hello tweets,

if you want the chance to make a difference, to convince bill clinton
that he is doing the right thing by protecting our precious natural
resources and environment from over-exploitation by special interests,
then take a peek at this website from the world wildlife fund. this
website is great because it allows you to set up your own "personal
action site" where you can send email or FAXes to various people who
can change environmental policies. this site will even write the
letters for you and sign your name!

and, as a reward for your button-clicking abilities, you can download
one of 6 wonderful screen savers onto your computer!

by the way, when you call that toll-free telephone number listed,
remember that the white house operator only accepts calls between
9am-5pm EST.

regards,

Deborah Wisti-Peterson, PhD Candidate nyneve at u.washington.edu
Department of Zoology, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash, USA
Visit me on the web: http://students.washington.edu/~nyneve/
Life is better when you are reading a good book -- Author Tim Green



---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 20:59:54 -0500 (EST)
From: actionquestions at worldwildlife.org
Subject: Last Chance for the Arctic Refuge?

Last Chance for the Arctic Refuge?

Dear WWF Conservation Action Network Activist:

With only 14 days remaining in Bill Clinton's presidency, time is
quickly running out for him to designate the crown jewel of our
nation's wildlife refuge system, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge,
as a national monument in order to protect it from destructive oil
drilling. President-elect George W. Bush has said that he supports
allowing oil companies access to the refuge.

Given the importance and urgency of this issue, we are asking you to
do something different - make a phone call. Please call 1-888-750-
4897 - a special toll free number that has been set up to route calls to
the White House operator. Let the operator know that you want
President Clinton to protect the Arctic Refuge as a national monument.
(If you have trouble getting through using that number, you can also
call the White House at 202-456-1111.) Many of you have already
sent President Clinton emails and faxes urging him to protect the
refuge. But even more is needed; please call today.

After you have called the White House, please take one more action.
A broad coalition of residents and organizations has proposed
designation of a new Siskiyou Wild Rivers National Monument in
Oregon. The monument would encompass more than 1 million acres
that include the highest concentration of wild and scenic rivers in the
nation, the best remaining salmon and steelhead habitat in the Pacific
Northwest, and globally significant plant diversity. Please go to
http://takeaction.worldwildlife.org/ to send a free message urging
the administration to designate this area as a national monument.
Thank you for helping to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
and the Siskiyou Wild Rivers region, two outstanding national
treasures.