Benny Zable

>From: Ben Wikler - Avaaz.org <avaaz@avaaz.org>
>To: bennyzable@hotmail.com <bennyzable@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Sign the Live Earth Pledge
>Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2007 23:06:50 -0700
>
>Dear friend,
>
>The Live Earth concerts, less than a week from now, will reach as many as
>two billion people worldwide. But they're more than concerts. They're a
>call to action. Throughout the events, Live Earth's organizers will
>challenge people around the world to take the Live Earth pledge, a set of
>seven commitments to confront the climate crisis. (The full text of the
>pledge is at the bottom of this message.)
>
>If millions of people take this pledge, we will have a chance to build a
>movement unlike any the world has ever seen: a vast network of committed
>citizens, from rich and poor countries alike, fighting a global crisis
>together. It's a big vision. It's within our reach. But to make it work,
>this pledge needs to catch fire. As Avaaz members, we can turn Live Earth
>into a political earthquake--by building momentum for the pledge now,
>before the first concert begins. Can you sign the pledge and send it to
>five friends?
>
http://www.avaaz.org/en/climate_pledge/h.php?cl=12725956

>Already this spring, Avaaz members have demonstrated their energy on
>climate change--delivering hundreds of thousands of petition signatures
>from more than 180 countries to world leaders. And the outcome of the G8+5
>summit shows the power of the growing climate movement: a promise from the
>world's 13 most-polluting countries to begin negotiations this year on a
>truly global climate change treaty.
>
>In the last week, Avaaz members have done it again: more than 2500 of us
>from 125 countries have signed up to host Live Earth events, with nearly
>1000 of these events open to the public. It's amazing--nobody can remember
>anything like it.
>
>Now, it's time to make it count. The pledge is what makes Live Earth
>matter. It's the point of the parties. It's the commitment that will lead
>to change.
>
>It's a pledge to individual action, to become climate neutral in our own
>lives. It's a pledge to take action as consumers, as workers, and as
>community members. And it's a pledge to action as citizens--to demand that
>our national leaders support a strong international treaty to cut global
>warming pollution by half, including a 90% cut from developed countries,
>within a generation. By signing it, we put our names on the line for
>change. And we send a message to the world's political leaders and
>corporate chieftans that the world is waking up.
>
>Let's lead the way. Sign the pledge now, and send it to friends--so that we
>can build a wave of 250,000 pledge signers before the Live Earth concerts
>begin on Saturday:
>
http://www.avaaz.org/en/climate_pledge/h.php?cl=12725956

>Let's turn the Live Earth moment into an unstoppable global movement. The
>climate crisis demands nothing less.
>
>With hope,
>
>Ben, Graziela, Ricken, Paul, Hannah, Iain, Galit, and the entire Avaaz team
>
>Here is the full text of the Live Earth Pledge:
>
>I PLEDGE:
>
>1. To demand that my country join an international treaty within the next 2
>years that cuts global warming pollution by 90% in developed countries and
>by more than half worldwide in time for the next generation to inherit a
>healthy earth;
>
>2. To take personal action to help solve the climate crisis by reducing my
>own CO2 pollution as much as I can and offsetting the rest to become
>"carbon neutral;"
>
>3. To fight for a moratorium on the construction of any new generating
>facility that burns coal without the capacity to safely trap and store the
>CO2;
>
>4. To work for a dramatic increase in the energy efficiency of my home,
>workplace, school, place of worship, and means of transportation;
>
>5. To fight for laws and policies that expand the use of renewable energy
>sources and reduce dependence on oil and coal;
>
>6. To plant new trees and to join with others in preserving and protecting
>forests; and,
>
>7. To buy from businesses and support leaders who share my commitment to
>solving the climate crisis and building a sustainable, just, and prosperous
>world for the 21st century.You are getting this message because you signed
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