As someone who helps do this work when I'm not birding - YES, this is really important. Your Senators are working today on Saturday. Call in if you read this message today.
If you don't know how to reach them, you can go to many sites, but the most direct is www.senate.gov to find the phone numbers.
Continuing pressure has kept the Arctic Refuge free all this time, let's not let it go after all of the work of the past. Forward to friends out of state - they all have senators, and even some of the best that have supported keeping drilling out of the Arctic Refuge in the past might cave in this time - even pushing folks in traditionally "blue" states in the Northeast is required. Many thanks!
Denise Ryan
Cheverly, MD
-----Original Message-----
From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
Behalf Of Norm Saunders
Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 8:07 PM
To:
Subject: [MDOSPREY] FW: All hands on deck for the Arctic Refuge!
Bill Hubick feels strongly about this issue. So do I and others.
Do what you can to help.
Norm
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Hubick [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 4:15 PM
> To: Norm Saunders
> Subject: Fw: All hands on deck for the Arctic Refuge!
>
>
> Hi Norm,
>
> Hope all's going well. I wasn't sure if this was appropriate
> material to post to MDOsprey--in fact, it probably is not. I
> feel very strongly about the attached message, but it is
> definitely political as well.
>
> What do you think? Please feel free to post this if you'd like.
>
> Take care, and happy holidays!
>
> Bill
>
>
> ----- Forwarded Message ----
> From: "John Adams, NRDC ACTION FUND" <>
> To:
> Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 3:11:20 PM
> Subject: All hands on deck for the Arctic Refuge!
>
>
> Dear NRDC Action Fund Supporter,
>
> It's the most outrageous scheme yet to open the Arctic
> National Wildlife Refuge
> to oil drilling. We have just learned that pro-drilling
> Senators are sneaking
> their Arctic drilling measure into the Defense Appropriations
bill.
>
> The vote on the Senate floor could come as early as tomorrow!
>
> Call your two Senators right now at the phone numbers below
> and tell them to
> get Arctic drilling out of the Defense bill, with a
> filibuster if necessary.
> Call them even if it's Friday night or Saturday:
>
> Senator Paul Sarbanes: (202) 224-4524
> Senator Barbara Mikulski: (202) 224-4654
>
> Here's the good news: thanks to a nationwide outcry from
> millions of Americans,
> including you, House and Senate leaders have given up on
> including Arctic
> drilling in the Budget Reconciliation bill.
>
> But some Senators are so shameless in their quest to boost
> oil company profits
> that they're willing to exploit the Defense Appropriations
> bill, which is meant
> to fund our troops in Iraq and other military needs.
>
> Your Senators will be under enormous political pressure to
> vote Yes on the
> Defense Appropriations bill no matter what's in it. We're
> counting on a last- ditch effort by a determined group of
> senators to filibuster this bill until
> Arctic drilling is removed. In that case, the oil industry
> and their allies
> would have to get over 60 votes to keep drilling in --
> something they have
> never been able to do.
>
> Call your Senators right away and tell them you're outraged
> that Arctic
> drilling would be snuck into a bill that is meant to protect
> our troops. Urge
> them to get Arctic drilling out of the Defense bill, with a
> filibuster if
> necessary. And tell them you will publicly support their No
> vote if they come
> under attack for it in your state.
>
> The next 24 hours are critical. Call your Senators right now!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> John H. Adams
> NRDC Action Fund
>
> . . .
>
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>
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