This THURSDAY, September 15^th, make a call to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge!

 

Noon rally in Portland’s Monument Square also planned for Maine Arctic Refuge Action Day

 

We need YOUR help to save the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil drilling

 

BACKGROUND:

Congress is expected to vote this month on a budget bill that would open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling.  Big Oil and its Congressional allies -- in spite of overwhelming public support for protecting this national treasure -- have buried the Arctic drilling measure deep in the budget. Don't let them get away with this sneaky trick!  Take part of Maine’s Arctic Refuge Action Day and make your voice heard!

 

ACTION 1: Call your senators.

Contact Senators Olympia Snowe (800-432-1599) and Susan Collins (202-224-2523) and urge them to vote against a final budget that allows drilling for oil in the Arctic Refuge.  Call Today!

 

ACTION 2: Attend the Rally!

Use your lunch hour to get outside and show your support for the Arctic Wildlife Refuge.

 

WHAT:   Rally for the Arctic Refuge

WHEN:   Thursday, September 15, 2005

WHERE: 12 Noon - 1:00pm

TIME:      Monument Square, Portland

 

Come Rally for the Refuge! We’ll have speakers, music, ice cream. Use our cell phones to urge Maine Senators Snowe and Collins to vote against a final budget bill that allows drilling for oil in the Arctic Refuge.  Or write them a note - paper & pens provided. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a wilderness treasure.

 

Come and be heard alongside your friends from the Sierra Club, the National Wildlife Federation, NRCM, Alaska Coalition, and Maine Council of Churches. Together, we can make a difference! 

 

ACTION 3: Spread the word

Pass this email along to your friends!  Help us spread the word that the Arctic Refuge is a wilderness treasure and should not be opened for oil drilling.

 

Questions?  Comments?  Want to Volunteer to help out at the rally?  Give us a call at the Maine Office at 761-5616.

 

 

Maine Chapter Sierra Club

One Pleasant Street

Portland ME 04101

phone: (207) 761-5616

fax: (207) 773-6690

email: maine.chapter@sierraclub.org

web: http://maine.sierraclub.org