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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!
# 150:
8:12 am PDT, Oct 5, Esther Olivo, California
# 149:
8:11 am PDT, Oct 5, Sue Harrington, California
do the right thing!
# 148:
8:11 am PDT, Oct 5, Name not displayed, California
# 147:
8:10 am PDT, Oct 5, Peter Stickney, California
Now is the time to deal with pollution that threatens the quality of life in our future and you Gov. S. are the man that can take the lead in doing something about it. Please stand up to the challenge and regulate motor vehicle and industrial pollution tightly. And give tax breaks to non polluting vehicles and energy production.
# 146:
8:07 am PDT, Oct 5, Name not displayed, California
# 145:
8:03 am PDT, Oct 5, Lisa Szijjarto, California
# 144:
8:01 am PDT, Oct 5, William K. Lawrence, New York
# 143:
8:01 am PDT, Oct 5, Nicole Taylor, California
i believe and trust that your intelligence will recognize the crucialness of global warming and the direction man is taking to destroy the world with his greed and closed-eyes apathy.it is essential that we open our eyes and see the deleterious results of this reckless behavior. The Earth is our home. Our only home.
# 142:
7:57 am PDT, Oct 5, Karen Strand, California
# 141:
7:54 am PDT, Oct 5, Holy Holian, California
include industry also. report of ne blackout recently caused an added 25 mile visibility. & a reduction in particle matter never known. so all industry including housing, also needs to be added to the bill. when i was a child the sky was never blue till they took me out of the city into the country, for air pollution was that bad. & i'm sure war caused a great deal of the pollution. peace
# 140:
7:51 am PDT, Oct 5, Beth Wimer, California
# 139:
7:51 am PDT, Oct 5, Trisha Lafever, California
# 138:
7:49 am PDT, Oct 5, B Bavaro Leaney, California
# 137:
7:48 am PDT, Oct 5, A Crandall, California
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# 136:
7:47 am PDT, Oct 5, Elizabeth Bloom, California
if we have severe climate change,it will make it very difficult for us to live normally,and our enviroment will also be damaged,as well as ourselves.
# 135:
7:40 am PDT, Oct 5, Bryan Cahill, California
We have to terminate global warming.
# 134:
7:38 am PDT, Oct 5, Lee Pettenger, California
# 133:
7:35 am PDT, Oct 5, Name not displayed, California
# 132:
7:33 am PDT, Oct 5, Rich Hefner, California
# 131:
7:31 am PDT, Oct 5, Kristen Johnson, California
# 130:
7:31 am PDT, Oct 5, Terry Hensley, California
# 129:
7:27 am PDT, Oct 5, Oren Heart Powers, California
# 128:
7:23 am PDT, Oct 5, Pauline Callahan, California
# 127:
7:19 am PDT, Oct 5, Name not displayed, California
# 126:
7:16 am PDT, Oct 5, Meredith Fisher, California
# 125:
7:08 am PDT, Oct 5, Julie Lambert, California
# 124:
7:06 am PDT, Oct 5, Beverly Curtis, California
We should continue to stand up to automakers and support strong regulations that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions from new passenger vehicles 30% by 2016.
# 123:
7:05 am PDT, Oct 5, Gail Abbott, California
# 122:
7:01 am PDT, Oct 5, Suzanne Mackey, California
# 121:
6:46 am PDT, Oct 5, JoAnn Morales, California
We are all aware of the negative impact that global warming is having and willcontinue to have on our planet. We must stop this or we will leave nothing for our children to inherit.
# 120:
6:40 am PDT, Oct 5, Hy Libby, California
Thank you for your support thus far for environmental issues. Now please go the extra step.
# 119:
6:38 am PDT, Oct 5, Paula Boubary, California
# 118:
6:36 am PDT, Oct 5, Name not displayed, California
# 117:
6:31 am PDT, Oct 5, Name not displayed, California
# 116:
6:31 am PDT, Oct 5, Alex Vollmer, California
# 115:
6:28 am PDT, Oct 5, Karen Becker, California
# 114:
6:26 am PDT, Oct 5, Debe Jobson, California
# 113:
6:26 am PDT, Oct 5, K Lynn Englar, California
# 112:
6:03 am PDT, Oct 5, Alex Brideau III, California
# 111:
6:02 am PDT, Oct 5, Name not displayed, California
This would go a long way to cleaning up the environment, the time to start is NOW
# 110:
5:51 am PDT, Oct 5, Gary Holm, Florida
# 109:
5:26 am PDT, Oct 5, Jerry Loos, California
# 108:
5:04 am PDT, Oct 5, Bill Robinson, California
Not only CA but the U.S., then on to the U.N. for global.
# 107:
4:59 am PDT, Oct 5, Name not displayed, California
# 106:
4:29 am PDT, Oct 5, Rochelle Lafrinere, California
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4:10 am PDT, Oct 5, Name not displayed, California
# 104:
3:30 am PDT, Oct 5, Nigel Deleon, California
# 103:
2:46 am PDT, Oct 5, Jamal Yakubu, California
# 102:
2:34 am PDT, Oct 5, Rory Woods, California
# 101:
2:12 am PDT, Oct 5, Monica Zadworski, California