---------- From: "Erik DuMont" <[log in to unmask]> To: "Alaska Wild Update" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: [alaskawild] AlaskaWild Update #227 Date: Fri, Apr 29, 2005, 2:39 PM TO: Alaska Coalition Leaders and Alaska Advocates FR: Alaska Wilderness League RE: AlaskaWild Update #227 DA: April 29, 2005 "HEADLINES HOUSE AND SENATE NARROWLY APPROVE BUDGET THAT ALLOWS ARCTIC DRILLING ACTIVIST RESOURCES HOUSE AND SENATE NARROWLY APPROVE BUDGET THAT ALLOWS ARCTIC DRILLING Last night (4/28/05) the Senate and House approved the 2006 budget resolution by the narrowest of margins, 52-47 in the Senate, and 214-211 in the House. Among many other controversial provisions, the budget resolution opens the door for legislation to allow drilling in America's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. While a setback, this fight is far from over, and there are many further opportunities to stop the provision from ever becoming law. To read more and to see how your Senators and Representatives voted, go to: http://www.alaskawild.org/takeaction_alaskawild_update.html ACTIVIST RESOURCES Alaska Wilderness League offers a free activist kit with Birthplace of the Caribou, a 15 minute DVD about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The kit also comes with tips on how to throw a great video party and how to bring all of your friends on board to help protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Birthplace of the Caribou is also available on video. To get one of these video activist kits, simply send an email request to [log in to unmask] along with your name and address. Please specify whether you want a DVD version or a video. These kits are NOT just for your viewing enjoyment! You will enjoy them, as will lots of other people so make sure that you show them to lots of other people! Everyone needs to see these amazing places! Please allow 4-6 weeks for shipment. Take Action on to help save the Arctic at http://www.alaskawild.org/takeaction_arctic.html. Don’t know who your Representative is? Find out at http://capwiz.com/awc/dbq/officials/. US. Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121 Senate Address: The Honorable _______, US Senate, Washington, DC 20510 House Address: The Honorable _______,US House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515 Contacting the President: George W. Bush, The White House, Washington DC 20500 Contacting the Secretary of the Interior: Gail Norton, 1849 C St, NW, Washington DC 20240 White House Comment Desk: (202) 456-1111, Fax: (202) 456-2461 Send a letter to the editor of your local paper at http://capwiz.com/awc/dbq/media/ Send a FREE fax to protect Alaska’s Rainforest at http://www.akrain.org/ Erik DuMont National Field Director Alaska Wilderness League 122 C Street, NW Suite 240 Washington, DC 20001 (202) 544-5205, f: (202) 544-5197 [log in to unmask] http://www.alaskawild.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To get off the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask]