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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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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.

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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!
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