Blackout on global warming

Click here to tell top TV reporters:

"The American public deserves to know where all the candidates stand on the climate crisis and the solutions they propose to address it. Asking those questions is your responsibility."

Sign the petition

In the last year, the major TV networks asked the presidential candidates 2,679 questions. Pop quiz: How many were about global warming?

A) 514—after all, it's one of the top issues facing the country
B) 165—as many as were asked about illegal immigration
C) 3—the same number asked about UFOs

If you guessed 3, you're right: Reporters asked as many questions about UFOs as they did about the climate crisis—the biggest threat to our planet.¹

Can you sign our petition urging top TV reporters to ask the presidential candidates about global warming? Click here to add your name:

http://pol.moveon.org/climatequestions/o.pl?id=11909-7018451-uQV5b3&t=165

The petition to the reporters says: "The American public deserves to know where all the candidates stand on the climate crisis and the solutions they propose to address it. Asking those questions is your responsibility."

Please forward this email to your friends, family, and co-workers.

The media help decide what's an "issue" in the '08 election. Unless climate change is on the '08 election agenda, it won't be on the next president's agenda. And the UN's top climate expert warned: "If there's no action before 2012, that's too late. What we do in the next two or three years will determine our future."²

Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time. And polls show that voters care about it.³ But somehow, the TV networks never got the memo. NBC's top political reporter, Tim Russert, didn't ask a single question about global warming last year. Same for Sunday political show hosts on CBS and ABC. CNN asked just 1. Incredibly, Republican-leaning Fox bested them all with a grand total of 2.

Our friends at the League of Conservation Voters will deliver your signature and comment directly to the TV networks at a press conference in front of their Washington, D.C., headquarters. And they'll use our petition signatures to prove there's public demand for TV anchors to ask about climate change.

Sign this petition to urge TV anchors to ask about climate change. Clicking here will add your name:

http://pol.moveon.org/climatequestions/o.pl?id=11909-7018451-uQV5b3&t=166

Thank you for all you do.

–Noah, Wes, Ilyse, Justin, and the MoveOn.org Political Action Team
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

Sources:
1. "What Are They Waiting For?", League of Conservation Voters
http://www.whataretheywaitingfor.com/facts.html

2. "Desperate times, desperate scientists," Salon News, December 12, 2007
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/12/ipcc_report/

3. "Poll: Finding Their Voice as Agents of Change," Democracy Corps, October 30, 2007
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=3317&id=11909-7018451-uQV5b3&t=167

Breaking News: We Found the Whalers!

It's taken 8 weeks, but we found them!

The Japanese whalers thought they would escape us. Using the cover of darkness and help from the Japanese navy, they gave us the slip as they departed Japanese waters eight weeks ago. Then came some tough luck for Greenpeace when we had to leave our helicopter, Tweety, behind in New Zealand for repairs. But even in the vast and unforgiving Southern Ocean, against all odds, we've tracked down the whalers.

Some would call that luck. I call it fate.

Now, we've got them on the run. We've been tailing the factory ship Nisshin Maru for 5 days now and we've literally chased them out of their hunting grounds. As long as the factory ship is on the run, the fleet can't conduct any whaling.

Donate Now!

If they do try to start whaling, we're ready to do what we do best - to place ourselves between the whales and the grenade-tipped harpoons of the whalers. We'll use high-powered water pumps from the back of our boats to create a curtain of water and shield the whales from the harpooners' view.

We're doing our part to protect the whales here in the Southern Ocean. Now it's your turn. You don't have to place yourself in harm's way to protect whales but you can take action now.

We need YOUR help to ask President Bush to demand that Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda immediately abandon this illegal and unnecessary whaling operation and to spread the word to your friends and family. The fight to defend the whales has never been more urgent.

Please, take action and support our efforts to defend the whales. I promise to keep in touch with you over the coming days and weeks as we work tirelessly to protect the whales. Thank you for the support you've given us already, and I hope we can continue to rely on you.

Sincerely,



Heath Hanson
Boat Driver

P.S. We will continue posting photos, videos and personal blogs about our experiences here protecting the whales. Be sure to visit our site often for updates.

Low- and 0% Interest Loans to Buy Energy Saving Appliances and Fix-Up Your House

No matter what your income and as long as your improvements will create a more energy efficient home, you can save a lot on interest rates and finance charges by using a subsidized energy conservation loan program. These programs are typically available from your state department of energy, a local government office or your utility company. State and local government offices can be found by contacting your state or city operators or www.govengine.com. Your local phone directory and library can help you locate your local utility companies. Be sure to check them all. Here is a sample of the kinds of programs available.

1. $35,000 Low Interest Loan For Fireplaces, Freezers, Cloth Washers, Etc.
   Dollar and Energy Saving Loans, Nebraska Energy Office
   Lincoln, NE
   http://www.neo.ne.gov/loan/index.html
2. $50,000 Low Interest Loan For New Energy Saving Appliances
   Energy Loan Fund, Ohio Department Of Development
   Columbus, OH
   http://www.odod.state.oh.us/cdd/oee/ELFGrant.htm
3. $20,000 Low Interest Loan To Make Energy Saving Improvements
   NY Energy Smart Loan Program, NY Energy Research & Development Authority
   Albany, NY
   http://www.nyserda.org/loanfund/
4. 0% Interest Loans For Energy Efficiency Improvements
   Residential Weatherization Program, Tacoma Power
   Tacoma, WA
   http://www.ci.tacoma.wa.us/power/ResidentialServices/default.htm
5. $3,000 For New Storm Doors Or Windows
   5% Weatherization Loans, Tideland EMC
   Pantego, NC
   http://www.tidelandemc.com/p&sincentives.htm
   Income Eligibility: Varies.

Why 55?

Why should I drive 55 when everyone else doesn't? Some of the reasons include safety, economy, higher insurance rates, rare and endangered fuel supplies. From 1979, still true today more than ever!


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