Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 12:04:32 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Katelyn, SaveOurEnvironment.org"
<actioncenter@alerts.saveourenvironment.org>
To:
martyg@bcn.net
Subject: Only 2 days left to stop the snowmobiles! SEND
ACTION~a12642u150595
This winter 720 loud and polluting snowmobiles will roar into Yellowstone
National Park each day (twice as many as were allowed in last year), unless
we act now to stop them. There are only two days left to protect the
wildlife, water and quiet in our nation's first National Park - the comment
period ends this Thursday, October 7.
Please act now! Click here to let the Park Service know you oppose
snowmobiles in Yellowstone. (If you've taken action with
SaveOurEnvironment.org before, you can also send your comments by hitting
"reply" to this message and then "send.")
Does all this sound familiar? Well it is, we fought this battle last
winter, too. Thanks to activist like you, the Park Service has received
over half a million comments over the past several winters demanding that
Yellowstone be protected from the destruction, noise and pollution of
snowmobiles. The Park Service said that it has never before seen such an
outpouring of public concern over one issue in its 88-year history!
We need to outdo last year's record to save the park from snowmobiles that
wreak havoc on wildlife, park employees, and other Yellowstone visitors as
well as polluting the park's water and air. Let's show the Bush
administration we won't go away until snowmobiles are banned from the park!
The public comment period ends this Thursday, October 7 - click here now to
submit your comments before it's too late! Over the past four years, three
studies have proven what we already knew to be true: snowmobiles are bad
for Yellowstone. They are loud, dirty, and harmful to Yellowstone's
wildlife and air quality. And yet, the Bush administration wants to allow
twice as many snowmobiles into the park this winter!
Time is running out. We must act now to protect our oldest national park
from noisy, dirty snowmobiles. Please take action now then forward this
message on to your friends and family and ask them to do the same before
it's too late!
Thanks for your help,
Katelyn Sabochik
Online Campaign Manager
SaveOurEnvironment.org
Registered Users: Simply reply to this email, hit send, and we'll
automatically send the message below to the National Park Service.
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Dear Superintendent Lewis,
Please do not allow snowmobile use to continue this winter in Yellowstone
and Grand Teton national parks. The current proposal to allow up to 720
snowmobiles per day into Yellowstone National Park is simply unacceptable
Snowmobiles are dirty, noisy and disruptive to wildlife, park employees and
other Yellowstone visitors. Three Park Service studies have shown that both
Yellowstone and Grand Tetons National Parks would be cleaner, quieter and
healthier without snowmobiles. Last year the Park Service determined
through monitoring that even the reduced numbers of snowmobiles in the park
exceeded noise regulations and diminished park user enjoyment.
Wintertime in Yellowstone should be a quiet and peaceful break from the
summertime tourist rush. However, the roar of snowmobile traffic drowns out
natural sounds and pollutes the snow, air, and water. Noise from
snowmobiles can be heard up to 20 miles away and often disturb animals and
push them away from their usual habitats
Our oldest and most beloved National Park deserves better than to be
disrupted and diminished by these machines. Please restore the peace and
calm of wintertime in Yellowstone by phasing out snowmobiles.
Sincerely,
[your name inserted here]
Thank You!
Thanks for using the SaveOurEnvironment.org Action Center and working
together with the nation's most influential environmental groups in the
crucial battles to protect our air and water; our lands, forests, and
oceans; our wildlife; our children's future; and our planet's climate.
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