Protect Florida's Coast From Offshore Drilling
Target:
Florida Legislature
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Jeopardizing Florida's natural resources by oil drilling is not the answer to the energy crisis. Murky and polluted water, oil spills and tar balls are a standard byproduct of the oil drilling industry. Due to the inability of oil rigs to withstand hurricane force winds, oil spills will be inevitable. Florida's marine life and tourist based economy will be endangered by the failure of Florida to seek alternative energy independence.
Jeopardizing Florida's natural resources by oil drilling is not the answer to the energy crisis. Murky and polluted water, oil spills and tar balls are a standard byproduct of the oil drilling industry. Due to the inability of oil rigs to withstand hurricane force winds, oil spills will be inevitable. Florida's marine life and tourist based economy will be endangered by the failure of Florida to seek alternative energy independence.
We the undersigned believe that offshore drilling in Florida will be detrimental to our economy and ecosystem. We refuse to let the fear of rising oil prices allow our greatest natural resources to be destroyed. We fear murky and polluted waters, oil spills and tar balls that are a standard byproduct of the oil drilling industry.
Oil rigs are unable to withstand hurricane force winds and can create catastrophic oil spills. These oil spills will wreak havoc on the marine life and shorelines along the Gulf and Atlantic coast, causing damage that simply cannot be replaced with oil profits. Not only will irreparable environmental harm be caused by oil spills, but more tangible economic harm. Even with our proven potential oil reserves of 2.6%, the United States cannot eliminate our oil dependency through the drilling of Florida's coastline. Florida's tourism industry will surely be affected as our tropical shorelines are among our most valued assets, not only nationally but globally
We respectfully request that our Florida Legislature provide moral leadership that will guide our state to clean energy independence.
We signed the "Protect Florida's Coast From Offshore Drilling" petition!
# 161:
1:25 am PST, Mar 12,
Domi Domi, Poland
# 160:
1:34 am PST, Feb 26,
Valeria Bonfiglio, United Kingdom
# 159:
8:49 am PST, Feb 23,
Shelly Holcomb, Tennessee
Why would you want to jeopardize our Natural resources? We love going to Florida where I am originally from and go to the ocean and see the different wildlife that is there. If you take that from us where do we take our kids to show them the ohhhh's and awwwwww's that we had when we were young. Please don't kill our future joy for our children..
Why would you want to jeopardize our Natural resources? We love going to Florida where I am originally from and go to the ocean and see the different wildlife that is there. If you take that from us where do we take our kids to show them the ohhhh's and awwwwww's that we had when we were young. Please don't kill our future joy for our children..
# 158:
4:15 pm PST, Feb 22,
Jeffrey Schnell, Florida
DO NOT DRILL
DO NOT DRILL
# 157:
11:40 am PST, Feb 22,
Amanda Fiorini, Florida
As an employee of a beach resort, my career, & my life would be affected, if oil drilling is passed. Let's keep all of our beaches, & jobs safe!!!!
As an employee of a beach resort, my career, & my life would be affected, if oil drilling is passed. Let's keep all of our beaches, & jobs safe!!!!
# 156:
11:31 pm PST, Feb 1,
Richard Hollister, Arizona
# 155:
8:43 am PST, Jan 14,
Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
# 154:
2:05 pm PST, Dec 28,
Robert Galindo, Florida
# 153:
2:11 pm PST, Dec 7,
C. Collins, Vermont
# 152:
2:01 pm PDT, Oct 31,
Martha McMurry, Florida
Fossil fuel is fossil thinking. Let's use the vast interior of the Sunshine State and harness the sun!
Fossil fuel is fossil thinking. Let's use the vast interior of the Sunshine State and harness the sun!
# 151:
5:38 pm PDT, Oct 30,
Laura McKee, Florida
# 149:
12:48 am PDT, Sep 12,
Susie Gonzales, Florida
# 148:
3:37 pm PDT, Sep 8,
Melissa Bray, Florida
# 147:
1:04 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Sharon Foreman, Louisiana
Filibuster Senator Bill Nelson!!! Filibuster!!!
Filibuster Senator Bill Nelson!!! Filibuster!!!
# 146:
7:47 am PDT, Aug 27,
Melissa Baldwin, Florida
I do not support offshore drilling. Fossil fuel is fossil thinking.
I do not support offshore drilling. Fossil fuel is fossil thinking.
# 145:
2:27 pm PDT, Aug 3,
Sarah Reeser, Florida
# 144:
3:12 pm PDT, Jul 29,
Karen L. Anderson, Florida
If Governor Christ pushes for off-shore drilling he will not get my vote. Thank God for Senator Nelson.
If Governor Christ pushes for off-shore drilling he will not get my vote. Thank God for Senator Nelson.
# 143:
8:08 am PDT, Jul 20,
Jessica Barnett, Florida
# 142:
11:37 am PDT, Jul 12,
Name not displayed, Illinois
# 141:
7:05 am PDT, Jul 3,
Connie Sokolowski, Florida
Read this article from Texas monthly. It explains the potential effects of drilling off our coast. http://www.texasmonthly.com/ranch/readme/tarball.php. Don't let Big Oil drill off our coasts! If Christ pushes for this, send him packing when he runs for the Senate! Thank goodness for Bill Nelson!
Read this article from Texas monthly. It explains the potential effects of drilling off our coast. http://www.texasmonthly.com/ranch/readme/tarball.php. Don't let Big Oil drill off our coasts! If Christ pushes for this, send him packing when he runs for the Senate! Thank goodness for Bill Nelson!
# 140:
8:06 am PDT, Jul 2,
Josh Royer, Florida
# 139:
2:43 pm PDT, Jul 1,
Name not displayed, Florida
# 138:
10:30 am PDT, Jul 1,
Candace Oschmann, Florida
# 137:
10:26 am PDT, Jul 1,
Larry Halstead, Florida
No drilling off Florida's coastlines.
No drilling off Florida's coastlines.
# 136:
10:07 am PDT, Jul 1,
James Raulerson, Florida
Drilling is not for Florida our beaches are worth more money than oil. I have visited areas such as Seal Beach, Calf., south of LA, and have viewed oil rigs which were more than 3 miles off the coast. Seriously you trust the oil companies? We have other areas in our nation such as land sites in the middle of the country that are capped and can be re drilled. If you want to be re-elected you will vote no. If you don't you will vote yes.
Drilling is not for Florida our beaches are worth more money than oil. I have visited areas such as Seal Beach, Calf., south of LA, and have viewed oil rigs which were more than 3 miles off the coast. Seriously you trust the oil companies? We have other areas in our nation such as land sites in the middle of the country that are capped and can be re drilled. If you want to be re-elected you will vote no. If you don't you will vote yes.
# 135:
6:08 am PDT, Jun 21,
Craig Moffitt, Florida
# 134:
6:03 am PDT, Jun 20,
Angela DG, Canada
# 133:
1:39 am PDT, Jun 19,
Gail Dair, Australia
# 132:
5:49 am PDT, Jun 17,
Mike Moffitt, Indiana
# 131:
8:51 am PDT, Jun 16,
Erin Sain, Indiana
There are other places to drill that aren't quite the tourist trap that Florida is, as well as the amount of hurricanes they get in the area, the loss of wells/lifes during one isn't worth it, let alone the hazards imposed on the wildlife, etc. since oil companies could care less about anything other than their yearly billion dollar profits regardless of whom/what gets in the way.
There are other places to drill that aren't quite the tourist trap that Florida is, as well as the amount of hurricanes they get in the area, the loss of wells/lifes during one isn't worth it, let alone the hazards imposed on the wildlife, etc. since oil companies could care less about anything other than their yearly billion dollar profits regardless of whom/what gets in the way.
# 130:
6:57 am PDT, Jun 16,
Joe Moffitt, Florida
# 129:
8:00 am PDT, Jun 13,
Linda Stewart, Florida
We need to wait and work on alternative fuels before you pick the easy way out which is too detrimental to our coast., it is not necessary to do this drilling.
We need to wait and work on alternative fuels before you pick the easy way out which is too detrimental to our coast., it is not necessary to do this drilling.
# 128:
9:13 pm PDT, Jun 12,
Frida Simms, Virginia
# 127:
1:01 am PDT, Jun 8,
Tatiana Costa, Brazil
# 126:
5:09 pm PDT, Jun 6,
Joe Elsinger, Pennsylvania
# 125:
7:17 am PDT, Jun 5,
Bertil Saukkoriipi, Sweden
# 124:
2:05 pm PDT, May 19,
Alison Lambert, Florida
# 122:
8:42 pm PDT, May 14,
Amanda Taylor, Florida
# 121:
1:54 pm PDT, May 5,
Steve Caulfield, California
# 120:
2:31 am PDT, May 4,
Saskia Birkinshaw, Australia
# 119:
12:07 pm PDT, May 3,
Lynn Barnes, Michigan
For more impact, add a personal comment here
For more impact, add a personal comment here
# 118:
10:59 am PDT, Apr 30,
Brian Pautler, Florida
I am a Florida resident. I was born and raised in Tampa, went to school at the University of Florida, and now work in St. Pete for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. I am starting to see the potential of oil drilling off of our coast and it greatly concerns me. I can see the issue from all perspectives. Yes, I understand that drilling for oil has the potential to positively affect our economical situation, but I feel that there will be many more negative aspects than positive resulting from the allowance of oil drilling off of our coast. As Floridians, we are extremely blessed and fortunate to have such a diverse and beautiful environment. Our marine environment and natural resources fuel the tourism industry, from beach visitors to offshore anglers, we have a precious attribute that we should willingly protect, not exploit. Any oil rig placed along our coats, whether it is 3 miles or 60 miles off our shores, will negatively affect the marine ecosystems. I realize the process has the potential to be very clean, but there will always be mistakes in the process. The detrimental effects of small, unheard and unnoticed oil leaks will gradually become an irreversible problem. Why not avoid the potential to disaster while we can? I’m not as concerned with aesthetics of the coast line, but if the waters are opened up to oil drilling, we will eventually litter our coasts with these ugly and bulky rigs. I can guarantee our beaches will quickly loose their appeal to tourists once this happens. I know the economy is bad, but we aren’t going to die, we will be just fine. I know I speak on behalf of many people when I say that we need to look elsewhere to supplement our economy. It is in our hands; let’s not ruin one of our most fortunate gifts.
I am a Florida resident. I was born and raised in Tampa, went to school at the University of Florida, and now work in St. Pete for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. I am starting to see the potential of oil drilling off of our coast and it greatly concerns me. I can see the issue from all perspectives. Yes, I understand that drilling for oil has the potential to positively affect our economical situation, but I feel that there will be many more negative aspects than positive resulting from the allowance of oil drilling off of our coast. As Floridians, we are extremely blessed and fortunate to have such a diverse and beautiful environment. Our marine environment and natural resources fuel the tourism industry, from beach visitors to offshore anglers, we have a precious attribute that we should willingly protect, not exploit. Any oil rig placed along our coats, whether it is 3 miles or 60 miles off our shores, will negatively affect the marine ecosystems. I realize the process has the potential to be very clean, but there will always be mistakes in the process. The detrimental effects of small, unheard and unnoticed oil leaks will gradually become an irreversible problem. Why not avoid the potential to disaster while we can? I’m not as concerned with aesthetics of the coast line, but if the waters are opened up to oil drilling, we will eventually litter our coasts with these ugly and bulky rigs. I can guarantee our beaches will quickly loose their appeal to tourists once this happens. I know the economy is bad, but we aren’t going to die, we will be just fine. I know I speak on behalf of many people when I say that we need to look elsewhere to supplement our economy. It is in our hands; let’s not ruin one of our most fortunate gifts.
# 117:
10:01 am PDT, Apr 29,
Maria Gonzalez, Uruguay
# 116:
8:35 pm PDT, Apr 26,
Ari R. Kolman, Canada
Florida Legislature is Corrupt to the Core!! What’s wrong with the Florida Government allowing this to happen here, this is Another Disgusting Example of Undemocratic Government & Big Business Corruption, wasteful spending, discrimination and Crimes against Humanity!!”. AS WELL AS GOVERNMENTS TAKING FROM THE POOR AND GIVING TO THE RICH AND THEMSELVES. Ridiculous Unconstitutional Pork barrel Policy Twisting Environmental Hazard Oil Fanatics!! We Will All Distribute your idioticy to Big Media and Start Letting those “Useless Talking Heads on TV News” know what’s really worth reporting to the world… And they will Report it as we will also through our blogs.. … … I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. . I Beg all Intelligent and Responsible People to Please Stop Letting This Happen STILL.. WE’VE GOT TO STOP THE MADNESS AND IT STARTS WITH GOVERNMENTS ALLOWING THESE TERRIBLE THINGS TO HAPPEN!! .. The Government here will continue to allow the destruction of family, of planet, of animals, and the poison of people.. Radio Active & Toxic Foods, Water, Diseases, Products, and particles in the air to ingest when we breath, UNTIL WE SCREAM LOUD ENOUGH FOR THEM TO STOP PISSING ON US ALL WITH THEIR TOXIC ADDICTIONS!! (The perfect receipt for Corporate & Government Profit)… PLEASE NO MORE ALREADY!! NO MORE OIL DEPENDENCIES/ADDICTIONS SO NO MORE DRILLING or MINING & Exxon-style disaster companies.. Fossil fuel industries “NO STATUS QUO, THE Fossil Fuel Industry MUST GO!!!” NO MORE NUCLEAR PLEASE. NO MORE Coal-Fired Power Plants. No More Stockpiles of Nuclear Weapons. No More increasing the number of U.S. nuclear reactors! No More Uranium. No More toxic chemicals from the oil drilling industry & Rocket Fuel that continues to contaminates drinking water in 28 U.S. states and territories while also being found in powdered infant formula. No More of this PLEASE… NO MORE Multi-Rich Cigar-Smoking, CORPORATE EVIL IN OUR GOVERNMENT OFFICES! How dare the voice of the people be shut down. It's imperative that the lakes, rivers, ravines, oceans and all wet-lands, be cleaned and saved for the people who use them and as heritage to the generations to come!! There's a little Green Job to give people.. Oh ya Green Jobs? Going Green? Going Gangrene is what it is.. It’s not just about putting on a green jacket and continuing to work and live like we have.. But it’s to bad it seems as though that’s the way it is.. While something small is turning a little green, there’s something else (somewhere else) turning even more tar-black and toxic filled.. It's to bad you won’t stop Drilling!!! STOP DRILLING WE'RE SICK OF IT.. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. You are setting us up for Global Disasters.. STOP PISSING ON THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD WITH YOUR HAZARDOUS DRILLING!!!! NOW!!!! The taste in your mouth for Killing these Innocent beings that deserve to live on the lands you want to destroy; is Another Disgusting Example of Undemocratic Big Business Corruption, wasteful spending, discrimination and Crimes against Humanity & Animal!!”. Wake up Losers!! Don’t you ever read what’s happening out there? Don’t you ever go online to educate yourself? What kind of freakin’ Government are you??
Florida Legislature is Corrupt to the Core!! What’s wrong with the Florida Government allowing this to happen here, this is Another Disgusting Example of Undemocratic Government & Big Business Corruption, wasteful spending, discrimination and Crimes against Humanity!!”. AS WELL AS GOVERNMENTS TAKING FROM THE POOR AND GIVING TO THE RICH AND THEMSELVES. Ridiculous Unconstitutional Pork barrel Policy Twisting Environmental Hazard Oil Fanatics!! We Will All Distribute your idioticy to Big Media and Start Letting those “Useless Talking Heads on TV News” know what’s really worth reporting to the world… And they will Report it as we will also through our blogs.. … … I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. . I Beg all Intelligent and Responsible People to Please Stop Letting This Happen STILL.. WE’VE GOT TO STOP THE MADNESS AND IT STARTS WITH GOVERNMENTS ALLOWING THESE TERRIBLE THINGS TO HAPPEN!! .. The Government here will continue to allow the destruction of family, of planet, of animals, and the poison of people.. Radio Active & Toxic Foods, Water, Diseases, Products, and particles in the air to ingest when we breath, UNTIL WE SCREAM LOUD ENOUGH FOR THEM TO STOP PISSING ON US ALL WITH THEIR TOXIC ADDICTIONS!! (The perfect receipt for Corporate & Government Profit)… PLEASE NO MORE ALREADY!! NO MORE OIL DEPENDENCIES/ADDICTIONS SO NO MORE DRILLING or MINING & Exxon-style disaster companies.. Fossil fuel industries “NO STATUS QUO, THE Fossil Fuel Industry MUST GO!!!” NO MORE NUCLEAR PLEASE. NO MORE Coal-Fired Power Plants. No More Stockpiles of Nuclear Weapons. No More increasing the number of U.S. nuclear reactors! No More Uranium. No More toxic chemicals from the oil drilling industry & Rocket Fuel that continues to contaminates drinking water in 28 U.S. states and territories while also being found in powdered infant formula. No More of this PLEASE… NO MORE Multi-Rich Cigar-Smoking, CORPORATE EVIL IN OUR GOVERNMENT OFFICES! How dare the voice of the people be shut down. It's imperative that the lakes, rivers, ravines, oceans and all wet-lands, be cleaned and saved for the people who use them and as heritage to the generations to come!! There's a little Green Job to give people.. Oh ya Green Jobs? Going Green? Going Gangrene is what it is.. It’s not just about putting on a green jacket and continuing to work and live like we have.. But it’s to bad it seems as though that’s the way it is.. While something small is turning a little green, there’s something else (somewhere else) turning even more tar-black and toxic filled.. It's to bad you won’t stop Drilling!!! STOP DRILLING WE'RE SICK OF IT.. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. I’m sickened and disgusted. You are setting us up for Global Disasters.. STOP PISSING ON THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD WITH YOUR HAZARDOUS DRILLING!!!! NOW!!!! The taste in your mouth for Killing these Innocent beings that deserve to live on the lands you want to destroy; is Another Disgusting Example of Undemocratic Big Business Corruption, wasteful spending, discrimination and Crimes against Humanity & Animal!!”. Wake up Losers!! Don’t you ever read what’s happening out there? Don’t you ever go online to educate yourself? What kind of freakin’ Government are you??
# 115:
1:43 pm PDT, Apr 24,
Name not displayed, Florida
# 114:
5:47 am PDT, Apr 24,
Name not displayed, Florida
Why oil off the Florida Gulf Coast... yes, yes I know drilling is safer then years before... new technology, etc. But so has the technology in Solar, Wind & Geothermal improved leaps & bounds in the past decades. We as Floridians... heck as US citizens need to be a shining example on Smart energy options not just for our state & country but for the whole marble!!! No more oil!
Why oil off the Florida Gulf Coast... yes, yes I know drilling is safer then years before... new technology, etc. But so has the technology in Solar, Wind & Geothermal improved leaps & bounds in the past decades. We as Floridians... heck as US citizens need to be a shining example on Smart energy options not just for our state & country but for the whole marble!!! No more oil!
# 113:
2:56 pm PDT, Apr 22,
Suzann White, Texas
I live on the TX Gulf Coast. It's getting worse here and I would hate to see it happen to the beautiful shores of FL!
I live on the TX Gulf Coast. It's getting worse here and I would hate to see it happen to the beautiful shores of FL!
# 112:
9:37 am PDT, Apr 22,
Douglas Tupps, Florida
Drilling off Florida's beaches will not reduce the price we pay for gas. It's literally a drop in the bucket. Please protect our beaches and vote against drilling.
Drilling off Florida's beaches will not reduce the price we pay for gas. It's literally a drop in the bucket. Please protect our beaches and vote against drilling.
# 111:
7:16 am PDT, Apr 22,
Michael Lunn, Florida
I have been to the beaches in Santa Barbra where you can see many oil rigs from the shore. The rigs spoil the beauty of the area, and if you take a stroll down the beach, your shoes/bare feet become coated with sticky tar. Do we really want to destroy our beautiful coast and severely damage the lucrative tourist business for oil, which is a fuel source that is on the way out?
I have been to the beaches in Santa Barbra where you can see many oil rigs from the shore. The rigs spoil the beauty of the area, and if you take a stroll down the beach, your shoes/bare feet become coated with sticky tar. Do we really want to destroy our beautiful coast and severely damage the lucrative tourist business for oil, which is a fuel source that is on the way out?
# 110:
6:02 pm PDT, Apr 21,
Donald Houghland, North Carolina
# 109:
6:00 pm PDT, Apr 21,
Michelle Santee Tupps, Florida
# 108:
6:22 am PDT, Apr 21,
Stacey Lindley, Canada
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8:26 am PDT, Apr 20,
Sophie Szeferowicz, France
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# 106:
9:07 pm PDT, Apr 18,
Ruth Rogers, Colorado
# 105:
6:24 am PDT, Apr 17,
Natasa Loknar, Serbia And Montenegro
# 104:
8:09 am PDT, Apr 13,
Mervi Rantala, Finland
# 103:
1:16 am PDT, Apr 12,
Will Crigler, Louisiana
# 102:
11:16 am PDT, Apr 9,
Erin Bates, California
# 101:
7:38 pm PDT, Apr 8,
Gale Weaner, Texas
