I got the following letter the other day from the Natural Resource Defense Council in case anyone is interested:
You have a rare chance to play a personal role in saving
America's most beautiful coasts from toxic oil spills by picking
up the phone and calling Representative Jeff Miller at his HOME
office during the Congressional summer recess.
We're asking you to call now, because soon after your
representative returns to Washington -- as early as the week of
September 8 -- the House of Representatives may cast a vote to
repeal the 27-year Congressional ban on coastal drilling. That
would be a disaster.
Representative Miller belongs to a small but critical group of
undecided representatives who will hold the fate of our coasts
in their hands -- and they are under enormous political pressure
to lift this ban.
Tell your representative to reject more drilling off our coasts
-- which will do NOTHING to lower gas prices any time soon --
and to pass clean energy measures that will actually reduce our
dependence on oil.
Please call your representative at his home district office as
quickly as you can:
REPRESENTATIVE JEFF MILLER
HOME OFFICE PHONE NUMBER: (850) 479-1183
Urge your representative to say NO to repealing our country's
ban on coastal drilling. If you can't reach your representative
or a staffer in person, leave a message on the answering
machine.
After you've placed your call, please reply to this email
message so we can track the progress of our campaign.
Time is short. We can't stand by and let Congress sacrifice our
scenic coasts -- especially since it won't do a thing to lower
gas prices.
If Congress caves to this pressure, many of America's most
precious shore lines, like California's Big Sur, Maine's Acadia
National Park, North Carolina's Outer Banks, and Florida's
Everglades and coral reefs could all be exposed to devastating
oil spills.
It's time for all of us who care about our coasts and beaches to
draw a clear line in the sand against coastal drilling. You can
do your part by calling your representative today.
Thank you for making your voice heard at this critical time.
Sincerely,
Frances Beinecke
President
NRDC Action Fund
P.S. If you would like to do even more to help us halt Big Oil's
invasion of America's coasts, click here to donate now:
https://secure.nrdconline.org/08/wildlands_campaign_donate3
