[Peace] Call NOW for sound energy policy (fwd)

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Date: 6 Mar 2002 16:27:35 -0000
From: "Wes Boyd, MoveOn.Org"
    <moveon-help-464-55226-znHETMro61oKTevq9t6j6g at list.moveon.org>
To: Paul Patton <ppatton at uiuc.edu>
Subject: Call NOW for sound energy policy

Dear friend of MoveOn,

The biggest environmental policy fight in a decade is now nearing
its peak: the Senate has just begun its debate on energy policy.

Enron and other giant corporations have already forced a disastrous
energy bill through the House, with the support of the White House.

The Senate is our _only_chance_ to stop them.  Please call BOTH your
Senators now at:

   Senator Richard J. Durbin
   DC Phone:    202-224-2152
   DC Fax:      202-228-0400
   Local Phone: 217-492-4062

   Senator Peter G. Fitzgerald
   DC Phone:    202-224-2854
   DC Fax:      202-228-1372
   Local Phone: 217-492-5089

Make sure their staffers know you're a constituent.  Then urge them to:

  "Please support the Kerry-Hollings CAFE bill;
   support the Jeffords Renewable Energy bill;
   and _block_ oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge."

Please let us know you're making these vital calls, at:

http://www.moveon.org/callmade.html?id=464-55226-znHETMro61oKTevq9t6j6g

We'd like to keep a count.  Thank you.

The Kerry-Hollings "CAFE" bill would increase the fuel economy of new
cars and light trucks to an average of 35 miles per gallon by 2013 (CAFE
stands for "Corporate Average Fuel Economy").  This will save as much
oil as we import from Iraq and Kuwait combined. It's the single biggest,
fastest step we can take to reduce our dependence on oil, a crucial goal
for our national security, our economy, and our environment.

The Jeffords Renewable Energy bill will help move America toward a
sustainable energy future, by requiring that 20% of our energy be
generated from renewable sources by the year 2020.

Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is just plain wrong.
The Refuge is the intact heart of the last great wilderness ecosystem
in North America.  It contains only enough oil to last the United
States 6 months, and that would take 10 years to come online.  President
Bush, Vice President Cheney, and their friends in the energy business
are determined to drill it.  But once it's gone, it's gone forever.

Please make your calls now.  This really is the biggest environmental
battle in a decade.  Make sure your voice is heard.

Sincerely,

- Wes Boyd
  MoveOn.org
  March 6, 2002
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