Nancy,

Some times there is a place for discussions of politics on this list .... as
it relates to our  PD issues ..... maybe.....

 I feel that you are out of line in placing this item on our list and would
feel so even if I wee in agreement with the  "tree huggers".

Enough  said ... his doesn't belong here no mater which side  of the fence
you are on!

Rob
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From: "nkporter" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 8:30 AM
Subject: Fwd: non PD, Energy Independence,


> I hope this is an allowable post to this forum. I feel very strongly
> about this issue. It will affect all of us, PWP and PW(O=out)P too.  I
> urge everyone concerned (U.S.citizen or not) to sign the petition and
> forward it.
> Nancy K. Porter
> 65/62/56
>
> Dear Friend,
>
> There is nothing patriotic about handing over our natural heritage to
> the oil industry. But that's exactly what the White House wants to do
> in the name of national security.
>
> I'm asking you to join me in opposing the senseless destruction of our
> environment by going to http://www.savebiogems.org/declaration.asp and
> signing the Declaration of Energy Independence. The declaration calls
> on our government to pursue a sustainable energy future that will
> preserve -- not destroy -- our last, unspoiled wildlands.
>
> We have little time to lose. With the nation's attention focused
> almost exclusively on the war against terrorism, the Bush
> administration has moved quietly but aggressively in recent months to
> open up fragile wildlands to giant energy corporations. In Utah, they
> were in such a hurry to lease millions of acres of our redrock
> canyonlands for oil and gas development that they skipped the
> environmental review that is required by law. My colleagues here at
> NRDC have already gone to federal court to block this illegal giveaway
> of redrock country.
>
> But that's only the beginning. The Bush-Cheney energy plan -- hatched
> in closed-door meetings last year with Enron and other energy giants
> -- would pave the way for oil and gas companies to despoil an alarming
> number of our last wild places: the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge,
> the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem, Wyoming's Red Desert, and many,
> many more.
>
> President Bush says we need the oil to become more energy independent.
> Don't buy it! Using the tragic events of September 11th as an
> opportunity to advance the special interests of the oil industry will
> not enhance America's energy security. Our nation simply doesn't have
> enough oil to drill our way to self-sufficiency.
>
> If we really want to declare energy independence, then the only answer
> is to dramatically reduce our appetite for oil. For starters, we could
> increase the fuel efficiency of our cars and light trucks to 40 miles
> per gallon. That would save nearly two million barrels of oil a day by
> the year 2012 -- more than all the oil we imported last year from
> Saudi Arabia.
>
> The Declaration of Energy Independence sets forth plenty of other ways
> to slash our dependence on oil. It proves that fighting terrorism does
> NOT require the destruction of our own natural heritage.
>
> Please do your part by visiting
> http://www.savebiogems.org/declaration.asp and signing the Declaration
> of Energy Independence. It will take you less than a minute.
> Then please forward this message to your family and friends. If
> millions of us sign the declaration, then the White House and Congress
> will be unable to ignore its message.
>
> And thank you for helping to save America's last wild places.
>
> Sincerely yours,
>
> Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
> Senior Attorney
> Natural Resources Defense Council
>
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