Arctic Wildlife Refuge Under Attack ... AGAIN!!! URGENT. Vote this WEEK

[_dynamicdems]

Dear XXXX,

As hard as it is to believe, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is in the crosshairs again. Some House members may force a vote on drilling in the Arctic Refuge as early as this Wednesday. Rep. Richard Pombo (R-CA) has announced the latest drilling vehicle, H.R. 5429, euphemistically labeled "The American-Made Energy and Good Jobs Act."

A House vote on this bill could happen as soon as this Wednesday, May 24, so it is critical that your Representative hear from you as soon as possible. Even if you've taken action on this recently and repeatedly, we urgently need your phone calls to Congress. Talking points and more background is below.


Please make your call today! If you've never called Congress before, it's easy. You'll either leave a message with a staff member, or on a voice mail machine.

Once you've made your call, please click here to let us know about it!

When you call, make the following points:


1. The Representative should oppose any legislation that would allow drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.


2. We can't drill our way to lower gas prices. Drilling in the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge won't provide relief at the pump. Drilling would destroy an irreplaceable wildlife sanctuary, but wouldn't lower prices by more than about a penny a gallon in 2025. That's no solution at all.


3. Congress should focus on clean, renewable energy sources and making our cars go farther on a gallon of gas. Efficiency and renewable energy are the best ways to reduce consumers' costs now and in the future. They are the fastest, cheapest, cleanest way to reduce families' energy costs, increase energy security, end our dangerous oil addiction, and reduce global climate change.


We need to get as many phone calls and emails to Congress as possible in the next few days. Once you've made your phone call, will you help us spread the word about this campaign? Click here to urge ten friends, family members and co-workers to join you in the fight to protect the Arctic Refuge.

[fedupinBushcountry]

1. The House just passed it

this afternoon. Ten Democrats voted for it, among those Dems
is Murtha.

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5429) to direct
the Secretary of the Interior to establish and implement a
competitive oil and gas leasing program that will result in a
program for the exploration, development and production of the
oil and gas resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska


          Yeas Nays  
Republican 224     
Democratic  10  183    
Independent       1     
TOTALS     234  184