[S-C] ACT TODAY! CALL YOUR SENATORS & CONGRESS TODAY: Say NO to Oil Drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge!

[Bradley Angel]

Take Action: Oppose Oil Drilling in the

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge!

Support the Gwich'in and save the Caribou and 

"The Sacred Place Where Life Begins" 

 

Call your Senators and Congresspersons 202-224-3121



George W. Bush and the oil industry are now pushing harder than ever to open
the Arctic 

National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling. 

 

It is urgent that everyone contact their elected officials in Washington
D.C. to demand they oppose this reckless plan that threatens the Arctic
Refuge and sacred Gwich'in land.

 

The people of the Gwich'in Nation have had a long and sacred relationship
with the wildlife of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. For thousands of
years their ancestors relied upon the Porcupine River Caribou Herd to meet
their subsistence needs, and today the caribou is still vital for food,
clothing, tools, and are a source of respect and spiritual guidance for the
Gwich'in. 

 

Exploration would devastate a majestic landscape filled with caribou and
migratory birds, as airstrips, roads, pipelines and industrial facilities
will stretch across the coastal plain.

 

The U.S. Geological Survey and oil company executives have conceded that the
refuge contains only six months' worth of oil, and that it would not be
available for a decade. Drilling in the refuge would do little to reduce the
nation's dependence on foreign oil.

 

Despite the fact that drilling in the Refuge has twice been rejected by
bipartisan majorities in the Senate, and that a majority of the American
public does not support it, the Bush administration continues to push this
unpopular initiative. 

 

Take Action!

 

The House has already passed the legislation, and the Senate is considering
it now. The vote is to take place very soon, so you must inform them NOW how
you feel about drilling in the Arctic Refuge. 

 

Take action! Call your U.S. Senators and Congressional Representative today.


 

Let them know that drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge threatens
the Gwich'in culture and it is not the way to solve America's need for
energy. Tell your elected officials we want renewable energy, not oil
drilling in the Arctic Reserve.

 

Call your Senators and Congresspersons 202-224-3121



For more information, contact: 

Gwich'in Steering Committee (907) 458-8264    www.alaska.net/~gwichin   

Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice (415) 248-5010
www.greenaction.org 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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