Newsletter No. 290

March 21, 2010

ISSN 1089-6104
Editor: Liane B. Russell, 130 Tabor Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Email: lianerussell@comcast.net
Shaded box or star means "Action Needed." Don't be overwhelmed -- check the ACTION SUMMARY
  1. Big South Fork and Emory/Obed watersheds
    1. TCWP continues battling landfill near Big South Fork
    2. Mollusk conservation plan
    3. Fest to celebrate natural resources of Emory watershed
  2. Frozen Head: opportunities and problems
    1. Eco-research initiatives
    2. Pest and oil/gas-well infestations
  3. The Tennessee legislature
    1. Continuing effort for state land-acquisition funds
    2. Report on Conservation Day on the Hill
    3. Trying to stop mountaintop removal
    4. The “bottle bill”
    5. Some other bills (coal-ash disposal; rock harvesting; Lighthouse Lodge)
    6. Availability of information
  4. Other State issues
    1. Pigeon River update
    2. Candidates attack TDEC
    3. Politicians and mountaintop removal
    4. Deadly bat disease found in TN
  5. Our Cherokee National Forest
    1. Wilderness needs our support
    2. Corridor K update
  6. Smokies miscellany
    1. Stimulus bill funds many construction/maintenance projects
    2. Tremont improvements
    3. Historic Smokies photos
  7. Addressing climate change
    1. Global warming deniers cite cold winter as evidence – revealing their ignorance
    2. Backdoor attacks on regulating CO2
    3. Importance of trees in counteracting warming
  8. Other national issues
    1. Budget decreases NPS funding
    2. Natural gas = hydraulic fracturing. Action needed
    3. Bills to make Clean Water Act work again
    4. Congressional Scorecard
  9. TCWP NEWS
    1. (Political Guide; Upcoming activities; Thanks to volunteers; Recent events)
  10. CALENDAR, RESOURCES
    1. Calendar
    2. Resources
 
ACTION SUMMARY

  Issue Contact "Message!" or Action
1A Landfill near BSF Solid Waste Div., by 4/5/10 Send comments opposing landfill, citing one or more reasons
2A Frozen Head ecological inventories Ranger Michael Hodge Offer your assistance for inventories of species, disturbances.
3A Restoring land-acquisition funds Gov. Bredesen
 
Comm. Members; your Rep		 “Thanks for restoring the funds to your budget!”
“Retain these funds in the budget!”
3B Conservation Day on the Hill TCWP treasurer Contribute to cost of bus
3C Mountaintop removal Senate committee members “Pass this necessary and reasonable bill!”
3D “Bottle bill” Your newspaper (LTE) “Bill will create jobs. Opposition to it is based on myths!”
3E Some other bills www.tnconservationvoters.org Sign up for e-mail updates and take appropriate actions.
5A Cherokee Nat'l Forest US Senators and Rep. “Increase Cherokee NF Wilderness (USFS recommendation)!”
7B Reg. of CO2 under Clean Air Act Sens. Alexander and Corker
 
EPA Administrator Jackson		 “Oppose any maneuvers that would prevent regulation of CO2!”
“Thank you for 'endangerment finding' and proposed rule!”
8A Funding for National Park Service Your US Congressman “Sign on to the Grijalva-Ehlers letter for increased funding!”
8B DOE proposal for land transfer US Senators and Rep. “Support HR.2766/S.1215 + EPA study on hydraulic fracturing!”
8C Ambiguities in Clean Water Act US Senators and Rep. “Support Clean Water Restoration Act, and H.R. 1310!”

 
Senator John Doe
United States Senate
Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator Doe
Sincerely yours,		 The Hon. John Doe
U.S. House of Representatives
House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Doe
Sincerely yours,		 Pres. Barack Obama
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
202-456-1414; Fax 456-2461
president@whitehouse.gov
Dear Mr. President
Respectfully yours,		 Governor Phil Bredesen
State Capitol
Nashville, TN 37243-9872
615-741-2001; Fax 532-9711
Dear Gov. Bredesen
Respectfully yours,
Sen. Bob Corker
Ph: 202-224-3344; FAX: 202-228-1264
e-mail: http://corker.senate.gov/contact.cfm
Local: 865-637-4180 (FAX 637-9886)
800 Market St., Suite 121, Knoxville 37902
 Sen. Lamar Alexander
Ph: 202-224-4944; FAX: 202-228-3398
web: http://alexander.senate.gov, click "Contact”
Local: 865-545-4253 (FAX 545-4252)
 Rep. Zach Wamp
Phone: 202-225-3271
FAX: 202-225-3494
Local: 865-483-3366
Web: www.house.gov/wamp

To call any Rep or Senator, dial Congressional switchboard, 202-224-3121. To find out about the status of bills, call 202-225-1772
URLs: http://www.house.gov/lastname/ and http://lastname.senate.gov/ General contact info: http://www.lcv.org
With mail to Congress still slow following the anthrax scare, consider faxing, phoning, and other modes of communication.
There is much contact information in our up-to-date Political Guide. Visit the TCWP web site (http://www.tcwp.org)

WHAT IS TCWP?

TCWP (Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning) is dedicated to achieving and perpetuating protection of natural lands and waters by means of public ownership, legislation, or cooperation of the private sector. While our first focus is on the Cumberland and Appalachian regions of East Tennessee, our efforts may extend to the rest of the state and the nation. TCWP's strength lies in researching information pertinent to an issue, informing and educating our membership and the public, interacting with groups having similar objectives, and working through the legislative, administrative, and judicial branches of government on the federal, state, and local levels.

TCWP: 130 Tabor Rd., Oak Ridge, TN 37830. President: Jimmy Groton, 865-483-5799 (evening).
Executive and Membership-Development Director: Sandra Goss, 865-522-3809; Sandra@sandrakgoss.com

Newsletter editor: Lee Russell, Email: lianerussell@comcast.net
Internet: http://www.tcwp.org

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