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Posted by Political Q Peace, *********************************************8 For the past two weeks, you've been hearing a lot of rhetoric in the presidential debates. Now, get the facts about the important differences between the two candidates' conservation records, and share them with your friends. http://www.defendersactionfund.org From drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to enforcement of our clean air and clean water regulations, the differences between the candidates are stark, presenting voters with clear choices that have direct impacts on peoples's lives. For example, an issue like toxic mercury pollution -- about which Senator Kerry and President Bush clearly disagree -- places the health of hundreds of thousands of Americans on the ballot this year. On issues important to our natural heritage, Bush is selling out our future to industry lobbyists. Get the facts at: .http://www.defendersactionfund.org Based on our research, President Bush has one of the worst conservation records of any president, and we want you to have the facts you need to cast an informed vote. For example, did you know that the Bush administration is blocking the EPA from enforcing regulations that can reduce mercury emissions by more than 90 percent over the next four years? These regulations are critical for protecting our environment and our health, because already one out of three American lakes and one out of four rivers is contaminated with mercury -- meaning that eating fish from these sources can damage the developing brain and nervous system. Hundreds of thousands of pregnant women and children are at risk, not to mention our fish, bears, and other wildlife. Furthermore, the Bush administration has continued to block the EPA even after it was revealed that language in Bush's alternate mercury plan mirrors word-for-word language in memos from a law firm representing coal-fired power plants -- a leading cause of mercury pollution. John Kerry strongly disagrees with Bush, and plans to protect our environment and our health. He agrees with several state attorneys general who have argued that the Clean Air Act requires the president to enforce tougher mercury standards, and in the Senate, he has urged George Bush to protect our water supply from mercury, fighting loopholes that allow older polluters not to modernize. .http://www.defendersactionfund.org Visit our Web site to find more detailed information on the conservation positions of the two presidential candidates on mercury regulation and other environmental issues vital to the health of our nation. Then, share this e-mail with your friends and family to let them know that a vote for Senator Kerry will help place a consistent conservationist in the White House. We all have a stake in ensuring clean air, clean water, and a healthy natural resources legacy -- and even though President Bush doesn't care about conservation, most Americans do. Now is the time to share the Bush and Kerry records with others, so they can make an informed decision when they go to the polls on November 2.
on 10/21/2004, 8:37 pm
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See where the candidates stand on environmental issues....our (remaining) wildlife needs us!!!
Q
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