oil belongs on salads, not the arctic

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VERY URGENT, OPPOSE DRILLING IN ARCTIC REFUGE.

September 4th, 2001

 

Dear Caring friend ,

 

We really have to work very hard now , or the most magnificent

National Arctic Wildlife Refuge, the biggest home for millions of

wildlife in the Arctic, will soon become roads and oil pipes filled

industrial parks for dirty oil industries who had given the biggest

money for President Bush's election for his today's position.

 

It was the first time in 21 years that the House has taken up the Arctic

drilling issue. The House voted on its version of an energy bill (H.R. 4)

in the early morning hours of August 2nd, 2001. The House passed

four separate energy bills out of four different committees, and combined

them into one bill of more than 500 pages that does little to create a

sound, balanced energy policy. Rather, this bill would provide tens of

billions of dollars in subsidies to coal, oil, gas and nuclear industries,

open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and other sensitive areas to oil

and gas drilling, weaken environmental protections for other public lands,

do little to improve fuel economy standards, and starve renewable energy

and energy efficiency programs of needed funding.

 

Now President Bush is courting the US Senate " Energy " Committee to

get it passed in U.S. Senate. It will vote anyday now.

Click following articles to see what is going on now :

http://dailynews./h/nm/20010902/pl/energy_alaska_dc_1.html

http://dailynews./h/nm/20010829/pl/energy_senate_dc_1.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/02/politics/02LABO.html

 

 

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP THIS URGENT SITUATION:

 

We have enclosed the following important SAMPLE LETTER and

important CONTACT INFORMATION for your guide to help the

plight of the Arctic Wildlife Refuge. Please pass this email to all of

your members, friends, other Egroups and ask them to help too.

Thanks so much for your kindness, compassion and urgent help.

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SAMPLE LETTER : (Note: you may change a few words

of our sample letter if you wish, or even write your own letter .

But don't forget your main purpose is to ask Senators to :

" Oppose Drilling in the Arctic Wildlife Refugee. " Thanks)

 

Please put your Name, Address, City, State, Zip at the

Beginning and End of your letter and sign as " Constituents " or

" U.S. Constituent " or " U.S. Voter " etc.(if you live in U.S.)

 

FROM: Your Name,

Your Address,

City, State , Zip. , Tel # ,

Constituent ,(or Voter, or U.S. Constituent)

 

Please Oppose Drilling in Arctic Wildlife Refuge.

 

Dear Senator ,

 

This is my most urgent request to you :

Please Oppose Any Drilling in the National Arctic Wildlife Refuge.

 

The Bush administration and the House of Representatives are

plowing ahead with plans to open " America's Serengeti " to Oil/Gas

exploration .

 

On August 17, 2001, the United States General Accounting Office,

the Comptroller General of the United States had just filed a serious

complaint to the Speaker of the House on August 17, 2001 on Vice

President Dick Cheney repeatedly refused to open all of the details on

his secret " National Energy Policy Development Group (NEPDG) "

team. (see Reference # 1 )

 

On July 16, 2001 , Judicial Watch, the public interest law firm that

investigates and prosecutes public corruption, sued Vice President

Dick Cheney over his secret " Energy Task Force " . They have charged

that Cheney's secret " The Energy Task Force " is not in compliance with

the Federal Advisory Commission Act (FACA) and the " Freedom of

Information Act ( " FOIA " ) " , which mandates that documents, Task Force

members, meetings, and decision-making activities be open to the public.

(see Reference # 2 )

 

Vice President Dick Cheney uses his Second to None power to

conceal the important documents on its closed door secret " Energy Plan " .

On August 26, 2001, Los Angeles Times Sunday Report :

" Bush's Energy Plan Bares Industry Clout.

Cheney-led task force consulted extensively with corporate

executives. Its findings boosted their interests.Environmental

groups had little voice. " (see Reference # 3 ).

 

Vice President Cheney continues to resist demands by Congress to

disclose who met with administration officials during the 106 days

earlier this year when the energy plan was fashioned. Even basic

Vice President Cheney's secret Energy Plan is heavily biased in

favor of the most polluting fossil fuels -- coal and oil -- at the expense

of the environment, wildlife and public health. The oil, coal and auto

industries, which shoveled millions of dollars into President Bush's

campaign would benefits the Most.

 

Numerous Constituents have been wondering that would it be the

biggest " Conflicting Interest " fraud in the American Politics or was it

an " Exchange " between the Oil/Gas industry's biggest investment

on Bush and the National Arctic Wildlife Refugee ?

 

We, the concerned citizens of the United States, wonder who are

representing our interest in President's Bush's Energy Plan ?

We care very great deal in our National treasure, Arctic Wildlife

Refugee, the largest home to millions of wildlife in Arctic. We care

about the cheapest Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

instead of the dirty, public health hazardous and costly Oil/Gas

energy. But none of these carried weight in Bush's Energy Plan.

 

A new Research Study just released on September 2nd, 2001 reported

that Dean Baker, co-director of the Center of Economic and Policy

Research, estimated that the Alaska drilling would create just " 46,300 "

jobs. It faulted the 1990 study commissioned by " American Petroleum

Institute " that the Teamsters and the oil industry repeatedly cited to

argue that the Alaska drilling would create 750,000 jobs. This new

Study concluded that the earlier 1990 study was far off in estimating

that the oil from the refuge would represent 3.5 percent of world oil

production. Relying on more recent data and estimates, the new study

found that the refuge would account for only 1.15 percent of world

production. Recently, the Service Employees International Union and

the United Auto Workers have all spoken out against the drilling.

(see Reference # 4 )

 

Drilling in Arctic would have vicious impact on the local tourism

business : Already, on August 29, 2001, a group of more than 50 Rocky

Mountain business leaders sent President Bush a letter opposing efforts

to allow oil and gas drilling in the region, saying it could endanger its

$1 billion-a-year tourist economy. Many experts also expect the great

loss of the tourists and the loss of the thousands of tourism related

Jobs which would offset any increased jobs in drilling the Arctic Refuge.

(see Reference # 5 )

 

Oil from the Arctic Refuge will not bring down gasoline or natural gas

prices, or reduce America's dependence on foreign oil. Although drilling

proponents often say there are 16 billion barrels of oil under the

refuge's coastal plain, the U.S. Geological Service says the amount that

could be recovered economically is more likely 3.2 billion gallons.

Moreover, it would take 10 years for that oil to reach the pump, and

even at the peak year of production -- 2027 -- the refuge would produce

about a little more than 1 percent of projected U.S. energy consumption.

 

However, this small amount of oil would come at an enormous Cost !

The Arctic Refuge, known as " America's Serengeti, " is among the world's

last truly pristine wild places and the largest sanctuaries for Arctic

animals on the planet. The coastal plain of the refuge is traversed by

a dozen rivers and framed by the jagged peaks of spectacular mountains.

This spectacular wilderness is a vital birthing ground for polar bears,

grizzlies, Arctic wolves, the vast Porcupine herd of 130,000 caribou and

the highly endangered shaggy musk ox, a mammoth-like survivor of the

last Ice Age.

 

The oil industry supported legislators argue that no more than 2,000

acres of the 1.5 million acres containing the oil would be disturbed.

However, the 2,000 acres would create a ``spider web'' of drilling

platforms, pipelines and roads extending across the region. For example,

just see what oil activities bode for this pristine sanctuary, just look

60 miles west of the Arctic Refuge to Prudhoe Bay -- a gargantuan oil

complex that has turned 1,000 square miles of fragile tundra into a

sprawling industrial zone containing 1,500 miles of roads and pipelines,

1400 producing wells and 3 jetports. The result is a landscape defaced

by mountains of sewage sludge, scrap metal, garbage and more than 60

contaminated waste sites that contain -- and often leak -- acids, lead,

pesticides, solvents, diesel fuel, corrosives and other toxins.

(see Reference # 6 )

 

A November 2000 " Department of Energy " report found that energy

efficiency and renewable power sources could meet 60 percent(Sixty

Percent) of the nation's needs for new plants. That would save money

and reduce air pollution. Increasing reliance on energy efficiency and

renewable energy sources would be the quickest, cleanest and cheapest

way to meet our energy needs. The Department of Energy stated that

The Industry sector is the nation's largest energy consumer, accounting

for 38 percent of all U.S. energy use. By developing and adopting more

energy-efficient technologies, industry can boost productivity and

competitiveness and improve the environment as well as the affordability

of homes. (see Reference # 7 ).

 

 

We take this Drilling in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge issue as one of the

most offensive act to our desperate efforts to protect our last and the

planet's largest Wildlife Sanctuaries in Arctic . I have decided that

I, along with all of our members, friends, relatives, will NOT vote for

any legislator who supports any Drilling in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge

bills or deals. Please Oppose Drilling in Arctic Wildlife Refuge

completely. Thank you for your kindness, wisdom and help.

 

Sincerely ,

 

Your Name,

Your Address,

City, State, Zip

Constituent.

(or " U.S. Voter " or " U.S. Constituents " etc.)

 

REFERENCES :

 

1 : http://www.truthout.com/4.GAO.Cheney.Report.pdf

2: http://judicialwatch.org/press_release.asp?pr_id=1398

3: click: http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/

Then enter : Bush's Energy Plan Bares Industry Clout,

then click search. Then click :

Bush's Energy Plan Bares Industry Clout (08/26/01)

Or click :

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-

000069101aug26.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dfrontpage

 

4: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/02/politics/02LABO.html

5: http://dailynews./h/ap/20010829/ts/wyoming_to_bush_1.html

6: http://www.nrdc.org/land/wilderness/nanwr.asp

7: http://www.eren.doe.gov/eere/testimony.html

 

 

(***** Letter Ends here ***** )

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CONTACT INFORMATION :

 

1: Write to the entire U.S. Senate Now.

2: Contact U.S. Senate Energy Committee.

3: Contact your two U.S. Senators.

4: Contact Secretary of Energy and other Cabinent members too.

5: Contact your local media, newspaper editors.

 

NOW,

 

1: First of all , Please use our SAMPLE LETTER above or

write your own letter to Email/Fax to ALL of the US Senators .

The reason for this is that if massive number of the people respond

usually will have much greater chances and help in Congress.

 

Please Copy and Paste the following list into BCC field in your Email.

Then put your other Different email address in the TO field before

you hit Send : Note: it must have a comma between addresses.

Before you hit Send, please check everything correctly !

 

Please address to : Dear Senator , or : Dear Honorable Senator,

(ATTENTION: PLEASE DO NOT ABUSE THIS LIST

The most important tools to communcate with the Congress

is by Phone Calls , Faxes, Postal Mails!!!)

(the following list also include a few Cabinet members too.)

 

 

Senator,

senator,

senator.hutchinson,

blanche_lincoln,

info,

senator_mccain,

senator,

senator_allard,

administrator,

senator,

senator_lieberman,

senator,

comments,

bob_graham,

connie,

senator_max_cleland,

senator_coverdell,

senator,

senator,

chuck_grassley,

tom_harkin,

larry_craig,

dick,

senator_fitzgerald,

senator_lugar,

sam_brownback,

pat_roberts,

jim_bunning,

senator,

senator,

senator,

senator,

john_kerry,

senator,

john_kerry,

senator,

senator,

michigan,

senator,

michigan,

mail_grams,

senator,

john_ashcroft,

kit_bond,

senator,

senatorlott,

max,

conrad_burns,

senator,

jesse_helms,

senator,

senator,

chuck_hagel,

mailbox,

opinion,

frank_lautenberg,

senator_torricelli,

senator_bingaman,

senator_domenici,

senator,

senator_reid,

senator,

senator_dewine,

senator_voinovich,

jim_inhofe,

senator,

Oregon,

senator,

senator,

senator_specter,

senator_chafee,

jack,

senator,

senator,

tim_johnson,

senator_frist,

senator_thompson,

administrator,

senator,

senator,

senator_hatch,

senator_robb,

senator,

vermont,

senator_leahy,

senator_gorton,

senator_murray,

Russell_Feingold,

senator_kohl,

senator_byrd,

senator,

senator,

craig,

senator,

senator2,

comments,

senator,

tom_daschle,

senator_carnahan,

senator,

olympia,

phil_gramm,

senator,

senator,

senator,

tim,

tom_harkin,

webmaster,

historian,

curator,

info,

postmaster,

mailbox,

mailbox,

admin,

comments,

webmaster,

Year2000,

webmaster,

senator,

senator,

 

 

The following Senators do not have Email address.

However, you can send email thru their web sites.

Please click each one of them to send your important message :

 

http://www.senate.gov/~craig/webform.html

http://murkowski.senate.gov/webmail.html

http://cantwell.senate.gov/mailform.html

http://miller.senate.gov/email.html

http://crapo.senate.gov/email.htm

http://grassley.senate.gov/webform.htm

http://roberts.senate.gov/email.htm

http://thomas.senate.gov/html/contact.html

http://allard.senate.gov/contactme/index.cfm

http://daschle.senate.gov/webform.htm

http://baucus.senate.gov/EmailMax.htm

http://wellstone.senate.gov/webform.html

http://domenici.senate.gov/contact/contactme.cfm

 

The following Senator does not have Email address

nor Website either, please Fax/Call him :

Senator Mark Dayton (D - MN)

Tel: (202) 224-3244 , Fax (202) 228-2186

 

(Note: All of the above Senators info is from:

http://politics./politics/Congress/Senate/List_of_Members/

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2: CALL/Email to U.S. SENATE ENERGY COMMITTEE :

Tel: 202-224-4971 , Fax: 202-224-6163

Email: committee (@energy.senate.gov )

 

Also please CALL the following Leaders of the Energy Committee :

 

Sen. Jeff Bingaman:

Tel: (202) 224-5521

Email: senator_bingaman (@bingaman.senate.gov)

 

Sen. Frank H. Murkowski,

Phone: (202) 224-6665 , Fax: (202) 224-5301

Email: http://murkowski.senate.gov/webmail.html

 

Sen. Daniel K. Akaka, ( D - HI )

Tel : (202) 224-6361 , Fax: (202) 224-2126

Email: senator, (@akaka.senate.gov )

 

Sen. Pete V. Domenici, ( R - NM )

Tel: (202) 224-6621 , Fax: (202) 228-0900

Email: http://domenici.senate.gov/contact/contactme.cfm

 

The rest of the Senate Energy Committee members can be

obtained from following , then click " Roster " :

 

http://politics./politics/Congress/Senate/Committees/sener/

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3: Then CALL(extremely important) and FAX to your own

Two Senators : Simply ask them to :

OPPOSE THE DRILLING IN ARCTIC WILDLIFE REFUGEE!

Click http://politics./freps

 

Just enter Your Address , then click " Get District " ,

it will listed all your legislators , then click " PROFILE " on your

two Senators to get their Phone numbers and Fax numbers.

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4: Please also send a similar letter to :

Spencer Abraham, Secretary of Energy

Email: The.Secretary (@hq.doe.gov )

Please address to : Dear Honorable Secretary Abraham,

 

Also send to : EPA Administrator Christine Whitman,

Email: whitman.christine (@epamail.epa.gov )

(Address to: Dear Honorable Administrator Whitman, )

 

 

Please also email to other Cabinet members by

Copy the following Cabinet members and Paste to the

CC or BCC field too :

 

DEvans,

ann.veneman ,

Gale_Norton ,

AskDOJ ,

Secretary,

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5: The 5th step is to write a similar Letter to all of the Editors

to your local newspapers (Especially write to National media)

If more people write to the newspaper, they will write more

reports on the issues . ) (simply address to: Dear Editor, )

Click here to get media info :

http://capwiz.com/wa/dbq/media/

(Enter your Zip code , check " show national media in results "

then click " GO " . then click each Major newspaper to

send your letters to them and then click your local newspapers

to contact them too.

You may also try to click here and then click your State

then send your letter to them too :

http://www.opedletters.com/

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Thanks so much for your Caring, Compassion and Urgent help.

 

" Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens

can change the world...indeed, it is the only thing that ever has! "

-- Margaret Mead