Please act now before it is too late by either: 

1) Submit your written comment online now to the U.S. Navy and NC's Congressional Delegation, click here.

-OR-

2) Attending one of the following public hearings to give your written and/or verbal comments to the U.S. Navy. Click on a city below for more details:

TONIGHT Tuesday, April 3rd-Beaufort Community College Washington, NC

Wednesday, April 4th-Vernon G. James Research and Extension Center NCSU Plymouth, NC

NEW Tuesday, April 17th-Charlotte Convention Center Ballroom A Charlotte, NC

Navy Persists in Threatening National Refuge With Jet Landing Field

The U.S. Navy has proposed once again to put a jet landing field right next to the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in Eastern North Carolina, winter home to 100,000 swans and geese. It is also home to numerous black bears, and the country’s only population of endangered red wolves, as well as Bald Eagles and millions of other birds. The conflict between jets and birds is inevitable. The recent court-ordered supplemental report reveals just how far the Navy may have to go to try to make the site work: stripping forage crops from 20,000 acres and harassing, even poisoning, birds that might interfere with the jets.

Please act now before it is too late by either:

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Mercury pollution is a threat to public health
North Carolina should reduce mercury emissions from coal plants, now.

Stop the Slimy Bills!

As the NC General Assembly reaches the tail end of its 2006 legislative session, the pollution lobbyists – from developers to power companies - are hoping to take advantage of the chaos of the legislature’s final days in order to move several damaging special interest bills.

Each of these interests has powerful influence, thanks to campaign contributions, but sending the message below can help inspire legislators to finish the session without enacting the following bills.

* S. 1862, Reducing Nutrient Offset Payments, will benefit developers by allowing them to increase pollution flowing into the Neuse River basin without paying the true cost to offset the damage done.

* H. 2162/ S.1600, Land Disturbing Activities Near Trout Waters. This bill would weaken existing state law to allow developments to permanently destroy trout streams.

* H. 2884, Disapprove Air Rule/Older Plant’s Emissions. Apparently designed to benefit Duke Power, this bill would weaken the air quality standards applied to a proposed expansion to the Cliffside coal-fired power plant.

* H. 1778, Risk-Based Environmental Remediation. Solicited by the chemical industry, this bill would let polluters pay a small fee and walk away from groundwater and soil contamination without cleaning it up.

* Billboard amendment to H. 1827, General Contractor Licensing. This amendment to an unrelated bill would require extensive clearing of trees to increase the visibility of privately owned billboards – and would excuse billboard companies from paying for public trees they cut down.

Recent stories of sketchy campaign and lobbying practices means legislators are trying hard to keep a clean record. Act now and tell your legislators to stay on the straight and narrow path by opposing these 5 special interest bills!

North Carolina has a mercury problem.

The choice is clear: we can protect public health and our children’s future; or we can allow power plants to delay further mercury reductions for years to come.

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