Arctic Oil: Urge Coleman to vote no on oil drilling in ANWAR

Here's one they're trying to sneak by us: Bush is one vote away from getting his domestic pet project going--drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve. And that one vote could come down to Minnesota's Sen. Norm Coleman. According to an internal GOP memo, 49 senators have already agreed to support the plan, and Dick Cheney has been "working madly to secure the 50th." If Coleman crumbles--breaking his own campaign pledge and going against the stance of his predecessor, the late Paul Wellstone, who vociferously opposed oil drilling in the arctic--the matter could be a done deal by next week. The GOP has begun a drive in earnest to pressure Coleman, whose track record of defying the president is, well, nearly nonexistent; the GOP memo singled out Coleman and said, "We need to get calls in to those offices from constituents, and fast."

So let's give 'em some calls.

Contact Coleman now, and let him know what you think: opinion@coleman.senate.gov or 202.224.5641. Or visit the National Resources Defense Council to contact your state's senator.