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Help Prevent Oil Spills In Alaska’s Coastal Waters!
Target: Members of CongressSponsored by: Alaska Oceans Program
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An oil-soaked sea otter in the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge |
Once again, AlaskaÂ’s pristine waters have fallen victim to a devastating oil spill. On December 8, 2004, a Malaysian freighter, Selendang Ayu, ran aground in the Aleutian Islands after its engine failed in severe weather. Six humans were lost and at least 40,000 gallons of oil leaked into one of the worldÂ’s most remote and ecologically rich wildlife refuges, the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. This was the worst oil spill in U.S. waters since the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster.
The Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge is home to a wide array of sea birds and marine mammals, and is part of the rich North Pacific fishery, which generates nearly $2 billion in revenue each year. Based on the legacy of the Exxon spill, we know this disaster will have a lasting impact on endangered marine species.
What’s clear from the tragedy in the Aleutians, is that Alaska’s shipping routes need stronger regulations in place. The Selendang Ayu was traveling one of the world’s most heavily trafficked routes – and ran aground in an area so remote that it was nearly impossible to rescue human victims in a timely manner and limit damage to threatened marine life.
Call upon Congress to require ships using Alaskan routes to meet minimum safety standards, and operate with well-trained crews and adequate resources to respond quickly to emergencies. Alaskan waters deserve at least these basic protections!
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We signed the “Help Prevent Oil Spills In Alaska’s Coastal Waters!” petition!
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If we dont start doing something about all of the oil spills and pollution we are going to start loosing species and we will have a huge riot of people that the govt will have to deal with!!!
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Basically, we need water to survive. How are we to have clean water if we continue to mistreat it.
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All companies working in this sector just care about profit making. Please take care on the impact this might have for future generations.
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its important as a teenager to see what i will have to deal with as a problem as i grow and become a adult and try and resolve the problem!!! People need to know how selfish they are and they need to knock it in to their thinck heads!!!!! How can you kill all these wonderful creatures its like putting oil on us and letting us die!!!!!!
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Alaskan wildlife is beautiful, and should remain that way.
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For heaven's sake, animals are DIEING! Sea otters! An endangered species!
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