Help Save the Polar Bear

[orleans]

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Help Save the Polar Bear

Dear ,

The polar bear is one of nature's most beautiful creations. But now global warming poses a serious threat to these and other arctic animals.

The alarming loss of ice due to global warming in the Arctic Ocean harms bears by forcing them to swim long distances to hunt. Increasingly polar bears are found drowned, starving, or underweight. Scientists make the dire prediction that we could lose this stately and unique animal as soon as the end of this century unless we put the brakes on global warming pollution and stabilize sea ice decline.

We support all efforts to protect the polar bear. While listing the polar bear as a threatened species acknowledges for the first time that global warming poses a threat to its survival, unfortunately the Endangered Species Act simply can't do enough to save it.

As a nation, we must decrease our reliance on the dirty energy sources that cause global warming. Otherwise, the polar ice caps will continue to melt away. Some analysts believe the arctic icecap could totally disappear by the year 2050, which will be a catastrophe for polar bears and many other animals, including humans.

We urge you to act immediately to save the polar bear by designating it as a threatened species, putting in place real measures to protect the bear and aid its recovery, and by using smart energy solutions to stop global warming.

http://www.sierraclub.org/
click on "take action" on the right side of page
scroll down, left side

[Nutmegger]

1. Hello orleans...

Hope all is well with you.

(R&K!)

[orleans]

2. hey nutmegger! how's it going? thanks for the k&r!! (smile) n/t

[orleans]

3. anyone else? n/t

[RestoreGore]

4. I signed it. through e-mail . Thank you

Hadn't seen it before or I would rec it too.