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Here's a suggested letter you can email to your representatives:

The Coast Redwood (Sequoia Sempervirons) is not only a California
treasure but a national treasure as well. With less than 4% of them
left, why aren't they at least on the threatened species list, if not on
the endangered species list?

How bad does it have to get before a species is considered
"endangered"? I'm thinking here of the fact that less than 4% of
Coast Redwoods are left, and how companies like Pacific Lumber are
literally "clearcutting like drunken sailors," thus reducing that 4% on
a daily basis.

What do we know of the effect on global climate change the
destruction of the other 96% of this species has had?

What do we know of the effect on global climate change the
destruction of the remaining 4% of this species will have?

I urge you to draft legislation that would ban the harvest of the Coast Redwood, and the sale and export of Redwood products (for least for
100 years). This will insure not only that the present old growth
Redwoods will be protected, but that younger Redwoods will have the opportunity to become old growth. This is for our children, our
grandchildren, and I believe the future of this planets climate.

Thank you for listening.

Cut and paste the above text into an email, or (even better) write your own version.

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