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I am hoping that we can pass this along for everyone to also help spread this

information and stop the gas and oil drillings. There are other safer ways for

us to heat our homes and fill our gas tanks.

 

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" Rodger Schlickeisen, Defenders of Wildlife " <

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Thank you for speaking out on offshore drilling...

<carrielladner

 

 

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Dear carrie,

 

*Thank you for speaking out against expanded dirty drilling off our

coasts.*You're message has been delivered to the White House. With

your help, we’re

spotlighting the very real dangers of offshore drilling.

 

Unfortunately, too few people know the truth about offshore drilling. Would

you help us set the record straight by forwarding the message below?

 

Thanks,

 

Rodger and the rest of the Defenders of Wildlife team

 

*--- Please forward the text and images below --*

 

Hi,

*

Did you know that right now roughly 5,000 barrels of oil a day are being

spilled into the Gulf of Mexico southeast of Venice, Louisiana? *[1]* *

 

*[image: Gulf Oil Spill (NASA image

4/25/10)]*<http://action.defenders.org/drillingdisaster>

 

*Image from 04/25/10 -- courtesy SkyTruth/NASA*

 

This terrible spill occurred at BP Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig

-- reportedly one of the safest, most advanced offshore drilling rigs in the

world.

 

[image: Horizon Deepwater Blowout (Photo:

CoastGuard)]<http://action.defenders.org/drillingdisaster>

 

*Horizon Deepwater Blowout (Photo: U.S. Coast Guard)*

 

*Delicate marine ecosystems – and the dolphins, sea turtles and other

wildlife that need them to survive -- are at risk. Local fisherman fear for

their businesses*, as an oil slick twice the size of Maryland nears the

ecologically fragile Louisiana coastline. [2]

 

The situation is so desperate that *the **U.S.** Coast Guard lit

contaminated portions of the Gulf on fire* in a desperate attempt to

eliminate the spill before it reaches the coast. From the Washington Post:

 

* " It's fair to say both the use of dispersants and the burn strategy are

necessary evils, " said Jacqueline Savitz, a marine expert at Oceana, an

environmental group. " They are better than doing nothing. But it's a no-win

situation. . . . The best option is prevention, and it's too late for that. "

* [3]

 

*But as the tragedy unfolds, officials in the Obama administration are

considering a proposal that could dramatically expand offshore drilling –

and bring the threat of another drilling disaster like the one now unfolding

in the Gulf of Mexico to your favorite beach.*

 

You and I can help prevent the next drilling disaster, but we have to act

quickly. I just sent a message to the Obama administration urging them to

say * " No! " * to expanded drilling and I hope you will too.

 

*Take Action Now! <http://action.defenders.org/drillingdisaster>*

 

*For the threatened and endangered sea turtles found along the Gulf Coast,

expanded oil drilling could mean the difference between survival and

extinction.* Dredging of nesting beaches, collisions, and noise disruptions

threaten sea turtles. And hatchlings are particularly susceptible to oiling

because they spend much of their time near the water surface, where spilled

oil or tar accumulates.

 

[image: Loggerhead Hatchling

(USFWS)]<http://action.defenders.org/drillingdisaster>

 

*A loggerhead hatchling (Photo: USFWS)*

 

For some marine wildlife, the simple act of determining whether and where to

site an offshore rig can be a prelude to disaster. *Seismic surveys

conducted during oil and gas exploration cause temporary or permanent

hearing loss, induce behavioral changes and even physically injure marine

mammals* like bottlenose dolphins found along the Gulf coastline and bowhead

whales in the waters of Alaska’s Chukchi Sea.

 

[image: Dolphin (Photo: NASA)]<http://action.defenders.org/drillingdisaster>

 

*Dolphin (Photo: NASA)*

 

Exposure to petroleum also causes tissue damage in the eyes, mouth, skin and

lungs of dolphins and other marine mammals. And because they are at the top

of the food chain, *marine mammals like polar bears and whales will be

exposed to the dangers of bioaccumulation of organic pollutants and metals*.

 

*Our wildlife is at risk! Please take action

now.*<http://action.defenders.org/drillingdisaster>

 

*

*Thanks for helping!*

**

 

Notes *

 

[1]

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g5gnWbqZ9SqBHvSYqJeE2AT5KebwD9\

FCN2100

 

[2]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/04/29/bloomberg1376-L1N0ET\

1A74E9-6.DTL

 

[3]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/29/AR2010042901244.\

html?hpid=topnews

 

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I am hoping that we can pass this along for everyone to also help spread this information and stop the gas and oil drillings. There are other safer ways for us to heat our homes and fill our gas tanks.

----Forwarded Message----

carma69

pdrose28, ptblank, kmacgeorge, saplas9, fhowelljr, gcharposten123, mecan, carma69

pdrose28, ptblank, kmacgeorge, saplas9, fhowelljr, gcharposten123, mecan, carma69

Mon May 3rd, 2010 11:51 PM EDT

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---------- Forwarded message ---------- " Rodger Schlickeisen, Defenders of Wildlife " <defendersMay 3, 2010 7:35 PM

Thank you for speaking out on offshore drilling...<carrielladner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear carrie,

Thank you for speaking out against expanded dirty drilling off our coasts. You're message has been delivered to the White House. With your help, we’re spotlighting the very real dangers of offshore drilling.

Unfortunately, too few people know the truth about offshore drilling. Would you help us set the record straight by forwarding the message below?Thanks,Rodger and the rest of the Defenders of Wildlife team

--- Please forward the text and images below --

Hi,Did you know that right now roughly

5,000 barrels of oil a day are

being spilled into the Gulf of Mexico southeast of Venice, Louisiana? [1]

 

Image from 04/25/10 -- courtesy SkyTruth/NASA

This terrible spill occurred at BP Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig -- reportedly one of the safest, most advanced offshore drilling rigs in the world.

 

Horizon Deepwater Blowout (Photo: U.S. Coast Guard)

Delicate marine

ecosystems – and the dolphins, sea turtles and other wildlife that need them to

survive -- are at risk. Local fisherman fear for their businesses, as an

oil slick twice the size of Maryland

nears the ecologically fragile Louisiana

coastline. [2]  

The situation is so desperate that the U.S. Coast Guard lit contaminated portions of the Gulf on fire in a

desperate attempt to eliminate the spill before it reaches the coast. From the Washington Post:

 

" It's fair to say both the use of dispersants and the burn strategy are

necessary evils, " said Jacqueline Savitz, a marine expert at Oceana, an

environmental group. " They are better than doing nothing. But it's a

no-win situation. . . . The best option is prevention, and it's too

late for that. " [3]

But as the tragedy unfolds, officials in the Obama

administration are considering a proposal that could dramatically expand

offshore drilling – and bring the threat of another drilling disaster like the one now

unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico to your favorite beach.

You and I can help prevent the next drilling disaster, but we have to act quickly. I just sent a message to the Obama administration urging them to say " No! " to expanded drilling and I hope you will too.

Take Action Now!

For the threatened and endangered sea turtles found along

the Gulf Coast,

expanded oil drilling could mean the difference between survival and

extinction. Dredging of nesting beaches, collisions, and noise

disruptions threaten sea turtles. And hatchlings are particularly susceptible

to oiling because they spend much of their time near the water surface, where

spilled oil or tar accumulates.

A loggerhead hatchling (Photo: USFWS)

For some marine wildlife, the simple act of determining

whether and where to site an offshore rig can be a prelude to disaster. Seismic

surveys conducted during oil and gas exploration cause temporary or permanent

hearing loss, induce behavioral changes and even physically injure marine

mammals like bottlenose dolphins found along the Gulf

coastline and bowhead whales in the waters of Alaska’s Chukchi Sea.

 

Dolphin (Photo: NASA)

Exposure to petroleum also causes tissue damage

in the eyes, mouth, skin and lungs of dolphins and other marine mammals. And

because they are at the top of the food chain, marine mammals like polar bears and whales will be exposed to the

dangers of bioaccumulation of organic pollutants and metals.

Our wildlife is at risk! Please take action now.

Thanks for helping!

Notes

[1] http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g5gnWbqZ9SqBHvSYqJeE2AT5KebwD9FCN2100

 

[2] http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/04/29/bloomberg1376-L1N0ET1A74E9-6.DTL

[3] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/29/AR2010042901244.html?hpid=topnews

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

© Copyright 2010 Defenders of Wildlife.

This message was sent to carrielladner.

Please do not respond to this message. .

Defenders of Wildlife is a national, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to the protection of all native wild animals and plants in their natural communities.

Defenders of Wildlife can be contacted at: 1130 17th Street, NWWashington, DC 20036