Oppose Harmful New Offshore Drilling

Officials in the Bush/Cheney Interior Department intend to allow harmful new drilling in more than 84 million acres off the coast of Alaska, including an area closed to drilling after the disastrous Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989. Federal officials have also proposed new drilling leases off the coasts of Virginia and Florida.

These areas are teeming with wildlife, including imperiled whales, sea otters and sea turtles. New drilling could destroy these sensitive coastal ecosystems and the wildlife and tourist economies that depend on them.

Visit http://action.defenders.org for more information on how to take action against offshore drilling.

1. Oppose offshore drilling.

2. Protect imperiled whales, sea otters, and sea turtles.

3. Protect the coasts of Alaska, Florida, and Virginia.