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Make Waves for Oceans - Stop Off-Shore Oil Drilling

Target: United States House of Representatives
Sponsored by: Ocean Champions

For over two decades, a federal moratorium on new offshore oil and gas drilling has protected the beauty and ecology of our coasts. Now a group of politicians in Washington, led by Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Ca), is attacking this moratorium.

Pombo, with support from oil conglomerations, has introduced legislation that would eliminate the federal moratorium on off-shore drilling, and open our coasts to resource exploitation. This bill would undo decades of protection for our sensitive ocean and coastal resources, and places thousands of miles of coastline at risk of catastrophic oil spills.

Offshore drilling is not a solution to America's energy problems, and will harm coastal economies more than it will help them.

Join Ocean Champions in fighting for permanent protection for our oceans - tell Congress you opposing off-shore drilling!

deadline: 3-17-2007
goal: 15,000

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This petition is now closed. On May 18th, the House rejected lifting the moratorium on drilling for natural gas off our coasts. Thank you to the more than 2,800 people that signed this petition, and helped keep our coastlines free from drilling. Thank you for your interest. Please click here for more petitions.

Protecting our oceans and coasts is extremely important to me, and I oppose any effort to lift the current moratorium on offshore oil and gas drilling.

Lifting the current federal moratorium on offshore oil and gas drilling would undo decades of protection, and puts thousands of miles of coastline at risk of catastrophic oil spills.

Offshore drilling is not a solution to America's energy problems, and will harm coastal economies more than it will help them.

Sincerely,
/Your Name/
/Your Address/

We signed the “Make Waves for Oceans - Stop Off-Shore Oil Drilling” petition!

# 50:

4:58 pm PST, Mar 20, Brittney Gant, Maryland

# 49:

4:57 pm PST, Mar 20, Alicia Rubi, New York
Let's not exterminate yet another specie on this beautiful Earth of ours. Save them and protect them, not destroy them.

# 48:

4:57 pm PST, Mar 20, Ray Coffman, Colorado

# 47:

4:56 pm PST, Mar 20, Erin Devine, California

# 46:

4:56 pm PST, Mar 20, Linda Vaughn, New Jersey

# 45:

4:56 pm PST, Mar 20, Deborah Smith, Delaware

# 44:

4:55 pm PST, Mar 20, Nelson Dowler, Ohio
We dont need off shore drilling.

# 43:

4:54 pm PST, Mar 20, Robert DePrimo, Pennsylvania

# 42:

4:54 pm PST, Mar 20, Angela Ray, Kansas

# 41:

4:54 pm PST, Mar 20, Dr. Katherine B Lewis, California

# 40:

4:54 pm PST, Mar 20, Kenneth Harris, New York

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4:54 pm PST, Mar 20, Francille Willis, Ohio

# 38:

4:53 pm PST, Mar 20, Christopher Walter, Pennsylvania
Please consider both the benefits and drawbacks of off-shore drilling as you consider the world we will leave to our children

# 37:

4:53 pm PST, Mar 20, Iris J. Erskine, Florida

# 36:

4:53 pm PST, Mar 20, Frances. Cone, South Carolina
There is absolutely no reason for us to continue to damage the Earth by continuing to drill for oil anywhere, including our coasts that are prone to be hit with hurricanes. Do you really want to take a chance on another Katrina damaging more offshore oil platforms and releasing oil spills on our coasts? South Carolina and Florida are especialy vulnerable to hurricanes and both depend heavily on the tourism industry. Furthermore, bipartisan support for NO offshore drilling has been the order of the day until now and now is definitely not the time to change that. Now is the time to develop a clean, renewable energy solution that moves us forward, not hang on to fossil fuels. Please PROTECT our coastal waters, the oceans and our coasts!

# 35:

4:52 pm PST, Mar 20, Rachelle Rea, Massachusetts

# 34:

4:51 pm PST, Mar 20, Ramona Cardon, California

# 33:

4:51 pm PST, Mar 20, Name not displayed, California
Why must we pursue oil, when other sources of energy have been identified?Alternative energy may be just what saves us from extinction.

# 32:

4:51 pm PST, Mar 20, Pam Howard-Brown, Pennsylvania

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4:51 pm PST, Mar 20, Michael Periolat, Minnesota

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4:51 pm PST, Mar 20, Name not displayed, Rhode Island

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4:50 pm PST, Mar 20, Linda Lemmel, Ohio

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4:49 pm PST, Mar 20, Name not displayed, Minnesota

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4:49 pm PST, Mar 20, Shirley Courts, Texas

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4:48 pm PST, Mar 20, Name not displayed, Connecticut

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4:47 pm PST, Mar 20, Carol Easton, California

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4:46 pm PST, Mar 20, Christine Gordon, Illinois

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4:45 pm PST, Mar 20, Karen Gribble, Colorado

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4:45 pm PST, Mar 20, Suzi Herlehy, Arizona

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4:45 pm PST, Mar 20, Valerie S, Kelley, Florida

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4:45 pm PST, Mar 20, Carol J. Erickson, Colorado

# 19:

4:45 pm PST, Mar 20, Brandy Munsell, North Carolina

# 18:

4:45 pm PST, Mar 20, Joan Eukitis, Maine

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4:45 pm PST, Mar 20, Barbara Center, Washington

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4:44 pm PST, Mar 20, Coral Mackin, Tennessee

# 15:

4:44 pm PST, Mar 20, Robert Huggins, California

# 14:

4:43 pm PST, Mar 20, Teresa Baity, Indiana

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4:42 pm PST, Mar 20, Sarah Shelton, South Carolina

# 12:

4:42 pm PST, Mar 20, Amber Chitel, Florida

# 11:

4:42 pm PST, Mar 20, Matthew Finch, Michigan

# 10:

4:42 pm PST, Mar 20, Madeline Adam, New York

# 9:

4:42 pm PST, Mar 20, Pam Dake, Indiana

# 8:

4:42 pm PST, Mar 20, Kathryn Zimarowski, Florida
I live by the ocean, and I do not want to see oil in the ocean from these nasty drill towers!

# 7:

4:42 pm PST, Mar 20, Susan Sherry, Ohio

# 6:

4:41 pm PST, Mar 20, Sarah Uharriet, Mississippi

# 5:

4:41 pm PST, Mar 20, Ellen Abramson, Florida

# 4:

4:41 pm PST, Mar 20, Laura A. McMillion, South Carolina

# 3:

4:40 pm PST, Mar 20, Marj Costello, Colorado

# 2:

4:40 pm PST, Mar 20, David J. Oldenburg, Wisconsin

# 1:

12:12 pm PST, Mar 20, Name not displayed, California

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