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Urge Congress to Permanently Protect the Arctic Refuge!

Target: U.S. House of Representatives
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.

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 150,000

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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.

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We took action on “Urge Congress to Permanently Protect the Arctic Refuge!”

# 101,850:

3:03 pm PDT, Jul 6, Adele Goodell, Connecticut

# 101,849:

2:56 pm PDT, Jul 6, Gregg Carrier, California

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2:56 pm PDT, Jul 6, MARTIN WARD, California
PERMANENTLY PROTECT THE ARTIC REFUGE FROM OIL DRILLING, PLEASE !

# 101,847:

2:55 pm PDT, Jul 6, Michelle H. Gold, California

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2:53 pm PDT, Jul 6, Virginia Ferriero, Florida

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2:53 pm PDT, Jul 6, Tera Hayward, Wisconsin

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2:52 pm PDT, Jul 6, Amy Herber, Idaho

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2:49 pm PDT, Jul 6, Name not displayed, Nevada

# 101,842:

2:49 pm PDT, Jul 6, Name not displayed, Arkansas
We can save this precious site for ALL Peoples of the World. Yes, WE CAN.

# 101,841:

2:48 pm PDT, Jul 6, Caron Mesa, Washington

# 101,840:

2:47 pm PDT, Jul 6, Martha Wells, Indiana

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2:46 pm PDT, Jul 6, Marlene Crouse-campbell, Florida

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2:45 pm PDT, Jul 6, Terra Lovelace, Tennessee

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2:47 pm PDT, Jul 6, Clara Collins, Tennessee
I realize we need to find other resources of oil so we don't have to depend on Opec Nations for our fuel , but the Polar Bears are already headed toward extinction and opening the Artic Refuge up for drilling for oil is sure to hasten their demise.

# 101,836:

2:47 pm PDT, Jul 6, Jackie Knobbe, Nebraska

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2:46 pm PDT, Jul 6, Marianne Walker, New York

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2:44 pm PDT, Jul 6, Beverly Brintnell, North Dakota

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2:43 pm PDT, Jul 6, Patricia Bauerle, Arizona

# 101,832:

2:45 pm PDT, Jul 6, Chin Chi, California

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2:43 pm PDT, Jul 6, MARGARET WHITESIDE, North Carolina
This should be utmost on your list of priorities, as the polar bear is one of the most beautiful animals I have ever seen. To destroy this habitat would be criminal in my opinion.

# 101,830:

2:41 pm PDT, Jul 6, Daniel Romer, Washington

# 101,829:

2:40 pm PDT, Jul 6, David Perkins, New York

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2:38 pm PDT, Jul 6, Louise Colegrove, Florida

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2:37 pm PDT, Jul 6, Mary Alexander, Ph.D, New Jersey

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2:35 pm PDT, Jul 6, Sean Burns, California
you cant strong arm us into letting you drill. america is a pressure cooker on the verge of its limits if it bursts it will be those few that suffer more most likely oil execs and officials alike.

# 101,825:

2:33 pm PDT, Jul 6, Julia Sanchez, California
Please respect H R 39, Eisenhower was one of our most intelligent leaders of the military and our country. He warned us about the military complex, the destruction of wild life and native peoples,

# 101,824:

2:32 pm PDT, Jul 6, Bruce Crawfoed, California

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2:32 pm PDT, Jul 6, Maureen DeNunzio, Connecticut

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2:30 pm PDT, Jul 6, Kevin Ihrke, California

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2:30 pm PDT, Jul 6, Christophe CORET, France
Il est incroyable de voir que les gouvernements commencent � se battre pour savoir qui va conqu�rir les derni�res �tendues sauvages de notre plan�te. Les am�ricains ne sont pas les seuls � miroiter les ressources de l'arctique, malgr� les risques que cela comporte. L'argent vaut sans doute plus � leurs yeux que l'ours polaire. Comprendront-ils un jour que l'avenir de l'homme est li� � celui des autres animaux de la Terre ?

# 101,820:

2:30 pm PDT, Jul 6, Name not displayed, Illinois
don't be swayed by the lobbyist from the big oil companies. drilling is not the answer. the most important thing is to take care of this earth for the next generations...we wouldn't need oil if people weren't so selfish...big cars, big houses, big toys...

# 101,819:

2:30 pm PDT, Jul 6, Lindsey Best, California

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2:28 pm PDT, Jul 6, Shawn Kueber, Illinois

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2:26 pm PDT, Jul 6, Name not displayed, New York

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2:26 pm PDT, Jul 6, Donald J. Bingham, Pennsylvania

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2:24 pm PDT, Jul 6, Judith Marcy, Rhode Island

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2:24 pm PDT, Jul 6, Carrie Raymond, California

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2:24 pm PDT, Jul 6, Jane Larson, Utah

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2:24 pm PDT, Jul 6, Kellie Fraley, West Virginia

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2:21 pm PDT, Jul 6, Frances Garcia, Florida

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2:20 pm PDT, Jul 6, Terry Hull, South Carolina

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2:20 pm PDT, Jul 6, Rose Mandel, Illinois

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2:19 pm PDT, Jul 6, Monica Alarcon, California

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2:19 pm PDT, Jul 6, Carolyn Sanders, Wisconsin
The amount of oil to be obtained from this site would be just a drop in the bucket for our voracious oil appetite. Protect this wilderness and but also develop better permanent alternative energy solutions.

# 101,806:

2:18 pm PDT, Jul 6, Kelly Hughart, California

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2:18 pm PDT, Jul 6, Aimee Shepard, Arizona

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2:18 pm PDT, Jul 6, LORI COCKERILL, California
It's about time we start using something other than oil, the technology is out there, but is not being told. Oil is not as important than the lives that would be taken in order to have it. Stop this nonsense! Lori Cockerill

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2:14 pm PDT, Jul 6, Suesan Larsen, California

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2:15 pm PDT, Jul 6, Lynn Harding, Florida

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2:13 pm PDT, Jul 6, Lisa Wike, Pennsylvania

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