Dear Greenpeace Cyberactivist, Help us stop BP-Amoco's plans to build the world's first offshore oil project in the Arctic Ocean Don't let BP Amoco DespOIL the Arctic Ocean! Strike a Blow against Global Warming! Help stop the Northstar project and protect the Arctic! 1998 was the warmest year on record, reflecting the warming trend of the last 150 years. This warming results in more frequent extreme weather events, such as floods and storms, which cost thousands of lives and millions of dollars. We know that the burning of fossil fuels is the leading cause of this warming. Greenpeace is working to protect the climate by halting the massive expansion of oil and gas production activities, particularly off Alaska's north coast in the Arctic Ocean. WE NEED YOUR HELP! Oil companies such as BP Amoco, ARCO, Chevron, Statoil, and Gazprom want to open up the Arctic Ocean to oil development. BP Amoco's Northstar project is the first of these developments. If Northstar is allowed to proceed, it will pave the way for a string of oil wells to be drilled across the Beaufort Sea, which has until now been out of the industry's reach. On February 5, The US Army Corps of Engineers published a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Northstar Project. Greenpeace is encouraging concerned organizations and individuals to submit comments on the FEIS as soon as possible. All comments must be reviewed and considered by the Army Corps, so your voice will be heard. Please go here to get more information and to find out how you can make your voice heard http://greenpeace.tcn.net/northstar.html Deadline for comments is March 8, 1999. All the best and thanks Martin Baker Communications Development Manager Greenpeace International Keizersgracht 176 1016 DW Amsterdam THE NETHERLANDS tel: +31 20 523 6222/6287 fax: +31 20 523 6200/6212 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] website: http://www.greenpeace.org Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
