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Yellowstone National park is a national treasure, home to grizzly bears and some of the last herds of free-roaming bison. Every year, over 3 million people visit to see these animals, to watch Old Faithful blow its top, and to view the sunset over Yellowstone Falls.¹

Unfortunately, dirty coal pollution is ruining the view. Haze from a nearby coal-fired plant makes it hard to enjoy these sunsets, or take in the majesty of the roaming bison herds.

Right now, the EPA is taking comments on a plan to cut nearby coal pollution, but they need your support. Tell the EPA to protect Yellowstone National Park from dirty coal pollution today.

Yellowstone is as special to Americans as baseball and apple pie. However, you may not know that Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is the single biggest owner of the coal plant in Montana threatening the park.

Let’s show Big Coal that Washingtonians don’t support importing coal-fired electricty that is threatening one of our country’s national treasures by sending 2,000 comments to the EPA. Send your comment now!

Yellowstone was America’s first National Park — founded in 1872. We need to make sure it stays as pristine now, as it was then. As a Washingtonian, your comments will help move our state away from dirty coal and ensure our kids and grand kids experience the park the way it was intended — clean, clear, and unspoiled.

Move Washington beyond coal and make sure the next generation can experience Old Faithful and Yellowstone Falls without looking through toxic air. Urge the EPA to protect Yellowstone National Park today.

Thanks for all you do for the environment,

Seth Ballhorn
Beyond Coal Campaign
Sierra Club

P.S. – After you have taken action, forward this message to your friends.

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Champions of Change: STEM Equality for People with Disabilities

05/08/2012 Nativegrl77

Champions of Change: STEM Equality for People with Disabilities

The White House honors fourteen individuals as Champions of Change for leading the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math for people with disabilities. These leaders are proving that when the playing field is level, people with disabilities can excel in STEM, develop new products, create scientific inventions, open successful businesses, and contribute equally to the economic and educational future of our country.More

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Tell WellPoint to Stop Using Healthcare Dollars for Extremist Politics

05/08/2012 Nativegrl77

HCAN Supporter,

Join us in calling on WellPoint to stop using policyholder and taxpayer dollars from Medicare and Medicaid to fund a radical political agenda that’s attacking our families.

WellPoint is one of the largest health insurance companies in the country. It operates as a Blue Cross licensee in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Virginia, and Wisconsin. More than 30 million of us are enrolled in its health plans.

WellPoint is at the center of secretive corporate funding for extremist political activities. The company has funneled money to front groups to fight health care reform while hindering states’ implementation of the Affordable Care Act and backing the extremist politics of the billionaire Koch brothers.

Join us in calling on WellPoint to stop funding a radical agenda that uses the hard-earned money of policyholders to hurt them and their families.

Thanks,

Will O’Neill
Health Care for America Now

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American Diabetes Association

05/08/2012 Nativegrl77

Washington State … Make sure Rep. McDermott doesn’t vote for these cuts.

Your Representative’s vote this week will impact the future of programs essential to both preventing diabetes and improving the health of people with diabetes and all Americans.

Take action now to protect vital public health and prevention programs!

Last week, you took action to protect the Prevention and Public Health Fund, which includes the initial funding for the critical National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP). The NDPP will save both lives and money only if it is expanded to communities around the country. However, the Prevention Fund is still being threatened. Members of the House of Representatives will vote again this week on whether to fully repeal this vital fund, gutting efforts to improve our nation’s health!

The bill under consideration also repeals key provisions and funding established as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and weakens Medicaid eligibility, programs needed to protect people with diabetes and improve their access to affordable healthcare. In addition to cuts in funding for state insurance exchanges, the bill repeals portions of ACA that make health care more affordable for low- and moderate- income families. Further, it repeals the state requirement to uphold their end of the bargain when it comes to Medicaid, which would allow states to roll back eligibility standards and create barriers to coverage for millions of people with diabetes.

We need to make sure diabetes programs and prevention efforts don’t get slashed. Tell your legislators RIGHT NOW to oppose the budget reconciliation legislation!

Take this chance to make your voice heard and tell your legislators to oppose any efforts to eliminate funding for these vital programs!

Thank you for your help in the fight to Stop Diabetes®.

Sincerely,
L. Hunter Limbaugh Chair of the Board, American Diabetes Association

L. Hunter Limbaugh Chair of the Board, American Diabetes Association

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Official 2012 Democratic National Convention BBQ Sauces

05/08/2012 Nativegrl77

Published on May 7, 2012 by charlottein2012

http://store.charlottein2012.com/

Back in February, we launched a search for the best BBQ sauces to become the official sauces of the 2012 Democratic National Convention. We were looking for the best sauce in three different categories that represent the different regions of the Carolinas — a western North Carolina tomato-based sauce, an eastern North Carolina vinegar-based sauce, and a South Carolina mustard-based sauce.

We were excited to receive 30 different sauce submissions from around the country. The sauces ranged from homemade to nationally recognized brands. After the sauce submission deadline, we gathered a group of qualified BBQ judges to help us pick a winner in each category.
Want to know who the winners are? Watch this video to find out!

After you watch the video, head over to our merchandise store and order your own official sauces of the 2012 Democratic National Convention. You can also pick up the 2012 Convention BBQ pack — the sauces, an apron, and an oven mitt.