Tell President Obama we’ve had
enough. It's time to stop all new drilling on our coasts. |
Dear
Enough already.
Since last week's oil drilling disaster off the Louisiana coast, it's been discovered that the well is spewing five times as much oil into the ocean as originally estimated, 210,000 gallons of oil each day - and no end is in sight.
This is expected to become one of the largest oil disasters in North American history.1
Our hearts go out to the eleven families who lost their loved ones in the oil-rig explosion.
This is a tragedy, this is avoidable and this needs to stop -- oil is dirty, dangerous, and deadly.
Join us in telling the Obama Administration that we've had enough - it's time to halt all proposals for more oil drilling off our coasts.
This is also a national emergency. Although President Obama is committing resources toward addressing the immediate cleanup and recovery needs of Gulf Coast residents, businesses, wildlife, and
marine life, we know the damage can't be contained completely.
Since the initial explosion and tragic loss of loss of life, the oil
slick has grown - we will now see oil pollute the Gulf's waters,
beaches, and sensitive wetlands. We will see the communities of the
Gulf Coast affected with the anticipated damages for years to come.
Tell the Obama Administration that oil has no place in a 21st
century energy economy - it's time to stop any new drilling off our
coasts.
Instead of risking our lives, our coasts, our clean air, and our
security by perpetuating our addiction to oil, let’s build a clean
energy economy that means more jobs, less pollution, and real energy
independence.
It's time to put a stop to this - we've had enough!
Sarah Hodgdon
Conservation Director, Sierra Club
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1 Miami Herald, "Growing oil spill threatens to become largest in U.S. history" 4.29.10
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/04/29/1604316/growing-oil-spill-could-eventually.html