Tell AOL To Stop Sending Wasteful Metal Junk Mail
ACTFORCHANGE ACTIVISM UPDATE: June 20, 2002
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action on ActForChange in support of progressive values.
IN THIS BULLETIN:
a.. FEATURED ACTION: Tell AOL To Stop Sending Wasteful Metal Junk
Mail
b.. ACTIVISM OPPORTUNITIES: Two Actions to Take
c.. SPECIAL OFFER: Wish George Bush a Happy Birthday
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Tell AOL To Stop Sending Wasteful Metal Junk Mail
America Online's aluminum junk mail is in a class all its own. The
company's newest gimmick is to package its disks advertising free hours of
online access in a metal box. This "metal mail" is a central part of the
company's $3.8 billion annual ad budget and really takes a toll on our
nation's energy security and on our environment. Take action!
Aluminum production consumes more energy than is needed to produce
steel, glass, paper or plastic. It also relies on bauxite mining, which
destroys more of the earth's surface area than any other type of mining.
And, to make matters worse, the discarded junk mail is filling up our
landfills.
Urge AOL's Steve Case to conserve energy and help the environment by
reforming his company's junk mail practices. Take action!
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Increase Funding for Child Care
Urge your senators to reauthorize the Child Care & Development Block
Grant this year and increase its funding by $20 billion over the next five
years in order to provide assistance to an additional 2 million children and
improve the quality of child care.
Click here to take action now!
Protect America's Wild Forests
Urge your representative to support the National Forest Roadless Area
Conservation Act. This legislation will protect nearly 60 million acres of
unspoiled National Forests in 38 states from most new road building and
logging.
Click here to take action now!
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Celebrate Bush's Birthday by Making a Donation to Your Favorite Group
On July 6, President George W. Bush will celebrate his 56th birthday.
Let him know you care by making a donation to your favorite nonprofit group.
Make a tax-deductible donation on GiveForChange to Sierra Club,
Planned Parenthood, Peace Action, Rainforest Action Network, or another
group of your choice, and GiveForChange will send a gift card to President
Bush to inform him of your donation. Just enter "President Bush, 1600
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20500" in the gift card fields. You
can even write your own message.
Click here to donate.
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Melissa Simpson
Manager
ActForChange.com
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