This is an FOR action alert that went out today.
You read the headlines: Salmon fishing closed for California, Oregon ... US halts commercial salmon season ... Salmon fishing closure prompts Gov. Schwarzenegger to declare state of emergency.
The collapse of the salmon population in the Sacramento River has forced the shutdown of commercial and recreational fishing for salmon this year. Shut it down completely for the first time ever. The Sacramento River fall chinook salmon population has declined 92% since 2002. The collapse has many causes, some due to warmer oceans, and some due to dams and pumping that have destroyed 95% of our salmon and steelhead habitat.
What can you do about it?
Here's one simple step you can take: Urge Senator Dianne Feinstein to oppose any new dams on our already-depleted rivers. The California Chamber of Commerce is asking Senator Feinstein to endorse a $12 billion mega-water bond initiative for the November ballot. That's right, the Chamber wants more dams even as existing dams are contributing to our current state of emergency.
Send an email now urging Senator Feinstein to just say no!
Ask Senator Feinstein to instead support the ongoing efforts of business, labor and environmental justice groups to create sustainable solutions to California’s water problems that protect our economy and our environment.
Please send an email now!
www.friendsoftheriver.org/site/R?i=AI3y32kYWl_LtPhNC5THWw
(I hope that link works... it should)
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