Arctic Refuge, Coastlines on Big Oil Chopping Block

We simply cannot drill our way to lower gas prices or energy independence. It's time to tell our elected officials that we want real solutions to high gas prices, not cynical ploys that destroy the environment and do nothing to help at the gas pump.

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I am very concerned about high gas prices, but recent proposals to sacrifice the irreplaceable Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and to allow dirty, dangerous drilling near our coastlines and beaches is not the answer. Even the Administration's own energy experts at the Energy Information Administration have concluded that drilling in these special places will have an "insignificant" effect on gas prices.
 
Our country needs real solutions to these problems, not more giveaways to the oil industry. Energy conservation, renewable energy sources, and increased efficiency measures will benefit consumers now, not years down the road. It is time for Congress to lead the way to a more secure energy future with more affordable energy prices, not to perpetuate America's addiction to oil without helping consumers hurting at the gas pump. 
 
I urge you to vote against drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and in the Outer Continental Shelf, which are so important to wildlife and tourism economies, and find real solutions to America's energy challenges.

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