With Republicans, now four men stronger in the Senate, firmly in command of the national stage, environmentalists plan to take the fight to states and local regions. On global warming, while the U.S. has sat out climate talks, California and a number of Northeastern states have taken action into their own hands. California has pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks by 30 percent in the next decade. And next summer San Francisco and Oakland, under the auspices of the U.N., will host a five-day green city symposium with leaders 100 of the largest cities in the world to try to move the issue forward.

"If you can't get the job done at the international level because nation states like the U.S. are recalcitrant, then there is a kind of urban revolution that could get the job done," says Randy Hayes, director of sustainability for the city of Oakland, who is the founder of Rainforest Action Network.

Besides battling at state and local levels, environmental groups urge voters who care about the environment to put pressure on their national representatives. "If they don't hear from the majority of Americans who want stronger environmental protections, how can we blame them for misinterpreting the will of the people?" says Rafle from the Wilderness Society.

If you're worried about Bush pushing forward his rapacious, anti-environmental agenda, says Wayland, whatever you do, don't flee the country. "Don't move to Canada," she says. "Move to the Southeast. Move to North Carolina, South Carolina. Move to Georgia." Fight for the environment at home. "Now is the time to be more activist and recruit more of your friends. This is a call to action."

Michael Brune, executive director of Rainforest Action Network, agrees. "The opposing team just scored a touchdown and did a nasty offensive dance in the end zone. But we haven't lost the game."

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