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Our Mission
Pickup & GO! urges everyone to learn about and
explore America's national and state parks and
forests for adventure, recreation, restoration
and spiritual growth. These lands are paid for
with our tax dollars and represent Americans'
collective natural heritage and history.
The newsletter advocates for environmental
responsibility and the inclusion of all segments
of our population in the dialogue between
government and
industry, in making decisions that affect our
health, our natural resources, our wildlife and
our future.
Preservation of open spaces, wild places, clean
air, and clean water are birthrights, not gifts
of government or industry. It is our duty to
protect them and our blessing to be able to
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The Pentagon
expects that catastrophes will result from climate
change:
In case you still
think it’s all overblown hype, check out this report on
the
Pentagon’s findings about climate change
(http://www.mindfully.org/Air/2003/Pentagon-Climate-Change1oct03.htm)
Executive Summary
“There is
substantial evidence to indicate that significant global
warming will occur during the 21st century.
Because changes have been gradual so far, and are
projected to be similarly gradual in the future, the
effects of global warming have the potential to be
manageable for most nations. Recent research, however,
suggests that there is a possibility that this gradual
global warming could lead to a relatively abrupt slowing
of the ocean’s thermohaline conveyor, which could lead
to harsher winter weather conditions, sharply reduced
soil moisture, and more intense winds in certain regions
that currently provide a significant fraction of the
world’s food production. With inadequate preparation,
the result could be a significant drop in the human
carrying capacity of the Earth’s environment.
The
research suggests that once temperature rises above some
threshold, adverse weather conditions could develop
relatively abruptly, with persistent changes in the
atmospheric circulation causing drops in some regions of
5-10 degrees Fahrenheit in a single decade. “
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