[PAA-Discuss] Burn baby burn, spill baby spill, melt baby melt

[Juli3 at aol.com]

(http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=povC5By12qPK+DQcNNlerWD9VX69PSEg)    Dear Juli, October 14, 2008      
 
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Let's face  it, our country is addicted to oil. Even George W. Bush, a former 
 oil peddler, has admitted this addiction. And like any sickness,  our 
addiction to oil has serious consequences: higher  temperatures, melting glaciers, 
more violent storms and $4 a  gallon gasoline to name just a few.  

Now, in search  of another quick fix, Congress and President Bush have lifted 
the  moratorium on offshore oil drilling that has protected most of our  
nation's coasts for thirty years. 

The U.S. burns 25  percent of the world's oil, but we only have three percent 
of the  world's proven oil reserves. Offshore drilling won't even deliver  a 
drop of oil for ten years, according to the Bush  Administration's own 
numbers. That means we'll never be able to  drill our way to lower gas prices or 
energy independence.  

Drilling for offshore oil is like giving an addict a  bigger dose - it 
doesn't solve the problem, it just makes it worse  - for all of us. 

Politicians talk a good game about the  war on drugs. But it's time they 
learned to kick a habit that  threatens our entire planet. _It's  time to quit 
oil_ 
(http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ene48ir+wixAeKLEMprMsWD9VX69PSEg) , get clean, and make a permanent switch to  renewable energy.  
_TAKE  ACTION_ 
(http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=+z82hv090+fQCRaW6LN4FGD9VX69PSEg) ! Tell our next President to just say no to 
offshore  drilling.Chanting "drill, baby, drill" is like a drug dealer  saying, 
"come on, it'll make you feel good."  It's being sold  as a temporary fix, but the 
effects on the planet's health will  last more than a lifetime.

Our addiction is making the  planet sick while Big Oil is getting rich. 
Global warming  threatens us all, and if we don't break our addiction, we'll ALL  
suffer the consequences.

The cycle of addiction must end  now - and it's our generation that must 
stand up and make the  change.

Sincerely,








Kate Smolski
Global  Warming Campaigner  
 
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Break the HabitOur oil "high"  has serious effects on global health. Here's 
how to recognize the  symptoms.

Symptoms of Oil Addiction:  
    *   Higher global temperatures  
    *   Erratic temperature fluctuation  
    *   Record sea ice losses  
    *   Rising sea levels  
    *   Stronger and increased storms and hurricanes  
    *   Severe droughts and crop failures  
    *   Increased wildfires  
    *   Depleted fresh water supplies  
    *   Rising food prices  
    *   Spread of tropical diseases  
    *   Increased flooding  
    *   Massive species extinction  
    *   Bleaching coral reefs  
    *   Acidification of our oceans  
    *   Global warming refugees worldwide  
    *   Heightened international conflicts  
    *   Gas prices reaching $4 a gallon or more 
 
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_END  OIL  ADDICTION!_ 
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