Time to speak up

Please tell Congress to oppose new legislation that would fast track new offshore drilling in our ocean waters. House Bills 1229, 1230, and 1231 would accelerate the leasing process for offshore drilling and mandate new drilling in sensitive ocean areas off virtually every coast.  

Click here [http://action.surfrider.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4027 ] to take action!

As the BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico demonstrated, offshore drilling is an inherently risky activity that can devastate the health of our coastlines. Yet, instead of addressing the safety and environmental issues that the BP disaster exposed, HR 1229, 1230, and 1231 would actually weaken oversight of offshore drilling and expand drilling to new places that have not been drilled before, including the Atlantic, eastern Gulf, and much of the Pacific.

Our nation's coasts provide billions of dollars in economic revenue through recreation, tourism, and healthy seafood. The Space Coast is heavily dependent upon tourism. We must protect these benefits from the risks of offshore drilling. Another hit after the loss of the space program could be devastating for our area!!

 

Please make your voice heard and tell your Representative that you support protecting our coasts from expanded oil and gas development! Click here to see how.