Activism Blog has posted about a group called Alaska Action that is collecting donations to explain the costs and benefits of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge:
The most money that drilling the Arctic Refuge would ever save American consumers is one penny per gallon, and that would be almost 20 years from now when oil production out of the Refuge would peak.
The average American would save almost six whole dollars in that year! Wouldn’t that be wonderful? And at the low low cost of one of America’s last pristine places. So…lets start drilling!
Call us crazy, but we think that sounds ridiculous. We’re collecting pennies from every person who wants to tell congress that the Refuge is worth more to America in it’s current state.
On the day before the final vote, we’re gonna give those pennies to congress (even if it takes 200 people to carry them all) and send the clear message that we would rather pay our penny now than see oil rigs in the Refuge.
Click on over to their page on The Penny and PayPal them some love.
