RALLY TO SUPPORT THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE AND EXPOSE EXXON Saturday, July 30 at 10 AM Sidewalk in front of the Federal Building 210 Walnut Street, Des Moines Opportunity to shop at the Farmer's Market then join the action! CALLING ALL WHO CARE ABOUT THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TO MAKE A STAND CALLING PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS: BRING YOUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN TO TEACH THEM THEY CAN STAND UP FOR PROTECTION OF PUBLIC LAND AGAINST BIG COMPANY EXPLOITATION A large banner, some large posters and signs and flyers will be provided. You are also encouraged to make your own. Parking opportunities on downtown streets; a parking garage at 5th and Locust, another at 6th and Walnut, and a lot in front of the Public Library, at 2nd and Grand near the river. From the freeway, WESTBOUND follow exit signs for Downtown and use the one-way street southbound (toward the tall buildings) which will bring you to parking and to within a block or two of the Federal Building, which is at 3rd and Walnut. From the freeway, EASTBOUND follow exit signs for Downtown and use the one-way street southbound (toward the tall buildings) which will bring you to parking and to within a block or two of the Federal Building at 3rd and Walnut. ExxonMobil Exposed: *Exxon/Mobil is the only oil company remaining in Arctic Power, the single-issue group lobbying to open the Arctic Refuge to drilling. *Between 1998 and 2004, ExxonMobil gave more than $15 million to organizations working to hide the facts about global warming. *As increased demand for dwindling world oil and gas supplies earned ExxonMobil a record breaking $25.3 billion in net income in 2004, company executives dismissed suggestions that they invest in renewable energy, calling it "uneconomic." *While ExxonMobil has pledged $100 million over 10 years for research at Stanford University into new energy technologies, such as burying carbon dioxide emissions, the company's commitment is just two days worth of its 2004 profits and is dwarfed by its spending on oil and gas ex;location in 2004 alone---more than $1 billion!! The Stanford project has no goals and no guarantee that ExxonMobil will apply any of the technology it helps develop. EXXONMOBIL HAS REFUSED TO PAY THE $4.5 BILLION DOLLARS IN COURT-ORDERED PUNITIVE DAMAGES TO VICTIMS OF THE EXXON VALDEZ OIL SPILL. For more information visit www.ExxposeExxon.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To get off the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask]