Sunday, June 11, 2017

CALL TO ACTION: Endangered Species Act Under Attack




Since January, 28 pieces of legislation were introduced in Congress taking aim at the bill – several focused on making amendments to the act itself. Senator Barrasso is expected to introduce another bill this month to gut the act. 

EMAIL: Contact forms for Senators HERE, for your representatives HERE. Write, in your own words, why you want the Endangered Species Act to remain intact or copy and paste the following:

I am concerned by the 28 bills introduced in Congress this session which would weaken or repeal the Endangered Species Act. This law has saved countless species from extinction, including our national bird, the bald eagle. Further, it has a proven track record and process that should not be circumvented or short-circuited. We are in the midst of the sixth mass extinction and need to preserve the best tool available to us to slow down the loss of species. Please fight to keep this bedrock of our environmental protection strong. 

TWEET: Tweet sheet is HERE.

CALL: Find your Senators' phone numbers HERE and your Representative's phone numbers HEREIt is best to call one of the local offices, rather than the DC office. Tell the staff member who answers  that you want your legislator to oppose all efforts to weaken or repeal the Endangered Species Act. (** BONUS: save these numbers in your phone contacts to make it easier to call in the future)

FACEBOOK MESSAGES: Find your Senator's Facebook page HERE. Google your Representative's Facebook page. Leave a comment to an existing article saying the following:

I support the Endangered Species Act. Please oppose all efforts to weaken or repeal it. 

SIGN & SHARE THESE PETITIONS:

Endangered Species Coalition/Credo
Friends of the Earth
EarthJustice
Change
Sierra Club
Wolf Conservation Center
Care2

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