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Stand Against Muslim and Refugee Ban; Tell Congress to Block Pruitt as Head of EPA; Reject Sandpiper Pipeline; Tell ACE and True Value Hardware to Stop Selling Bee-killing Pesticides; Say NO to GMO in Grocery Stores

Keep Standing Against the Muslim and Refugee Ban

Last week, a federal judge—appointed by President G.W. Bush—issued a temporary nationwide injunction on Trump’s illegal and unconstitutional Muslim ban. While this is great news, it is only a temporary halt to the Muslim ban, which Trump continues to fight in court.

“This isn’t the time for Congress to sit on the sidelines; Congress needs to use its power to defund and rescind the ban.” – Indivisible Guide Team

Call your Senators and ask them to continue to withhold consent on all Senate business, and to filibuster any legislation until this discriminatory, unconstitutional ban is revoked and justice is restored.

Call your Representative and ask them to co-sponsor H.R.724, the Statue of Liberty Values (SOLVE) Act, legislation that would rescind and defund Trump’s Muslim ban. The Indivisible Guide team has scripts for you, here!

Tell Congress to Block Pruitt as Head of EPA

On Monday, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) employees rallied against the impending confirmation of  Pruitt as EPA Administrator, in what appears to be “the first protest by federal workers against the Trump administration.”

Also, according to the Center for Food Safety, Scott Pruitt is the worst candidate for public health and the environment. As Oklahoma Attorney General, he sued the EPA several times to stop vital protections for clean air, clean water, and climate regulations. Thus a very apparent climate denier, he calls climate science “unsettled” and has strongly opposed any attempts to address global warming, meanwhile defending his friends at ExxonMobil!!!

Tell Congress to block the confirmation of Scott Pruitt as head of the Environmental Protection Agency! Submit your petition here.

Call the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121. A switchboard operator will connect you directly with the Senate office you request.

Contact number for Chuck Schumer in Melville, NY: (631) 753-0978

Please contact your Senators TODAY and urge them to vote NO on Pruitt’s confirmation.

Also, support The Sierra Club as they effectively mobilize members and allies on the Hill to fight back against “this multi-fronted assault on the main governmental body standing between us and noxious air and poisoned water.”

Stand strong with the SC to save the EPA from Trump and congressional Republican leaders by donating any amount now!

Reject the Proposed Line 3 Pipeline

In August, 2016, the People of Northern Minnesota and other Water Protectors defeated the Sandpiper pipeline proposal. Enbridge Energy Partners canceled their plans for that project yet the battle against Line 3 remains…

“With a cost of $7.5 billion, Line 3 is the largest project in Enbridge’s history, and would be one of the largest crude oil pipelines in the continent, carrying up to 760,000 barrels per day.” – Honor the Earth

The State of Minnesota is currently writing the Environmental Impact Statement for Line 3. The draft EIS is scheduled to be released in April 2017 and the public will have a chance to comment at a series of public hearings. Please, support the tribal EIS for Pipe 3 here!

This pipeline will have devastating and irreversible effects on the environment, endangering our water, and ultimately, our food!!! Read more about the project and discover how you can get more involved here

Tell ACE and True Value to Stop Selling Bee-killing Pesticides

“Progress for bees! Costco announced that it will take steps to address bee-killing pesticides in its supply chain. The company is moving toward reducing neonicotinoid pesticides on its garden plants and expanding its selection of organic products. This is a step toward catching up with Home Depot, Lowe’s, and other leading garden retailers who are getting these plants and products off their shelves.” – Friends of the Earth

There are still two large garden retailers, Ace Hardware and True Value, for who it is time to join their competitors and help save bees!

Tell Ace and True Value: Stop selling bee-killing pesticides.

The GMO Arctic Apple® Is Coming To A Grocery Store Near You 

This week, the GMO Arctic Apple® is headed to grocery stores for a trial run. Yikes!!

The good news?? Well, thanks to consumers like us (signing petitions and voting with our dollar really does matter!), some of the biggest purchasers of apples — like McDonald’s, Wendy’s and Gerber — have committed not to sell GMO apples. Together, we (as not-consumers) have power!

“Intrexon — the company that makes them — is getting desperate to find companies to buy them. So the company is hoping grocery stores will carry their GMO product.” – Friends of the Earth

We can disrupt the market for these apples and keep them off our plates and out of our environment. ACT NOW, during this trial run in grocery stores.

Sign the petition: Tell grocery stores to commit to keeping GMO apples off their shelves. 

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