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Guides to issues appropriate for the Bio65 Writing assignment at the University of California, Irvine
National/International
Issues:
Open for Public Comment:
Violations of the Endangered Species Act
Protect Right Whales from Collisions with Ships
Should the Mississippi Delta be pumped dry?
Species at Risk Act: management plans for marine mammals (Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
Mountaintop Removal Coal
Mining
U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service - Federal Register Documents open for public comment
Draft
Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl
Oil Drilling in Bristol Bay, Alaska
Center
for Biological Diversity campaigns
Pending Legislation: Write to your representatives about any of the following Bills. To determine how to best influence the process, read How our laws are made. Your course of action will depend on where the Bill is in the process:
Help Us REPAIR Our Wildlife Refuges!
HR-21: the
Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act
Background:
Oceans Protection Bill. To establish a national policy for our oceans, to
strengthen the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a
national and regional ocean governance structure, and for other purposes.
African
Elephant, Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act
State (California) Issues:
General: CALIFORNIA'S
PLANTS AND ANIMALS
Open for Public Comment:
California
Marine Life Protection Act
Preserve
southern California's largest and most valuable unprotected natural area, Tejon Ranch
Local Issues:
Initiatives
Write to your
City Council about a ban on Styrofoam and/or plastic bags
Open for Public Comment:
Should the Foothills Toll Road be extended? Deadline May 28, 2008
Keep
Mercenary Training Camp Out of San Diego Backcountry
Write to President
Dynes regarding UC policies for Sustainable Practices
Background:
Campus Climate Challenge!
– Organizer
Toolkit
AASHE: Association for the Advancement of
Sustainability in Higher Education
Progress
in Implementing UC's Green Building, Clean Energy and
Sustainable Transportation Policy
UC's Policy Guidelines, January 2006
UC Sustainability
Policies
UC Irvine: Sustainability
UC
Sustainability Steering Committee.htm
Revised
Draft Policy Document Package 12-15-2006
Campaign for a Toxic-free UC
SNAP : What to
Recycle
Recommendations
on how to be effective
Use the Conservation Hypertext Book and the News summaries (above) to research the issue!
Get the names and addresses of your representatives: U.S. Senate; U.S. House of Representatives
THOMAS -- U.S. Congress on the Internet
Recommendations on writing to a Member of Congress
National Wildlife Federation’s Act for Wildlife will help you in writing letters as well as many other kinds of activism
Sierra
Club’s Activist’s Toolkit:
Tips
for Effective Activism; Write a
Powerful Letter
Newsletters from Environmental organizations
Center for Biological Diversity - Endangered Species
Your
comments and suggestions on this document are welcome. Please send them to:
Dr. Peter J.
Bryant (pjbryant@uci.edu)
School of Biological Sciences
Phone (949) 824-4714 Fax (949) 824-3571