Hurry! As soon as Sept. 27, a special wild place could be sold to oil
and gas interests. 

Protect millions of 
wild animals.
Click here today!

Dear Phyllis & Mr Michael,
It is one of the most remarkable wetlands on the planet. Millions of
waterfowl and tens of thousands of caribou are lucky enough to call it
home. 
But their luck may run out as soon as Sept. 27, when our government plans
to sell the fragile habitat to the oil and gas industry. The place is the
Teshekpuk Lake Special Area in Alaska, and you have a chance right now to
protect this land – public land – from destructive oil and gas
development. 
We urgently need your help! Click here to write the Interior Secretary
and demand that the imminent oil and gas lease sale be postponed. 
Our efforts to protect Teshekpuk are working: Just yesterday the US
District Court for Alaska ruled that the Interior Department failed to
consider the cumulative environmental impacts of widespread oil and gas
drilling in the Teshekpuk region, part of the National Petroleum
Reserve-Alaska. 
This is a great sign, but it is only a preliminary ruling - we cannot let
down our guard now. Together, we can get the Interior Department to do
the only sensible thing: cancel the Sept. 27 sale of this precious wild
place. 
Teshekpuk Lake is one of the most important wetland complexes in the
Arctic, providing essential habitat for millions of birds and caribou.
Native people, conservation groups, scientists, sportsmen’s groups, and
the general public strongly oppose the oil and gas plan. Will you join
the call before it's too late? 
We don’t have much more time to weigh in – act today! 
Thanks so much for your help,
Bill Meadows
President
The Wilderness Society
P.S. After sending your letter to the Interior Department, please
remember to ask your friends and family to join you.
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generations will enjoy the clean air and water, wildlife, beauty, and
opportunity for recreation and renewal provided by pristine forests,
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