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Protect the Spectacular Wilderness of the Rio Grande

Target: Jeff Bingaman, Senator
Sponsored by: Care2
America's wilderness is being degraded from oil drilling, and huge chunks of public land are being sold off to private interests, never to be enjoyed by the public again.

Americans need to do everything they can to preserve some of the last great places for wildlife habitat and outdoor recreation.

Luckily, there is still a chance to protect the legacy of the spectacular Rio Grande Gorge.

A proposed 303,000-acre national conservation area would protect the Gorge and nearby land from oil drilling. This range is critical to the survival of large numbers of elk, mule deer and other wildlife. Wild trout also need the clean Rio Grande water and uninterrupted habitat the designation would provide.

You can help keep public lands in public hands!

Sign the petition urging New Mexico Senator Jeff Bingaman to introduce the legislation to protect the Rio Grande Gorge!

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 5,000
 

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Dear Senator Bingaman,

As a conservation-minded citizen and lover of the outdoors, I am writing to voice my support for your swift introduction of the El Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area legislation.

[Your comment here]

Large numbers of elk, mule deer, wild trout and other wildlife depend on the Rio Grande Gorge for survival. Please move quickly to help protect this area from oil drilling and other private interests.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,
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We signed the “Protect the Spectacular Wilderness of the Rio Grande” petition!
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6:32 am PDT, Apr 1, Name not displayed, Missouri
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9:22 pm PDT, Mar 31, Marya Gomez, California
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5:25 am PDT, Mar 31, Kimberly Crane, Arizona
I grew up in AZ where my family settled from Canada in 1800. We watched the retired republicans move here with their 55+ communities and now their Prison corporation to destroy our youth from ever having any rights or say. It is like Hitler came and just raped the heck out of a once free, loving, peaceful and so very beautiful where the rocky mts start. They r selling land to foreign countries, even OUR highways that WE build and maintain w OUR monies and the foreign country that buys OUR highways can start charging tolls??? Does any-one else know that the american people are "enslaved" To the new world order? It was a very cunning, calculated plan. OUR america is being stripped right out from under us and we are supposed to say nothing do nothing as per : patriot act?? OUR children deserve a free country and the pursuit of happiness and not to be sold out for greed ridden evil! Where is our america??? All that have died for our freedoms and the robbery you see everyday!!! Stop the insanity!!
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3:45 am PDT, Mar 31, Audrey Ellis, Texas
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5:55 pm PDT, Mar 30, Rosa Gusman, Texas
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3:10 pm PDT, Mar 30, JAY Antol, Virginia
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2:02 pm PDT, Mar 30, Jennifer Burns, Florida
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7:34 pm PDT, Mar 29, Crystal Butcher, Alabama
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7:10 pm PDT, Mar 29, Delight Woodley, Georgia
Please help keep these God given beauties of nature, to stay as they are, to be enjoyed by all living creatures.
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6:57 pm PDT, Mar 29, Jill Martin, Pennsylvania
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4:16 pm PDT, Mar 29, Peter Cromwell, Georgia
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10:38 pm PDT, Mar 28, Beverly Zahrobsky, Iowa
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5:26 pm PDT, Mar 28, Louise Bristow, New York
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8:02 am PDT, Mar 28, April Sanderfer-King, Texas
Is there anywhere in the U.S. that is safe from big oil companies and commercial development? Animals need a place to live too.
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6:18 am PDT, Mar 28, Betty J Berger, Illinois
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11:50 pm PDT, Mar 27, Lin Penrose, California
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11:06 pm PDT, Mar 27, Jackie Hixson, Pennsylvania
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4:56 pm PDT, Mar 27, Cori Cooper, Ohio
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12:36 pm PDT, Mar 27, Kimberly Felong, New Jersey
As a former New Mexico resident, I truly appreciate the beauty of the Rio Grande wilderness area. Please help pass the bill that will keep it the way it should be.
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10:10 am PDT, Mar 27, Shoshana Simon, California
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7:47 am PDT, Mar 27, LINDSEY KISER, Massachusetts
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5:36 am PDT, Mar 27, Pamela Mendoza, Florida
This is some of the most free space that the animals can be free. Where it is a natural sight that is controlled only by nature. Are they mad because they can not control it?
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2:47 am PDT, Mar 27, Tere Magana, Oregon
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2:01 am PDT, Mar 27, Sheila Di Salvo, Massachusetts
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8:35 pm PDT, Mar 26, Laura Buckingham, Pennsylvania
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7:00 pm PDT, Mar 26, Rose Charley, Washington
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4:50 pm PDT, Mar 26, Sierra Vincent, Washington
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4:41 pm PDT, Mar 26, Jackie Connolly, Michigan
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3:43 pm PDT, Mar 26, Sardine Tea, New York
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2:41 pm PDT, Mar 26, Ann Ewing, Tennessee
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1:23 pm PDT, Mar 26, Betty Henderson, Pennsylvania
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10:43 am PDT, Mar 26, Nancy Gray, Pennsylvania
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6:44 am PDT, Mar 26, LISA SWAIN, Texas
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9:44 pm PDT, Mar 25, Mary Detrick, Florida
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4:04 pm PDT, Mar 25, Alexandar Stravinsky, Australia
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1:57 pm PDT, Mar 25, Walter Fales, Michigan
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8:38 am PDT, Mar 25, Name not displayed, Arkansas
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1:31 am PDT, Mar 25, Franquelyne Low, New Mexico
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11:45 pm PDT, Mar 24, Kate G, Washington
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6:44 pm PDT, Mar 24, Maryjane Nolan, Pennsylvania
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4:44 pm PDT, Mar 24, Shirley Hudleson, Florida
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4:11 pm PDT, Mar 24, Kevin Kreiss, Washington
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11:41 am PDT, Mar 24, Barbara Lane, Idaho
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9:53 am PDT, Mar 24, June Rice, California
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6:56 am PDT, Mar 24, Cathy Moholland, New Hampshire
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5:41 am PDT, Mar 24, Ken Fox, Michigan
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9:04 pm PDT, Mar 23, Jazirae Neokai, Oregon
NO MORE INVESTMENT IN OIL. YOU KNOW BETTER.
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8:39 pm PDT, Mar 23, Arthur Poletti, Illinois
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7:24 pm PDT, Mar 23, Name not displayed, Canada
We need to protect our enviroment. Please do your country and our planet some good and help preserve it! Our wildlife is so important, lets save it for the generations to come!
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