A White House proposal would let federal agencies decide whether highways, dams and other projects will harm endangered species.

Greens are worried that the Bush administration is rushing to loosen rules protecting endangered species before its term is up in January. The controversy stems over a recent White House decision to limit the public comment period on a contentious proposal to allow federal agencies approving or funding dams, highways and other projects to decide for themselves whether endangered species could be harmed—without input from government experts.

The Interior Department set a 30-day public comment period last week on the proposal; they had originally promised a 60-day comment period. Meanwhile, representatives of 103 nonprofit organizations submitted a letter to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez asking to quadruple the time for public comment from 30 to 120 days and to hold public hearings. Various congressional Democrats are also calling for extending the comment period, which would give opponents of the plan more time to rally opposition and would essentially leave the decision in the hands of the next president.

Source: MSNBC

Your comments are a critical part of the public record in support of our premier wildlife law and as such a campaign letter has been issued by Audubon.  

To take action against this misguided law simply follow the link and edit the sample letter provided before the deadline on September 15.  

http://audubonaction.org/campaign/endangeredspecies

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Your Time Quotient (TQ) is a Gold Standard measurement of the actions you take to produce the Results you get over Time.

“TQ measures how smart you ACT, not how smart you ARE!”
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What I am doing:  I need a good hand grip and quick reactions for what I am doing.  I am powered by something that shares the same name as a popular beverage.  

Where I am:  From above this downunder place looks like the Starship Enterprise. There are no residential dwellings nearby although there is a chapel situated adjacent from here. 

To: All Women of Action

Motivation:  In order to develop new skills and discover their full potential Women of Action take on challenges that test their abilities to become an elite version of themselves and important Role Models! 

Objective:  Supreme vitality through nutritional balance!  

Mission Brief:  The key to sustaining an action lifestyle is optimal health and it starts with nutrition.  This month your mission ladies is to ward off inflammation and balance your Ph levels by taking the Great Big Veggie Challenge!

To ensure our systems are running on full steam and at their most efficient, it is important to balance the effects of acidic foods with alkaline producing greens!  Whilst it is not essential to become a complete vegetarian the benefits of doing so should be investigated personally at least once by all women of action, as it has many positive effects on the environment and to our digestive systems.  

Instructions:  First and foremost you need to gather your resources and print-out some useful guidelines.

Go online and visit: www.nutritiondata.com/help/inflammation and do some background research on Inflammation, which foods cause the most damage and how to balance them using the IF rating system created by Monica Reinagel.  It is also a good idea to pop into your local library and borrow her book the Inflammation Free Diet Plan or visit her site www.inflammationfactor.com/rating_tables.php  to print out a handy IF rating chart for some of your favorite foods.

Once you’ve done your mission research (all operatives benefit from background information on their subject) it’s time to sign-up for the challenge:  www.veg.ca the site offers a comprehensive library of resources and community of supporters, so you won’t have to fly solo on this mission.

Finally, I encourage you all to post your comments and record your efforts as this is the best way to make every action count and be a Role Model for others!