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Tell the EPA: Don't Pollute our National Parks!
Target: Steve Johnson, Administrator, Environmental Protection AgencySponsored by: National Parks Conservation Association
As each of us takes steps in our own life to combat global warming - recycling, using non-toxic products, changing lightbulbs - the EPA, the very agency that should be leading the way toward cleaner energy, is writing proposals to help coal companies pollute our National Parks!
The EPA's proposed rule would invite coal-fired power plants to emit more pollution in our National Parks and Wilderness Areas, which by law are supposed to have the cleanest air in the country.
The EPA is allowing coal plant operators and other big industries to submit misleading and inaccurate reports describing how much pollution is already in our National Parks and Wilderness Areas. By pretending these areas are cleaner than they actually are, these big polluters can then get permission from EPA to add more pollution. EPA's proposed rule allows these industries to circumvent the strict pollution limits that Congress created for National Parks and Wilderness Areas.
Why is the EPA making regulations weaker and not stronger? We only have until Monday to tell them that we will not stand for this damaging plan!
The EPA's proposed rule would invite coal-fired power plants to emit more pollution in our National Parks and Wilderness Areas, which by law are supposed to have the cleanest air in the country.
The EPA is allowing coal plant operators and other big industries to submit misleading and inaccurate reports describing how much pollution is already in our National Parks and Wilderness Areas. By pretending these areas are cleaner than they actually are, these big polluters can then get permission from EPA to add more pollution. EPA's proposed rule allows these industries to circumvent the strict pollution limits that Congress created for National Parks and Wilderness Areas.
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Carl Holmes, United Kingdom
stop degrading nature enough is enough
stop degrading nature enough is enough
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Zeb Harrison, Nevada
All Life should be protected if you stop the over population of humans we wouldnt have to destroy the very life we must preserve for our own survial
All Life should be protected if you stop the over population of humans we wouldnt have to destroy the very life we must preserve for our own survial
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Cassie Toner, Washington
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Brian Dodge, North Carolina
Yet another case of Bush's Environmental Privatization Agency giving away public treasures to enrich his Big Energy cronies. Remember Enron?
Yet another case of Bush's Environmental Privatization Agency giving away public treasures to enrich his Big Energy cronies. Remember Enron?
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Cimmerian Urbanek, Florida
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One way of maintaining healthy National Parks is by learning about and supporting THE STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION www.thesca.org For 50 years it has helped 50,000 young persons (mainly high schoolers)maintain trails, leantos,educate Park visitors etc. Join them to celebrate outstanding park accomplishments in WAshington D.C. in April'08.
One way of maintaining healthy National Parks is by learning about and supporting THE STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION www.thesca.org For 50 years it has helped 50,000 young persons (mainly high schoolers)maintain trails, leantos,educate Park visitors etc. Join them to celebrate outstanding park accomplishments in WAshington D.C. in April'08.
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