| What you can do to help. |
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this Book! |
| A lot more than you might think. The key weapons
we have are the truth, public opinion, and publicity. The more awareness
that the public has of this issue, the more pressure can be exerted
where needed. The ultimate goal is legislation
that will make it unnecessary for us to go to such effort to preserve
the river. But in the meantime, we all must work as hard as we can
to prevent as much damage as possible. |
Not only is it a great book, but the profits go
to the Connecticut River Watershed
Council.
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information.
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| Right now,
you should download the "Action Pack" from the CRCPT
- it's a handy guide to how you can help get crucial impending legislation
passed which would impose an immediate moratorium on new docks. This
is important; please download the information in MS
Word or Acrobat pdf format,
and get on the phone! |
| 1) Silence builds excessive development. Publicity
will help stop it. |
| The most important thing you can do (which is also
the easiest and least expensive) is to speak out and
let everyone who has an influence know that you want the river
preserved. |
| Send a letter to your local newspaper and to the Hartford
Courant. Most newspapers accept letters via e-mail.
Click here for newspaper addresses. |
| State Representatives do like to hear from their constituents,
and can be quite responsive and helpful. Remember, they can't help
us preserve the river if they don't know how many of us care about
the issue. Use the email-o-matic
to send a message to all your elected officials, with just one mouse
click. |
| 2) Talk to people. |
| You'd be surprised how many people in the immediate
area don't know how much development is planned in the river valley.
The scenery gets chipped away, one little piece at a time, and many
people won't notice until it's too late. Give everyone you know this
website address so they can see the situation for themselves. |
| 3) Keep informed, and make your presence felt.
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| Your best resource for long-term ways to help with
these issues is to check with these organizations. |
| 4) Whatever else you can think of. |
| Don't be shy about expressing your ideas and thoughts
in any forum you can. You might be the one to come up with the ideas
that work. |
