Sign
a Petition to Ask President-Elect Obama for Change
To revitalize our faltering economy and meet the immense
challenges of global warming, we must transform the ways America
and the rest of the world produce and use energy. At the cornerstone
of the President's economic recovery strategy should be three
closely-related goals: cutting the pollution that causes global
warming, repowering America with clean energy, and ending
our dependence on oil. Investments in the energy efficiency
and clean energy technology needed to meet these goals, and
investments in protecting our health, our vulnerable communities
and our natural resources from climate impacts, will rebuild
our economy, create millions of green American jobs, and make
a more just society.
Now is the time for action! Let President-elect Obama know
that you support his efforts to Repower, Refuel, and Rebuild
America . We need to get our economy moving by building a
clean energy future by:
- Moving to 100% electricity from clean sources such as
wind and solar
- Cutting our dependence on oil in half
- Creating 5 million new clean energy jobs
- Reducing global warming pollution by at least 80%
Follow this
link to sign the petition to ask the new President to
announce a plan in your first 100 days that will reach these
goals, and to utilize the federal budget and any economic
recovery package to get us started.
What else can you do?
Forward this website link to all of your friends and colleagues.
Contact Bridget
McDaniel or Marnie
Urso if you are willing to send a letter to the editor
to your local newspaper
Take action now! Our future depends on it.
How Can Your Chapter Work to Slow Global Warming?
If your chapter has been thinking about ways that you could
work on global warming, the most pressing environmental challenge
of our time, you may be inspired by what these chapters and
Audubon offices have done. Activities such as these are eligible
for funding through the Audubon Ohio chapter grants, for which
applications are coming out in January.
The Northwest Illinois Audubon Society is promoting a Low
Carbon Diet through educational workshops. The twist? They're
working with local high school students and the students are
the ones who are going out into the community and giving the
workshops, which empowers the teens at the same time that
it helps spread the word about reducing our greenhouse gas
pollution. Last year, the Northwest Illinois Audubon Society
sponsored a forum on biofuels production , looking into questions
of long-term sustainability of this technology.
The East Lake Washington Audubon Society in Washington organized
a global warming advocacy workshop with their collaborative
grant money.
The Wildcat Glades Conservation and Audubon Center in Missouri
organized an energy use education program . The Audubon center
will be hosting educational workshops all year on ways to
save energy and will also host a larger community festival
on energy efficiency.
The Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm in Ohio has created
a program called "Plan-it Green" through which they
will be encouraging local businesses to use sustainable practices
and become more energy efficient. This program will conduct
free energy audits for small, local businesses and give them
advice on how they can lower their energy use and reduce their
carbon footprint.
The Collier County Audubon Society in Florida worked together
with the Collier County government to help the county government
reduce the amount of greenhouse gases they produce. They are
performing a full audit of the energy use and greenhouse gas
emissions for the county. The results of the audit will be
presented to the county government together with a list of
suggested steps for the county to take to reduce its greenhouse
gas pollution.
The Broward County Audubon Society organized the "Friends
of the Everglades" Walk/Bike-a-thon. This year, as part
of the Walk/bike-a-thon, volunteers from the Broward County
Audubon Society will lead a bird walk to educate the public
about the causes of declining bird populations, including
global warming.
Want advice on how to organize a chapter project to help
combat global warming? Contact Bridget
McDaniel or Marnie
Urso for more ideas projects and more information about
global warming activities that can be supported by your Audubon
chapter grant.
Ohio IBA Book
Our anxiously awaited first and limited edition of The
Important Bird Areas of Ohio will be available soon. This
book catalogues birdlife at dozens of sites throughout Ohio
and has been touted as the premier guide for Ohio birders,
wildlife scientists and environmental educators.
Available for $19.95 plus shipping & handling, each reserved
copy will be signed by author John Ritzenthaler, a 20-year
Audubon scientist and active birder. Reserve your signed copy
now by e-mail.
Please list IBA Book in the subject line and include your
name, area code and phone number as well as your e-mail address.
Happy birding! |
