[BCNnet] ANWR Still in Jeopardy

Tue, 4 Dec 2001 19:30:56 -0600

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BCN friends –

Here’s a more complete picture of what happened yesterday and more
importantly what the future looks like on this crucial issue.  This was
prepared by an ally at the National Wildlife Federation.

Donald

Donald R. Dann
Highland Park/Lake County
donniebird@yahoo.com <mailto:donniebird@yahoo.com>

  To:  Friends of the Arctic Refuge
From: Lisa Yee-Litzenberg, National Wildlife Federation
Re:  Arctic Refuge Vote Update

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP ON YESTERDAY'S LATEST ARCTIC DRILLING VOTE!!  WE WON
94 to 1!

I am including here a little analysis and a look ahead for you to share with
your networks.  The analysis and look-ahead were prepared by Pam Goddard,
NWF's Sr. Grassroots Outreach Manager in D.C.
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**
Analysis

On 12/3, the Senate voted 94 to 1 to prevent consideration of an amendment
that would have allowed drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
The
amendment would have attached parts of HR 4, the House-passed Dirty Energy
bill, AND a six-month cloning ban to the Railroad Retirement Act.  The
amendment was sponsored by Senators Trent Lott (MS), Frank Murkowski (AK)
and
Sam Brownback (KS).

The vote was to stop debate and move on to a vote to include this
controversial amendment to the Railroad Retirement Act.  But it became
apparent to Senator Murkowski that he did not have the votes he needed and
rather than lose a recorded vote, he and the other amendment sponsors gave
up
this latest attempt and voted against their own motion.  Several senators
went to the floor to speak out for the Refuge.  They are Boxer (CA), Dayton
(MN), Dorgan (ND), Kerry (MA), Lieberman (CT), Reid (NV), and Wellstone
(MN).
 Thank them when you have the chance!  The final vote was 94 to 1.  A few
senators were out of town.  George Allen of VA was the lone dissenter.

Congratulations and thank you to all who helped on this vote!!

Looking Ahead

You can never say never in Washington, DC but things are looking good for
the
Refuge for the rest of the year.  It appears that Senator Murkowski has
finally realized that he does not have the votes he needs to attach a Refuge
drilling amendment on unrelated legislation.  You have all done a tremendous
job convincing your senators to stand strong on vote after vote after vote.
Thank you.

Our big battle looms ahead in late January/early February when Senate
Majority Leader Tom Daschle (SD) brings the Senate Energy bill up for
consideration.  This will be a comprehensive energy bill and we will work on
various aspects of the legislation.  But our big fight will be to ward off
attempts to attach an Arctic drilling provision.  We will be sending out
various alerts, calling our members and activists, and bringing citizens
into
Washington, DC in early February for an Energy Bill Lobby Week.  We will be
pulling out ALL the stops and counting on you all to tell the Senate that
the
Refuge is too wild to waste!

The Cloture Vote

Our battle will likely rest on a cloture vote and this is an important
measure to understand.  During the Senate energy bill debate next year, a
pro-drilling Senator will offer an amendment to drill the Refuge.  Our
champions Senators John Kerry (MA) and Joe Lieberman (CT) will then begin to
filibuster.  Their filibuster will not allow a vote to drill the Arctic.  A
cloture petition will be filed and three days later, the Senate will vote to
invoke cloture or shut down the filibuster.  The pro-drillers will need 60
votes to stop the filibuster.  WE MUST PREVENT THEM FROM GETTING 60 VOTES.

This is important because there are many politics playing in a cloture vote
that have nothing to do with protecting the Refuge.  Some of our Arctic
friends may vote wrong due to pressures from their party.  Some of our
friends may vote wrong because they want to move on to other aspects of the
energy bill.  Senators who are 100% with us to protect the Arctic Refuge
could vote the wrong way on cloture.  WE MUST CONVINCE OUR SENATORS THAT
VOTING AGAINST CLOTURE ON A KERRY/LIEBERMAN FILIBUSTER IS AS CRITICAL AS
VOTING TO PROTECT THE ARCTIC.  All of our friends are not with us on this
yet.  They do not see that voting for cloture on a Kerry/Lieberman
filibuster
is voting against the Arctic.  OUR CHARGE IS TO CONVINCE THEM THAT THE
CLOTURE VOTE IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT.

You are all doing a terrific job contacting your senators, writing letters
to
the editor, pulling together group letters - thank you, thank you, thank
you!!!  We will keep you up to date, provide you with up-to-the-minute
information, and show you when and where you can make the most impact!  If
you need anything, let me know!  Have a Happy Holiday and get rested up for
next year 'cause we are gonna need you!

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face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:14.0pt'><span =
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12.0pt'>Here&#8217;s a more complete picture of what happened yesterday =
and more
importantly what the future looks like on this crucial issue.<span
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>This was prepared by an ally =
at the National
Wildlife Federation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></span></p>

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Donald R. Dann<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle15><font size=3D4 =
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County<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></span></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; =
</span></span></span></font></span><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>To:<span
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Friends of the Arctic =
Refuge</span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>From: Lisa Yee-Litzenberg, National Wildlife =
Federation</span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
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<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>Re:<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Arctic =
Refuge
Vote Update</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier =
New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP ON YESTERDAY'S LATEST ARCTIC =
DRILLING
VOTE!!<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>WE WON<span
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span></span></font><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
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<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>94 to 1!<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; =
</span></span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
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<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>I am including here a little analysis and a look ahead =
for you
to share with </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier =
New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
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size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>your networks.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; =
</span>The
analysis and look-ahead were prepared by Pam Goddard, =
</span></font><font
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NWF's Sr. Grassroots Outreach Manager in =
D.C.<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
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<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>Analysis</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'><![if =
!supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]></span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
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New";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>On 12/3, the Senate voted 94 to 1 to prevent =
consideration of an
amendment </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier =
New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>that would have allowed drilling in the Arctic National =
Wildlife
Refuge.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>The =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>amendment would have attached parts of HR 4, the =
House-passed
Dirty Energy </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier =
New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>bill, AND a six-month cloning ban to the Railroad =
Retirement
Act.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>The =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>amendment was sponsored by Senators Trent Lott (MS), =
Frank
Murkowski (AK) and </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>Sam Brownback (KS).<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes">&nbsp;
</span></span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier =
New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'><![if =
!supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]></span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
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New";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>The vote was to stop debate and move on to a vote to =
include
this </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier =
New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>controversial amendment to the Railroad Retirement =
Act.<span
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>But it became =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>apparent to Senator Murkowski that he did not have the =
votes he
needed and </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier =
New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>rather than lose a recorded vote, he and the other =
amendment
sponsors gave up </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>this latest attempt and voted against their own =
motion.<span
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Several senators =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>went to the floor to speak out for the Refuge.<span
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>They are Boxer (CA), Dayton =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>(MN), Dorgan (ND), Kerry (MA), Lieberman (CT), Reid (NV), =
and
Wellstone (MN). </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'><span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span>Thank them =
when you
have the chance!<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>The =
final vote was
94 to 1.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>A few =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>senators were out of town.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes">&nbsp;
</span>George Allen of VA was the lone dissenter.</span></font><font =
size=3D2
color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'><![if =
!supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]></span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>Congratulations and thank you to all who helped on this =
vote!!</span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'><![if =
!supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]></span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>Looking Ahead</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack
face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'><![if =
!supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]></span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>You can never say never in Washington, DC but things are =
looking
good for the </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier =
New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>Refuge for the rest of the year.<span =
style=3D"mso-spacerun:
yes">&nbsp; </span>It appears that Senator Murkowski has =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>finally realized that he does not have the votes he needs =
to
attach a Refuge </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>drilling amendment on unrelated legislation.<span
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>You have all done a tremendous =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>job convincing your senators to stand strong on vote =
after vote
after vote.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; =
</span></span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>Thank you.</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack
face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'><![if =
!supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]></span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>Our big battle looms ahead in late January/early February =
when
Senate </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier =
New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>Majority Leader Tom Daschle (SD) brings the Senate Energy =
bill
up for </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier =
New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>consideration.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; =
</span>This
will be a comprehensive energy bill and we will work on =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>various aspects of the legislation.<span =
style=3D"mso-spacerun:
yes">&nbsp; </span>But our big fight will be to ward off =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>attempts to attach an Arctic drilling provision.<span
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>We will be sending out =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>various alerts, calling our members and activists, and =
bringing
citizens into </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier =
New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>Washington, DC in early February for an Energy Bill Lobby
Week.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>We will be =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>pulling out ALL the stops and counting on you all to tell =
the
Senate that the </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>Refuge is too wild to waste!</span></font><font size=3D2
color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'><![if =
!supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]></span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>The Cloture Vote</span></font><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'><![if =
!supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]></span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>Our battle will likely rest on a cloture vote and this is =
an
important </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier =
New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>measure to understand.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes">&nbsp;
</span>During the Senate energy bill debate next year, a =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>pro-drilling Senator will offer an amendment to drill the
Refuge.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Our =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>champions Senators John Kerry (MA) and Joe Lieberman (CT) =
will
then begin to </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier =
New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>filibuster.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; =
</span>Their
filibuster will not allow a vote to drill the Arctic.<span =
style=3D"mso-spacerun:
yes">&nbsp; </span>A </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>cloture petition will be filed and three days later, the =
Senate
will vote to </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier =
New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>invoke cloture or shut down the filibuster.<span
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>The pro-drillers will need 60 =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>votes to stop the filibuster.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun:
yes">&nbsp; </span>WE MUST PREVENT THEM FROM GETTING 60 VOTES.<span
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span></span></font><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'><![if =
!supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]></span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>This is important because there are many politics playing =
in a
cloture vote </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier =
New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>that have nothing to do with protecting the Refuge.<span
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Some of our Arctic =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>friends may vote wrong due to pressures from their =
party.<span
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Some of our =
</span></font><font size=3D2
color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>friends may vote wrong because they want to move on to =
other
aspects of the </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>energy bill.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;
</span>Senators who are 100% with us to protect the Arctic Refuge =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>could vote the wrong way on cloture.<span =
style=3D"mso-spacerun:
yes">&nbsp; </span>WE MUST CONVINCE OUR SENATORS THAT =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>VOTING AGAINST CLOTURE ON A KERRY/LIEBERMAN FILIBUSTER IS =
AS
CRITICAL AS </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier =
New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>VOTING TO PROTECT THE ARCTIC.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun:
yes">&nbsp; </span>All of our friends are not with us on this =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>yet.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>They =
do not
see that voting for cloture on a Kerry/Lieberman filibuster =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>is voting against the Arctic.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun:
yes">&nbsp; </span>OUR CHARGE IS TO CONVINCE THEM THAT THE =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier =
New";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

CLOTURE VOTE IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT. <o:p></o:p>

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size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New"><span =
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"Courier New"'>You are all doing a terrific job contacting your =
senators,
writing letters to </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
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