It’s been 6 weeks and the gulf oil spill disaster has become the worst
environmental disaster in US history. At this point it’s clear it
likely won’t
be stopped until August.
By then we'll see over one
hundred million gallons of oil dumped into the Gulf, poisoning our
coastlines for decades. To see the size, check out CNN's spill
tracker and for a bit of perspective, check out http://ifitwasmyhome.com
We cannot let this kind of accident happen again.
If you
have not yet, please sign
our petition to tell President Obama to reinstate the ban on new
offshore oil drilling.
Despite
their insistence that offshore drilling is "safer than ever," we now
know that accidents can and will happen. They've
been happening for decades, and when you're talking about an
accident involving millions of gallons of oil, we can’t take the risk.
Today,
BP began airing commercials
apologizing for the accident, but no matter what they say, it's
too late to "make this right."
We’re launching a campaign to ban
new offshore drilling in the United States. If
you’d like be part of the campaign when you get back to campus, and to
get updates on the disaster this summer, please
sign up here.
