Michael McGrath of Sierra Club has sent the following important information. Please take a few minutes to voice your opposition to our government’s egregious wish to put our Gulf of Mexico at risk. After Deep Water Horizon, only a greedy fool would try something like this again.
Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum.
jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org
– A river is like a life: once taken,
it cannot be brought back © Jim Tatum
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Florida’s Gulf Coast is under threat – and we need your voice right now. As part of the federal government’s new five-year offshore drilling plan, the Trump administration is proposing new oil and gas drilling in Florida’s Gulf waters – areas that were previously protected. Floridians know exactly what’s at stake. We’ve lived through the consequences before. The 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster polluted our waters, shut down fisheries, devastated wildlife, and cost Florida billions in lost revenue for coastal communities, small businesses, tourism, and local economies. Florida depends on clean beaches, thriving tourism, strong property values, fishing, boating, and healthy coastal ecosystems. Offshore drilling puts all of it at risk. The United States is already a net exporter of oil and gas. New drilling in the Florida Gulf is not necessary to meet our energy needs – but it would put our coastline, economy, and way of life in danger. |
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is accepting public comments through January 23, and decision-makers need to hear loud and clear that Floridians oppose offshore drilling.
Thank you for standing up for Florida’s coasts,Michael McGrath
Lead Organizer Red Tide-Wildlands Campaigns Sierra Club Florida |
