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Urge Congress to Permanently Protect the Arctic Refuge!
Target: U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsored by: Care2
Sponsored by: Care2
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is home to caribou, snow fox and millions of migratory birds. It is also the most important onshore denning habitat for America's vanishing polar bears.
But this natural treasure is constantly under siege. Time and time again, the oil industry and their allies in Congress have sought to open this special place to harmful new drilling, threatening all of the wildlife that depend on it for survival.
And now President Bush has called for drilling in the Arctic Refuge by 2010 in his new budget proposal!
We need to permanently protect the Arctic Refuge! Urge your Representative to support the Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act (H.R. 39) to permanently protect the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
But this natural treasure is constantly under siege. Time and time again, the oil industry and their allies in Congress have sought to open this special place to harmful new drilling, threatening all of the wildlife that depend on it for survival.
And now President Bush has called for drilling in the Arctic Refuge by 2010 in his new budget proposal!
We need to permanently protect the Arctic Refuge! Urge your Representative to support the Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act (H.R. 39) to permanently protect the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
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Our polar bears and all other natural phenomenon are far more precious and valuable than our need for oil. We need, instead, to find/perfect alternative sources of energy that will ensure survival for ALL on this planet, not just the rich oil tycoons. Oil is no longer the better way. It is only creating more and more problems, becoming more costly, most especially in environmental damage that cannot in our lifetime be repaired. Perhaps not in the lifetime of the human species.
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Hasn't Bush done enough to ruin this country and the environment? Do not drill in one of the last pieces of pristine land this country has! Stop being a money hungry pig!
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i read where Bush is leaving America like a toddler leaves a diaper- don't let any more damage occur during his way out. The polar caps are in trouble because of US- we are responsible to do what we can to stop the damage, interrupt the negative pattern and to seek solutions and better ways of life NOW Going up there to destroy Alaska is like drilling holes in the dyke that is already leaking. Don't even think about it. This is NOT ABOUT BEARS- it's about us-- we are on the same trophic level, and we need to ensure that all animals on our same trophic level are doing fine- bears, big cats, sharks, as a way of ensuring our own survival. Come'on, this is biology 101
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I'm married to an Eskimo and have had one foot in Alaska for over 40 years. As such I am outraged by the indifference of the Bush Administration to the ecological damage their obsession with oil profits will cause.
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There are surely oother ways to proceed...take care of Nature FIRST!!
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Save the few wild places we have not developed or destroyed so that we can keep diversity on this planet and enjoy the fruits of protecting something for the sake of protecting it.
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We need to find other types of fuels. We do not want to destroy a pristine habitat and leave nothing pure for our grandchildren. Polar bears need your help too.
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WE ARE LOSING MOST OF OUR WILDLIFE NOW WHAT WITH GLOBAL WARMING. DON'T HASTEN THE PROCESS BY DOING THIS.
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Choose life over money
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The Arctic is beautiful prestine wilderness and there is not many of them left. People should try to work with nature not against it.
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Dear Representative, As your constituent, I am deeply concerned about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the treasured wildlife that lives there. That's why I strongly urge you to ensure that this national treasure is permanently protected to the full extent of the law by supporting the Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act (H.R. 39). The bill, sponsored by Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-MN), would designate the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as a wilderness area with permanent protections. These permanent protections are especially important for America's remaining polar bears. According to a U.S. Geological Survey report, polar bears will likely be extinct in Alaska in as little as 50 years due to rapidly melting sea ice. The Arctic Refuge is one of the most important onshore denning habitats for these magnificent creatures -- and permanent protections will give them a fighting chance at survival. We need to protect these assets and resources for our children's children. Drilling for oil is NOT the answer. Sincerely, Lauren Woods Dallas, TX