STOP NATO: �NO PASARAN! - HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------- ListBot Sponsor -------------------------- Have you visited eBayTM lately? The Worlds Marketplace where you can buy and sell practically anything keeps getting better. From consumer electronics to movies, find it all on eBay. What are you waiting for? Try eBay today. http://www.bcentral.com/listbot/ebay ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Act to Prevent Offshore Oil Drilling off Florida's Coast > > Dear Activist, > > You can take action on this alert either via email > (please see directions below) or via the web at: > http://actionnetwork.org/take-action.tcl?key=702551A23068B0711114315C219 > > Visit the web address below and tell your friends to > take action on this important campaign! > http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/OCS_FL/forward?rk=mpaFaU61f716W > > We encourage you to take action by July 14, 2001 > > Senate to Vote Tomorrow on Oil Drilling off Florida > Coast > > ---------------------- > > YOUR QUICK ACTION CAN SAVE THE COAST OF FLORIDA FROM > OFFSHORE DRILLING: > > *************************** > Action Network from Environmental Defense. > Finding the ways that work. > *************************** > > Florida's sparkling white sand beaches need your help > RIGHT NOW. Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) has just offered > an amendment on the Senate Floor that will be voted > on TOMORROW, Thursday morning, July 12. > > Senator Nelson's amendment would delay for six months > a proposed offshore drilling plan called Lease Sale > #181. New drilling rigs would target 1.5 million acres > in an area of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico where new > offshore drilling has previously not been permitted > because of the risk of spills and routine pollution > of our coastal waters. > > Senator Nelson needs your help to see that his amendment > is accepted as the Senate considers the appropriations > bill that will fund the Department of Interior for > the upcoming year. > > Please join us in expressing timely support for the > Nelson amendment. Take action and Action Network will > send the attached message to your Senators supporting > this important initiative. > > MORE OFFSHORE DRILLING THREATS EXPECTED: > Congress is now taking up portions of President Bush's > National Energy Plan, which calls for opening up our > coastlines and public lands to oil, gas and coal development. > The oil companies have their eyes on more than just > the Florida coast. Thousands of Action Network activists > have already expressed their opposition to new oil > drilling off our coastlines, and Environmental Defense > will continue to keep you informed of these threats > as they arise. > > Thanks for acting quickly on behalf of our marine environment. > > ---------------------- > > INSTRUCTIONS TO RESPOND VIA THE WEB: > If you have access to a web browser, you can take action > on this alert by going to the following URL: > > http://actionnetwork.org/take-action.tcl?key=702551A23068B0711114315C219 > > INSTRUCTIONS TO RESPOND VIA EMAIL: > Just choose the "reply to sender" option on your email > program, and edit the letter below as you wish. Do > not delete "-YOU MAY EDIT THE LETTER BELOW-" and "-END > OF LETTER-". Please do not add your name and address > to your letter. Our system automatically does this > for you. > > We STRONGLY encourage you to make edits directly to > our sample letter below, and put the alert talking > points into your own words. An individualized letter > is worth ten computer generated letters. Of course, > hundreds of unedited letters will still create a large > impact, so please reply even if you don't have time > to personalize the letter. > > Your letter will be addressed and sent to: > [your two Senators] > > -------YOU MAY EDIT THE LETTER BELOW--------- > > We strongly urge your support for the Now-pending amendment > by Senator Bill Nelson to protect the coast of Florida > as the Senate considers the Interior Appropriations > Bill. > > The white sand beaches of the Panhandle and along the > Gulf Coast of Florida are national treasures, represent > some of the most beautiful shoreline in the world, > and support economic sectors such as coastal dependent > tourism and important fisheries. > > Senator Nelson's amendment will ensure that the Senate > Interior bill meets the same level of protection for > key coastal areas that was recently adopted by a wide > bipartisan margin in the House. > > Thank you for your consideration. > > -------END OF LETTER------------------------- > > Sincerely yours, > > [your name] > [your address] > ______ ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
