Urgent: Save the Arctic Ocean from drilling

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From: "Josh Nelson, CREDO Action" <act@credoaction.com>
Date: Aug 11, 2014 8:45 AM
Subject: Urgent: Save the Arctic Ocean from drilling
To: "Daniel A. Stafford" <aquarianm@gmail.com>
Cc:

Tell the Obama Administration: Stop reckless oil companies from drilling in the Arctic Submit a public comment telling the Obama administration not to allow any Arctic drilling in its 2017-2022 oil and gas leasing program. Dear Daniel, Right now the Obama administration is deciding whether to allow future oil and gas drilling in the Arctic Ocean. The administration has a crucial choice to make: It could give the green light to reckless oil drilling companies, like Shell and ConocoPhillips, or it could decide to protect our planet and our precious wildlife like walruses, arctic foxes and arctic seals by keeping the Arctic off limits. This decision will impact the Arctic Ocean for generations to come, so it's critical that the administration gets it right and protects the Arctic from dangerous fossil fuel drilling. This crucial public comment period closes this week, so we need to fight back now. Tell the Obama administration: No Arctic drilling! Submit a public comment now. The Arctic is warming at twice the rate of the rest of the planet, which is already making it difficult for precious birds and marine species to survive. Offshore oil and gas drilling is a bad idea anywhere -- but it's worse in the Arctic because no proven technology exists to clean up oil spills in icy waters. Big Oil companies like Shell and ConocoPhillips want to drill every last drop of oil in the Arctic. But Shell has already proven with its mishaps that Arctic drilling is far too risky, and that the company is hopelessly outmatched by the extreme conditions in the Arctic. Shell and ConocoPhillips are already lobbying the Obama administration behind the scenes. But if thousands of us demand that the administration say no to new leasing for gas and oil, we can provide a powerful counterpoint to their oil-soaked lobbyists. We only have a few days until this crucial public comment period closes. Please submit your public comment now telling the Obama administration not to allow dangerous oil and gas drilling in the Arctic Ocean. Tell the Obama administration: No Arctic drilling! Click the link below to submit a public comment: http://act.credoaction.com/sign/stop_arctic_drilling?t=5&akid=11390.2848933.ttWfyc Thanks for fighting to stop dangerous oil and gas drilling in the Arctic. Josh Nelson, Campaign Manager CREDO Action from Working Assets Add your name: Learn more about this campaign Share on Facebook Post to your wall Tweet this Post to Twitter © 2014 CREDO. All rights reserved. To change your email or mailing address, please click here: https://act.credoaction.com/me/update/?t=14&akid=11390.2848933.ttWfyc To remove yourself from this list, please visit our subscription management page at: http://act.credoaction.com/cms/unsubscribe/unsubscribe/?t=16&akid=11390.2848933.ttWfyc