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Stop Big Oil's Push to Open the Arctic Refuge
Target: United States Senate
Sponsored by: Care2
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The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one of the most important onshore denning habitats for America's threatened polar bears. Known as America's Serengeti, this stunning refuge teems with wildlife such as caribou, snow fox and millions of migratory birds.
But with oil prices skyrocketing, the Bush administration and Big Oil are pushing harder than ever to drill in this special place. Even the Bush administration's recent decision to protect polar bears under the Endangered Species Act includes provisions to allow drilling in polar bear habitat such as the Refuge.
Take action now -- tell your Senators to reject drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and support permanent protections for this special place.
But with oil prices skyrocketing, the Bush administration and Big Oil are pushing harder than ever to drill in this special place. Even the Bush administration's recent decision to protect polar bears under the Endangered Species Act includes provisions to allow drilling in polar bear habitat such as the Refuge.
Take action now -- tell your Senators to reject drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and support permanent protections for this special place.
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7:58 am PDT, Jun 24,
Jill Judson, Canada
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7:06 am PDT, Jun 24,
Valerie Lauria, New York
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2:16 am PDT, Jun 24,
Nicolas BELLEUDY, France
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3:49 pm PDT, Jun 23,
Melanie Meintjes, Australia
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8:48 am PDT, Jun 23,
Stephanie Tosado, Illinois
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8:07 am PDT, Jun 23,
Matthew Benner, Iowa
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5:14 am PDT, Jun 23,
Kim Bagelman, Texas
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7:16 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Matthew Lunsford, Arkansas
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4:42 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Brooke Elrod, Kentucky
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2:48 pm PDT, Jun 22,
C C Activist, North Carolina
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12:56 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Alison Oborn, Australia
This refuge is in trouble as it is without the greed of big companies going in and destroying it completely. Leave it alone!!
This refuge is in trouble as it is without the greed of big companies going in and destroying it completely. Leave it alone!!
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12:51 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Kristie O'Donnell, Pennsylvania
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12:43 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Sara K. Bakker, California
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12:48 am PDT, Jun 22,
Toni Sokoloski, Massachusetts
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6:22 pm PDT, Jun 21,
Miranda Fitzgerald, Kentucky
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2:44 pm PDT, Jun 21,
Amber Peiffer, Tennessee
Because its the only place the polar bears can live, don't expliot their habitat! find ECO FRIENDLY fuel!!!!1
Because its the only place the polar bears can live, don't expliot their habitat! find ECO FRIENDLY fuel!!!!1
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2:42 pm PDT, Jun 21,
Quinton Quebodeaux, Louisiana
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12:18 pm PDT, Jun 21,
William Coulter, Canada
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10:45 pm PDT, Jun 20,
Willow White, Idaho
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6:54 pm PDT, Jun 20,
Tracy Slager, Indiana
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3:57 pm PDT, Jun 20,
Julija Petrovic, Serbia And Montenegro
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3:51 pm PDT, Jun 20,
Name not displayed, Georgia
Dear Senators, I am writing today to strongly urge you support S.2316 to permanently protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. S.2316, sponsored by Senator Joseph Lieberman, would permanently protect the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge -- the Refuge's biological heart -- as a wilderness area with permanent protections. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is currently protected from harmful new drilling operations. But year after year, big oil companies and their allies relentlessly lobby for new drilling in this special place. This year is no exception, and rising oil prices have brought renewed calls to open up this special place. President Bush has even included revenues from Arctic Refuge drilling in his latest budget. view more The Arctic Refuge is not only home to caribou, snow fox and millions of migratory birds, it is also one of the most important onshore denning habitats for America's remaining polar bears. These magnificent animals are struggling for survival with scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey warning that America's polar bears could be extinct by 2050. The Fish & Wildlife Service just listed the polar bear as "threatened" on the Endangered Species List - yet this listing included qualifications to allow drilling in polar bear habitat. Drilling and the transportation and infrastructure needed to support it could wreak havoc on polar bears and the habitat they need to survive. There are around 400 crude oil and toxic spills every year at the Prudhoe oil field, just 30 miles west of the Arctic Refuge. If drilling -- and the development that comes with it -- is permitted in this important habitat, polar bears may abandon their dens, leaving cubs to die. I strongly urge you to support S.2316. Only a "wilderness" designation will stop the relentless efforts to drill in this special place and focus on real energy solutions like energy efficiency and the development of clean, renewable alternatives to fossil fuels. Sincerely, Crystal Flemister
Dear Senators, I am writing today to strongly urge you support S.2316 to permanently protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. S.2316, sponsored by Senator Joseph Lieberman, would permanently protect the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge -- the Refuge's biological heart -- as a wilderness area with permanent protections. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is currently protected from harmful new drilling operations. But year after year, big oil companies and their allies relentlessly lobby for new drilling in this special place. This year is no exception, and rising oil prices have brought renewed calls to open up this special place. President Bush has even included revenues from Arctic Refuge drilling in his latest budget. view more The Arctic Refuge is not only home to caribou, snow fox and millions of migratory birds, it is also one of the most important onshore denning habitats for America's remaining polar bears. These magnificent animals are struggling for survival with scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey warning that America's polar bears could be extinct by 2050. The Fish & Wildlife Service just listed the polar bear as "threatened" on the Endangered Species List - yet this listing included qualifications to allow drilling in polar bear habitat. Drilling and the transportation and infrastructure needed to support it could wreak havoc on polar bears and the habitat they need to survive. There are around 400 crude oil and toxic spills every year at the Prudhoe oil field, just 30 miles west of the Arctic Refuge. If drilling -- and the development that comes with it -- is permitted in this important habitat, polar bears may abandon their dens, leaving cubs to die. I strongly urge you to support S.2316. Only a "wilderness" designation will stop the relentless efforts to drill in this special place and focus on real energy solutions like energy efficiency and the development of clean, renewable alternatives to fossil fuels. Sincerely, Crystal Flemister
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3:24 pm PDT, Jun 20,
Elizabeth Hale, Arizona
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10:46 am PDT, Jun 20,
Name not displayed, North Carolina
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10:38 am PDT, Jun 20,
James Blake Fulenwider, Colorado
Dear Senators, I am writing today to strongly urge you support S.2316 to permanently protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. S.2316, sponsored by Senator Joseph Lieberman, would permanently protect the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge -- the Refuge's biological heart -- as a wilderness area with permanent protections. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is currently protected from harmful new drilling operations. But year after year, big oil companies and their allies relentlessly lobby for new drilling in this special place. This year is no exception, and rising oil prices have brought renewed calls to open up this special place. President Bush has even included revenues from Arctic Refuge drilling in his latest budget. view more The Arctic Refuge is not only home to caribou, snow fox and millions of migratory birds, it is also one of the most important onshore denning habitats for America's remaining polar bears. These magnificent animals are struggling for survival with scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey warning that America's polar bears could be extinct by 2050. The Fish & Wildlife Service just listed the polar bear as "threatened" on the Endangered Species List - yet this listing included qualifications to allow drilling in polar bear habitat. Drilling and the transportation and infrastructure needed to support it could wreak havoc on polar bears and the habitat they need to survive. There are around 400 crude oil and toxic spills every year at the Prudhoe oil field, just 30 miles west of the Arctic Refuge. If drilling -- and the development that comes with it -- is permitted in this important habitat, polar bears may abandon their dens, leaving cubs to die. I strongly urge you to support S.2316. Only a "wilderness" designation will stop the relentless efforts to drill in this special place and focus on real energy solutions like energy efficiency and the development of clean, renewable alternatives to fossil fuels. Sincerely, James Blake Fulenwider
Dear Senators, I am writing today to strongly urge you support S.2316 to permanently protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. S.2316, sponsored by Senator Joseph Lieberman, would permanently protect the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge -- the Refuge's biological heart -- as a wilderness area with permanent protections. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is currently protected from harmful new drilling operations. But year after year, big oil companies and their allies relentlessly lobby for new drilling in this special place. This year is no exception, and rising oil prices have brought renewed calls to open up this special place. President Bush has even included revenues from Arctic Refuge drilling in his latest budget. view more The Arctic Refuge is not only home to caribou, snow fox and millions of migratory birds, it is also one of the most important onshore denning habitats for America's remaining polar bears. These magnificent animals are struggling for survival with scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey warning that America's polar bears could be extinct by 2050. The Fish & Wildlife Service just listed the polar bear as "threatened" on the Endangered Species List - yet this listing included qualifications to allow drilling in polar bear habitat. Drilling and the transportation and infrastructure needed to support it could wreak havoc on polar bears and the habitat they need to survive. There are around 400 crude oil and toxic spills every year at the Prudhoe oil field, just 30 miles west of the Arctic Refuge. If drilling -- and the development that comes with it -- is permitted in this important habitat, polar bears may abandon their dens, leaving cubs to die. I strongly urge you to support S.2316. Only a "wilderness" designation will stop the relentless efforts to drill in this special place and focus on real energy solutions like energy efficiency and the development of clean, renewable alternatives to fossil fuels. Sincerely, James Blake Fulenwider
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10:02 am PDT, Jun 20,
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7:39 am PDT, Jun 20,
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5:25 pm PDT, Jun 19,
Sara Gieser, Minnesota
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4:40 am PDT, Jun 19,
Martin DeLusso, North Carolina
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4:01 am PDT, Jun 19,
Jenni Smith, Ohio
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1:59 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Edith Neumeyer, Ohio
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1:27 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Nicole Hill, Canada
What good is placing the polar bears on the endangered species list if you will not protect the bears from further harm by allowing oil drills in their refuge? It is clauses like these that infuriate me. Can you not say one thing and then stand by it? 100%
What good is placing the polar bears on the endangered species list if you will not protect the bears from further harm by allowing oil drills in their refuge? It is clauses like these that infuriate me. Can you not say one thing and then stand by it? 100%
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1:09 pm PDT, Jun 18,
Tim Gerhardt, Ohio
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11:53 am PDT, Jun 18,
Gary Williams, Nevada
This wont lower gas prices to the public, It will only put more money in the hands of Big Oil. They will drill the oil and then, as they already estimated, only releave gas prices by 2 cents a gallon, Surely pocketing the profits gained by more oil production. Its another relentless ploy to help the rich get richer at the cost of our envoriment!
This wont lower gas prices to the public, It will only put more money in the hands of Big Oil. They will drill the oil and then, as they already estimated, only releave gas prices by 2 cents a gallon, Surely pocketing the profits gained by more oil production. Its another relentless ploy to help the rich get richer at the cost of our envoriment!
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3:56 am PDT, Jun 18,
Elisabeth Karcher, France
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3:36 am PDT, Jun 18,
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3:21 am PDT, Jun 18,
Aleasha Casaretto, Texas
What do you think you are doing? Maybe we should look back on history and see why the big oil companies are wanting to drill for more oil here in the US/Canada and offshore in the Gulf. Do something to make your grandchildren proud of you--reject drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Dear Senators, I am writing today to strongly urge you support S.2316 to permanently protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. whole-heartedly reject Pres. Bush and the oil companies "ideas" on drilling in or around the Chukchi sea. PARE DE MATAR !!! Because it's supposed to be a refuge, not an oil rig! want my children's children to view the Arctic Refuge as it is now many yrs from now.
What do you think you are doing? Maybe we should look back on history and see why the big oil companies are wanting to drill for more oil here in the US/Canada and offshore in the Gulf. Do something to make your grandchildren proud of you--reject drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Dear Senators, I am writing today to strongly urge you support S.2316 to permanently protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. whole-heartedly reject Pres. Bush and the oil companies "ideas" on drilling in or around the Chukchi sea. PARE DE MATAR !!! Because it's supposed to be a refuge, not an oil rig! want my children's children to view the Arctic Refuge as it is now many yrs from now.
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11:44 pm PDT, Jun 17,
Dk Melton, Indiana
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11:30 pm PDT, Jun 17,
Fraditia Anggreini, Indonesia
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8:08 pm PDT, Jun 17,
Paul Park, Maryland
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4:56 pm PDT, Jun 17,
O.C. Oliveira, Rhode Island
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3:24 pm PDT, Jun 17,
Lisa Manco, Pennsylvania
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3:02 pm PDT, Jun 17,
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2:29 pm PDT, Jun 17,
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12:19 pm PDT, Jun 17,
Kellie Smith, New Hampshire
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4:21 am PDT, Jun 17,
Lisa Blundell, Australia
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8:19 pm PDT, Jun 16,
Mark Cohan, Massachusetts
I want my children's children to view the Arctic Refuge as it is now many yrs from now. Does Bush have to destroy everything in our country that is sacred before we do anything about it??? It is time U people we elected stand up for our rights and our wildlife instead of giving this dictator everything he wants.
I want my children's children to view the Arctic Refuge as it is now many yrs from now. Does Bush have to destroy everything in our country that is sacred before we do anything about it??? It is time U people we elected stand up for our rights and our wildlife instead of giving this dictator everything he wants.
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8:07 pm PDT, Jun 16,
Christine Sande, Minnesota
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7:51 pm PDT, Jun 16,
Joel Rocha, Colombia
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6:24 pm PDT, Jun 16,
Alexandra Napolitano, Nevada