Discussion Topic: Hunting & Fishing Clubs Take on Global Warming
More than 670 hunting and fishing clubs from all 50 states have sent a letter to Congress and took out a full-page ad in USA Today to urge Congress to take action on global warming.
Can sportsmen actually make a difference against Global Warming? Should they?
Sportsmen are calling for comprehensive climate change legislation that cuts global warming by 2 percent per year through a cap-and-trade system and includes dedicated funding for fish and wildlife conservation and restoration.
'Climate change is a major threat to the future of our wildlife, and we're running out of time to do something about it,' said retired state Fish and Game wildlife biologist Eric Orff, now of the National Wildlife Federation. 'We've spent a century fighting to protect wildlife, wild places and our natural heritage. We will not sit by and do nothing while climate change threatens to wipe it all out.'
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