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Urge Congress to Permanently Protect the Arctic Refuge!

Target: U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsored by: Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund

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: 1-16-2009
goal: 200,000

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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!”

# 140,050:

7:05 pm PDT, Sep 4, Jessie Hayman, Oregon

# 140,049:

7:05 pm PDT, Sep 4, Jessica Schnell, New Jersey

# 140,048:

7:03 pm PDT, Sep 4, Michael Howard, New York

# 140,047:

7:00 pm PDT, Sep 4, Genesis Sandoval, Indiana

# 140,046:

7:00 pm PDT, Sep 4, William Trimm, Mississippi
ILL TELL YOU WHATS WRONG WITH THE WORLD TODAY PEOPLE DONE GONE PUT THE "GOOD BOOK: AWAY

# 140,045:

6:59 pm PDT, Sep 4, Nicole Mlakar, Wisconsin

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6:58 pm PDT, Sep 4, ATHENA ANDRONIS, Nevada

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6:56 pm PDT, Sep 4, Karl Llewellyn, United Kingdom

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6:56 pm PDT, Sep 4, Denise Silveira, California

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6:54 pm PDT, Sep 4, Name not displayed, Illinois
HELP ALL ANIMALS NO MATTER WHAT!!!!!!

# 140,040:

6:53 pm PDT, Sep 4, Cheri Klamm, Florida
Without nature, there is no life. Kill off nature - as you're proceeding to do - we wil not survive. Once it is all gone, there is no return. Humans have other choices; animals/nature does not. You must take care NOW!

# 140,039:

6:52 pm PDT, Sep 4, Jennifer Hernandez, Michigan

# 140,038:

6:48 pm PDT, Sep 4, Chantal Westerman, Idaho

# 140,037:

6:48 pm PDT, Sep 4, Patty Capetola, Florida

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6:47 pm PDT, Sep 4, Detlev Swoboda, Australia

# 140,035:

6:45 pm PDT, Sep 4, Jennifer Robertson, California

# 140,034:

6:37 pm PDT, Sep 4, Josh Pozmantir, Ohio

# 140,033:

6:36 pm PDT, Sep 4, Miss Parker, Florida
Weed should be legal

# 140,032:

6:36 pm PDT, Sep 4, Pertinax Haszard, Puerto Rico
Don't let this happen.

# 140,031:

6:32 pm PDT, Sep 4, Julie Hollingsworth, New Jersey
This is uncalled for.

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6:32 pm PDT, Sep 4, Dahvia Lynch, California
Please consider the long-term impacts of drilling in the Arctic Refuge- loss of one of the last great natural resources of our country. Studies show that the shorter-term economic benefit would be minimal, if it exists at all, for the average American.

# 140,029:

6:32 pm PDT, Sep 4, Amanda Jones, California

# 140,028:

6:31 pm PDT, Sep 4, Petula Hodge, California

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6:31 pm PDT, Sep 4, Abigail Brambila, Mexico
STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP

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6:27 pm PDT, Sep 4, Name not displayed, Missouri

# 140,025:

6:27 pm PDT, Sep 4, Victoria Chiang, Maryland

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6:26 pm PDT, Sep 4, Elizabeth Casey, Oregon
This is outrageous!! DO NOT LET THIS HAPPEN!!!!

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6:26 pm PDT, Sep 4, Name not displayed, California
This is a stop gap measure which does not address the real problem of using hydrocarbons as an automotive fuel.

# 140,022:

6:25 pm PDT, Sep 4, Susan Oliver, Canada

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6:24 pm PDT, Sep 4, Cassandra Schiffler, Idaho
Drilling in ANWR is not worth 2 years of oil to the USA at the price of threatening the integrity of this beautiful national treasure.

# 140,020:

6:22 pm PDT, Sep 4, Holly Gerber, Indiana

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6:19 pm PDT, Sep 4, Name not displayed, Wisconsin
The Arctic Refuge is such a fragel environment that even a small spill would cause damage that could not be repaired in our lifetime. Secondly, we have land already set aside for drilling that is not being drilled at this time. So if it is believe that we must drill-even though that will not solve our problem-use that land. Also, drilling is not the answer, funding the developement of renewable energy and conservation is and is the way we must go.

# 140,018:

6:16 pm PDT, Sep 4, Name not displayed, Michigan

# 140,017:

6:12 pm PDT, Sep 4, Dawn Florio, Ohio

# 140,016:

6:11 pm PDT, Sep 4, Jacqueline DeGhetto, Florida
Protect All of GOD'S Animals. Leave the wildlife alone!! They were here first! Let them survive naturally like GOD intended them to!!!

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6:10 pm PDT, Sep 4, Name not displayed, Illinois

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6:09 pm PDT, Sep 4, Caroline Miller, Georgia
i think people should get along and sieriosly stop polution

# 140,013:

6:06 pm PDT, Sep 4, D. Ott, Wisconsin

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6:05 pm PDT, Sep 4, Jan Gorski, Colorado
It's time to find a way to stop using so many natural resources and find alternative solutions to our gas-and energy-hungry population.

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6:04 pm PDT, Sep 4, Chad McLaughlin, Kentucky

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6:04 pm PDT, Sep 4, Kara Anderson, Indiana

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6:02 pm PDT, Sep 4, Mesfin Gebreyes, Canada

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6:02 pm PDT, Sep 4, CAROL VOISINE, Maine

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6:01 pm PDT, Sep 4, James Abbott, California

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6:01 pm PDT, Sep 4, Adam Eberhardt, New York

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6:00 pm PDT, Sep 4, Elizabeth Palko, Illinois

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5:59 pm PDT, Sep 4, Name not displayed, New York

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5:57 pm PDT, Sep 4, Florence Grunfelder, Canada
Drilling in the Arctic does not address the global energy crisis- it will only make matters worse. Global warming is a real threat. We need to permanently protect the Arctic Refuge for everyone's sake.

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5:55 pm PDT, Sep 4, Katherine Flook, Colorado

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5:54 pm PDT, Sep 4, Carolina Morinaga, Chile

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