Please call your senators today or tomorrow (4/10-11)

From: Jim Gurley <jgurley@hbci.com>
To: Jim Gurley <jgurley@hbci.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 7:07 AM
Subject: THREAT of more frack-sand mining. Act now!

Hi frack-sand mining fighters,

Please read, act, and share with others. This directly affects us!

The U.S. Senate  will vote on a bill (S.2083) that would greatly speed up U.S. exports of natural gas abroad. This would mean much more fracking, and thus much more frack sand mining in our region -- so please call your Senators with this message:

"As a constituent, I want Senator ____ to oppose S. 2083 and all efforts to export gas abroad. We should put U.S. communities over oil and gas profits."

Senator phone numbers are below.

The oil and gas industry and some in Congress are using escalating tensions between Ukraine and Russia to push President Obama to dramatically expedite the approval of U.S. exports of natural gas. But exporting gas abroad means:

• More fracking in the U.S., putting our drinking water, air, climate and health further at risk, and thus
• Resulting in more frack sand mining in our region
• Higher gas prices here at home, reversing industry claims that fracking creates energy independence
• Bigger oil and gas industry profits as they sell gas abroad - most likely Asia, not the Ukraine.

Instead, Congress must work NOW to transition the U.S. off fossil fuels through proven clean-energy solutions.

Please call your senators today or tomorrow (4/10-11):

MN

Senator Amy Klobuchar: 1-888-224-9043

Senator Al Franken:  202-224-5641

WI

Tammy Baldwin:  (202) 224-5653

Senator Ron Johnson:  (202) 224-5323

. . . and share this email with others!

Onward,

Jim

Jim Gurley

Citizens Against Silica Mining (CASM)

Winona County, Minnesota

507-523-3113