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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Jil Swearingen <jilswearingen@gmail.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 18, 2018 10:21 PM<br><b>To:</b> Marc Imlay <ialm@erols.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: FW: Federal Sign On Letter for Green New Deal<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Marc,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>This is great!! Did you send this to MAIPC? Other groups? I am thinking of signing it under my "In the Weeds" business.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thanks for sending.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Jil<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 8:18 PM Marc Imlay <<a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com">ialm@erols.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>From:</b> Paulette Hammond <<a href="mailto:paulettehammond8@gmail.com" target="_blank">paulettehammond8@gmail.com</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 18, 2018 12:50 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:andrewgreenejr@outlook.com" target="_blank">andrewgreenejr@outlook.com</a><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:wbell2@washcoll.edu" target="_blank">wbell2@washcoll.edu</a>; Bonnie Bick <<a href="mailto:bonniebick@gmail.com" target="_blank">bonniebick@gmail.com</a>>; Morley Bynum <<a href="mailto:wbiggley@msn.com" target="_blank">wbiggley@msn.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:ethelynfb@aol.com" target="_blank">ethelynfb@aol.com</a>; <a href="mailto:bobboxwell@hotmail.com" target="_blank">bobboxwell@hotmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:bobburchard@yahoo.com" target="_blank">bobburchard@yahoo.com</a>; <a href="mailto:nmcarter1@verizon.net" target="_blank">nmcarter1@verizon.net</a>; <a href="mailto:tjwcasey@comcast.net" target="_blank">tjwcasey@comcast.net</a>; <a href="mailto:suechapelle@yahoo.com" target="_blank">suechapelle@yahoo.com</a>; <a href="mailto:dconway@erols.com" target="_blank">dconway@erols.com</a>; <a href="mailto:jafjsc@verizon.net" target="_blank">jafjsc@verizon.net</a>; <a href="mailto:dlindsley@verizon.net" target="_blank">dlindsley@verizon.net</a>; Rob Etgen <<a href="mailto:retgen@eslc.org" target="_blank">retgen@eslc.org</a>>; <a href="mailto:stormy5@atlanticbb.net" target="_blank">stormy5@atlanticbb.net</a>; <a href="mailto:donnacave@aol.com" target="_blank">donnacave@aol.com</a>; <a href="mailto:frascati00@comcast.net" target="_blank">frascati00@comcast.net</a>; Caro Ghebelian <<a href="mailto:ghebelian@comcast.net" target="_blank">ghebelian@comcast.net</a>>; <a href="mailto:jgracie@brightwaterinc.com" target="_blank">jgracie@brightwaterinc.com</a>; Paulette Hammond <<a href="mailto:phamm001@earthlink.net" target="_blank">phamm001@earthlink.net</a>>; <a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com" target="_blank">ialm@erols.com</a>; Mike Kaspar <<a href="mailto:mikekaspar@aol.com" target="_blank">mikekaspar@aol.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:kenbonnyl@aol.com" target="_blank">kenbonnyl@aol.com</a>; Karen Meadow <<a href="mailto:karen.meadow@verizon.net" target="_blank">karen.meadow@verizon.net</a>>; <a href="mailto:meadownd@jhu.edu" target="_blank">meadownd@jhu.edu</a>; <a href="mailto:mdforests@hereintown.net" target="_blank">mdforests@hereintown.net</a>; <a href="mailto:civicgreenbelt@yahoo.com" target="_blank">civicgreenbelt@yahoo.com</a>; <a href="mailto:newviv@roadrunner.com" target="_blank">newviv@roadrunner.com</a>; <a href="mailto:coastkeeper@actforbays.org" target="_blank">coastkeeper@actforbays.org</a>; <a href="mailto:BRONLY@jhu.edu" target="_blank">BRONLY@jhu.edu</a>; <a href="mailto:c.schreter@comcast.net" target="_blank">c.schreter@comcast.net</a>; Diane Cameron <<a href="mailto:dianecameron60@gmail.com" target="_blank">dianecameron60@gmail.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:tomscott@erols.com" target="_blank">tomscott@erols.com</a>; <a href="mailto:jsherwell@igc.org" target="_blank">jsherwell@igc.org</a>; <a href="mailto:lindas@capaccess.org" target="_blank">lindas@capaccess.org</a>; <a href="mailto:hughsimmons@comcast.net" target="_blank">hughsimmons@comcast.net</a>; Angela S <<a href="mailto:smithang1@gmail.com" target="_blank">smithang1@gmail.com</a>>; Cliff Terry <<a href="mailto:cliffterry@verizon.net" target="_blank">cliffterry@verizon.net</a>>; ValentineBill <<a href="mailto:billv@valentineplumbing.com" target="_blank">billv@valentineplumbing.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:thomas.mccarthy@raymondjames.com" target="_blank">thomas.mccarthy@raymondjames.com</a>; <a href="mailto:mkriemelmeyer@me.com" target="_blank">mkriemelmeyer@me.com</a>; Norman Meadow <<a href="mailto:norman.meadow@verizon.net" target="_blank">norman.meadow@verizon.net</a>>; <a href="mailto:drchrisberg@aol.com" target="_blank">drchrisberg@aol.com</a>; <a href="mailto:grzebra@comcast.net" target="_blank">grzebra@comcast.net</a>; dee c <<a href="mailto:dcoley6@gmail.com" target="_blank">dcoley6@gmail.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:agearhart2@verizon.net" target="_blank">agearhart2@verizon.net</a>; <a href="mailto:rmcgowanbob@aol.com" target="_blank">rmcgowanbob@aol.com</a>; <a href="mailto:nealfitz48@gmail.com" target="_blank">nealfitz48@gmail.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Fwd: Federal Sign On Letter for Green New Deal<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><br>I just signed on to this on behalf of the Maryland Conservation Council.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Paulette<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Mitch Jones</span></strong> <<a href="mailto:mjones@fwwatch.org" target="_blank">mjones@fwwatch.org</a>><br>Date: Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 9:25 AM<br>Subject: Federal Sign On Letter for Green New Deal<br>To: Maryland CCE <<a href="mailto:maryland-cce@googlegroups.com" target="_blank">maryland-cce@googlegroups.com</a>><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div id="gmail-m_6319347256861707993m_3082370264412948934divtagdefaultwrapper"><p><span style='color:black'>On behalf of the over 20 groups already signed onto this letter, please join us in this historic push for House action on climate change. The deadline is Friday January 4, 2019. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:black'>The opening sentence of the letter is below, and the entire letter is also linked below, as well as the form for your group to join us (same link):</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121'>On behalf of our millions of members and supporters, we are writing today to urge you to consider the following principles as the 116th Congress debates climate change legislation and momentum around the country builds for a Green New Deal.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/L1wrb7SNdwI426vE2" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/forms/L1wrb7SNdwI426vE2</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><div style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;overflow:auto' id="gmail-m_6319347256861707993m_3082370264412948934LPBorder_GT_15451430373560.12413520270233791"><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="90%" style='width:90.0%;background:white;border-top:dotted #C8C8C8 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:dotted #C8C8C8 1.0pt;border-right:none'><tr><td width=250 valign=top style='width:187.5pt;border:none;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt .75pt'><div style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;display:table' id="gmail-m_6319347256861707993m_3082370264412948934LPImageContainer_15451430373520.8283712717619447"><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:15.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/L1wrb7SNdwI426vE2" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=250 height=131 style='width:2.6041in;height:1.3645in' id="gmail-m_6319347256861707993m_3082370264412948934LPThumbnailImageID_15451430373530.22159564058624337" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/O7ylNccQUkseAflc3J6q0bcx43GHIaZ5kRxUzeUxu5yx72FPVVIBkNcJU66TMb4VnCo=w1200-h630-p"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></td><td valign=top style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;display:table-cell' id="gmail-m_6319347256861707993m_3082370264412948934TextCell_15451430373530.30060916313306496"><div id="gmail-m_6319347256861707993m_3082370264412948934LPTitle_15451430373540.40921262562738314"><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:15.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Light",sans-serif;color:#0072C6'><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/L1wrb7SNdwI426vE2" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'>Re: Legislation to Address the Urgent Threat of Climate Change</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div style='margin-top:7.5pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt' id="gmail-m_6319347256861707993m_3082370264412948934LPMetadata_15451430373540.7125612237898067"><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:15.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:10.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#666666'><a href="http://goo.gl" target="_blank">goo.gl</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div id="gmail-m_6319347256861707993m_3082370264412948934LPDescription_15451430373550.1420395992889414"><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:15.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#666666'>Letter closes Friday, January 5, 2019 Dear Representative: On behalf of our millions of members and supporters, we are writing today to urge you to consider the following principles as the 116th Congress debates climate change legislation and momentum around the country builds for a Green New Deal. As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently warned, if we are to keep global warming below 1.5°C, we must act aggressively and quickly. At a minimum, reaching that target requires visionary and affirmative legislative action in the following areas: Halt all fossil fuel leasing, phase out all fossil fuel extraction, and end fossil fuel and other dirty energy subsidies. The science is clear that fossil fuels must be kept in the ground. Pursuing new fossil fuel projects at this moment in history is folly. Most immediately, the federal government must stop selling off or leasing publicly owned lands, water, and mineral rights for development to fossil fuel producers. The government must also stop approvi</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:black'>Thanks,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:black'>Mitch</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121'>Labor Network for Sustainability <br>Food & Water Watch <br>Friends of the Earth US<br>Center for Biological Diversity <br>Climate Justice Alliance<br>Oil Change USA<br>Hip Hop Caucus<br>Jesus People Against Pollution<br>Public Citizen<br><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://350.org&sa=D&ust=1545138211395000&usg=AFQjCNFuFXi6dJaXethWtnF4U03eURVQ6Q" target="_blank">350.org</a><br>Sunrise Movement<br>Greenpeace USA<br>Climate Hawks Vote<br>350 Seattle<br>Universal Income Project<br>DC Statehood Green Party<br>Alliance for Climate Education<br>Center for International Environmental Law<br>Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development<br>Dēmos<br>Partnership for Policy Integrity</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div id="gmail-m_6319347256861707993m_3082370264412948934Signature"><div id="gmail-m_6319347256861707993m_3082370264412948934divtagdefaultwrapper"><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><b><span style='color:black'>Mitch Jones</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>Senior Policy 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