Tell our senators to stop the Bush administration's latest attempt to sell America's public lands and drill the Arctic Refuge

President Bush has delivered his 2008 budget to Congress, and
his assault on our public lands continues. Once again he has
proposed drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and
sacrificing this crown jewel for meager oil revenues. Once again
he has proposed selling off almost a million acres of public
forest and park lands to private developers to help balance the
federal budget.

This renewed raid on our public lands would span 35 states and
sacrifice stretches of prime wildlife habitat. These federal
lands are also treasured as vacation and hunting and fishing
areas by nearby residents and faraway visitors. They are part of
America's natural heritage, and should not be auctioned off to
the highest bidder.

Although Congress has rejected similar previous proposals, it is
clear that the administration has no intention of retreating. So
to stave off this and future administration assaults on our
public lands, Senator Bingaman (D-NM) has introduced an
amendment to the Senate's budget resolution that would nearly
prohibit the sale of federal lands and oil from the Arctic
Refuge to reduce the federal deficit.

The Senate is scheduled to vote on Senator Bingaman's amendment
either tomorrow or Friday.

== What to do ==
Call your senators *right away* at the numbers listed below.