Please call Jim Nussle to thank him for keeping the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge out of the Budget Bill in the past & ask him to do it again.  A decision can come as early as Wednesday.

 The news- both the House and the Senate Budget Committees will be in a process called markup this Wednesday. This is a crucial time that is coming sooner than expected. If we win here, we will be better off down the road.

Defenders of Wildlife is running ads across the state of Iowa to make sure Rep. Nussle keeps the Arctic Refuge wild. To make these ads more effective, we are including a reference to them in our message of the week. We also are calling his Davenport office at (563) 326 – 1841.  Try 1-888-8WILD-AK for toll free.

Phyllis Mains

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/