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This is for anyone who uses the internet


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What President Obama did is a big deal for anyone who uses the internet. (Hi!)

He’s urging the Federal Communications Commission to protect net neutrality — the principle that all web traffic should be treated the same, and not controlled by providers.

If you think a free and open internet is a good thing, sign our petition to tell the FCC you stand with President Obama’s plan to protect net neutrality.

The concept of a free and open internet has been part of the whole deal from the beginning.

It’s common sense: Your cable or phone company shouldn’t get to be a gatekeeper to the internet. They shouldn’t get to slow down or block access to sites you love, or be able to charge you extra if you use a service like Facebook or Netflix.

Consumers like that about the internet — and our economy depends on it. Net neutrality encourages innovation, and puts entrepreneurs on a level playing field.

But if some internet service providers get their way, that could all change forever. They want to have a say in how you use the internet, or how fast your favorite sites load.

The FCC will get to decide which way this goes — that’s why it’s so important that President Obama spoke up yesterday, calling for the “strongest possible rules” to protect net neutrality.

His plan is simple: No blocking websites, no slowing down content, no “fast lane” deals, and more transparency.

That’s something worth fighting for — especially in the face of an absurdly well-funded opposition. The groups trying hard to end net neutrality have plenty of allies in Washington. One of them, Senator Ted Cruz, wasted no time yesterday criticizing the President’s plan, calling it “Obamacare for the internet”… which, as far as I can tell, makes sense to exactly no one.

The President is out there, fighting for net neutrality, because none of us can afford to take it for granted.

Add your name to tell the FCC you support a free and open internet:

http://my.barackobama.com/Defend-Net-Neutrality

Thanks,

Toby

Toby Fallsgraff
Digital Director
Organizing for Action

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My mother was thrown in Saudi prison for speaking out for women’s rights. Please join the urgent international effort to free my mother before she can be beaten or killed.
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BREAKING: Historic climate agreement


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Late last night, the United States and China — the world’s two largest economies — struck a historic deal to fight climate change.

That’s global leadership.

Tell climate change deniers they’re running out of excuses — add your name to stand up for President Obama’s plan to fight climate change.

The details of this agreement are important: The United States will double the rate at which we reduce dangerous carbon pollution from fossil fuels. China announced that they will halt the growth of emissions by 2030 — the first time a date has ever been set — and commit to get 20 percent of their energy from clean sources.

If we’re going to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, it’s going to take international action — this agreement is exactly what that looks like.

For a long time, climate change deniers — and even people who acknowledged the science of climate change — have been pointing to other big countries as a reason why the United States should do nothing.

Despite the overwhelming scientific consensus, and the increased occurrence of extreme weather that we’re already experiencing, they argue: If China’s not taking action, why should we?

This climate deal the President just struck with China ends that debate.

OFA supporters have been on the front lines, calling for meaningful action. This is a turning point toward meeting the challenge that the science makes clear head on.

Add your name, and let’s rally around powerful action to fight climate change:

http://my.barackobama.com/Support-President-Obamas-Action-on-Climate-Change

Thanks,

Jack

Jack Shapiro
National Issues Campaign Manager
Organizing for Action
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do you speak for the trees?
Português | Español | Deutsch | [+]“The loss of biodiversity is the only truly irreversible global environmental change
the Earth faces today.”
– Biologists Rodolfo Dirzo and Peter Ravencarmen –Walking through the Amazon, we encounter more species of trees in a 30-minute time period than we would if we walked across the entire continent of North America. There is simply no other place like it anywhere. Today we are asking for your financial commitment to protect this biodiverse ecosystem because it is under threat.It’s more than just trees that are at stake – the Amazon is home to over 2.5 million insect species, tens of thousands of plants, and 2,000 birds and mammals. To date, at least 40,000 plant species, 2,200 fish, 1,294 birds, 427 mammals, 428 amphibians, and 378 reptiles have been scientifically classified in this region. And there are thousands more that have yetto be formally documented, along with myriads we have yet to evenencounter.But resource extraction and the resulting deforestation is destroying the biodiversity of the Amazon and threatening to wipe out countless species. Amazon Watch works to prevent expansion of oil drilling and industrial development throughout this region. Such projects always begin with the creation of roads, whether the industrial expansion is from oil drilling in Yasuni National Park in Ecuador or mega-dams in the Brazilian Amazon. Roads enable access to untouched areas, bringing massive deforestation and more threats to Amazonian cultures. In fact, 95 percent of deforestation in the Amazon occurs on land less than five kilometers from a road.

That’s why our work to delay, disrupt and ultimately stop the expansion of these projects must grow to meet the increasing threats to the Amazon. In the last forty years we have lost ONE HALF of the world’s wildlife! That staggering fact should be a wake-up call for us all. How can we fail to act when our planet is in such great peril? Please join Amazon Watch and contribute today to protect the richest source of the remaining life on our planet.

Thank you!


Branden Barber
Engagement Director
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