convince Governor Schwarzenegger to continue to stand up to automakers and support strong regulations that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions from new passenger vehicles 30% by 2016.

Our health and environment depend on it!
deadline: 9-29-2005
goal: 4,000
 

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Dear Governor Schwarzenegger:

I am concerned about global warming and the threat that resulting climate change poses for California's health, economy, and environment. Consequently, I am writing to thank you for your support of the strong regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from new passenger cars and light trucks recently approved by the California Air Resources Board (ARB). I'd also like to urge you to stand up to the auto companies' attempts to weaken or overturn our states historic decision through expensive litigation.

[Your personal comments here.]

Last month, the case for state action on global warming emissions was bolstered when a new study by 19 internationally acclaimed scientists was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences with disturbing news about the likely impacts of global warming in California. Major findings include a dramatic increase in extreme heat and heat-related mortality and significant reductions in Sierra snow pack. Rising temperatures could not only lead to cascading impacts on water supply, but could also imperil vital sectors of the state's economy.

The Public Policy Institute of California found in July of this year that 81 percent of Californians support the law requiring automakers to reduce global warming emissions from new cars and light trucks. I am one of those who support the proposed regulations, which would reduce greenhouse gas emissions from new cars and light trucks by 30% by 2016. I hope you will defend these regulations vigorously and hope you will appeal to the major auto companies to support rather than undermine California's landmark campaign to build cleaner cars and a cleaner California.

Sincerely,

(Your Name)
We signed the “Avoid Severe Climate Change in California” petition!
# 100:
2:08 am PDT, Oct 5, Joshua Rollins, California
# 99:
1:59 am PDT, Oct 5, Michael Seifert, California
# 98:
1:46 am PDT, Oct 5, Natalie Olivas, California
Please take the best care of our beautiful State of California.
# 97:
1:14 am PDT, Oct 5, Name not displayed, California
we all need to try to take some responsibility for this problem.
# 96:
1:11 am PDT, Oct 5, Name not displayed, California
# 95:
1:07 am PDT, Oct 5, Name not displayed, California
# 94:
12:43 am PDT, Oct 5, Bradford Craig, California
# 93:
12:25 am PDT, Oct 5, Casandra Davis, California
# 92:
12:23 am PDT, Oct 5, Tim Marsh, California
# 91:
12:10 am PDT, Oct 5, John Botti, California
# 90:
12:04 am PDT, Oct 5, Jennifer Gale, California
# 89:
12:01 am PDT, Oct 5, Amy Campbell, California
# 88:
11:08 pm PDT, Oct 4, Amanda Nichols, California
# 87:
11:04 pm PDT, Oct 4, Beth Ullman, California
# 86:
10:36 pm PDT, Oct 4, Name not displayed, California
# 85:
8:04 pm PDT, Oct 4, Name not displayed, California
# 84:
7:59 pm PDT, Oct 4, Leslie Brown, California
# 83:
7:58 pm PDT, Oct 4, Name not displayed, Colorado
# 82:
7:41 pm PDT, Oct 4, Creig Veasey, California
# 81:
7:19 pm PDT, Oct 4, Brian Christoffersen, California
# 80:
5:55 pm PDT, Oct 4, Bruce Combs, Oregon
Please give this your most serious attention -- for -- our grandchildren and yours!
# 79:
5:44 pm PDT, Oct 4, Cesar Mata, California
# 78:
5:39 pm PDT, Oct 4, Stephen Krug, California
# 77:
5:39 pm PDT, Oct 4, Phoebe Blanchford, Georgia
Emissions should be curtailed globally. Climate change doesn't affect one measley area of the earth.
# 76:
4:13 pm PDT, Oct 4, Teresa Gomez, California
# 75:
3:51 pm PDT, Oct 4, Nostradamus Rijndael, California
Global warming and over population are the biggest challenges to Planet Earth and our health. New, clean energy technologies can help as well as boost U.S. and World Economy and well-being of all.
# 74:
3:25 pm PDT, Oct 4, Morgan Chivers, California
we need to stop avoiding responsibility for what it is that we do. In your terms, don't be a "girlie man", and don't allow others to be either. These automaker execs are weasels and their trying to further shirk their responsibility. They produce a product that is killing our planet. We have proven this through science. Now they are resisting efforts to improve their product. They could go through with it and stamp a green, eco-friendly logo on it and they'd sell more cars (hybrid), but they seem bent on destruction. is this a bad dream i'm living in? Please don't let them get away with this bullshit. Hold them responsible.
# 73:
2:47 pm PDT, Oct 4, Dahlia Chazan, California
# 72:
12:56 pm PDT, Oct 4, Lucy Khachatryan, California
# 71:
12:44 pm PDT, Oct 4, Name not displayed, California
# 70:
12:41 pm PDT, Oct 4, Joanna Barth, California
# 69:
12:04 pm PDT, Oct 4, Mary Madison, California
# 68:
11:26 am PDT, Oct 4, Alicia Yeager, Illinois
Please help keep the world a place where children can breath. And allow California to lead the way in envioromental safety. We desperatly need stong, intelligent leaders to save us from the corporae bottom line. Can we tell our children Arnold was the one?
# 67:
11:23 am PDT, Oct 4, Cathy Cirina, California
please protect our state's air quality
# 66:
11:03 am PDT, Oct 4, Name not displayed, Maryland
# 65:
10:21 am PDT, Oct 4, Jackie Wight, California
Show some compassion and guts!!!!
# 64:
10:19 am PDT, Oct 4, Sara Thomas, Texas
# 63:
9:33 am PDT, Oct 4, Shanna Micko, California
# 62:
9:07 am PDT, Oct 4, Fred Nadelman, LMSW, Georgia
he science is clear: the severity of global warming in California depends on our emissions of heat-trapping gas. The more we emit, the worse the impacts. A new analysis co-authored by scientists at Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) projects a dramatic increase in heat waves and heat-related mortality, and significant reductions in Sierra snow pack. Despite logical findings, automakers are expected to file a lawsuit against California's landmark regulations to reduce global warming pollution from cars and light trucks.
# 61:
8:58 am PDT, Oct 4, Veronica Jackson, California
# 60:
7:28 am PDT, Oct 4, Name not displayed, United Kingdom
# 59:
3:49 am PDT, Oct 4, Name not displayed, Oregon
# 58:
10:32 pm PDT, Oct 3, Name not displayed, California
I know you like your H2, but wouldn't you also like lower gas prices?
# 57:
2:45 pm PDT, Oct 3, Deborah Landowne, California
# 56:
1:43 pm PDT, Oct 3, Orestis Papadopolos, Greece
# 55:
11:46 am PDT, Oct 3, Name not displayed, California
# 54:
9:58 am PDT, Oct 3, Carolyn DeMirjian, California
# 53:
9:05 am PDT, Oct 3, Alexander Tu, California
# 52:
8:39 am PDT, Oct 3, Dorothy Roux, California
My comment:(LOL) "We're so intelligent,as a human race, we can't kill ourselves fast enough"........who called the human race intelligent?
# 51:
8:09 am PDT, Oct 3, Darrell Denisi, California
We need the oil to build a 3rd millenial infrastructure, not pissing it out cars. Fight for us Arnold.