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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: 100,000
 

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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!”
# 200:
5:26 am PST, Jan 18, Sherrie Gilliland, North Carolina
It would be a shame to lose such a beautiful animal. Let's do something before that happens.
# 199:
5:26 am PST, Jan 18, Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
# 198:
5:25 am PST, Jan 18, Sandee Frascone, Illinois
# 197:
5:25 am PST, Jan 18, Jeannie Hege, North Carolina
Stop Killing our planet to line your pockets.......with blood money
# 196:
5:24 am PST, Jan 18, Joan Schoff, Pennsylvania
One thing that most don't mention - with global warming, the permafrost in the artic is melting which will make heavy equipment use very difficult and destructive - another good reason to leave the area alone.
# 195:
5:24 am PST, Jan 18, Tina Messamore, Tennessee
# 194:
5:24 am PST, Jan 18, Catherine Johnson, New York
If we save them NOW, we don't have to regret losing these beautiful polar bears and other creatures in the future!
# 193:
5:23 am PST, Jan 18, Diane Verrochi, Connecticut
# 192:
5:21 am PST, Jan 18, Ellen Tomasiewicz, Florida
# 191:
5:21 am PST, Jan 18, Felicia Campbell, Nevada
I have served on the OCSEAP Board for NOAH. This drilling is not necessary.
# 190:
5:21 am PST, Jan 18, Danna Williams, Georgia
# 189:
5:20 am PST, Jan 18, Name not displayed, Wisconsin
Stop sending aid to the Middle East until the oil prices are lower - protect the natural resources we still have left. Endangering wildlife is UN American!
# 188:
5:19 am PST, Jan 18, Martin Treat, New York
The Arctic Refuge must be saved for future generations and permanently protected. The interests of natural resources must give way to sustainable energy use when it comes to the loss of a species like the Polar Bear.
# 187:
5:19 am PST, Jan 18, Marko Geslani, Connecticut
# 186:
5:19 am PST, Jan 18, Andrea Molster, Connecticut
# 185:
5:19 am PST, Jan 18, Name not displayed, Florida
All kind of animals on this planet are there for a good reason
# 184:
5:18 am PST, Jan 18, Lynn Cook, Rhode Island
# 183:
5:18 am PST, Jan 18, Linda Meyers, Ohio
# 182:
5:18 am PST, Jan 18, Name not displayed, Washington D.C.
# 181:
5:17 am PST, Jan 18, Dottie Tambasco, Maryland
# 180:
5:16 am PST, Jan 18, Name not displayed, Virginia
# 179:
5:16 am PST, Jan 18, Deborah Whitley, California
# 178:
5:14 am PST, Jan 18, Perla Kinne, Ohio
PROTECT THE ARCTIC REFUGE. DON'T DESTROY IT1
# 177:
5:14 am PST, Jan 18, Sandra Stubbs, Delaware
# 176:
5:14 am PST, Jan 18, Lindsey Frazer, Pennsylvania
# 175:
5:13 am PST, Jan 18, Venita Robertson, Maine
# 174:
5:13 am PST, Jan 18, Wysteria Jackson, Maryland
# 173:
5:12 am PST, Jan 18, Dennis Stein, Maine
# 172:
5:12 am PST, Jan 18, Ariel Aguayo, Texas
# 171:
5:12 am PST, Jan 18, Sandy Sirk, Florida
# 170:
5:05 am PST, Jan 18, Nadine Vool, Belgium
# 169:
5:05 am PST, Jan 18, Connie Torres, Philippines
# 168:
5:04 am PST, Jan 18, Name not displayed, Florida
Please help preserve this beauty of Mother Nature !
# 167:
5:01 am PST, Jan 18, Joy Ephraim, Canada
# 166:
5:01 am PST, Jan 18, Samantha Sweeney, Pennsylvania
# 165:
5:00 am PST, Jan 18, Arusa Shaishana, Thailand
# 164:
4:57 am PST, Jan 18, Michael Rabasco, Minnesota
THE PEOPLE NEED TO SAVE THE PLANET,SPEAK FOR THOSE WHO CANT
# 163:
4:54 am PST, Jan 18, Kenneth Fort, Minnesota
# 162:
4:52 am PST, Jan 18, Fred Fall, New Jersey
# 161:
4:39 am PST, Jan 18, Olaya Garcia, Spain
# 160:
4:37 am PST, Jan 18, Mary F. Byrkit, Oregon
As wilderness total area declines, we must do all we can to save all the pieces.
# 159:
4:33 am PST, Jan 18, Janin Donders, Belgium
Safe this planet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
# 158:
4:27 am PST, Jan 18, Sarah Shantti, Belgium
# 157:
4:18 am PST, Jan 18, Joanna Szary, Poland
# 156:
4:18 am PST, Jan 18, Susan Walker, California
# 155:
4:11 am PST, Jan 18, Ken Okawa, Japan
# 154:
4:11 am PST, Jan 18, William Law, Michigan
# 153:
4:06 am PST, Jan 18, Elsie Frazier, Idaho
# 152:
3:57 am PST, Jan 18, Jason Turgeon, Maine
We shall permanently protect the Arctic Refuge.
# 151:
3:46 am PST, Jan 18, Venessa Komocar, California