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Instead of hazarding our future on the dirty fuels of the past, let's invest in clean power that can drive this country forward. Let's cut energy waste, make our economy the world's most efficient, and give our workers a leg up in the global marketplace.

~Frances Beinecke

Topics: Clean Country Cut Dirty Drive Economy Efficient Energy Forward Fuels Future Give Global Instead Invest Leg Make Marketplace Most Our Past Power Up Waste Workers World

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All Americans have benefited from the dedicated service of Representative Henry Waxman. In every battle and in every moment that mattered most, Rep. Waxman stood up for the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the wild places we cherish.

~Frances Beinecke

Topics: Air All Americans American Battle Breathe Cherish Dedicated Drink Every Henry Mattered Moment Most Places Rep Representative Service Stood Up Water Wild

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After being nearly eradicated from the lower 48 states by the 1960s, bald eagles were re-introduced to the Adirondacks in the 1980s, and I'm proud to report the view from my home indicates they are flourishing in upstate New York.

~Frances Beinecke

Topics: After Bald Being Eagles Eradicated Flourishing Home Lower Nearly New New York Proud Report States Upstate View Were York 1960S 1980S

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Striking a balance between wildlife conservation and wind energy development starts with understanding threats to eagle populations and how our actions, including operating wind farms, are affecting them.

~Frances Beinecke

Topics: Actions Affecting Balance Between Conservation Development Eagle Energy Farms How Including Operating Our Starts Striking Them Threats Understanding Wildlife Wind

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Climate change is the central environmental ill of our time. We have an obligation to protect our children from the dangers of this widening scourge, and we aren't yet doing enough about it.

~Frances Beinecke

Topics: About Central Change Children Climate Climate Change Dangers Doing Enough Environmental Ill Obligation Our Our Time Protect Scourge Time Widening

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The single most important thing we can do to protect our communities from climate change is to reduce dangerous carbon pollution.

~Frances Beinecke

Topics: Carbon Change Climate Climate Change Communities Dangerous Important Important Thing Most Most Important Thing Our Pollution Protect Reduce Single Thing

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NEPA's common sense approach to foster discussion and collaboration about major development projects has worked well to protect our national treasures and resources.

~Frances Beinecke

Topics: About Approach Collaboration Common Common Sense Development Discussion Foster Major National Our Projects Protect Resources Sense Treasures Well Worked

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We can power our economy without despoiling our wild places.

~Frances Beinecke

Topics: Economy Our Places Power Wild Without

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Mercury is a potent toxin that interferes with the human nervous system. Reducing this hazard will be a major public health breakthrough.

~Frances Beinecke

Topics: Breakthrough Hazard Health Human Interferes Major Mercury Nervous Nervous System Potent Public Public Health Reducing System Will

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Mercury is most commonly recognized as a developmental toxin, threatening to young children and fetuses as they develop their nervous system. Prenatal exposure to even low levels of mercury can cause life-long problems with language skills, fine motor function, and the ability to pay attention.

~Frances Beinecke

Topics: Ability Attention Cause Children Commonly Develop Developmental Even Exposure Fine Function Language Levels Low Mercury Most Motor Nervous Nervous System Pay Pay Attention Problems Recognized Skills System Threatening Young Young Children

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: Unknown

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