[BCNnet] Fwd: Take Action! Senator Fitzgerald Poised to Vote TODAY on Energy Plan SEND FAX~a1744u129461t0~

[Judy Pollock]

>Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 07:39:11 -0800 (PST)
>From: Save Our Environment <actioncenter@saveourenvironment.org>
>To: bobolnk@ix.netcom.com
>Subject: Take Action! Senator Fitzgerald Poised to Vote TODAY on Energy
Plan SEND FAX~a1744u129461t0~
>
>SAVE OUR ENVIRONMENT ACTION CENTER UPDATE: Dec. 3, 2001
>http://www.saveourenvironment.org
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>To send a fax to Senator Fitzgerald, just reply to this email. Better 
>yet, call your senator's office before it's too late. Call the 
>Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121 and ask for his office.
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>Your Urgent Action is Needed Again to Stop the Bush Energy Plan!
>
>This Monday, December 3, at 5 pm, the senate is scheduled to vote on 
>the entire House-passed energy plan and the fate of the Arctic 
>National Wildlife Refuge. 
>
>Several senators have been trying to hold up Senate business since 
>September 11th.  Now, in a sneaky move, Senators Lott, Murkowski and 
>Brownback have teamed up to offer the energy bill, HR 4, as an 
>amendment to Railroad Retirement Bill. 
>
>Besides allowing drilling in the Refuge, the bill also leaves open a 
>loophole in the law that allows SUVs to guzzle more gas than cars  
>even though the auto industry has the technology to improve fuel 
>efficiency without raising the cost for consumers. On top of that, it 
>hands over $30 billion of taxpayer dollars to polluting oil, coal, 
>and nuclear-power companies.
>
>You have yet another chance to tell your senator that you oppose 
>drilling in the Arctic Refuge and support conservation and increasing 
>fuel efficiency standards. The Senate needs to provide real solutions 
>to address our energy needs and strengthen our economy.  Sacrificing 
>the Arctic refuge will do neither. 
>
>
>*********TAKE ACTION TODAY!***********
>
>
>As the vote is scheduled for TODAY, please send your fax ASAP. To 
>greatly increase your chance of being heard, call the Capitol 
>Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to be transferred to your 
>senator's office. Be sure to:
>	
>	1. Tell them your full name and town.
>	2.  Tell them you're calling about a vote TODAY.
>	3.  Tell them you urge your Senator to vote to protect the 
>Arctic Refuge and to kill the Lott / Murkowski / Brownback amendment 
>to the Railroad Retirement bill.
>
>
>
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>We've made it easy for you to take action, simply reply to this 
>email, hit send, and we'll automatically send the message below to 
>your senator.
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>Dear Senator,
>
>As your constituent, I am writing to urge you to oppose all efforts 
>to enact harmful energy legislation, which would include opening the 
>Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. In particular, I 
>oppose attaching the house-passed energy legislation as an amendment 
>to the Railroad Retirement Bill.
>
>Energy legislation is important and requires thoughtful 
>consideration; now is not the time to rush through controversial 
>proposals that would do nothing to stimulate the economy or protect 

>the safety and welfare of Americans. 
>
>Giving away billions of tax dollars to energy companies and 
>sacrificing our nation's greatest wildlife refuge are not the 
>solutions to our energy problems - now or in the future. Not only 
>would opening the Arctic Refuge to oil drilling fail to significantly 
>reduce our dependence on imports, but oil from the refuge would last 
>only 6 months and take 10 years to reach consumers. Investing in 
>energy efficiency, renewable energy sources, and alternative fuels is 
>a quicker, cheaper, and cleaner way to achieve America's long-term 
>energy security.
>
>I urge you to reject the political opportunism of those who are 
>attempting to force the Senate to consider environmentally-damaging 
>energy legislation this fall.  Again, protect the Arctic Refuge and 
>take the time to develop and debate a balanced energy policy.
>
>Sincerely, 
>
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Judy Pollock
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