| CONSERVATION |
HOW YOU CAN HELP If you would like to help stop this dumping in the California desert, please write Governor Pete Wilson, Lt. Governor Leo McCarthy and/or State Controller Gray Davis requesting they stop the dump and order the state to demand a federal re-evaluation of the national dumping laws. Governor Pete Wilson State Capitol Sacramento, CA 95814 Lt. Governor Leo McCarthy 711 Van Ness Ave, St. 305 San Francisco, CA 94102 State Controller Gray Davis 300 Capitol Mall, 18th floor Sacramento, CA 95814 |
* * * * * CONSERVATION UPDATE |
The House Desert Protection Bill H-2929 has passed the subcommittee in the house and should be up for full house vote in a couple weeks. The Senate Bill 8-21 is still stalled as of this writing. If you would like to see this bill move forward, write Senator Seymour urging him to act. Incidentally (or not so incidentally), neither bill gives protection from the above mentioned radioactive dump site, each falling just short of that specific location. |
| PRIORITY STATMENT ON POPULATION - National Sierra Club |
"Among the most important issues affecting the world's future is the rapid growth of human population. Together, the increase in population and in resource consumption are basic causes of human suffering and environmental degradation & must become major priorities for national & international action. Because of its pervasive & detrimental impact on global ecological systems, population growth threatens to overwhelm any possible gains made in improving human conditions. Failure to curb the rate of world population growth will magnify the deterioration of the earth's environment & natural resources & undermine economic & social progress. A humane sustainable future depends on recognizing the common ground between population & the environment. Current national & international efforts to address the world's rapidly expanding population are not sufficient. A new commitment to population programs which enhance human rights & conditions is urgently needed. The United States & all nations of the world must make an effective response to the issue of population growth as a leading priority for this decade." To receive the Newsletter of the Population & Growth Issues Task Force, call or write to: Russell Ernst, 2441 Chapman St. Lomita 90717. H 213-534-2l55, W 213-719-3083. |
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