ANWAR Vote Action Alert

I just received this from our local Sierra Club:

ACTION ALERT! HOUSE TO VOTE TO DRILL IN ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE
REFUGE CALL NOW AT 1-800-841-7299 TO TELL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TO VOTE
NO! THAT'S 1-800-841-7299.

I know what you're thinking,
"haven't I heard this one before?". The answer it "yes, you have"
because the only thing that the Oil Administration and their allies in
Congress can ever think of whenever confronted with any problem is to drill
for oil in America's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. In a cynical
attempt to look as though they are doing something about high gas prices,
the House of Representatives this week (probably on Thursday, May 25,
or Friday, May 26) will vote on legislation to open America’s Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. In reality, this proposal is
nothing more than a sneak attack on the pristine Arctic Refuge and another
massive give-away to Big Oil companies already making obscene profits.
In reality, allowing drilling in America’s Arctic Refuge will do
nothing at all to lower gas prices this year, or next year, or even the next
year. In reality, the Department of Energy’s own analysts tell us
that drilling in the Arctic Refuge wouldn’t lower gas prices for twenty
years, and then by only a penny per gallon. Pennies for consumers,
billions more in profits for Big Oil. Drilling in the Arctic Refuge won't
help consumers. This drilling scheme isn't about gas prices - it's
about giving the oil industry another big gift when they're already rolling
in record profits. Congress has already wasted more than 20 years
debating this issue instead of talking about some real solutions for
America’s Energy needs. Enough is enough. Take a moment and send Congress
a message – tell them that drilling in America’s Arctic Refuge will do
nothing to solve high gas prices and will only save us a penny twenty
years from now. Tell them to vote against any legislation that gives
away the Arctic Refuge to Big Oil. CALL NOW!!! 1-800-841-7299
This toll-free number will automatically connect you to your
Representative’s Office. CALL 1-800-841-7299 and tell your Representative to
vote NO.
Erik DuMont
Alaska Wilderness League
122 C Street NW Suite 240
Washington DC 20001
202-544-5205