Sec. Salazar takes a step in the right direction

Last week, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, issued a change in course for
U.S. conservation policy.  Our Oceans Program Director, David Dickson,
said it best: "We applaud Secretary Salazar's efforts to take a step back
and revisit the Bush administration's proposals for oil and gas
development in the nation's offshore areas, particularly in America's
Arctic region in Alaska."
It's about time our government sought a "new way forward" on energy
development that takes public concern, and even science, into
consideration.  Sec. Salazar took an important first step, but there's
more work to be done. 
The current five year plan (2007-2015) for the Arctic Ocean, developed by
the Bush administration, contains vast plans for development in Arctic
waters that are already being implemented, including the largest blocks
of Arctic waters yet to be offered. 
Before one more acre of Arctic waters is leased to the oil and gas
industry, we urge Sec. Salazar to call for a timeout on all oil and gas
activity in the Arctic Ocean, to ensure that the reckless decisions of
the past do no more damage in the future.
Can you write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper to encourage
Sec. Salazar to continue on the path to responsible policies and preserve
America's Arctic? 
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