Axis Care Group:
Reclaiming Ourselves & Our Planet
Dear Friends,
Here's some current causes which will greatly benefit from your attention:
1. BP should pay to clean it up
From reports that BP cheated on blowout preventer tests on other rigs, to accusations that they were drilling deeper than permitted, it's clear that BP needs to shoulder the blame, and the cost to clean up this miss. But there is currently a $75 million limit on damages under current law. That's chump change to BP, whose first quarter profits alone were 80 times that, $6 billion. Worse, unless we raise the limit on damages, the rest of us could be stuck with the bill to clean up their mess.
Join me in supporting a measure in Congress to up the limit on penalties to $10 billion. Help us take on BP by signing our petition today.
Check out this page at the Environment California Web site:
http://www.environmentcalifornia.org/action/oceans/bp-pay2?id4=tafsent
NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) In this video, Robert Redford says the Gulf disaster is more than a terrible oil spill, it's the product of a failed energy policy that puts oil company profits ahead of people and the environment. Please share this! Robert Redford calls for Clean Energy Now
http://www.youtube.com
Robert Redford says the Gulf disaster is more than a terrible oil spill, it's the product of a failed energy policy that puts oil company profits ahead of people and the environment.
Day of Prayer for the Waters of the Earth
http://goldenec.com
Upon this day, I stand before all of creation, asking for forgiveness if I have done anything wrong in Creation's eyes, this day or any other day, that I have walked upon the Mother Earth. I also stand before all of Creation, asking for forgiveness for all of my ancestors -- both on my mother's side...
"Fishing banned in 19 percent of the Gulf of Mexico due to the oil spill. I fear this is only the very beginning." --FB user
2. As a supporter of Defenders of Wildlife and someone who cares about California wildlife, I am writing to urge you to support AB 2223, legislation that would require the use of non-lead shot in California's wildlife management areas.
The continued use of toxic lead shot in our state wildlife areas continues to affect more than 37 species of birds beyond waterfowl in the state, including golden eagles and wild turkeys. Impacts on mourning doves appear to be especially acute.
California's system of state wildlife areas protects more than 627,000 acres of important wildlife habitat -- and should be managed in accordance to the highest standards of wildlife management. AB 2223, legislation introduced by Assemblyman Pedro Nava, would require the use of non-lead shot in these areas.
Although this legislation is designed to protect wildlife, it also provides public health benefits. Hunters who use lead ammunition are exposed to lead residues and airborne lead particles and may accidentally ingest small fragments of lead in the animals they kill.
Conversion to the use of non-lead ammunition in California's wildlife management areas is practical and affordable. Non-lead ammunition is currently available and is already required for hunting in all national wildlife refuges in California. AB 2223 would establish one common standard to govern small game bird hunting on state wildlife areas while making these important habitat areas safer for all species.
Three years ago, the California Assembly passed a similar requirement for non-lead ammunition in the habitat of rare and highly endangered California condors. It's time to take the next vital step to protect more wildlife in the state's most important habitat.
I have also copied Assembly Appropriations Committee Chair Felipe Fuentes and Vice Chair Connie Conway on this message.
Thank you for considering my views on this important matter.
https://secure.defenders.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1787&JServSessionIdr004=q0m4hha4g3.app220a
3. We're Taking 100 Million Tons of Sea Creatures From the Ocean & Replacing Them With Plastic: Sylvia.
http://www.treehugger.com
photo: Future Atlas via flickr. Sylvia Earle, TED Prize winner and National Geographic Explorer in residence, frequently makes her way into TreeHugger posts and with good reason. She's just right on. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Earle spells
4. Facebook users: pay attention to this smart IP Lawyer. Why Noise Around How Social Networks Manage Our Privacy Matters
http://www.huffingtonpost.com
Rate your privacy settings. Take a day off from Facebook in protest.
5. "no more GMAIL 4 me their mother comp. is CISCO and they developed the computor system in CHINA and other countries ("24" has all their latest equipment that can be seen by the public)...they turned in citizens that spoke badly of their country to the governments....YAHOO is also in on this.... unfortunatly so is GOOGLE.....!!!" from a FB user
6. Tell the House to Provide Help Now to Struggling Families
Things are different these days. Everywhere you go someone talks about it ― her mother still can’t find a job, or her husband, or her best friend.
In fact, over 15 million Americans are still unemployed, and nearly half have been out of work for six months or more. States are in crisis and preparing to lay off thousands of teachers and other workers. Whole communities watch as drastic cuts to education, health care, child care, domestic violence shelters, and other vital services are made in their backyard.
While families across the country struggle to find their footing, federal support for vital programs, including extended unemployment insurance benefits, COBRA subsidies for workers who lost health insurance coverage, summer jobs for youth and additional funding for Medicaid and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, is scheduled to end.
Your Representative has a critical opportunity to protect these lifelines but we need your help. The House could vote this week ― and the vote is expected to be close.
Tell your Representative that your family, your community and our economy deserve the chance to thrive.
https://secure2.convio.net/nwlc/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=533
These are just a few of the causes which are going on this minute which could really benefit from your attention.
Have others? Please share them in your comments below...
Namaste forever!
"If you're going through hell, keep going." ~Winston Churchill
"The contours of all of our virtues are shaped by adversity." --Gregory David Roberts
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." --Unknown
Thank you for your time, consideration, and commitment to the causes of your choice. By giving your deepest gifts, we each evolve as individuals and communities.
Much love to your precious hearts,
Teresa Ann Foxworthy
Founder & Director
AXIS CARE GROUP
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