Newsletter No. 299

September 18, 2011

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. Obed and Big South Fork
    1. TCWP comments on oil & gas management plan for the parks
    2. Congressmen are unresponsive to our request for Obed meeting
    3. Proposal to increase water withdrawal from major BSF tributary
    4. Some hemlocks in Obed WSR to be treated against adelgids
  2. Tennessee news
    1. Tennessee oil & gas rulemaking continues
    2. Top-to-bottom review of TDEC
    3. Tennessee purple coneflower no longer endangered
    4. More Tennessee botany: large photo collection now digitized
  3. The Cherokee Wilderness bill is moving
  4. TVA adopts Natural Resources Plan
  5. National issues
    1. ANWR wilderness in draft Plan; your support needed
    2. House of Representatives is out to destroy environmental protections
    3. Tennessee delegation votes on clean-water issues
    4. Administration strengthens fuel-efficiency standards
  6. Blasts from the Past
    1. 40 years ago: Controls for Tennessee's oil and gas production needed
    2. 30 years ago: Wilderness proposal for the Cherokee National Forest
  7. TCWP NEWS
    1. Jo Hardin joins TCWP Board
    2. Candidates for 2012 Nominating Committee
    3. Upcoming activities
    4. The next Newsletter is No. 300
    5. From the Executive Director
    6. Thanks for your help
    7. Community Shares update
    8. City Council proclamation honors TCWP
  8. CALENDAR, RESOURCES
    1. Calendar
    2. Resources
 
ACTION SUMMARY

  Issue Contact "Message!" or Action
3 Cherokee Wilderness bill Reps. Roe, Duncan, Fleischmann “We need more wilderness in the Cherokee NF; support Sen. Alexander's and Corker's S.1090!”
5A ANWR Coastal Plain By Nov.15, USFWS (see in Action Box) “I support Wilderness designation throughout the Refuge!”
7C TCWP stewardship activities TCWP Volunteer for NPLD, or for Cedar Barren cleanup
7G Community Shares Sandra Goss Buy tickets for fundraisers

 
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 Bill Haslam
State Capitol
Nashville, TN 37243-9872
615-741-2001; Fax 532-9711
e-mail: bill.haslam@state.tn.us
Dear Gov. Haslam
Respectfully yours,
Sen. Bob Corker
Ph: 202-224-3344; FAX: 202-228-0566
e-mail: http://corker.senate.gov/public/
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. Chuck Fleischmann
Phone: 202-225-3271
FAX: 202-225-3494
Local: 865-576-1976
Web: https://fleischmann.house.gov/contact-me

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, 865-583-3967; Sandra@sandrakgoss.com

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

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