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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>The real problem is us; the human race. We’re supposedly the smart ones on the planet, yet we level and pollute our surroundings, then overpopulate it with reckless abandonment and don’t expect consequences. At the rate we’re going, we will soon find our planet on the endangered species list, thanks entirely to ourselves.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>The real problem is us; the human race. We’re supposedly the smart ones on the planet, yet we level and pollute our surroundings, then overpopulate it with reckless abandonment and don’t expect consequences. At the rate we’re going, we will soon find our planet on the endangered species list, thanks entirely to ourselves.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'''Vote Smart.''' When deciding whom to vote for, don’t trust the mailers or the candidate’s lip service. Just because they may title initiatives “Clean Air” or “Healthy Forests” doesn’t make it so. Check their records. How did they really vote? The internet is great for that. The League of Women Voters (www.lwv.org) even has environmental score cards. The National Audubon Society (http://www.audubon.org/campaign) has an “Advisory” newsletter it emails out that states what going on in the Capital and even provides links to your elected officials along with editable form letters to express your concerns. </ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">'''Vote Smart.''' When deciding whom </del>to <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">vote for</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">don’t trust </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">mailers or the candidate’s lip service</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Just because </del>they <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">may title initiatives “Clean Air” </del>or <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">“Healthy Forests” doesn’t make </del>it <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">so</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Check their records. How did they really vote? The internet </del>is <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">great </del>for <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">that</del>. The <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">League of Women Voters (www.lwv.org) even </del>has <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">environmental score cards</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The National Audubon Society (http</del>:<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">//www</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">audubon.org/campaign) </del>has <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">an “Advisory” newsletter it emails out </del>that <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">states what going on in the Capital and even provides links to your elected officials along with editable form letters to express your concerns</del>. </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Even more important is phone calls and letters </ins>to <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">your elected officials expressing how important environmental issues are to you. Consider this</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">PR firms, lobbyists and others make daily contact with your representatives “helping” to explain </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">“needs” of their constituents</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">I’m sure your representatives hearing this day in and day out might start to believe that’s what you want. Call them and set them straight. I constantly hear from some my representives that </ins>they <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">"care" about the environment but it isn't a good financial time right now </ins>or it <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">will hurt jobs</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">My answer </ins>is <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">there's very little road to kick the can down anymore. Jobs and money won't matter very much if we've killed off any chance </ins>for <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">our planet to produce fresh air, water and food</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins>The <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Native American Cree said it best over a 100 years ago:</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>No, I’m not saying everyone should get their taxes raised—but why not pay your fair share? For $5 to $20, you (and everyone in your car) can visit one of the US National Parks. That $5 to $20 is not for a day, but a full week. The US government has kept these prices low so that people of modest means can enjoy the natural beauty. '''Almost every visitor center has a donation box—''' a day at Disneyland or out at the movies would have cost you considerably more— pay your fair share.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>No, I’m not saying everyone should get their taxes raised—but why not pay your fair share? For $5 to $20, you (and everyone in your car) can visit one of the US National Parks. That $5 to $20 is not for a day, but a full week. The US government has kept these prices low so that people of modest means can enjoy the natural beauty. '''Almost every visitor center has a donation box—''' a day at Disneyland or out at the movies would have cost you considerably more— pay your fair share <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">by donating generously</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>As far as organizations helping out—yes, there are a lot of organizations that try to help the environments and there are a few of them that make a difference despite their meager resources. But remember this, there are more organizations bent on exploiting our planet’s natural resources until these resources have been squeezed of their last penny of profit. Their financial resources dwarf the “tree huggers” financial abilities and their tactics are often without conscience whereas an environmental group has to play by the rules and is scrutanized making sure it fights its’ battles fairly.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>As far as organizations helping out—yes, there are a lot of organizations that try to help the environments and there are a few of them that make a difference despite their meager resources. But remember this, there are more organizations bent on exploiting our planet’s natural resources until these resources have been squeezed of their last penny of profit. Their financial resources dwarf the “tree huggers” financial abilities and their tactics are often without conscience whereas an environmental group has to play by the rules and is scrutanized making sure it fights its’ battles fairly.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>As far as organizations helping out—yes, there are a lot of organizations that try to help the environments and there are a few of them that make a difference despite their meager resources. But remember this, there are more organizations bent on exploiting our planet’s natural resources until these resources have been squeezed of their last penny of profit. Their financial resources dwarf the “tree huggers” financial abilities and their tactics are often without conscience whereas an environmental group has to play by the rules and is scrutanized making sure it fights its’ battles fairly.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>As far as organizations helping out—yes, there are a lot of organizations that try to help the environments and there are a few of them that make a difference despite their meager resources. But remember this, there are more organizations bent on exploiting our planet’s natural resources until these resources have been squeezed of their last penny of profit. Their financial resources dwarf the “tree huggers” financial abilities and their tactics are often without conscience whereas an environmental group has to play by the rules and is scrutanized making sure it fights its’ battles fairly.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Recently I went to a family event celebrating my Grandfather’s birthday. At dinner, to my astonishment, I noted that there were over 100 relatives in the room—his six kids—their children and their children’s children—and that was just my Mother’s side of the family. Both sides added up to over 150 people from two sets of grandparents. I love my family but I was troubled. I sat quietly thinking about all the resources, all the acres of additional land that had to be cleared, the species to be killed to accommodate my family and their needs. Do we have the right to reproduce like rabbits? </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Recently I went to a family event celebrating my Grandfather’s birthday. At dinner, to my astonishment, I noted that there were over 100 relatives in the room—his six kids—their children and their children’s children—and that was just my Mother’s side of the family. Both sides added up to over 150 people from two sets of grandparents. I love my family but I was troubled. I sat quietly thinking about all the resources, all the acres of additional land that had to be cleared, the species to be killed to accommodate my family and their needs. Do we have the right to reproduce like rabbits? </div></td></tr>
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