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Somewhere in the North Pacific a Japanese whaling vessel is hunting a sperm whale mother and her calf.

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We can’t let Japan block the creation of a whale sanctuary in the South Atlantic.Take Action

Tell President Obama’s IWC delegation to take the lead on the South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary proposal.

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Somewhere in the North Pacific a Japanese whaling vessel is hunting a sperm whale mother and her calf.

It’s just one of the 120 minkes, 50 Brydes, 100 sei and 10 sperm whales they plan to kill during this year’s hunt. But the hunt is not what the Japanese whaling program is concerned about at the moment.

Instead, they’re busy buying votes from small countries like the Solomon Islands and Antigua and Barbuda to kill a proposal at the upcoming International Whaling Commission (IWC) meetings that would create a permanent whale sanctuary in the South Atlantic.

This proposal represents one of the best opportunities we’ve ever had to protect whale populations in the South Atlantic. We can’t let Japan kill it. And that means we need strong leadership from President Obama’s delegation to the IWC.

Click here and urge the US delegation to the IWC to take the lead on the South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary proposal.

The proposed South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary stretches from the freezing waters of Antarctica to the warm waters of the equator. Most of the great whales are highly migratory, feeding in the nutrient rich waters of the Antarctic before traveling to tropical waters to give birth and suckle their young.

The establishment of the South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary would mean that the whales of the Southern Hemisphere could live their entire lives in an area free from the threat of commercial whaling.

I’ll be traveling to Panama for the IWC meetings this year as an official observer and will personally deliver your message to the US delegation. It’s critical that the US team knows there is widespread public support back home for this proposal. That’s why your message is so important.

Carmen, these whales have a right to live their lives without out the fear of being hunted. Take action now and tell the US delegation to the IWC to do everything in their power to make sure the South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary proposal passes.

I’ve been attending the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meetings as an observer for years now. And usually every year feels the same. This year is different. This year we have a real chance to take a giant step forward in terms of whale conservation in the South Atlantic.

I’ll be there. I hope you’ll join me by taking action.

Save the whales,

Phil Kline
Greenpeace Oceans Campaigner

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Will the EPA Choose Political Influence over Science?


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Tell Obama’s EPA not to cave to industry pressure on palm oil and climate change.
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The EPA recently confirmed that the destruction of rainforests for palm oil is having a devastating impact on our climate. In fact, this deforestation, in large part for palm oil plantations, has led Indonesia to become the third largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world, just behind China and the United States.

These severe climate and forest impacts should ensure that palm-oil based biofuels stay out of the EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard, which mandates that American motorists use 36 billion gallons of biofuel in their cars and trucks by 2022. But not if the powerful palm oil lobby has anything to do with it. A massive lobby effort led by palm oil companies Cargill and Wilmar is being waged to persuade the EPA to overturn its own climate science on palm oil.

Tell Obama’s EPA not to cave to industry pressure on palm oil and climate change.

Palm oil companies know this is jeopardizing news to their multi-billion dollar industry. In the United States, the EPA’s decision could also determine to what extent the U.S. becomes a major palm oil buyer. Consumption of palm oil in the United States is growing at a much faster rate than anywhere else in the world–making sense that industry reps from Indonesia and Malaysia are concerned about protecting palm oil’s reputation here.

The palm oil industry will do whatever it takes to maximize profits at the expense of destruction of the forest, species, and communities of Indonesia and Malaysia–where 85% of the world’s palm oil is cultivated.

Please urge the EPA to adhere to its own scientific findings over listening to palm oil industry giants such as Cargill and Wilmar.

Ashley Schaeffer

For the forests,
Ashley Schaeffer
Rainforest Agribusiness Campaigner
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… Nicole Haber, Climate Reality

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Thank you for supporting the historic limit on carbon pollution in the United States. This landmark rule is essential to ending carbon pollution in the U.S.

 We know solutions to the climate crisis can seem out of reach. But with this new rule, we can do something right away to move a step closer to solving the climate crisis.

 I wanted to share something with you as a small token of our appreciation. We made this short video that shows the reality of climate change, how the new Carbon Pollution Standard works, and how you can get involved.

 Share this video with your friends and family. Put it on your Facebook page. Tweet it. With your help, we can ensure that everyone knows about this essential step towards reducing the pollution that’s warming our planet.

http://forms.climaterealityproject.org/push-button-save-planet

 Thanks again,

 Nicole Haber
 Digital Director
 The Climate Reality Project

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Pelosi – House Dems and Congress in the Newsroom JUNE 2012


During LGBT Pride Month, we celebrate how far we’ve come in the fight for civil rights, we pledge to keep working to ensure our nation lives up to the American ideal of equality, our heritage and our hope.

Since the dark days of the Stonewall riots more than four decades ago, millions of Americans have joined the struggle for equal protection under the law; the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; respect and dignity for all Americans.

Despite setbacks and obstacles along the way, we have made progress.

Just in recent years, in Congress we passed a fully-inclusive hate crimes law and made historic investments in HIV/AIDS treatment, research, and prevention. The discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy took its rightful place in the dustbin of history. President Obama made it the policy of his administration to no longer defend the shameful Defense of Marriage Act in court.

And we all witnessed history just last month when the President of the United States spoke out in favor of marriage rights for LGBT couples. We look forward to the day when all American families are treated equally in the eyes of the law.

But more must be done. We must keep up the charge for an end to discrimination in all its forms — in the workplace, in schools, in government, and in our laws. We must protect and preserve the rights of all Americans, regardless of sexual orientation.

This LGBT Pride Month, let’s recommit to building a future of freedom, liberty, and progress for LGBT Americans and all Americans.

Thank you.

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Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor today in opposition to House Republican’s obstruction of consideration of the McGovern Amendment in the Defense Authorization bill which simply adopts the withdrawal timeline signed by President Obama and Afghan President Karzai earlier this month.

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May 16, 2012 by

Leader Pelosi on the House floor speaking strongly against H.R. 4970, the House GOP version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization. The GOP bill is a partisan bill that provides far fewer protections for domestic violence victims than the strong, bipartisan Senate-passed bill.

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May 10, 2012 by

Leader Pelosi floor speech against House Republican bill to begin implementing their out-of-touch budget for special interests. This GOP reconciliation bill slashes vital services — and the middle class, seniors, women and children will pay the price.

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Apr 27, 2012 by

Leader Pelosi urging House Republicans to act to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling by ending subsidies to Big Oil rather than furthering their assault on women’s health.

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President Obama calls on Congress to pass the bipartisan, paid-for ideas that he proposed last year to put construction workers back to work upgrading our roads and bridges, teachers back in the classroom educating our kids and police and firefighters back on the job keeping our communities safe, and addresses the state of the economy, including the situation in Europe, which continues to pose headwinds to our recovery here at home. June 8, 2012.More

 

President Obama calls on Congress to stop interest rates from doubling on student loans, and discusses his Administration’s initiatives to keep college affordable for students and their families. June 7, 2012.More
 
 
 

This week, the President traveled to Honeywell International in Minnesota, to highlight efforts to help veterans find good paying jobs, urged Congress to support the Paycheck Fairness Act and to not let interest rates double on student loans on July 1st. That’s June 1st to June 7th or “Roll up our sleeves and never quit.”More
 
 
 
U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, senior White House Officials, and a diverse array of media, organizations, groups and stakeholders engage in an open dialogue about women’s health care and the Affordable Care Act. June 7, 2012.More
 
 
 

The White House Office of Public Engagement and The Council of Korean Americans host a briefing for Korean American community leaders to discuss issues of importance to the Korean American community, including foreign policy, immigration, human rights, small business, education, civil rights, and trade. June 7, 2012.More
 

The White House Office of Public Engagement and The Council of Korean Americans host a briefing for Korean American community leaders to discuss issues of importance to the Korean American community, including foreign policy, immigration, human rights, small business, education, civil rights, and trade. June 7, 2012.More