[Coalition_for_valle_vidal] TAKE ANOTHER ACTION FOR THE VALLE VIDAL - LTEs

[Jim O'Donnell]

Take Action

Write a letter to the editor of the Albuquerque Journal tell them:

THE TIME FOR PERMANENTLY PROTECTING THE VALLE VIDAL IS NOW

Talking Points (use one, several or all of these in your letter):

- 16 northern New Mexico communities have passed resolution opposing 
drilling in the Valle Vidal and asking for permanent protection;

- over 70,000 comments have been sent to the Forest Service opposing 
drilling in the Valle Vidal and asking for permanent protection.  99.7% 
of all comments are against drilling;

-  New Mexicans are united in their opposition to the industrialization 
of the Valle Vidal;

- OUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES JOBS ARE TO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE.  THE 
PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN;

- Only Congress can permanently protect the Valle Vidal.  The Forest 
Service cannot.  Sen. Bingman has introduced the Valle Vidal 
Preservation Act and Rep. Udall has introduced the Valle Vidal 
Protection Act.  We need Sen. Domenici and Rep. Wilson to co-sponsor 
and push these bills forward;

- The Forest Service process wont tell us anything we don’t already 
know: the people of northern New Mexico need must be able to bank on a 
permanently protected Valle Vidal because it is a key component of a 
sustainable economic future, it is a vital water source, it is a key 
part of our cultural heritage;

  - the Valle Vidal is a vital and sustainable economic resource for the 
people of northern New Mexico and must be permanently protected from 
industrialization.  We know this now.  We dont need this threat hanging 
over our heads for years to come and we dont need to wait any longer.

Mail to:

Letters to the Editor
7777 Jefferson NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109-4343

or fax: 505-823-3812
or email:  opinion at abqjournal.com