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Protest Drilling in Endangered Sea Turtle Habitat
Target: President BushSponsored by: Care2, Care2
Baby Sea Turtles In Danger!
President Bush has just approved extensive gas drilling in the main U.S. nesting beach for the most endangered sea turtle in the world, with only about 3,000 to 5,000 adults remaining. The National Park Service just approved the drilling without formally consulting with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as required by the Endangered Species Act.
The drilling trucks could crush nests or pack down the sand so that hatchlings are unable to emerge from nests. Even the vibrations from rumbling trucks can increase the likelihood of embryonic damage or mortality, according to the species' official "Sea Turtle Recovery Plan."
The park offers the longest undeveloped barrier beach in the world. Park Service approval for a third drilling permit is likely soon, despite the use of the island by the Kemp's ridley sea turtle every spring for nesting.
Send a letter to President Bush, telling him that his inability to protect such endangered creatures in need will affect your vote this year.
President Bush has just approved extensive gas drilling in the main U.S. nesting beach for the most endangered sea turtle in the world, with only about 3,000 to 5,000 adults remaining. The National Park Service just approved the drilling without formally consulting with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as required by the Endangered Species Act.
The drilling trucks could crush nests or pack down the sand so that hatchlings are unable to emerge from nests. Even the vibrations from rumbling trucks can increase the likelihood of embryonic damage or mortality, according to the species' official "Sea Turtle Recovery Plan."
The park offers the longest undeveloped barrier beach in the world. Park Service approval for a third drilling permit is likely soon, despite the use of the island by the Kemp's ridley sea turtle every spring for nesting.
Send a letter to President Bush, telling him that his inability to protect such endangered creatures in need will affect your vote this year.
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We signed the “Protest Drilling in Endangered Sea Turtle Habitat” petition!
# 50:
To give an entailed legacy to our progeny.
# 49:
Is nothing safe from this administration. His heart must be black.
# 48:
We need to protect our environment not destroy it!!!
# 47:
LEAVE PRECIOUS NATURE ALONE, Capitalism is not at the heart of all Americans core, but for me gods creatures are!
# 46:
Bushes disregard for endangered animals will be his downfall
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# 44:
the interests of nature should be protected before bush's corporate friends
# 43:
Because its an important environmental issue.
# 42:
This habitat and these creatures cannot be sacrificed for questionable/temporary energy needs,
# 41:
save the turtles
# 40:
Because oil is dead and renewable energy is our only alternative.
# 39:
Can I instead tell him where to put his oil wells?
# 38:
ALL life is important. "We are but a single strand on Mother Earth's web. What we do to the web, we do to ourselves." President Bush, your reckless disregard for the environment is the #1 reason you WILL NOT get my vote, and why I am urging anyone I can do to the same.
# 37:
It is imparative that we protect endangered wildlife.
# 36:
Humans need to stop destroying other animals' homes in order to obtain wealth and become greedy heartless savages.
# 35:
It is up to us to take care of the beautiful creatures God created for us-not destroy them!!! You love your dogs-why are the sea turtles any different?
# 34:
bush is so dumb he wouldn't understand anyhow..but he should listen to the people..It is still we the people right?
# 33:
This is important habitat.
# 32:
It is an important environmental piece of land!
# 31:
Padre Island is a national treasure, an irreplaceable area which supports numerous endangered species. For the sake of the diversity of life on this planet, including our own lives and those of our children, we must not sacrifice the few wild places we have left for the exploitation of NON-RENEWABLE energy sources. We should be putting every penny possible into the development of RENEWABLE energy sources.
# 30:
WE NEED THESE BEAUTIFUL TURLES AS PART OF OUR ENVIORNMENT, AND FOR ALL CHILDREN TO SEE AND LEARN ABOUT THEM. THIS WILL KILL THEM
# 29:
We have already killed enough for oil profits.
# 28:
it endangers an endangered species
# 27:
It is just wrong. Sea turtles are cute. I bet this is Bush or Heather's fault. How stupid!!!
# 26:
We need to stop killing off our precious animals.
# 25:
Please don't be responsible for the extinction of these majestic sea creatures.
# 24:
We should protect the turtles or they will be extinct soon and whose fault will that be....?!
# 23:
It's difficult, Mr. Bush, to keep up with your administration's attacks on Nature. It's time you stopped violating our environment for the profits of special interests. Does the word "endangered" mean anything to you?
# 22:
It's time the Bush administration stopped destroying our wild lands and non-human inhabitants. Maybe nobody at the White House cares about nature and endangered animals, but the public does. Stop drilling now.
# 21:
Bio-diversity is necessary!
# 20:
Humans aren't the only species on earth worth respecting!
# 19:
These turtles are already endangered. Does the president not care about protecting these amazing animals? We need to be ensuring their safety, not risking it.
# 18:
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# 17:
Habitat for Endangered Species must be protected according to law.
# 16:
To protect the local bio-diverity of the area. Our country does have the technology to create and use clean energy. Stop destroying the habitat for wildlife.
# 15:
We must show leadership in every aspect possible, specially in environmental concerns! We live in this planet, we must protect it and all of it's creatures!!!!
# 14:
It is a natural resource that people should not be allowed to ruin for their own monetary greed.
# 13:
Please see the UNESCO Manifesto 2000 - Code of Ethics http://www.unesco.org/manifesto2000/default.asp?part=ind/usa/369/uxu
# 12:
This island is a national treasure and protects endangered species. Please retreat from your insane quest to undermine every enviromental law on the books for profit.
# 11:
Please realize the importance of maintaining animal life and a healthy environment. Remember that even those who are housed on Capital Hill are still breathing the same air as the rest of us. And Mr. Bush, do you really want to eliminate entire populations of animal and aquatic life? If your legislation causes endangered species to become extinct, there will be no way to bring them back for your children's children as well as the rest of our planet.
# 10:
Because killing any animal just like that is bad bad bad and we should all be ashamed of ourselves! Save the animals!
# 9:
We should protect this environ because we need to stop relying on fossil fuels anyway, regardless of what your oil buddies say. The whole planet is at stake, not your bank account, and when one environ is disrupted, the whole life cycle on this planet is disrupted. Our lives and our children's lives depend on respecting the planet's natural order.
# 8:
We should respect and protect the Sea Turtle. There are far more impoortant things in life besides MONEY and GREED.
# 7:
Extinct is forever....we are supposed to be trustees of this planet not destructive forces.....we must make an effort to protect and preserve all the species that live here~
# 6:
President Bush - Don't you care about animals at all?
# 5:
Our conveniences shouldn't be put in front of lives...
# 4:
We are not the only creatures inhabiting this earth!! Stop destroying habitats for oil that may not even exist! Get out of the back pockets of special interests and do the right thing! Take the wasted money you'll spend on these searches and put it into reliable, efficent means of energy!
# 3:
I love sea turtles! You're destroying our world!!!!!!!!!!!
# 2:
turtles are people too
# 1:
The government needs to follow even its own rules...