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Brian Baird: Feb 20th, meeting in Longview

Brian Baird, our Congressional Representative, will host a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Cowlitz Regional Conference Center, 1900 Seventh Ave. in Longview.

Although Baird says the meeting will focus on the Iraq war and the federal budget and deficit it would seem that constituents can discuss things that are of concern to them. Please attend and share their thoughts on issues and legislation with your congressperson. How will he know what you think if you don't tell him?

For more information, contact Baird's Vancouver office at (360) 695-6292 or visit www.house.gov/baird/.

Climate Week of Action

America and Canada's youth are calling for five days of demonstrations to put the heat on a new U.S. Congress and a returning Canadian Parliament to begin aggressive national power shifts on global warming. The Climate Week of Action is an opportunity for everyone from students and professors to people of faith, workers, and average citizens to speak out and take action for a clean energy future. So, attend a screening of An Inconvenient Truth , join the photo petition to Congress and Parliament, make a phone call to stop a new proposed oil refinery in North Dakota, or organize something new in your community to make an impact on the climate crisis. Whatever you do next week, make it a week of action!

Dispatches from the week are posted at It’s Getting Hot In Here

In the Pacific Northwest, they are especially encouraging folks to make a call to Gov. Kulongoski or Gov. Gregoire in support of grassroots, community efforts against Liquefied Natural Gas. Let them know that a just, sustainable future does not include pushing this dangerous, climate change inducing fuel on poor communities Oregon and Washington! Attached to this email is a document with the Governor's phone numbers and lots more information about LNG.

More information is available here.