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Say No to Destructive Drilling in the Arctic

Chukchi Sea
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This summer, exploratory drilling will begin in the Arctic Ocean unless we stop it. The Arctic must be off limits to oil drilling, for the simple reason that a spill would be impossible to clean up there. The Arctic is home to polar bears, walruses, bowhead whales and other endangered and highly sensitive wildlife; oil drilling in its remote, ice-choked waters would carry unacceptably high risks of environmental destruction and loss of life.

President Obama has given approval to Shell to drill for oil this summer in the vulnerable Arctic. In hopes of uncovering new sources of dirty fossil fuels, Arctic drilling could also unleash more than 11 billion tons of carbon pollution -- making it ever more difficult to stave off devastating climate change.

We have a powerful opportunity now to stop drilling before it spoils the Arctic and its wildlife. Take action now to help us send 1 million messages to Obama asking him to protect one of America's last, best wildernesses and stop Shell's reckless drilling plans.

Dear President Obama,

Oil drilling in our oceans won't solve the climate crisis. Protect polar
bears, whales, and sea turtles from oil spills. Plan for our future:

-- Stop Shell from risky drilling this summer where oil spill response
is non-existent in the remote, frozen Arctic waters.
-- Cancel lease sales proposed for Alaska's Beaufort and Chukchi Seas.

Risky drilling is not the answer.
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Number Date Name Location
57468 Sun Sep 16 10:54:43 EDT 2012 Tracy Arcure Port charlotte, FL , US
57467 Sun Sep 16 10:46:06 EDT 2012 Jeanette Micca New Albany, IN , AF
57466 Sun Sep 16 01:37:38 EDT 2012 Anonymous downey, CA , US
57465 Sat Sep 15 19:45:56 EDT 2012 Bill Marcus Simi Valley, CA , US
57464 Sat Sep 15 19:38:57 EDT 2012 Gloria Otero Fair Oaks, CA , US
57463 Sat Sep 15 19:34:44 EDT 2012 Shawn Cloninger Homestead, FL , US
57462 Sat Sep 15 19:06:45 EDT 2012 maria alessi new york, NY , US
57461 Sat Sep 15 18:57:20 EDT 2012 joan DeVagno flushing, NY , US
57460 Sat Sep 15 14:06:15 EDT 2012 erica sommers ventura, CA , US
57459 Sat Sep 15 12:49:59 EDT 2012 jason byrd minneapolis, MN , US
57458 Sat Sep 15 12:26:17 EDT 2012 Doug Boldon San Diego, CA , US
57457 Sat Sep 15 10:50:30 EDT 2012 Shauna Sparlin Wichita, KS , US
57456 Sat Sep 15 10:24:47 EDT 2012 Karen Gleason Nashua, NH , US
57455 Sat Sep 15 09:14:36 EDT 2012 Triinu Org Tartu, ot , EE
57454 Sat Sep 15 07:10:59 EDT 2012 Michaela Rohr Frankfurt am Main, ot , DE
57453 Sat Sep 15 01:42:29 EDT 2012 Aida Pazos Bal Harbour, FL , US
57452 Sat Sep 15 01:23:27 EDT 2012 Rachel Abdel San Francisco, CA , US
57451 Fri Sep 14 21:24:03 EDT 2012 Liz Thomson Milford, MA , US
57450 Fri Sep 14 19:57:19 EDT 2012 Gibson A Craig Orleans, MA , US
57449 Fri Sep 14 18:50:35 EDT 2012 ANTOINETTE GREEN Bronx, NY , US
57448 Fri Sep 14 16:26:32 EDT 2012 Anonymous Westlake Village, CA , US
57447 Fri Sep 14 14:45:08 EDT 2012 Jane Wood St Louis, MO , US
57446 Fri Sep 14 14:35:06 EDT 2012 trudy Dittmar colts neck, NJ , US
57445 Fri Sep 14 14:27:40 EDT 2012 Ann Mallow Evanston, IL , US
57444 Fri Sep 14 14:04:12 EDT 2012 Francine Wirtz SLC, UT , US
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