Call on President-Elect Obama to prioritize Gulf Coast recovery efforts

from Amnesty International USA:

Change has not yet come for the tens of thousands of people who remain displaced more than three years after Hurricane Katrina. But the new administration gives us a new opportunity in the Gulf Coast.

President-Elect Obama ran on a pledge "to partner with the people of the Gulf Coast to rebuild now, stronger than ever". It's up to us to support him in fulfilling that promise. Sign our petition and tell Obama's transition team to prioritize Gulf Coast recovery.

Every Katrina survivor has a human right to return home. But a lack of affordable housing remains a crucial obstacle to returning. Ongoing demolitions of public housing have made the problem even worse.

Join Amnesty International, the Equity and Inclusion Campaign, Oxfam and other national and Gulf Coast organizations: ask President-Elect Obama to follow through on his commitment to rebuild the Gulf Coast.

Thank you for standing with us,

Monika Gerhart
Gulf Coast Project Coordinator
Amnesty International USA
New Orleans

URGENT: Last Chance to Speak Out to Protect Our Air from CO2

From the We Campaign:

Friday is the last day to voice your opinion on whether the EPA -- the Environmental Protection Agency -- should regulate carbon dioxide pollution, the primary cause of the climate crisis. This is a big deal.

The EPA is taking public comment, before making a ruling.

Of course, special interests -- like the oil and coal lobbies -- are working overtime to defeat a positive ruling and have already gotten thousands of comments submitted in opposition.

Most people don't know about this opportunity for public comment, so your voice can make a real difference. And with a new president in the White House, it's likely that someone will actually be listening. Submit your public comment to the EPA here:

http://www.RepowerAmerica.org/EPA

In April 2007 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to regulate carbon dioxide if it is harming our health and welfare. After more than a year of delay, the EPA is finally now requesting public comments on whether carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping pollutants are endangering our health and our climate.

Join us, and send a message about how crucial it is to reduce harmful carbon dioxide pollution. That you expect the EPA to use its powers to protect our health and welfare. That we can "Repower America" by using energy sources that don't emit carbon dioxide, and make the switch to 100% clean electricity. And that the solutions to the climate crisis are the same ones needed to address our economic and security challenges.

DO SOMETHING! This is our chance to go on the public record -- all the comments will be posted on the EPA's website. To post your public comment, just go here.

For nearly eight years, the Bush administration has done nothing to address the growing threats we face from global warming. Hurricanes are getting stronger, the North polar icecap is melting, and we've suffered through intense droughts, floods and killer heat waves.

The deadline is November 28th. Let's help end the era of delay.