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the Arctic from the most devastating impacts of climate change and ultimately reverse the currently inexorable warming. We also have the legal and policy tools: At the international level, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol address the climate crisis, and are supplemented by other agreements including the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. Ironically, the United States, which to date is the sole developed country to fail to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, has the strongest domestic environmental laws in the world. Successful programs under the existing Clean Air Act are available to

reduce greenhouse gas emissions nationwide. The barriers we face are political, not legal or technological, and must be overcome with a massive increase in grassroots activism.

MAKING YOUR VOICE HEARD. Tell your elected representatives—loudly and often—that

you support action at the local, national and international levels to reduce greenhouse pollution and protect the Arctic.

GETTING INVOLVED AND GETTING ACTIVE. Join the organization or movement which

most appeals to you and learn how you can maximize your impact. www.biologicaldiversity.org

and www.careforthewild.com provide resources to get you started.

BECOMING THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE. Simple actions like insulating your home,

reducing carbon-intensive travel, and switching to a vegetarian, local-foods or low-meat diet all reduce your carbon footprint. Talking to others about the challenges we face will help create the political momentum that is desperately needed to solve the climate crisis and save the Arctic and other most vulnerable regions of our planet.

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