Subject: Fwd: Great news for the Arctic Refuge and the Tongass!
Date: Jul 1 08:15:22 2004
From: Judy Stone-Roth - ravan at centurytel.net



> Subject: FW: Great news for the Arctic Refuge and the Tongass!
>
> Just in case you all didn't get this good news.
>
> Dear NRDC BioGems Defender,
>
> The House of Representatives has rejected yet another attempt to open
> the
> Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to massive oil development. In the
> face of
> opposition from his colleagues, House Resources Committee chair Pombo
> (R-CA)
> withdrew H.R. 4529, a bill that would have authorized drilling in the
> refuge.
> This great victory is due in no small part to pressure applied by
> nearly
> 50,000
> BioGems Defenders who sent electronic messages urging their
> representatives
> to
> oppose the bill.
>
> The fight to protect the Arctic Refuge is far from over, however. The
> Bush
> administration is determined to let oil and gas companies drill in this
> unspoiled sanctuary, and the leadership of both houses of Congress has
> vowed
> to
> keep trying. We will undoubtedly be calling on you to take action yet
> again
> in
> defense of this irreplaceable natural treasure.
>
> I also wanted to let you know about another BioGems victory -- also in
> the
> House of Representatives -- for Alaska's Tongass National Forest. On
> June
> 16th,
> by a vote of 222-205, the House passed an amendment to the Interior
> Appropriations bill that would prohibit the Forest Service from
> spending
> money
> to build logging roads in the Tongass for the next year. The proposed
> roads
> are
> a crucial first step in opening up pristine rainforest valleys to
> industrial-
> scale clearcutting.
>
> Though it passed in the House, the amendment still faces an uphill
> climb:
> to
> become law, it must pass the Senate and be signed by President Bush.
> Logging
> companies are determined to clearcut the Tongass, and the Bush
> administration
> is doing everything possible to assist them. By sending more than
> 300,000
> messages to defend the Tongass, you and other BioGems Defenders have
> played
> a
> crucial role in protecting this vast and thriving temperate rainforest.
>
> On behalf of all of us at NRDC, thank you for taking action to save our
> hemisphere's wildest places. With your continued help, we will keep
> fighting
> in
> defense of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the Tongass National
> Forest
> and
> all of our other BioGems.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> John H. Adams
> President
> Natural Resources Defense Council
>
> . . .
>
> BioGems: Saving Endangered Wild Places
> A project of the Natural Resources Defense Council
> http://www.savebiogems.org
>
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> ------ End of Forwarded Message
>
>
>

"Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence
encourages the tormentor, never the tormented."
~Elie Wiesel

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