Action Alert

Here are some examples of SNCA Action Alerts.  If you are interested 

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March 24, 2009: 

Dear Sarasota Network for Climate Action members:

Florida: Two of our members were in Tallahassee last week

 lobbying our Representatives and Senators to support a bill 

on the Renewable Portfolio Standard without the inclusion of nuclear energy. 

It was a successful trip in the fact that everyone we met with was receptive 

to our concerns and vocalized their support. But our efforts continue on 

until renewable energy is recognized as a viable option to not only 

the problems of the environment, but also to what ails our economy. 

More on this later.

National: President Obama has proposed a budget that assumes 

revenue from a cap on global warming pollution that requires 

polluters to pay for their emissions into our atmosphere. By putting 

this in the Federal budget, President Obama is demonstrating his 

commitment to investing in a clean energy future that will jumpstart 

the economy, cut our dependence on oil, and curb global warming 

pollution. We need support from members of Congress for the budget. 

As you might imagine - the fossil fuels industry is fighting us 

with everything they've got. A quick phone call today will make a difference.
Please call Senator Nelson's office this week. 

Senator Nelson will be a critical swing vote on the budget.
Here's where to call and what to say:
Senator Nelson's DC office: 202-224-5274
My name is _________(your Name) and I live in ________(your Town, State). 

Global warming is a really important issue to me because____________ 

(Please state your reason for caring)
I urge Senator Nelson to support President Obama’s budget and 

oppose efforts to remove the budget’s commitment to action on global warming.

Don't miss NOVA TV on PBS Tuesday, 3/24, at 8 p.m.: 

"Extreme Ice" follows National Geographic-funded photojournalist 

James Balog to some of the most dangerous places on Earth as he 

documents the disappearance of an icy landscape that took thousands 

of years to form. "The ice sheets surprised us," he says. 

"We thought the little glaciers would melt when it got warmer and that 

the big ice sheets wouldn't do much. And all of a sudden the big ice 

sheets started rumbling faster ... and we said, whoa, 

that wasn't supposed to happen!"

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ extremeice/about.html

January 26, 2009: 

Ask Congress to Support a Green Economic Recovery

Dear Sarasota Network for Climate Action members:

We think this action request from Environment Florida is important 

so we pass it along to you. It's easy to act on this and important right now. 

We usually try to stick to local action but this will affect us at the local level, 

and it's our local Congressman who can represent us on this. 

Your action will continue the momentum of today's breaking news on 

climate and energy at the federal level:

1. Secretary of State Clinton is announcing the appointment of a 

Special Envoy for Climate Change.

2. President Obama directed the EPA to re-examine whether 

California and other states should be allowed to have tougher 

auto emission standards to combat a buildup of greenhouse gases.

3. President Obama also directed his administration to get 

moving on new fuel-efficiency guidelines for the auto industry 

in time to cover 2011 model-year cars.

So here is the action request from Environment Florida. 

We hope you click. It only takes a couple of minutes.

In the next few days Congress is going to vote on the economic recovery package

that everyone's been talking about for the last two months.

For the environment, the big question remains:

Will Congress vote to create a stronger, more sustainable economy

by investing in green jobs and a green economic recovery?

The answer: Not without your action this week.

Click here to urge your member of Congress to support green jobs and a

green economic recovery.

Increasing energy efficiency, expanding public transportation,

deploying renewable energy technology,

and reducing the pollution that causes global warming are the

key elements of a strong, green economic recovery package.

Our research shows that we could reduce the pollution that causes

global warming by 10 percent and replace the power equivalent of

170 dirty, coal-fired power plants with clean energy if we make the

right choices for stimulating the economy.[1]

Your member of Congress is about to vote on Obama's economic recovery bill --

hopefully in the next few days -- and our staff in Washington , D.C. , has told me that

the bill contains many of the specific recommendations we made to the

Presidential Transition Team.[2]

Click here to tell Congress you support a green economic recovery.

Just imagine: If Congress approves the Obama recovery proposal,

we could quickly put Americans to work

building more wind farms, installing millions of solar roofs and

weatherizing millions of homes while

 allowing new clean, green industries to take hold in a strengthened economy.

It can happen, but it's going to take some effort to get there.

We have been working with mayors, union leaders, green business executives

and more to get the message to Congress.

But we won't be able to get the environmental protection, green jobs

or investment in green infrastructure that we need without your help.

Now, I'm asking you to click here to take action and add your voice to the choir.

Thanks for everything you do.

Adam Rivera
Environment Florida Field Organizer
AdamR@environmentflorida.org
http://www.environmentflorida. org

P.S. Public transit projects create six times the economic benefits of

building new roads.

And public transit is far better for the environment.

But the road-building lobby has already

been able to convince several powerful legislators[3]

that when it comes to transportation,

we need more roads and bridges to nowhere rather

than more buses and rail that take

cars off the street and reduce pollution. That's just one of the reasons

we need to make sure that Congress hears from Americans like you who

want to make sure we pass a clean, green economic recovery.

[1]America Has a Bright Future in Clean Energy

[2]Repowering America

[3] Missingthe Train

November 20, 2008:

Contact Local Officials to Sign the Climate Action Blueprint

We have a new administration coming in. 

Let's make sure that action to address climate change is a priority. 

Here's what you can do today:

Ask our local elected officials to endorse the Climate Action Blueprint 

that will go to President-Elect Obama and Congress in December. 

This plan, generated by ICLEI  and Climate Communities, outlines the 

actions and policies needed from the federal government to address climate change, 
all through the local government lens. The cities of Sarasota and Venice and the 

Sarasota County all belong to ICLEI, the organization which aids local governments 

in their commitment to reduce greenhouse gases. Climate Communities is a national 

coalition of cities and counties that is educating federal policymakers about the essential 

role of local governments in addressing climate change and promoting a strong 

local-federal partnership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Learn more and read the Blueprint here.

Our cities and county need to endorse this Blueprint. And they can do it without the formality 

of passing a resolution. So please send an email to your elected officials. You can say:

Dear ---

We need to make sure that the new administration and Congress make climate action a priority. 

Please endorse the Climate Action Blueprint of ICLEI and Climate Communities. 

You are already a member of ICLEI, so you know and support their policies. 

You can read and endorse the Blueprint here: http://www.climatecommunities. us/endorseblueprint.html 

Sincerely,---

Here are the email addresses:

Sarasota County

Carolyn Mason cmason@scgov.net
Joe Barbetta jbarbett@scgov.net
Shannon Staub  sstaub@scgov.net
Nora Patterson npatterson@scgov.net
Jon Thaxton jthaxton@scgov.net

Sarasota City
Fred Atkins fredd.atkins@sarasotagov.com
Richard Clapp richard.clapp@sarasotagov.com

Kelly Kirschner kelly.kirschner@sarasotagov. com

Lou Ann Palmer louann.palmer@sarasotagov.com

Kenneth Shelin ken.shelin@sarasotagov.com

Venice City

Mayor Ed Martin, emartin@ci.venice.fl.us

Vice Mayor John Moore, jmoore@ci.venice.fl.us

Council Member Vicki Noren, vnoren@ci.venice.fl.us

Council Member Sue Lang, slang@ci.venice.fl.us

Council Member Ernie Zavodnyik, ezavodnyik@ci.venice.fl.us

Council Member John Simmonds, jsimmon@ci.venice.fl.us

Council Member Kit McKeon, kmckeon@ci.venice.fl.us

September 9, 2008: 

Action Alert: Focus on Sustainability
• Check out the Sarasota County Sustainability Department
• September Is Sustainability Month at Sarasota County Libraries

• Check out the Sarasota County Sustainability Department
In case you haven't looked at what's up in our Sustainability Department lately 

(or didn't even know we have one), take a look. http://www.scgov.net/ Sustainability

SustainAbility means responsible use and disposal of our natural resources. 

That includes not using them at a faster rate than they can be replaced. 

SustainAbility is a concept that all individuals, businesses and governments can embrace. 

Reminding us that we all have the ABILITY to make sustainable choices.

And that, of course, includes using sustainable sources of energy to reduce global warming.

You'll note on the site that there is a Renewable Energy Community Workshop in Venice Thursday 9/11. 

As of this writing, this workshop is full, but you could check it out and see if someone has dropped out. 

It's an important event and we hope some SNCA members are signed up.
 

• September Is Sustainability Month at Sarasota County Libraries
All the county libraries will have lectures and events this to promote sustainability as a lifestyle. 

These include:

- "The 11th Hour," a documentary on the state of the planet, narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio

- People, Places, and Planning for Prosperity. Reps from Sarasota County Neighborhoods Office, 

Health Department., and Planning and Development Services will address water-resource management, 

"walkability," public transportation, etc.

- Compost 101. Learn how to build and benefit from your own compost box. 

Master Gardeners and representatives of The Home Depot will demonstrate this project using inexpensive materials.

- Measure Your Carbon Footprint. Find your personal and family impact on global warming and 

join your neighbors in reducing greenhouse-gas output. Complete a carbon-footprint survey, 

sign a pledge to take action, and receive a free compact fluorescent bulb while supplies last.

- Stretch Your Food Dollar. UF/IFAS Extension Services will offer a smorgasbord of strategies 

and recommendations directed to a targeted reduction in personal food expenditures. 

Participants will receive a packet of best practices, including recipes.
- Perils in Paradise. Environmental specialist Jeff Weber will explain how to enjoy 

Florida's great outdoors while avoiding potential danger from flora and fauna.
- Living Green. Living green does not require lots of time or money. 

Betty Alpaugh from UF/IFAS Extension Services will provide practical, affordable choices 

for a comfortable and eco-friendly life.
- Florida Pond Life. View the aquatic ecosystem on the Jacaranda Library campus 

through the lens of high-quality optical scope.
- Living on the Water's Edge. Robert Wright will present a primer on the variety 

and importance of aquatic plants to the health of our ecosystem.
- "Six Degrees Could Change Your World." This film discusses why many scientists 

believe that the Earth's average temperature could rise by as much as 6 degrees Celsius 

by the year 2100 and explores what each rising degree could mean for the future of humanity and our planet.
- Florida Yards and Neighborhoods: Nine Landscape Principles. Learn how you can adapt 

environmentally friendly landscape maintenance practices.
- Native Plants. Laurel Schiller, author and owner of the nursery Florida Native Plants, 

advocates for the use of Florida-friendly plants.
- Landscaping for Climate Change. Nina Powers of Sustainable Sarasota addresses 

how our yards can save energy.
- Your Food Choices and Carbon Footprint. Dr. Robert Kluson of Cooperative Extension, 

Agriculture Management makes it clear that what we eat affects the climate.
- Save the Environment: Preschool Storytime. For pre-schoolers. 

Environmental awareness and conservation themes run through interactive songs, puppet play, crafts, and games. 

Sarasota County Forestry has donated Florida native tree seedlings for distributing to attendees while supplies last.

Here's the schedule at each library: http://www.heraldtribune.com/ article/20080902/BLOG12/ 809020271

August 11, 2008: 

Dear SNCA members:

You may have heard that Florida Power and Light has stopped the Sunshine Energy Program 

(which was designed to promote green energy with the extra $9.75 per month charged to willing FPL customers) 

since it has been recently revealed that most of this money went to marketing and administrative costs. Read about it here.

FPL is in hot water. So this looks like a good time to urge them to help us heat our own water—with energy from the sun. 

They need to follow the lead of a number of other U.S. power companies (e.g., TECO, OUC, JVA, and Progress) 

by establishing a rebate program for solar hot water systems. So write to FPL now. A pile of real, stamped, 

through-the-mail letters may convince them.

You can say something like this:

Mr. Armando Olivera, President

Florida Power & Light Company

700 Universe Blvd.

Juno Beach, FL 33408

Dear Mr. Olivera:

With the PSC's decision to cancel the Sunshine Energy Program, FPL has the opportunity to show the PSC 

and its customers that it is serious about renewable energy. I urge you to consider a well funded rebate 

program for the highly efficient, highly cost effective technology of solar hot water heaters. 

In the sunshine state, we should be leaders in solar hot water heaters. FPL's solar hot water heater program 

in the 1980s was incredibly successful. Now is the time to reestablish that program and demonstrate a true 

commitment to efficiency and renewable energy.

Governor Crist has asked for 20% of the state's energy to come from renewable sources like wind, solar, biomass 

and geothermal by 2020. FPL has gone on record with agreeing with the 20% target, but not till 2030. 

You can move that up to match the governor's target. Together we can do it. Give consumers a chance 

with a workable program for solar hot water heaters.

Thank you,

xxxxxxxxxx

July 21, 2008: 

Today 7/21/08 Electric Cars on Display at City Hall 4:30 - 8 pm

On Monday, July 21st there will be a display of electric vehicles to 

coincide with a presentation from the Florida Electric Automobile 

Association that will be given to the City of Sarasota commissioners 

at 6 pm. Anyone who would like to view the vehicles may 

come to City Hall at 1565 1st Street between 

4:30 and 8 pm to see some of Florida's Electric Vehicles.

Here are some of the vehicles that will be on display:

• MILES ZX40ST Fully electric vehicle (plug-in)

• MILES ZX40S Fully Electric vehicle (plug-in)

• Toyota Prius Hybrid Plug-In (conversion)

• NHTSA Standard 500 Regulation- Vectrix E-Motorcycle

• EcoCruiser

• Smart Car

July 10, 2008: 

"An Inconvenient Truth," Al Gore's film on global warming, will be shown as part of 

a film series at Michele's Original Market in Gulf Gate Village, 6525 Superior Avenue, 

this Thursday, July 10, at 7 p.m. A "love offering" of $6 is requested. At 6 p.m., 

if you want to come early, there will be a discussion of green building. 

Michele's organic food will be available to purchase. 

It's billed as "an evening of film experience, chocolates, desserts, 

coffee, and enlightened conversation."  Who could pass up all that?

April 30, 2008: 

Dear Friends,

See the urgent message below from our climate change lobbyist, Melissa Meehan, 

from the Florida Climate Alliance. Can you make a quick call to the governor? 

It could make a big difference for carbon emissions in Florida.—Sarasota Network for Climate Action

___________________

As expected, we have seen a bad amendment get slipped into the otherwise very 

good energy bill at the last minute.  

The Florida House attached an amendment to their House energy bill that forbids DEP 

from adopting " California motor vehicle emission standards," unless ratified by the Legislature.  

The amendment was adopted in the House energy bill yesterday and adopted into the 

Senate energy bill this morning.  This is an unnecessary roadblock to implementing one of the 

Gov's key climate change initiatives and we hope that the Governor and Senate leaders 

will remove this bad amendment. We want to see cleaner cars in Florida .

Time is of the essence!    The bill is very close to final passage, so it is probably too 

late to do an action alert to your members, but a quick phone call from climate leaders 

like you right now could make a difference.  

PLEASE CALL THE GOVERNOR TODAY and thank him for his bold leadership on 

climate and energy issues — please ask him to remove this bad provision from the otherwise 

very good energy bill.  We want clean cars in Florida .  http://www.flgov.com/contact _governor
Citizen Services Hotline:  (850) 488-4441
Executive Office of the Governor Switchboard: (850) 488-7146

House Energy Bill: 
 -- Amendment 205605  by Representative Kreegel

Senate Energy Bill: 
-- Amendment 538002 by Senator Saunders  (conforming amendment)  

More information can be found below.
For more on the benefits for FL of adopting the Clean Cars program, 

check out http://www.environmentflorida .org/issues/global-warming /cleaner-cars-for-florida.  

Thank you for your hard work on climate and energy issues.  

Please note that the energy bill overall is a very good bill that will make 

Florida a regional and national leader for climate protection.  

The bill is omnibus — with many provisions, some good and some bad. 

Overall the good outweighs the bad, but this new roadblock for clean cars is significant, 

and needs to be addressed.  

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April 9, 2008: 

March 28, 2008: 

.....

March 6, 2008: 

Clean energy and climate change are on the agenda in the Senate. 

Politicians will not pass the strong bills that are required to put this 

country on a new path without pressure from their constituents. 

Here’s how you can help today: 

Ask Your Senators to Support Federal Tax Credits for Clean Energy:

The United States House approved a bill on 2/27 to extend 

more than $17 billion in tax credits and other incentives to 

encourage the production of energy from solar, wind and other renewable sources, 

and to promote energy conservation. The bill would be financed by ending tax 

incentives for oil and natural gas producers. 

Find out more at The New York Times 

Congressman Vern Buchanan voted in favor of this Bill (H.R. 5351). 

Please consider calling or emailing to thank him.

941-951-6643

http://buchanan.house.gov /contact.shtml 

Unfortunately both the White House and the Senate are 

promising to block the bill.Please contact your Senators and 

ask them to support extending the Federal tax credits for clean energy.   

Senator Mel Martinez

202-224-3041

Senator Bill Nelson

202-224-5274

....

February 7, 2008: 

Sarasota County and New College of Florida are hosting a symposium "Get EmPOWERed 2008 -

 Fueling Florida's Future," Friday, Feb. 22, at the Sudakoff Center, New College of Florida.

It will focus on a broad range of topics, from community design to alternative fuels to 

governmental policy. Local, state and national representatives, along with influential business and 

civic leaders, will participate in panels to discuss their roles in shaping a statewide strategy for 

developing renewable and alternative energy sources.

Amory Lovins, Chairman, Chief Scientist, and Co-Founder of the Rocky Mountain Institute, 

is the Keynote Speaker, appearing via a live, interactive teleconference. 

Senator Mike Bennett, Chair of the Florida Senate Communications and Public Utilities Committee, 

which has primary jurisdiction for energy policy in the Senate, will give opening remarks. 

Secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Michael M. Sole, 

Chair of the Florida Governor's Action Team on Energy and Climate Change, is the lunch speaker.

Registration is $50 and includes a continental breakfast and lunch. 

For more information about the event, or to learn about sponsorship or exhibition opportunities, 

visit the website: www.scgov.net/getempowered or 

contact the Sarasota County Call Center at 941-861-5000 and ask for Get EmPOWERed. 

....

November 27, 2007: 

November 9, 2007: 

Please call Rep. Vern Buchanan this afternoon at 941-951-6643  to urge his support on 

keeping the energy bill strong. Here's the information from one of SNCA's green partners, 

Vote Solar:
Congressional leadership is dropping the ball on renewable energy, and we need your help to 

get back on track.

On Thursday morning, Senator Reid and Speaker Pelosi decided to drop the renewable 

energy standard out of the energy bill and drop the tax title. No tax title means no extension 

of the investment tax credit for solar, and no extension of the production tax credit for wind.

Congressional leadership is moving an energy bill with nothing in it for renewable energy. 

Dropping the biggest pro-solar provision this country has ever seen, just when the industry 

is gaining momentum and making an impact.  Can you ask your representative to pass the 

renewable energy message to Senator Reid and Speaker Pelosi?  

A suggested script might go like this:

"Hi. My name is__. I, and 90% of America , would like more renewable energy. 

It's not a tough call, since it's pretty clear that the future of the world depends on it. 

So, please tell Senator Reid and Speaker Pelosi to include a renewable energy standard, 

and an 8-year extension for the solar and wind investment tax credits in the energy bill. 

Thank you."

www.votesolar.org

November 8, 2007:

A major energy bill is before Congress  –  Call Congressman Vern Buchanan at 941-951-6643

This summer, the U.S. Senate passed a bill to increase fuel economy standards to 35 mpg by 2020. 

The House of Representatives passed a bill that requires 15 percent of our country's electricity to 

come from clean, renewable sources like wind and solar by 2020.

To turn this legislation into real progress that will reduce global warming pollution, 

Congress will need to pass an Energy Bill that combines both the Senate's fuel efficiency 

standards and the House's renewable electricity standards.      

Please let Congressman Buchanan know that you support an 

Energy Bill that includes both of these important measures, call his office today at 941-951-6643.

Suggested phone script:

"Hi, my name is _____. I am a constituent of Congressman Vern Buchanan 

and I live at [ADDRESS, CITY, STATE].  I'm a constituent and I'm calling 

to voice my support for global warming solutions that will protect our 

way of life in Florida .  A renewable energy standard of 15% and a fuel efficiency 

standard of 35 mpg must be included in the Energy bill. And you should make 

sure not to be distracted by dirty and dangerous nuclear loan guarantees. Thank you."

More information about the measures:

RES (Renewable Energy Standards) Background

A strong, national RES will spur economic development, provide jobs, 

keep electricity bills low and strengthen energy security. It is also one 

of the most effective steps we can take to reduce global warming pollution. 

Estimates are that obtaining 20 percent of our electricity from renewable 

resources in 2020 would be equivalent to taking almost 90 million cars off the road.  

The 15% percent RES in the current energy bill is a step in the right direction, 

Congress should pass this legislation and improve on it next year.

Fuel Efficiency Background

Increasing the fuel economy of new cars, SUVs, and other light trucks is 

vital to curbing global warming. These vehicles consume over 9 million barrels of 

oil per day and are the source of 20% of the nation's heat trapping pollution that 

causes global warming. Improving the fuel economy performance of new vehicles is the 

cleanest, cheapest, and fastest way to tame our growing dependence on oil. Unless 

Congress takes meaningful steps to cut our oil addiction, the Department of Energy 

estimates that the U.S. will continue to import approximately 60 percent 

of its oil for the foreseeable future. Congress should pass 35 mpg legislation 

now and improve on it next year.

Nukes Background

Protect U.S. taxpayers from excessive financial risks of loan guarantees. 

Both the House and Senate bills contain provisions that would prevent 

Congress from protecting U.S. taxpayers from guaranteeing loans for excessively 

risky and costly projects, like nuclear plants and so called 'clean coal' projects. 

Congress should retain its full authority, as provided in the Federal Credit Reform Act 

of 1990, to cap the amount of loans that taxpayers guarantee in any given year and to 

exclude projects that are particularly risky from loan guarantees.

October 12, 2007:  Oceans, Lightbulbs, and Sunshine

Sunken Coasts and Dead Oceans ?
Climate change, sea level rise, red tide, disappearing wetlands, coastal habitat changes.
Lecture by Dr. Michael Orbach, Director of the Coastal Environmental Management 

Program at Duke University, at Mote Marine, 1600 Ken Thompson Pkway, 

Oct. 17, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free.

Change a Light!
The ENERGY STAR Change a Light Campaign is a national challenge 

to encourage every American to help change the world, one light — 

one energy-saving step — at a time. You can show your commitment to reducing 

your carbon footprint by pledging to replace at least one light in your home with one 

that has earned the ENERGY STAR. Save money, save energy, reduce greenhouse 

gas emissions and help make Sarasota County the top pledge collector in the country. 

Please visit www.naco.org/changealight  to take the pledge and choose Sarasota County  

from the drop down menu. A thank-you email will be sent to pledge takers with an 

Office Depot coupon for $3 off the purchase of a new ENERGY STAR CFL lightbulb.

Vote Solar Initiative to "Put the Sun in the Sunshine State "

We need your help to put the sun in the Sunshine State . When it comes to global warming,

Florida has more to lose than most. In just a few days, The Vote Solar Initiative is going 

to present Governor Crist with a plan to make Florida a world-class solar leader. 

Their plan is called the Florida Solar Roofs Initiative and they need to show 

Governor Crist that Floridians support this plan. To learn more about the 

Florida Solar Roofs Inititative and send a message to Governor Crist, visit the 

Vote Solar Initiative link at: http://www.votesolar.org/state-initiatives/florida.html

Basically, the Florida Solar Roofs Initiative would mean:

•  Generating enough zero-pollution solar energy to cut out more than 

20 coal-fired power plants - the single biggest source of global-warming pollution.
•  Instead, using solar panels ("photovoltaics") and solar water heating ("solar thermal") 

each for at least 2% of the state's energy, by 2020.
•  Saving you money, by letting you run your electricity meter backwards ("net metering") 

when you install solar power on your roof.
•  Money to offset the cost of installing solar panels on the roof of every house and business 

that wants them.
•  A price we can afford. The program's costs are capped at less than 1% of current utility rates. 

Almost 80% of Floridians are willing to pay this much, according to a recent poll.

Opponents are pushing to count filthy coal power as "clean," and to stop the new rules from 

actually requiring clean energy. And Dick Armey, the former Congressman from Texas , 

has announced a big-money multimedia campaign to fight the Governor's efforts.

October 1, 2007

Why are you concerned about global warming?

Share your reasons, and call for leadership!

Bayfront Island Park

Sunday, October 7^th 5:00 p.m.

Global warming threatens our way of life in Florida .  If we do nothing to stop it, 

we will face a future of rising sea levels, stronger hurricanes, and drought.   

Congress is considering solutions to stop global warming right now, and Congressman 

Buchanan needs to hear from us!

Join Greenpeace and the Sarasota Network for Climate Action 

as we share why we are concerned about global warming, and call on Congressman 

Buchanan to show the leadership we need to avoid the worst impacts of global warming.

Please bring a photograph of why you want action to stop global warming - your home, 

your business, your kids or grandkids - what motivates you?   Better yet, bring the kids; 

we'll be meeting at the picnic tables next to the playground. Bayfront Island Park is 

located at Bayfront Dr. and Ringling Blvd.   

For more information, contact Joe Smyth joe.smyth@wdc.greenpeace.org  941-951-9049

September 27, 2007

Monday, October 1, 6:00 p.m., City of Sarasota Commission Chambers , 

downtown on 1st Street .
Save Our Sarasota will deliver a multi-part presentation in support of its 

recommendation that the City of Sarasota develop and adopt a comprehensive 

green- and open-space policy and plan. They are asking for SNCA members 

to come and show their support. This initiative is being sought as a means to 

protect the quality of our Bay waters, and to suppress or prevent the 

future onset of urban heat island effects (a phenomena first observed 

by NASA in 1982, and now part of the U.S. Enivornmental Protection Agency's 

Task Force Units).

September 11, 2007

Consider Joining Small  Discussion Groups on Global Warming

1. Developed by the  Northwest Earth Institute, Global Warming: Changing Co2urse is a  four  session 

course exploring the history and science of global warming,  personal  values and habits as they relate to 

climate change, and  personal actions to  curb the effects of global warming.    

Who:  Up to 12  people who want to study and  discuss climate change
When:  7:30-9:00  pm, Mondays September  17-October 8, 2007
Where:  Sierra Club Office,  2011 Fourth  Street, Sarasota FL
Cost:  $20 to cover the book of  readings and  discussion guide.
To register: Contact Kathy Albury,  941-927-7565,  kfa44@yahoo.com
**

2.  Written by David Gershon, Low Carbon Diet: A 30 Day Program to Lose 5,000  Pounds is a

 four session course designed to guide us to save money, save  energy, and save the planet. 

This popular program offers concrete, practical  guidance in lifestyle practices, household 

systems, and empowering  others.

 

Who: Up to 12 people who want to lose carbon  pounds in the next 30 days
When: 7- 8:30 p.m. Monday evenings Oct.  22-Nov. 12, 2007
Where; Whole Foods meeting room, separate entrance on  the corner
Cost: $13 or less for the book
To register: Contact  Jessie Williams, 941-366-1246, jessiew12@hotmail.com

September 6, 2007

Action Alert from Environment Florida: 

Don't let the sun set on clean cars for Florida

Send an email to Governor Crist to make it clear that the
people of Florida want to see a Clean Cars Program in place as
part of our fight against global warming. To send your email to the Governor,
click the link below or copy and paste it into your browser:
https://www.environmentflorida.org/action/global-warming/clean-cars?id4=ES
 
The auto industry is lobbying hard to kill the Clean Cars Program before it
even gets started. Let's lobby harder to get this program going since it
mandates that by 2020, the reduction in global warming emissions would be equal
to taking over 13 million cars off the road for a
year.

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