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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 ----- Original Message ----- 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 > > ===== > > BioGems: Saving Endangered Wild Places > A project of the Natural Resources Defense Council > http://www.savebiogems.org > > Note: We appreciate the opportunity to communicate with you and other > NRDC BioGems Defenders, but if you would prefer not to receive BioGems > news and updates or hear from BioGems activists in the field, you can > send an email message to [log in to unmask] with "Please > remove my name" in the subject line. > > > ----------------- End Forwarded Message ----------------- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn