I got an email today from Larry Schweiger,
Larry is the President & CEO of the
National Wildlife Federation
This is a powerful WAKE UP call.
It’s haunting to visualize polar bears
literally DROWNING from global warming,
unable to swim the increasingly longer distances
between sea ice and land.
So unbelievably SAD !!
WE have a DUTY to help
protect polar bears NOW
and other wildlife across the country
by confronting global warming
once and for all.
Polar bears are on a fast path to extinction.
Their ice habitat, once the size of the
continental United States
is FAST shrinking ...…over 23,000 square miles
per year!
And, because they must swim farther and farther
between land and sea ice to find food,
they are drowning and their cubs are starving.
Unfortunately, the fate of the Arctic
is not just the fate of the polar bears;
it is the fate of our children’s world
unless we confront global warming today.
But, there is HOPE !!
Just recently--and for the first time ever--the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recognized the impact
of global warming on polar bears
by recommending that they be
added to the Endangered Species List.
This is a clear and unmistakable WARNING
that our changing climate is affecting
America’s wildlife now.
YOU and I must educate each and every member of Congress
about the urgent importance of voting “Yes!” on the
Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act!
We must expand and accelerate our efforts to EDUCATE the media,
the PUBLIC and LAWMAKERS at every level of government
about the impact of global warming.
WE MUST create opportunities for the public
and private sectors to JOIN FORCES
in advancing creative ideas that will get
cleaner technologies
off the shelf and into factories,
cars and households !!
