The following is a note forwarded to me by a friend who is on Al Gore’s email list. Which I am ashamed to say that I just joined. Take action today so that there is a tomorrow!
On March 21st, I will testify before Congress on the immediate action
that needs to be taken to end the climate crisis. At the hearing, I
will deliver the 294,374 messages you signed, demonstrating that
hundreds of thousands of people share my sense of urgency.
If an additional 55,626 people sign our message, it will be as though
350,000 of us are there at the hearing expressing our determination to
convince Congress to act. Having served in the House and Senate, I canÂ
tell you that members of these committees would find this to be a
meaningful and impressive show of support.
There are only 5 days left before the hearings begin, so please do not
pass up this opportunity to join in showing the broad public supportÂ
we need in order to solve the climate crisis. I know you have friends
or family who care deeply about this issue but have yet to sign our
message to Congress.
Ask them to help fill that committee room with 350,000 messages by visiting:
http://www.algore.com/cards.html
The reason Congress has so far failed to act is not because there are
no solutions to the problem. Nor is it because the majority doesn’tÂ
believe that the climate crisis is real. They have failed to act,
because they have not yet faced a sufficient expression of political
will on the part of the American people demanding they confront our
climate crisis head on. You and I know that political will is aÂ
renewable resource, and enough already exists to start solving this
crisis. We just have to communicate that forcefully to the political
leaders of our country.
In the last two weeks alone 101,673 people visited AlGore.com and
signed our message to Congress. This is an incredible demonstration of
the energy behind this issue.
In my testimony, of course, I will speak about the scientific evidence
for global warming – just reiterated six weeks ago by the world’sÂ
scientists in the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change. But frankly, the debate on the science has long been
over – except for a diminishing number of skeptics and deniers.
At this point, it is far more important to deliver your message aboutÂ
the urgency with which this crisis must be faced. Political leaders
need to know that you intend to reward those who do the right thing
and that you will work to replace those who do not.
That’s why it’s vital we fill up the hearing room with 350,000 messages.
Please ask your friends to sign our message to Congress today by visiting:
http://www.algore.com/cards.html
Together we are building a movement that has the potential toÂ
translate your strong feelings into effective change for our country.
And we all know that when the United States changes – and offers
leadership – the entire world will follow.
Thank you,
Al Gore
