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Chill the Drills - Protect Alaska's Polar Bear Seas

Target: US Senate
Sponsored by: Sierra Club

Known as the 'Polar Bear Seas,' the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas are essential habitat for polar bears and other important marine mammals such as beluga and bowhead whales and bearded and spotted seals. The Chukchi Sea supports approximately one-tenth of the world's remaining polar bear population alone.

The planned oil and gas leasing and development in the Polar Bear Seas will do irrevocable damage to this fragile habitat. Spills are already an everyday occurrence in oil drilling. In Alaska, the oil industry reported 4,534 spills across Alaska's North Slope and Beaufort Sea between 1996 and 2004 alone. There is currently no proven method for cleaning or controlling an oil spill in icy, Arctic waters, where difficult weather conditions are common.

Please sign the petition today to urge your Senators to put polar bear protection ahead of new oil development!

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 50,000

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To: US Senate

I urge you to put polar bear protection ahead of new oil development by supporting legislation by Rep. Edward Markey (H.R. 5058) and Senator John Kerry (S. 2568) to stop Lease Sale 193 in the Chukchi Sea -- at least until the Secretary of the Interior determines whether to list the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

As the U.S. Government considers listing these animals under the Endangered Species Act, it should not first seriously threaten the health of its most vital habitat by allowing offshore drilling.

Please act immediately to save the polar bear by supporting this important legislation. We need to take real steps to protect the Polar Bear and aid its recovery, and to stop dangerous and dirty offshore oil drilling in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas.

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We signed the “Chill the Drills - Protect Alaska's Polar Bear Seas” petition!

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12:03 pm PST, Dec 4, Wing Yee Chan, Pennsylvania

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8:31 am PST, Dec 4, Faye Andrews, North Carolina

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7:08 am PST, Dec 4, Manuela Curti, United Kingdom

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1:57 am PST, Dec 1, Dimitar Tzankov, Bulgaria

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2:25 pm PST, Nov 30, Kyle 3 Hale, Florida

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6:02 am PST, Nov 30, Lisa Lessard, Colorado

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1:56 pm PST, Nov 28, Country Maron, Connecticut

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6:08 pm PST, Nov 27, Emma Weaver, Virginia
Someday humans are going to relize that they're not the most important thing out there.

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9:55 am PST, Nov 27, Chris J., Canada

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9:26 pm PST, Nov 24, Niki Gianni, Illinois

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5:49 pm PST, Nov 24, Dean A, Florida

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11:32 pm PST, Nov 23, Natacha Cauchie, Belgium

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9:02 pm PST, Nov 23, Name not displayed, Indiana

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1:02 am PST, Nov 23, Metok Rubling, Cambodia
the polar bear habitat is already damaged enough by global warming. oil development makes things even worse.

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12:34 pm PST, Nov 22, Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
Keep the drilling out of Alaska, why would you want to destroy such a great wildlife for an energy resource that isn't giving out? Go electric or use any other altnerative energy source for that matter, but keep your drilling out of Alaska's untouched habitat.

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6:59 am PST, Nov 20, Mariska Catsman-Okkersen, Netherlands

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4:58 pm PST, Nov 19, Michele Bucci, New Jersey
Protection is a must for these animals. Stop being selfish.

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4:38 pm PST, Nov 19, Muki Yomikchi, Japan

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4:10 pm PST, Nov 16, Jennifer Castori, California

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7:44 am PST, Nov 15, Tereza Atanasova, Bulgaria

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5:00 pm PST, Nov 14, Krassi Boris, Canada

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11:56 am PST, Nov 12, Susan Holmgren, California

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8:04 am PST, Nov 11, Brielle Barr, New Jersey
We are responsible for endangering the habtat of these polar bears, and we must work to protect them in the future. I want my children and future generations to see these beautiful creatures during their lifetime, not read about them in history books.

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10:15 pm PST, Nov 10, Lars Kullberg, Sweden
PLEASE lend a helping hand to ensure the survival of the polar bears - they need our protection to survive. And please be kind to the animals, so that you can live your life with no regret, with a clean conscience. Sincerely, Lars Kullberg

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9:52 pm PST, Nov 10, Greywolf Howl, Wisconsin

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6:29 am PST, Nov 10, Julia Dias, California

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10:28 am PST, Nov 9, Cindy Lentine, Alaska
Please act immediately to save the polar bear by supporting this important legislation.

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10:11 pm PST, Nov 8, Tina Foschia, Pennsylvania

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7:08 pm PST, Nov 8, Jessica Gutter, Massachusetts

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4:55 pm PST, Nov 8, Cindy Schults, Iowa

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