From jodonnell at vallevidal.org Thu Oct 6 12:43:08 2005 From: jodonnell at vallevidal.org (Jim O'Donnell) Date: Thu Oct 6 14:13:41 2005 Subject: [Coalition_for_valle_vidal] New ACTION to Save the Valle Vidal Message-ID: <647f16af37db1c521c336276ae071eb1@vallevidal.org> Tell Senator Domenici and Representative Wilson to Support Permanent Protection for the Valle Vidal The fight for the Valle Vidal is far from over. This fall, Representative Tom Udall and Senator Jeff Bingaman introduced legislation in the U.S. Congress to permanently protect the Valle Vidal (House Bill 3817 and Senate Bill 1734). Representative Heather Wilson has also voiced her opinion to the Forest Service that coalbed methane development is too invasive to be compatible with the Valle Vidal. These are huge steps forward in our campaign to protect the Valle Vidal. But the fight is far from over. These bills will not move forward without additional help from Representatives Heather Wilson, Steve Pearce and the support of Senator Pete Domenici. Please write and ask that they cosponsor the Valle Vidal legislation. What to Do: Send your comments to Reps. Wilson, Pearce and Sen. Domenici urging them to co-sponsor or introduce their own Valle Vidal permanent protection legislation. Addresses below. Talking points: ? New Mexicans have spoken and our elected officials need to listen to us: No amount of oil or gas development is acceptable in the Valle Vidal. This treasured hunting, fishing recreational and agricultural area is too unique to simply minimize the damage that gas development entails. ? The Valle Vidal is an economic generator for our communities. Every year, over 50,000 people spend $3-5 million dollars in our communities when visiting the Valle Vidal. We must protect that sustainable resource, ? There is very little gas in the Valle Vidal. In fact, there is so little natural gas in the Valle Vidal that it represents roughly one-half to 2-1/2 day's supply of current USA natural gas demand (less than 1% of all gas from the Raton Basin) and would trickle slowly into supply lines over a period of 15 to 20 years. ? The question of gas resources is settled. The time to act is now. There will be no further studies on resources. We do not need to waste more tax-payer?s money for the Forest Service to tell us that most New Mexicans are against drilling this treasure, ? Include your personal stories from the Valle Vidal and what you value most in the Valle Vidal. * Also, please be sure to thank Sen. Bingaman and Rep. Udall for standing up for the Valle Vidal!! * Send Your Letters To: Senator Pete Domenici 328 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 202-224-6621, 202-228-3261 fax Representative Heather Wilson Republican / 1st District 20 First Plaza NW, Suite 603 Albuquerque, NM 87102 505-346-6781, 505-346-6723 fax Representative Steve Pearce Republican / 2nd District 1408 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 202-225-2365 Senator Jeff Bingaman 703 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 202-224-5521, 202-224-2852 fax Representative Tom Udall Democrat / 3rd District 1414 Longworth Bldg Washington, DC 20515 202-225-6190, 202-226-1331 fax If possible, please cc the Coalition a copy of your letter. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Jim O'Donnell Outreach Coordinator, Coalition for the Valle Vidal www.vallevidal.org PO Box 238 Taos, NM 87571 505-758-3874 Are you a member of the Coalition for the Valle Vidal? Would you like to support our efforts? Join or contribute today at: http://www.vallevidal.org/involved.html From jodonnell at vallevidal.org Mon Oct 24 17:37:19 2005 From: jodonnell at vallevidal.org (Jim O'Donnell) Date: Tue Oct 25 09:02:32 2005 Subject: [Coalition_for_valle_vidal] Letters to the Editor needed on ABQ Tribune Article Message-ID: <17653fb0cf34d0d4b2eec869f3c28563@vallevidal.org> Valle Vidal supporters, Today, a very good article on the Valle Vidal appeared in the Albuquerque Tribune. The link is here: http://www.abqtrib.com/albq/nw_state/article/ 0,2564,ALBQ_19863_4182899,00.html In the article, representatives of the oil and gas association and employees of the El Paso corporation made several assertions that oil and gas development is compatible with the values that we hold for the Valle Vidal. Please write a Letter to the Editor of the Albuquerque Tribune thanking them for a good article and refuting the points made by the industry representatives. Suggested Talking Points: - oil and gas development is NOT compatible with the values New Mexicans hold for the Valle Vidal. None of us are fooled by the "paint the wells green" propaganda. Does El Paso think that we are stupid? - The drilling on Vermejo Park is exactly why we DO NOT want to see the Valle Vidal drilled. If that's the best they can do, we will have none of it. - the El Paso Corporation of Houston, Texas is $23 Billion in debt and has been implicated in the California energy crisis. Should the economy, culture and natural beauty of Northern New Mexico be sacrificed to bail a giant Texas company out of debt? - Over the past 18 months, nearly 65,000 Americans have written to the United States Forest Service asking that the Valle Vidal be permanently protected from oil and gas development. Seven local elected governments and a number of Chambers of Commerce have passed resolutions asking that the Valle Vidal be permanently protected from oil and gas development. Over 200 area businesses have likewise asked for permanent protection. Do two and a half days worth of gas outweigh the economic and social needs of the people of Northern New Mexico? - We need forward-thinking policies that protect our best places and our pocketbooks. Investing in energy conservation, energy efficiency, and renewable energy are all more cost effective solutions than drilling marginal wells in the Valle Vidal. - Rep. Udall and Senator Bingaman should be loudly applauded for standing up for New Mexicans on this issue by introducing Valle Vidal protection legislation into Congress. Rep. Wilson and Sen. Domenici should move quickly to support that legislation. - The Valle Vidal deserves permanent protection. Send your letters to: Letters to the Editor Albuquerque Tribune PO Drawer T ABQ, NM 87103 fax: 505-823-3689 email: letters@abqtrib.com thank you for your support. Jim O'Donnell Outreach Coordinator, Coalition for the Valle Vidal www.vallevidal.org PO Box 238 Taos, NM 87571 505-758-3874 Are you a member of the Coalition for the Valle Vidal? Would you like to support our efforts? Join or contribute today at: http://www.vallevidal.org/involved.html From jodonnell at vallevidal.org Thu Oct 6 12:43:08 2005 From: jodonnell at vallevidal.org (Jim O'Donnell) Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 10:43:08 -0600 Subject: [Coalition_for_valle_vidal] New ACTION to Save the Valle Vidal Message-ID: <647f16af37db1c521c336276ae071eb1@vallevidal.org> Tell Senator Domenici and Representative Wilson to Support Permanent Protection for the Valle Vidal The fight for the Valle Vidal is far from over. This fall, Representative Tom Udall and Senator Jeff Bingaman introduced legislation in the U.S. Congress to permanently protect the Valle Vidal (House Bill 3817 and Senate Bill 1734). Representative Heather Wilson has also voiced her opinion to the Forest Service that coalbed methane development is too invasive to be compatible with the Valle Vidal. These are huge steps forward in our campaign to protect the Valle Vidal. But the fight is far from over. These bills will not move forward without additional help from Representatives Heather Wilson, Steve Pearce and the support of Senator Pete Domenici. Please write and ask that they cosponsor the Valle Vidal legislation. What to Do: Send your comments to Reps. Wilson, Pearce and Sen. Domenici urging them to co-sponsor or introduce their own Valle Vidal permanent protection legislation. Addresses below. Talking points: ? New Mexicans have spoken and our elected officials need to listen to us: No amount of oil or gas development is acceptable in the Valle Vidal. This treasured hunting, fishing recreational and agricultural area is too unique to simply minimize the damage that gas development entails. ? The Valle Vidal is an economic generator for our communities. Every year, over 50,000 people spend $3-5 million dollars in our communities when visiting the Valle Vidal. We must protect that sustainable resource, ? There is very little gas in the Valle Vidal. In fact, there is so little natural gas in the Valle Vidal that it represents roughly one-half to 2-1/2 day's supply of current USA natural gas demand (less than 1% of all gas from the Raton Basin) and would trickle slowly into supply lines over a period of 15 to 20 years. ? The question of gas resources is settled. The time to act is now. There will be no further studies on resources. We do not need to waste more tax-payer?s money for the Forest Service to tell us that most New Mexicans are against drilling this treasure, ? Include your personal stories from the Valle Vidal and what you value most in the Valle Vidal. * Also, please be sure to thank Sen. Bingaman and Rep. Udall for standing up for the Valle Vidal!! * Send Your Letters To: Senator Pete Domenici 328 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 202-224-6621, 202-228-3261 fax Representative Heather Wilson Republican / 1st District 20 First Plaza NW, Suite 603 Albuquerque, NM 87102 505-346-6781, 505-346-6723 fax Representative Steve Pearce Republican / 2nd District 1408 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 202-225-2365 Senator Jeff Bingaman 703 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 202-224-5521, 202-224-2852 fax Representative Tom Udall Democrat / 3rd District 1414 Longworth Bldg Washington, DC 20515 202-225-6190, 202-226-1331 fax If possible, please cc the Coalition a copy of your letter. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Jim O'Donnell Outreach Coordinator, Coalition for the Valle Vidal www.vallevidal.org PO Box 238 Taos, NM 87571 505-758-3874 Are you a member of the Coalition for the Valle Vidal? Would you like to support our efforts? Join or contribute today at: http://www.vallevidal.org/involved.html From jodonnell at vallevidal.org Mon Oct 24 17:37:19 2005 From: jodonnell at vallevidal.org (Jim O'Donnell) Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 15:37:19 -0600 Subject: [Coalition_for_valle_vidal] Letters to the Editor needed on ABQ Tribune Article Message-ID: <17653fb0cf34d0d4b2eec869f3c28563@vallevidal.org> Valle Vidal supporters, Today, a very good article on the Valle Vidal appeared in the Albuquerque Tribune. The link is here: http://www.abqtrib.com/albq/nw_state/article/ 0,2564,ALBQ_19863_4182899,00.html In the article, representatives of the oil and gas association and employees of the El Paso corporation made several assertions that oil and gas development is compatible with the values that we hold for the Valle Vidal. Please write a Letter to the Editor of the Albuquerque Tribune thanking them for a good article and refuting the points made by the industry representatives. Suggested Talking Points: - oil and gas development is NOT compatible with the values New Mexicans hold for the Valle Vidal. None of us are fooled by the "paint the wells green" propaganda. Does El Paso think that we are stupid? - The drilling on Vermejo Park is exactly why we DO NOT want to see the Valle Vidal drilled. If that's the best they can do, we will have none of it. - the El Paso Corporation of Houston, Texas is $23 Billion in debt and has been implicated in the California energy crisis. Should the economy, culture and natural beauty of Northern New Mexico be sacrificed to bail a giant Texas company out of debt? - Over the past 18 months, nearly 65,000 Americans have written to the United States Forest Service asking that the Valle Vidal be permanently protected from oil and gas development. Seven local elected governments and a number of Chambers of Commerce have passed resolutions asking that the Valle Vidal be permanently protected from oil and gas development. Over 200 area businesses have likewise asked for permanent protection. Do two and a half days worth of gas outweigh the economic and social needs of the people of Northern New Mexico? - We need forward-thinking policies that protect our best places and our pocketbooks. Investing in energy conservation, energy efficiency, and renewable energy are all more cost effective solutions than drilling marginal wells in the Valle Vidal. - Rep. Udall and Senator Bingaman should be loudly applauded for standing up for New Mexicans on this issue by introducing Valle Vidal protection legislation into Congress. Rep. Wilson and Sen. Domenici should move quickly to support that legislation. - The Valle Vidal deserves permanent protection. Send your letters to: Letters to the Editor Albuquerque Tribune PO Drawer T ABQ, NM 87103 fax: 505-823-3689 email: letters at abqtrib.com thank you for your support. Jim O'Donnell Outreach Coordinator, Coalition for the Valle Vidal www.vallevidal.org PO Box 238 Taos, NM 87571 505-758-3874 Are you a member of the Coalition for the Valle Vidal? Would you like to support our efforts? Join or contribute today at: http://www.vallevidal.org/involved.html