Hunting and Angling Groups Demand Climate Action

Michigonian sportsmen Greg Bovee and Richard Augustine joined dozens of hunters and anglers from across the country in Washington, DC on February 12, 2008 to make sure Congress listens to the voice of sportsmen on global warming. They personally delivered a letter signed by 677 hunting and fishing groups representing all 50 states, including 40 groups from Michigan

The letter was also featured in a full-page ad in USA Today (pdf).

• Read the sportsmen's letter to Congress
• See Press Release
• What Michigan groups signed on

The message was clear:

• America needs to reduce greenhouse gases that are polluting the environment.
• Congress needs to provide wildlife professionals with the resources they need to ensure wildlife survives a changing climate.

It's not too late to sign this letter.
Add your group today!

FACT SHEET:
"Global Warming and Michigan" (pdf)

Unless action is taken now, scientists estimate that by 2100, Michigan's average summer temperatures could increase between 7 and 9 degrees Fahrenheit. These conditions have enormous implications for the viability of Michigan's fish and wildlife as well as the recreation and tourism industries they support.

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POLL RESULTS:
Michigan Hunters and Anglers Concerned About Global Warming (pdf)

Upset with a U.S. energy policy addicted to oil, the majority of Michigan hunters and anglers want the government to invest in new, renewable sources of energy to create jobs, protect wildlife, and to combat global warming, according to a new poll released today.

"For sportsmen, the verdict is in," said Andy Buchsbaum, director of the National Wildlife Federation's Great Lakes office. "Global warming is occurring. It's time to stop talking about the problem and start solving it."