Via Audubon:

Urgent Threat to Arctic Refuge

Some politicians just can’t take no for an answer. Alaska Senators Stevens and Murkowski plan to offer an amendment to the Senate’s energy bill that would allow oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The amendment would rename the Coastal Plain of the Arctic Refuge as a strategic petroleum reserve and immediately authorize exploratory drilling.

The Arctic Refuge is called “America’s Serengeti” for its tremendous biological productivity and diversity, and is one of the most intact and untouched ecosystems in America. Oil drilling advocates have repeatedly tried to open this treasured wildlife sanctuary to oil and gas development.

It is critical that you contact your Senators today and tell them to vote against the Stevens/Murkowski Arctic Drilling Proposal.

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