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In the Spring of 2010, nearly 100,000 hand-written letters and petitions demanding climate action were delivered to Congress. Here's what they said.TRANSCRIPT
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100,000 Letters To CongressAmericans Demand
Climate Action
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In the Spring of 2010, nearly 100,000 hand-written letters and petitions demanding climate action were delivered to Congress.
Letters arrived from every state from citizens of all ages.
Here are just a few examples of what you demanded.
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By Susan & Hubert van Asch van WyckWashington, CT
“We need to cap carbon pollution and solve our climate crisis.”
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By Kori ParrSalem, VA
“…think of the melting ice of the poles, know that the clock is ticking.”
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By Erum NomanAnchorage, AK
“We should counter global warming… I worried a lot about my beautiful Alaska.”
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By Mark BarkanBrightwood, NJ
“It’s time to ignor[e] the lobby groups from Big Oil and Big Coal and listen to Big Voter.”
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By Kathleen SnyderEverett, WA
“It seems the window of opportunity for effecting change to minimize global warming is slipping by us.”
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By Sue OrdwayFlagstaff, AZ
“Please support cap and trade legislation that seeks to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and create green jobs.”
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By David DittmanEllicott City, MD
“I have two children ages 13 and 23. I would like both of them to have a world to live in that has a stable environment.”
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By Rashad ShalazzNorthdale, OH
“I am a young black male and I am concerned about not enough jobs in Ohio.”
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By Ellen Sachs LeicherHarvard, MA
“Green jobs are our future and several countries are already ahead of us.”
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By Linds SandersMissoula, MT
“Thank you for your commitment to passing strong cap and trade legislation.”
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By Elliott BrownCollins, MS
“I encourage you to evaluate for yourself the overwhelming body of international scientific research that warns of the dangers of climate change.”
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By Jeff BryantChapel Hill, NC
“My kids deserve to live in a world with clean air, water and abundant natural resources…”
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By Cannon HopeyCincinatti, OH
“I am a student worried about jobs. Clean-energy jobs are diverse, from engineers to construction workers.”
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By Anderson CrowleyCape Elizabeth, ME
“We need to stop financially supporting countries like Iran, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia and other OPEC nations by buying their oil.”
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By Myia ParrottGarrad, OH
“I also worr[y] about jobs to take care of my kids. Green jobs fight poverty [&] raise living standards.”
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By Caroline CallahanRichmond, VA
“It’s time for a meaningful solution for the loss of American jobs! My father has been out of work for six years…”
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By Maya MuirPortland, OR
“I’m writing at the moment to simply urge you to continue your support of the environmental cause by working towards a bill to address climate change…”
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“We want clean energy now!”
By Jason BrownPortland, ME
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Have you written your Senators
to support a strong climate and energy bill?
http://www.edf.org/100KLetters