ACTION ALERT!

 House to vote THURSDAY on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge drilling bill.

 CALL NOW AT 1-800-841-7299 TO TELL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TO VOTE NO!  THAT'S 1-800-841-7299.

 I know what you're thinking, "haven't I heard this one before?".  The answer is "yes, you have" because the only thing that the Oil Administration and their allies in Congress can ever think of whenever confronted with any problem is to drill for oil in America's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.  In a cynical attempt to look as though they are doing something about high gas prices, the House of Representatives will vote THURSDAY (yes, tomorrow, May 25) on legislation to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. This proposal is nothing more than a sneak attack on the pristine Arctic Refuge and another massive give-away to Big Oil companies already making obscene profits.

 Allowing drilling in America’s Arctic Refuge will do nothing at all to lower gas prices this year, or next year, or even the next year.  The Department of Energy’s own analysts tell us that drilling in the Arctic Refuge wouldn’t lower gas prices for twenty years, and then by only a penny per gallon.  Pennies for consumers, billions more in profits for Big Oil.

Now is the time for Congress to pursue cleaner, cheaper, safer and quicker energy solutions that safeguard not sacrifice special places like the Arctic Refuge.  America can be on the vanguard of adopting smart energy solutions based on conservation, clean renewable energy sources and improved efficiency standards like making our cars go farther on a gallon of gas.

 Take a moment and send Congress a message – tell them that drilling in America’s Arctic Refuge will do nothing to solve high gas prices and will only save us a penny twenty years from now. Tell them to vote against any legislation that gives away the Arctic Refuge to Big Oil.

 CALL NOW!!! 1-800-841-7299 and tell your Representative to vote NO on HR 5429

This toll-free number will automatically connect you to your Representative’s Office.

For more information please contact Shannon Harps at 206.378.0114 ext. 306 or [log in to unmask].

 Shannon Harps

Associate Regional Representative

Sierra Club

 180 Nickerson Street, Suite 202

Seattle, WA 98109

(206) 378-0114 ext. 306

(206) 378-0034 (fax)

(206) 419-6295 (cell)

www.sierraclub.org