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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=aybarra@cbf.org href="mailto:aybarra@cbf.org">Abby Ybarra</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=aybarra@cbf.org href="mailto:aybarra@cbf.org">Abby
Ybarra</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 17, 2008 1:37 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> NCLI Headed to House Vote - Act Now!</DIV></DIV>
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align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">NCLI Headed to
House Vote<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Please email your House member to
urge support!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The No Child Left Inside Act of 2008
is expected to receive a final vote in the House of Representatives Thursday,
September 18<SUP>th</SUP></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We hope you and your members can
email members of the House today</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> to urge their support. Here is the
background:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The House Rules Committee has
adopted a rule to govern debate on the bill, which is available at the
Committee’s <A
href="http://www.rules.house.gov/SpecialRules_details.aspx?NewsID=4057"><FONT
color=#800080>website</FONT></A>. We expect a handful of amendments to be
offered on the House floor. The No Child Left Inside Coalition has taken a
position in opposition to two amendments being offered by Rep. John Duncan of
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Tennessee</st1:State></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The first <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Duncan</st1:City></st1:place> amendment would
reduce the authorized funding level for the National Environmental Education Act
from $14 million to $9 million. The Coalition opposes any cuts to funding for
environmental education, which is already woefully inadequate. The second
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Duncan</st1:City></st1:place> amendment
would eliminate the capacity-building grant program from the NCLI Act, removing
a key section of the bill designed to improve and expand environmental
education.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Please take a few minutes today to
email members of Congress</SPAN></U></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> by clicking the below “<B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Send a Message Now</B>” button and ask them
to:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">1. <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Support H.R. 3036</B>, the No Child Left
inside Act; and<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2. <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Oppose the two amendments by Representative
Duncan</B> to reduce funding for environmental education.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Finally, <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U>please forward this email to the members
of your organization today</U></B> to help generate more emails to the
House.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We are now close to reaching a major
milestone in our journey to improve how we teach kids about their natural world.
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thank you for your help and your
support of environmental education!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Abby Ybarra<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Grassroots
Coordinator<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">No Child Left Inside
Coalition<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For more information on the NCLI Act
or the NCLI Coalition, visit <A
href="http://www.nclicoalition.org/">www.NCLICoalition.org</A>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
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