LTE, NRDC here we go again

RE: Here we go again

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To:danielbarker123@yahoo.com

‎Oct‎ ‎2‎, ‎2008 at ‎2‎:‎27‎ ‎PM

Dear Daniel,

Thank you so much for emailing NRDC! There are so many ways you can help to fight global warming and save our rainforest. Some of them are less hands-on than others, but they all lead in the right direction. If you’d like to read our basic list of things you can do to help, start by clicking here: http://www.nrdc.org/globalWarming/gsteps.asp.

Probably the first thing to do is make sure you yourself are not contributing to the problem, by incorporating green living practices into your lifestyle. This page on our site is full of good ideas on green living: http://www.nrdc.org/cities/living/gover.asp. If you’d like even more ideas, check out either of these broad indexes of material: http://www.nrdc.org/greenliving/ or http://www.nrdc.org/cities/living/brief.asp.

Next, make sure to use our online action resources. You can send email, letters, or faxes to government and industry leaders from our Earth Action site. Our BioGems website has information and letters to send regarding 12 imperiled natural treasures throughout the Americas , including the Arctic Refuge. You may also be interested in signing up for Earth Action Alerts. The URLs for these webpages are below:

NRDC Earth Action: http://www.nrdc.org/action/

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Although NRDC does not endorse any particular dietary lifestyle as a solution to global warming, we do provide studies and recommendations to the public for environmentally sensitive food lifecycles. Following are links to some examples you might be interested in from the NRDC website regarding organic foods, buying locally grown foods, and the dangers of factory farming:

Pollution from Giant Livestock Farms Threatens Public Health: http://www.nrdc.org/water/pollution/nspills.asp

How Green Is Our Valley: http://www.nrdc.org/onearth/05spr/livgreen.asp

Cesspools of Shame - How Factory Farm Lagoons and Sprayfields Threaten Environmental and Public Health: http://www.nrdc.org/water/pollution/cesspools/cessinx.asp

Organic Foods 101: http://www.nrdc.org/health/farming/forg101.asp

Our “This Green Life” newsletter has also covered topics related to diet in the following editions:

Down with Meat
http://www.nrdc.org/thisgreenlife/0603.asp

Poor Henny Penny
http://www.nrdc.org/thisgreenlife/0507.asp 

Thanks again for contacting NRDC.

Sincerely,
Jennifer Lam
NRDC Membership

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From: Daniel Barker [mailto:danielbarker123@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 9:06 PM
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Subject: Here we go again

Dear concerned citizen,     The Amazon rain forest is being destroyed again, with all the usual suspects.  What can we do?  We are beginning to realize how everything we do affects the whole.  I thank California for passing SB 375, the first legislation specifically addressed to curb urban sprawl.    People are beginning to eat flexitarian - I have been flexitarian since May 1992.  Eating less meat means less rain forest is destroyed to raise cattle.  It also reduces consumption of petroleum.    And I have made the commitment to family planning - I have no children, and plan on one child and adoption,     The reason population in the United States is increasing rapidly - resulting in more consumption of natural resources - is because our standard of living is much higher than countries south of the border.  My goal is to reduce my consumption of natural resources.     This year I spent fifteen hundred dollars on solar reflective/wind protection panels.  My next goal is to buy solar electric panels to charge my batteries, such as my UPS.    How many of us buy possessions we do not need, cannot afford, and do not make us happy?  I have begun going through my possessions - whatever I don't use, I give away.  I find it amazing what I own and don't even realize.   What can I do to save the rain forest and make this a better planet? Daniel Barker 6339 Egret Drive Lakeland, FL  33809 863-815-4534