Pasted below is a flyer announcing a new Arctic Action Hotline, which activists can call toll-free to listen to an Arctic update and get patched through to their Senator's office and/or send a fax. For patch-through calls they'll get talking points, and for faxes they'll be able to listen to the text of their fax. The current message of the calls and faxes focuses on keeping Arctic drilling revenues out of the FY04 budget. For callers from states where both senators are equal priorities, calls/faxes will alternate between the caller's 2 senators from one day to the next; for other states where one of the senators is a higher priority, callers will get sent to that senator's office. We will be updating the information and the call to action periodically. Spread the word! Scott Hed Plains, Prairie & Northland Organizer Alaska Coalition (605) 336-6738 office (605) 351-1646 cell Arctic Action Hotline 1-877-703-9491(toll-free) Conservationists have a new, easy way to help protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from drilling! GET NEWS on the latest schemes to spoil this wild place TAKE ACTION! Talk to your Senator’s office or send a fax The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one of the wildest, most pristine places in the United States. More than 100 species of wildlife and birds rely on the coastal plain. The Gwich'in people have lived in this region for hundreds of generations. Yet drilling proponents are trying with backdoor attempts to override the conservation purposes of the Refuge to allow oil drilling. Drilling in the Arctic Refuge will produce too little oil to reduce energy prices or decrease our dependence on foreign oil. The more cost-effective, sustainable solution to the nation's energy needs is to promote clean, renewable energy sources and to better conserve the energy we have. This will save much more oil and gas than could ever be taken from the Arctic Refuge, without causing lasting damage to this delicate and irreplaceable ecosystem. For more information about the Arctic Refuge and what you can do to help, check out <A HREF="http://www.nwf.org/arcticrefuge/">http://www.nwf.org/arcticrefuge/</A> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To get off the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask]