Don't Let Oil Companies Plunder the Arctic Refuge!
 

The senate voted to drill and I'm just sick over it. Maybe we can get the house to say nay.

Arctic Refuge One Step Away from Ruin

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a step away from becoming yet another oilfield. An amendment to protect the wildlife refuge from planned oil drilling failed by just two votes in the Senate Thursday, but the House of Representatives still has time to stop the drilling.

Next week an amendment to strip the Arctic drilling authorization from a budget bill will go before the House of Representatives.

TELL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TO TAKE A STAND AND PREVENT OIL DRILLING IN THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

America needs is not more drilling to the end of the earth; we need an energy policy with better ideas for a secure, sustainable future. Take action and help save the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil company plundering.

http://action.truemajority.org/campaign/anwrdrilling

Thanks, Suze. Here's the Senate vote:

Alabama: Sessions (R-AL), Yea Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Alaska: Murkowski (R-AK), Yea Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Arizona: Kyl (R-AZ), Yea McCain (R-AZ), Yea
Arkansas: Lincoln (D-AR), Nay Pryor (D-AR), Nay
California: Boxer (D-CA), Nay Feinstein (D-CA), Nay
Colorado: Allard (R-CO), Yea Salazar (D-CO), Nay
Connecticut: Dodd (D-CT), Nay Lieberman (D-CT), Nay
Delaware: Biden (D-DE), Nay Carper (D-DE), Nay
Florida: Martinez (R-FL), Yea Nelson (D-FL), Nay
Georgia: Chambliss (R-GA), Yea Isakson (R-GA), Yea
Hawaii: Akaka (D-HI), Nay Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Idaho: Craig (R-ID), Yea Crapo (R-ID), Yea
Illinois: Durbin (D-IL), Nay Obama (D-IL), Nay
Indiana: Bayh (D-IN), Nay Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Iowa: Grassley (R-IA), Yea Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Kansas: Brownback (R-KS), Yea Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Kentucky: Bunning (R-KY), Yea McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Louisiana: Landrieu (D-LA), Yea Vitter (R-LA), Yea
Maine: Collins (R-ME), Nay Snowe (R-ME), Nay
Maryland: Mikulski (D-MD), Nay Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Massachusetts: Kennedy (D-MA), Nay Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Michigan: Levin (D-MI), Nay Stabenow (D-MI), Nay
Minnesota: Coleman (R-MN), Nay Dayton (D-MN), Nay
Mississippi: Cochran (R-MS), Yea Lott (R-MS), Yea
Missouri: Bond (R-MO), Yea Talent (R-MO), Yea
Montana: Baucus (D-MT), Nay Burns (R-MT), Yea
Nebraska: Hagel (R-NE), Yea Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Nevada: Ensign (R-NV), Yea Reid (D-NV), Nay
New Hampshire: Gregg (R-NH), Yea Sununu (R-NH), Yea
New Jersey: Corzine (D-NJ), Not Voting Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
New Mexico: Bingaman (D-NM), Nay Domenici (R-NM), Yea
New York: Clinton (D-NY), Nay Schumer (D-NY), Nay
North Carolina: Burr (R-NC), Yea Dole (R-NC), Yea
North Dakota: Conrad (D-ND), Nay Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Ohio: DeWine (R-OH), Nay Voinovich (R-OH), Yea
Oklahoma: Coburn (R-OK), Yea Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Oregon: Smith (R-OR), Yea Wyden (D-OR), Nay
Pennsylvania: Santorum (R-PA), Yea Specter (R-PA), Yea
Rhode Island: Chafee (R-RI), Nay Reed (D-RI), Nay
South Carolina: DeMint (R-SC), Yea Graham (R-SC), Yea
South Dakota: Johnson (D-SD), Nay Thune (R-SD), Yea
Tennessee: Alexander (R-TN), Yea Frist (R-TN), Yea
Texas: Cornyn (R-TX), Yea Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Utah: Bennett (R-UT), Yea Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Vermont: Jeffords (I-VT), Nay Leahy (D-VT), Nay
Virginia: Allen (R-VA), Yea Warner (R-VA), Yea
Washington: Cantwell (D-WA), Nay Murray (D-WA), Nay
West Virginia: Byrd (D-WV), Nay Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Wisconsin: Feingold (D-WI), Nay Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Wyoming: Enzi (R-WY), Yea Thomas (R-WY), Yea

I'm for the drilling! Nine out of ten Caribou support drilling too! ;)

Maybe I should put a "boy how I love ANWR" in my siggy now...

And I mean all of this in a light hearted way. Although I am for the drilling...I don't want to start anything! :)

Why in the world would you support drilling? there isnt going to be any oil realized for 10 YEARS! This is insane! much smarter I think to investigate alternative energy vehicles..........:shrug:

I'm staying away from politics...why am I replying! :distress: :laugh:

What I don't understand is why the democrats are voting against it. Don't the unions desperately want drilling in ANWR?

That will never happen until the last drop of oil on this planet is realized, which sadly includes the this refuge.

Some things are more important than money... i know, hard for repubs to understand.

:xoxo: ..........

This is what I expected from you. You are becoming predictable. What we need are renewable energy sources not more bloody oil.

Yea that's true...

OMG! I'm predictable...DONT SAY THAT! I'm a Leo....

:lol: I didn't think you were going to like that! Oops.

Our REPUBLICAN senator from Minnesota, Norm Coleman, actually voted against it.

Do what? :confused:

He's up for re-election next year and will lose to Al Franken. DeWine fron Ohio, who is also a Republican, voted nay. He is also facing a tough race next year. The Dems want that seat bad.

Word to those who want alternate energy sources!
 

We don't need to be frickin' drilling in the Arctic, we need to be finding alternate ways to provide energy! Utilize the sun for frick sake!

It's all too frustrating for words, really. :(

Wind power, and don't the tides generate energy? I mean, sheebus.