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Thanks for urging European decision-makers to adopt ambitious standards for energy efficiency in major electrical appliances like TVs, fridges and boilers. Your signature will be delivered to the negotiators this Thursday in Brussels.

The more people that join this call, the more powerful it will become. Please take a moment now to tell your friends and family about this campaign by using the tool at the following link, or simply forwarding the email below to your address book.

http://www.avaaz.org/en/refrigerator_revolution_video/97.php?cl_tta_sign=1ef1124e84d2327ea9fe1c5d4406d272

Thanks!

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Dear friends,

This week, European regulators will start setting efficiency standards for fridges, TVs, and other products. Strong rules could massively cut Europe's climate pollution, but industrial lobbyists are pushing to weaken the proposals.

We've received an unusual message: a video sent back in time from the future ... by a talking fridge named "Coldy." Click the link to watch the video and take action now:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/refrigerator_revolution_video/97.php?cl_tta_sign=1ef1124e84d2327ea9fe1c5d4406d272

Green technology already exists that would dramatically improve the fridges, TVs, washing machines, and other products that each of us use. Strong green standards, according to expert studies, could have a huge climate impact--greater than taking two thirds of Europe's cars off the road. And these standards would reduce our energy bills by tens of billions of Euros per year.

But the most-polluting companies want to sell dirty products cheaply, and avoid green investment. It's up to us to make sure EU negotiators hear the clear voice of thousands of citizens across Europe -- and not just the voices of the vested interests. Click below to watch the video and sign the petition -- it will be delivered to negotiators this Thursday:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/refrigerator_revolution_video/97.php?cl_tta_sign=1ef1124e84d2327ea9fe1c5d4406d272

With hope,

Ben, Luis, Iain, Graziela, Paula, Alice, Milena, Ricken, Brett, Pascal, Paul, Veronique, and the entire Avaaz team

FOOTNOTES
1. For more information, updates and policy briefs on the European Eco-design policy process (including the studies and draft legislation on the products covered by this policy, such as TVs, fridges, and lightbulbs), see this site by the NGO coalition ECOS, Greenpeace Europe, WWF-EPO and other leading environmental organizations:
http://www.env-ngo.eup-network.de

2. Last week, more than 100,000 Avaaz members joined the global call for a truth commission to investigate human rights abuses in Bush's war on terror. Avaaz hand-delivered the signatures to the Senate committee and spoke to key U.S. leaders. Click to see photos and a full report:
http://www.avaaz.org/blog/en/w/brett/2009/03/war_on_terror_tell_the_truth_petition_delivered.php#trackback

3. On Thursday, Avaaz members will deliver the petition in Brussels with a stunt organized by Friends of the Earth Europe and Natuur en Milieu. For more information, check http://www.avaaz.org/blog/en later this week!

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