The Gulf oil spill disaster
The oil spill unfolding on the Louisiana coast is a disaster. Please tell President Obama to pull back his plans for more oil drilling on our nation’s shores in places including Florida, the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, and off the Outer Banks.
The oil slick from BP’s rig is now three times the size of Rhode Island, with 200,000 gallons of crude per day threatening to cover sperm whales, brown pelicans, shrimp, fish, and the fragile coast itself. We must not allow more drilling off of our coasts.
Energy Invest in clean energy Government support has helped put renewable energy on a slightly more
level playing field with coal, oil, gas and nuclear power. The federal government must maintain its support for clean energy and
follow the lead of the states in passing these proven policies. Read more.
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