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Victory! Oil Company Stops Lobbying on Arctic
ConocoPhillips has confirmed that it has withdrawn from Arctic Power,
the lobbying group seeking to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. This decision is important because it demonstrates publicly that the Refuge is not a priority for the company, and it could have an impact on the current Congressional debate over the Refuge's fate. On the heels of this announcement, ChevronTexaco also acknowledged for the first time that it had canceled its membership in Arctic Power in 2000. This leaves Exxon Mobil as the sole oil company that continues to support Arctic Power in their efforts to allow drilling for oil in the Refuge. Please help to protect the Arctic Refuge by signing our letter to Exxon Mobil Chairman and CEO Lee Raymond asking him to withdraw from Arctic Power. Then ask your family and friends to help by sending this email to them. To take action, click here or paste this link into your web browser: http://ecopledge.com/alerts/route.asp?id=836&id4=ES Background: The Arctic Refuge is one of America's last remaining pristine wilderness areas. It is the only conservation area in the country that provides a complete range of Arctic and sub-Arctic ecosystems balanced with a wide variety of wildlife including caribou, polar bears, and over 130 species of migratory birds. Oil drilling and development could forever alter the fragile balance of nature in this unique landscape, and threaten the plant and animal species that rely on the Refuge for survival. Even if one were to ignore the environmental risks, drilling in the Arctic Refuge does not make economic sense for oil companies or the economy as a whole. The U.S. Geological Survey has estimated that that there is no economically recoverable oil in the Refuge at prices less than $17.05/barrel (in 2002 dollars). Using the oil companies' own assessment criteria, which remains unchanged despite recent short-term price spikes, drilling of any sort in the coastal plain of the Arctic Refuge is unattractive. A company that drilled in the Refuge would not only harm the environment, it would also risk losing substantial amounts of money. Despite the environmental and economic risks of drilling in the Arctic Refuge, Exxon Mobil continues to support drilling. Exxon Mobil now stands alone among oil companies in supporting Arctic Power's efforts to convince Congress to open the Refuge. Please help to protect the Arctic Refuge by signing our letter to Exxon Mobil Chairman and CEO Lee Raymond asking him to withdraw from Arctic Power. Then ask your family and friends to help by sending this email to them. To take action, click here or paste this link into your web browser: http://ecopledge.com/alerts/route.asp?id=836&id4=ES Sincerely, Andrew Shalit ecopledge.com Program Director http://www.ecopledge.com -- 54% of New York City households do not own cars M A R T I N K R I E G : "Awake Again" Author http://www.bikeroute.com/AwakeAgain Bent Since '83, Car Free Since '89, '79 & '86 TransAms******** Coma, Paralysis, Clinical Death Survivor* Can You Change it with Love?* N A T I O N A L B I C Y C L E G R E E N W A Y |
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Can people who are for responsible multiple-use use the link to encourage
our representatives to back multiple-use as well? - GRL "Cycle America" wrote in message ... ConocoPhillips has confirmed that it has withdrawn from Arctic Power, the lobbying group seeking to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. This decision is important because it demonstrates publicly that the Refuge is not a priority for the company, and it could have an impact on the current Congressional debate over the Refuge's fate. On the heels of this announcement, ChevronTexaco also acknowledged for the first time that it had canceled its membership in Arctic Power in 2000. This leaves Exxon Mobil as the sole oil company that continues to support Arctic Power in their efforts to allow drilling for oil in the Refuge. Please help to protect the Arctic Refuge by signing our letter to Exxon Mobil Chairman and CEO Lee Raymond asking him to withdraw from Arctic Power. Then ask your family and friends to help by sending this email to them. To take action, click here or paste this link into your web browser: http://ecopledge.com/alerts/route.asp?id=836&id4=ES Background: The Arctic Refuge is one of America's last remaining pristine wilderness areas. It is the only conservation area in the country that provides a complete range of Arctic and sub-Arctic ecosystems balanced with a wide variety of wildlife including caribou, polar bears, and over 130 species of migratory birds. Oil drilling and development could forever alter the fragile balance of nature in this unique landscape, and threaten the plant and animal species that rely on the Refuge for survival. Even if one were to ignore the environmental risks, drilling in the Arctic Refuge does not make economic sense for oil companies or the economy as a whole. The U.S. Geological Survey has estimated that that there is no economically recoverable oil in the Refuge at prices less than $17.05/barrel (in 2002 dollars). Using the oil companies' own assessment criteria, which remains unchanged despite recent short-term price spikes, drilling of any sort in the coastal plain of the Arctic Refuge is unattractive. A company that drilled in the Refuge would not only harm the environment, it would also risk losing substantial amounts of money. Despite the environmental and economic risks of drilling in the Arctic Refuge, Exxon Mobil continues to support drilling. Exxon Mobil now stands alone among oil companies in supporting Arctic Power's efforts to convince Congress to open the Refuge. Please help to protect the Arctic Refuge by signing our letter to Exxon Mobil Chairman and CEO Lee Raymond asking him to withdraw from Arctic Power. Then ask your family and friends to help by sending this email to them. To take action, click here or paste this link into your web browser: http://ecopledge.com/alerts/route.asp?id=836&id4=ES Sincerely, Andrew Shalit ecopledge.com Program Director http://www.ecopledge.com -- 54% of New York City households do not own cars M A R T I N K R I E G : "Awake Again" Author http://www.bikeroute.com/AwakeAgain Bent Since '83, Car Free Since '89, '79 & '86 TransAms Coma, Paralysis, Clinical Death Survivor Can You Change it with Love? N A T I O N A L B I C Y C L E G R E E N W A Y |
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