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Are you
concerned about the protection and enhancement of Michigan’s
air, water and land but don’t have much time to take
action? Do you feel your efforts could be more effective and
part of a strategic plan? Are you looking for another means
to have your voice heard?
The Michigan
Environmental Council (MEC), Michigan United Conservation
Clubs (MUCC), National Wildlife Federation (NWF), Environmental
Defense Fund (EDF), and the Michigan League of Conservation
Voters have initiated the Michigan Action Project (MAP), an
electronic rapid response system, to enhance communication
with key state and federal officials and business leaders.
All you need is an E-mail address!
It’s
simple. MAP will send you occasional notices of critical environmental
issues - about ten or twelve times a year. After you download
and read MAP’s short description of a state or federal
environmental issue, you can personalize our preaddressed
sample letter. MAP will then convert your response to a facsimile
and fax your letter to the appropriate policy maker or opinion
leader.
The MAP
system gives you two ways to respond: via regular e-mail or
through our new web-based "Action Network" system.
MAP alerts, which will always be e-mailed to you, will contain
a link to a "Take Action" page on your personal
Action Network workspace. You do not need to use the new web-based
system if you are more comfortable responding via e-mail.
Either way your letters will be faxed to key decision-makers.
Feedback
will be provided with results of your efforts. For example,
we described to past participants how their action on the
"Clean Michigan Initiative" alert helped to change
the bond package from an industrial development bond to a
true environmental bond. The participation of concerned citizens
was also helpful in defeating federal "takings"
legislation that would have weakened state and local governments’
capacity to protect environmental and public health.
Here’s
what Michigan citizens have to say about MAP:
- "Thank
you for all your efforts - it's really nice to have this
opportunity to get involved made so easy!"
- "Following
the last round of letters, I received a reply from [Rep.]
Joe Young, Jr. explaining how the vote went. Good to have
this [form of] communication."
- "Thanks
for the update. It's good to know that our efforts have
paid off!"
To
get connected to MAP, please complete and submit the form
below:
Once you
are registered can access your own MAP workspace at http://map.e-actionmax.com/.
Please submit your email address where it asks registered
activists to sign in. The system will then ask for your password.
If you have not yet created a password, as would be the case
if you register using Form 1, just hit "submit"
and create in the "Your Workspace" page that follows.
If you forget your password, the system will promptly e-mail
it to you.
You will
be emailed your first alert soon. Check out your workspace
to see what alerts are open, to find out who your legislators
are, to change your contact information and more. If you have
questions, please call James Clift at (517) 487-9539.
Your
Organization Affiliation:
(Please check all organizations in which you are an active
and/or paying member)
Michigan United Conservation Clubs
National Wildlife Federation
Environmental Defense Fund
League of Conservation Voters Education Fund
Sierra Club, Michigan Chapter
Michigan Environmental Council (MEC)
Affiliated Organization:
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