The A Team
07-01-2012, 11:04 AM
forwarded from EDF
This has been an incredible time for environmental progress, and I
just want to take a moment to reflect on all that we have accomplished
and thank you for all you have helped make possible.
It started two weeks ago when the Senate rejected the toxic air
assault pushed by Senator James Inhofe (R-OK), the Senate's leading
climate denier, which would have permanently blocked the life-saving
Mercury and Air Toxics clean air protections. This victory means
healthier air, healthier communities, and healthier kids.
Then on Monday, we closed the public comment period on the EPA's
proposed climate pollution limits for American power plants with a
record-shattering 2.25 million comments from across a broad coalition
of environmental and public advocacy groups. The Dirty Energy Lobby
will fight this rule with everything they have, but our unprecedented
grassroots strength gives us huge momentum in this ongoing struggle to
solve the climate crisis.
The good news continued on Tuesday when a federal appeals court upheld
EPA's climate pollution emission standards, rejecting four legal
challenges that had been filed by industry groups and several states'
attorneys general. The unanimous and unambiguous ruling affirmed the
importance of having rigorous, independent science as the bedrock of
efforts to protect our health and environment.
And then late Friday, just before breaking for the July 4th Recess,
Congress once and for all passed the RESTORE Act as part of the
Surface Transportation Extension Act. The RESTORE Act dedicates 80
percent of the Clean Water Act fines from BP and other parties
responsible for the 2010 gulf oil spill where they are needed most to
restoring the fragile Gulf Coast environment and local economy.
Our dedicated team of scientists, economists, policy experts, lawyers,
and other specialists poured their souls into these fights. We worked
closely with broad coalitions of groups, and we all played important
roles.
But, without you and the more than 700,000 EDF members and activists,
we probably would not be celebrating these victories today. You are
the powerful force that makes all our work possible, and I can't thank
you enough.
I hope that as we prepare to celebrate Independence Day, we can all
feel a little extra pride in being part of the environmental movement
that is winning so many important victories for our planet and our
future. And I wish you a safe and festive holiday.
Thank you!
Sam Parry
This has been an incredible time for environmental progress, and I
just want to take a moment to reflect on all that we have accomplished
and thank you for all you have helped make possible.
It started two weeks ago when the Senate rejected the toxic air
assault pushed by Senator James Inhofe (R-OK), the Senate's leading
climate denier, which would have permanently blocked the life-saving
Mercury and Air Toxics clean air protections. This victory means
healthier air, healthier communities, and healthier kids.
Then on Monday, we closed the public comment period on the EPA's
proposed climate pollution limits for American power plants with a
record-shattering 2.25 million comments from across a broad coalition
of environmental and public advocacy groups. The Dirty Energy Lobby
will fight this rule with everything they have, but our unprecedented
grassroots strength gives us huge momentum in this ongoing struggle to
solve the climate crisis.
The good news continued on Tuesday when a federal appeals court upheld
EPA's climate pollution emission standards, rejecting four legal
challenges that had been filed by industry groups and several states'
attorneys general. The unanimous and unambiguous ruling affirmed the
importance of having rigorous, independent science as the bedrock of
efforts to protect our health and environment.
And then late Friday, just before breaking for the July 4th Recess,
Congress once and for all passed the RESTORE Act as part of the
Surface Transportation Extension Act. The RESTORE Act dedicates 80
percent of the Clean Water Act fines from BP and other parties
responsible for the 2010 gulf oil spill where they are needed most to
restoring the fragile Gulf Coast environment and local economy.
Our dedicated team of scientists, economists, policy experts, lawyers,
and other specialists poured their souls into these fights. We worked
closely with broad coalitions of groups, and we all played important
roles.
But, without you and the more than 700,000 EDF members and activists,
we probably would not be celebrating these victories today. You are
the powerful force that makes all our work possible, and I can't thank
you enough.
I hope that as we prepare to celebrate Independence Day, we can all
feel a little extra pride in being part of the environmental movement
that is winning so many important victories for our planet and our
future. And I wish you a safe and festive holiday.
Thank you!
Sam Parry