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Hello all,

 

My name is Lynne and I am very concerned with the current state of

our environment and the rapidly shrinking natural habitats. I have

joined this group to share information, thoughts, and ideas with

others who share similar concerns, and to also broaden my knowledge

of other concerns, such as animal rights issues, as well.

 

I have some information concerning another proposed attempt to drill

oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that others may very well

want to be aware of....This is not a spam message, nor am I

attempting to advertise the group from which this message originated,

I am simply passing along valuable information...

 

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I need your help today to stop a sneak attack on the

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. For the fourth year in a

row, oil industry allies in both the House and the Senate

are trying to add language to the federal budget bill that

would open the Arctic up to oil drilling. We've stopped

them in the past, and we must stop them again:

http://www.care2.com/go/z/21626

 

Senate Energy Committee Chair Pete Domenici (R-NM) and his

allies in the House plan to attach a drilling proposal to

the budget resolution to circumvent Congress' normal

process for contentious legislation. They know they could

never pass a bill to open up the Arctic to drilling -

polls show that a strong majority of Americans oppose

drilling in the Arctic. And drilling has repeatedly been

defeated in Congress, despite the fact that it is a

cornerstone of Bush's industry-friendly energy plan.

 

So they need to sneak drilling into the budget bill, which

they know Congress needs to pass. But drilling in the

Arctic has nothing to do with the federal budget. It has

everything to do with destroying pristine wilderness for

oil and money, and devastating the calving grounds of

hundreds of thousands of caribou just to fuel America's

oil addiction for a few months.

 

Please act today to urge both your Representative and your

Senators to stop any attempts in the next two weeks to add

pro-drilling language to the federal budget bill. Send a

letter today: http://www.care2.com/go/z/21626

 

 

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Activist tip:

 

Get to know the wildlands you work so hard to protect!

Spend a few minutes looking at this " Arctic Journey "

slideshow from The Wilderness Society and photographer

John Dunne. You'll be reminded of just how unique and

precious this majestic wilderness is, and why we can't

stop working to protect it from oil drilling and other

threats. http://www.care2.com/go/z/21628