Oil Drilling in the Arctic Wildlife Reserve?

[Tami]

[attachment=1213:attachment] [attachment=1212:attachment] [url=\"http://wwf.ca/HowYouCanHelp/DoNotDrill/donotdrill.asp\"][u]Say No To Oil Drilling In the Arctic Wildlife Reserve[/u][/url] The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one of the most pristine habitats on earth - an essential stop for thousands of migrating birds and the exact location where approximately 40,000 Porcupine caribou calves are born each year. We can\'t afford to wait. The U.S. government is about to open the Refuge up to oil drilling in sweeping legislation before Congress now. Passage of the Budget Reconciliation bill, which allows for the Arctic drilling, could be only weeks away. We must stop it now. Drilling will have a devastating effect on this delicate refuge - disrupting the Porcupine caribou\'s ability to reproduce and rear young, decimating nesting grounds for countless birds and even putting at risk the livelihood of the Gwitch\'in people of north Yukon, who rely heavily on the migrating caribou herds. Let the Prime Minister\'s Office know you\'re against the drilling. Encourage him to act on his government\'s stated opposition to this legislation now before Congress. The prime minister must take the strong message to Washington that drilling in Alaska\'s Refuge is wrong. We are aiming for 40,000 petitions and we need your support to reach our goal. PLEASE forward this email on to as many of your friends and family as possible. Together we can make a difference! [url=\"http://wwf.ca/HowYouCanHelp/DoNotDrill/donotdrill.asp\"][u]Say No To Oil Drilling In the Arctic Wildlife Reserve[/u][/url]

[Kobra]

I signed it.

[Josh]

Excuse me? That\'s sick and wrong. *signs*

[Sylo-X-]

The government makes me sick. *signs*

[Tami]

received via newsletter this morning:

The World Wildlife Federation-Canada is thrilled with the outcome of yesterday\'s vote in the US Senate, stopping approval for drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. It is an important short-term victory for wildlife and aboriginal peoples in both Canada and the United States. While the Bush administration can choose to try all of this again, for now the refuge is free from drilling.

The World Wildlife Federation global-family has been engaged in protecting wildlife in Alaska for more than three decades. With your help, WWF-Canada recently obtained 77,000 petitions that were personally delivered to Prime Minister Paul Martin in support of the Canadian government’s position against drilling in the Refuge. You are a very important part of this victory.

[Kobra]

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