I did this yesterday. What do they intend to do with the 'signatures'?
Were we meant to print off and mail that letter ourselves?
Ken said:
> Dear Ken,
>
> As someone who I know cares deeply about Michigan's environment, I wanted
> to keep you updated on my efforts to stop the flood of Canadian trash
> coming into Michigan.
>
> In January, Toronto decided to stop taking responsibility for its garbage,
> and now sends all of its trash - over 1.1 million tons each year - to
> landfills in Michigan. More than 160 trash trucks from Canada pass through
> our borders at the Blue Water Bridge and the Ambassador Bridge every day.
> Now, Toronto is considering a proposal to ship 55,000 tons of human sewage
> waste into Michigan.
>
> Besides the obvious environmental concerns, these trucks pose a
> serious
> homeland security threat. By their very nature, trucks filled with garbage
> are difficult to carefully inspect. The Canadian waste also hampers the
> effectiveness of Michigan's state and local recycling efforts, since
> Ontario does not have a bottle law requiring recycling. Earlier this year,
> a Canadian garbage truck driver was arrested for smuggling illegal drugs
> across the border in his truck. Additionally, Canadian trash trucks
> carrying radioactive materials have been turned back at the U.S.
> border no
> fewer than five times.
>
> The U.S. Government can stop the flow of Canadian trash right NOW, by
> enforcing an existing treaty with Canada that requires the Canadian
> government to seek approval from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
> before any shipments can be sent across the border.
>
> I urge you to join me and call on the EPA Administrator to immediately
> enforce this treaty and stop the flood of Canadian trash right now. I have
> set up an online petition on my website
>
>
> http://stabenow.senate.gov/stoptrash
>
> Please take a moment to sign up
> and ask the administration to stop Toronto from dumping its trash on
> Michigan.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> Debbie Stabenow
> United States Senator
>
>
>
>
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