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Urge Your Senators to Support the Sanders/Boxer Global Warming Bill!
Recently, I led a delegation of 10 Senators on a trip to Greenland to take a first-hand look at the devastating effects of global warming. Words like "awesome," "majestic," and "incredible" don't go far enough to describe what we saw as our boat rode alongside icebergs as large as coliseums. These icebergs -- average age 9,000 years -- have broken off an ice stream 1,200 miles long by 500 miles wide that is now melting at an astonishing rate. Unless we act, this melting will lead to a catastrophic rise in sea levels. Please email your Senators today and urge them to cosponsor the Sanders/Boxer bill -- the single most effective strategy to fight global warming.
Dear [ Decision Maker ] , Recently, a delegation of 10 United States Senators traveled to Greenland to take a first-hand look at the devastating effects of global warming. They saw evidence of glaciers that are now melting at an astonishing rate. Unless we act, this melting will lead to a catastrophic rise in sea levels. There is simply no longer any serious debate about the deadly effects of global warming. It's not just that native hunters in Greenland report an alarming decline in sea ice. Rising sea levels are cited by our own military as a cause of unrest and desperate migration as low-lying areas are inundated. Similarly, other results of global warming, such as droughts, floods and dangerous insect-borne diseases will bring misery. If we do nothing, 40% of the plant and animal species on Earth could disappear. Already, 82,000 Americans have signed on as citizen co-sponsors of S.309, the Sanders/Boxer global warming legislation. The bill also has gained the endorsement of 20 Senators -- one-fifth of the Senate's membership. I urge you to co-sponsor S.309, the Sanders/Boxer global warming bill, today. It is the single most effective strategy to reduce the impact of global warming, and we must pass it as soon as possible. Please co-sponsor S.309 today. Thank you for your consideration.
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