AR-News: FORESTS ALERT: Protect Montana's Rocky Mountain Front

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From: "Forests.org" 
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FOREST CONSERVATION ACTION ALERT
Protect Montana's Rocky Mountain Front
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By Forests.org, Inc. - http://forests.org/
  May 10, 2004
 
TAKE ACTION:  
  Protest Bush's "Leave No Wilderness Behind" Energy Policy
    http://forests.org/action/america/

Montana's Rocky Mountain Front is one of America's most important
wilderness areas.  But its continued existence as a large and operational
ecosystem is threatened by the Bush Administration's rapacious "leave no
wilderness behind" energy policy.  The Front is where the east slope of
the Montana Rockies - stretching for more than a hundred miles - suddenly
merges with the prairies. The area is inhabited by a range of wildlife
including grizzly bears, elk and bighorn sheep.  Despite its environmental
importance and fragility, President Bush is aggressively seeking to open
this treasured natural landscape to oil and gas drilling. Last month the
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) initiated the review process required
for new drilling permits on several existing leases located in the
region's Blackleaf area.  According to the government's own data, the
Blackleaf leases contain less than a day's worth of natural gas and 15
minutes of oil for the nation. Let the Bureau of Land Management know that
you do not support gas and oil exploration in Montana's Rocky Mountain
Front.  Further, make it known that the U.S. needs an energy policy that
does not destroy large, operational ecosystems at home or abroad; and
which is forward looking, emphasizing conservation and renewable energy.

Take Action and Forward Widely until the end of May, 2004
http://forests.org/action/america/

Notes:  Because the alert is part of an official government feedback
process, some original comments are required.  The alert forwards to an
updated appeal to Russia to ratify the Kyoto Treaty - a decision widely
expected in coming weeks.


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