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1 Cap & Invest Cap & Invest What It Can Do for People and Wildlife

2 Cap and Invest = Repowering America & A Clean Energy Economy

3 Questions? At any time during the presentation, you can send us a chat through the ePop webinar system Or email us at alerts@nwf.org

4 Imagine... Millions of Clean Energy Jobs Clean Energy Can Drive America’s Economic Recovery

5 Imagine... Ending Dependency on Expensive Fossil Fuels

6 Threatened Wildlife: Polar Bears Crosbie, Dan. August 2004. Environment Canada. Accessed 8 September 2006. Polar bears in the Beaufort Sea, Canada, August 2004. Imagine... Safeguarding our Natural World

7 REPOWER AMERICA With Clean Electricity Questions? Email alerts@nwf.org

8 REFUEL AMERICA Cut Dependency on Oil

9 REBUILD AMERICA Carbon-Free Homes and Offices

10 RESTORE NATURE Protect the Natural World that Protects Us Questions? Email alerts@nwf.org

11 Running Out of Time to Act 2007 2008

12 Arctic Sea Ice Rapidly Melting 2007 2008

13 Delay Is Not An Option Much of the CO2 we emit lingers in the atmosphere for a century or more, creating an almost irreversible impact. Questions? Email alerts@nwf.org

14 We Need to “Cap” Pollution Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide (CO 2 )

15 Invest in a Clean, Green and Fair Climate Solution “POLLUTER PAYS” CLEAN: Invest in Clean Energy to Accelerate Transformation GREEN: Invest in Safeguarding our Natural World from Global Warming Impacts to Protect People and Wildlife FAIR: Protect Consumers, and Engage All Nations in an Equitable Solution

16 What About Wildlife? NWF believes that a sizable amount of cap and invest allowances should be set aside as dedicated funding to protect and restore the natural resources that people and wildlife depend on, including freshwater ecosystems, forest lands, and coastal ecosystems. Questions? Email alerts@nwf.org

17 Why Now? President Obama has called on Congress for legislation that puts a cap on carbon pollution and invests in clean energy technologies. Leaders in both chambers of Congress have announced their support for moving climate and energy legislation in the coming months. The time for us to speak up for a clean energy future and dedicated wildlife funding is now!

18 Top Talking Points We Need Strong Energy and Climate Legislation That... Secures a clean energy future Creates millions of clean energy jobs Makes polluters pay and invests the money in a clean, green and fair climate solution Safeguards our natural world from the impacts of global warming

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21 6 Air Pollutants Down 53% Clean Air Act We’ve Cleaned the Air Before GDP: Up 160% Population: Up 40% Questions? Email alerts@nwf.org

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23 What Can I Do? Write your members of Congress Write a letter to the editor Meet with your members of Congress

24 Climate Action Toolkit NWF.org/ClimateAction You Can Make A Difference For Wildlife!

25 Learned Something? Help us to produce more resources for wildlife enthusiasts like you: www.nwf.org/support Check out more Cap and Invest resources at: http://online.nwf.org/capandinvest


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