Call on your legislators to ban offshore drilling to protect wildlife and our planet

We've all seen the pictures of animals covered in oil, their fur or feathers or shell covered in the black and tarry substance. It's as bad as it looks for these animals. But the Trump administration is working hard to open more of our oceans up to dirty and dangerous offshore drilling as soon as possible. If we're going to stop these plans, we have to take action now.

Subject: Ban offshore drilling to protect wildlife and our planet

Your Letter:

Dear legislator,

We've all seen the pictures of animals covered in oil, their fur or feathers or shell covered in the black and tarry substance. It's as bad as it looks for these animals.

For example, for a sea otter, an oil spill isn't just a nuisance. It can be life or death.

The thick, tarry substance not only turns their homes near shore into a toxic wasteland but it can also coat their fur in oil, disrupting their ability to warm themselves and, at worst, leading to hypothermia.

Oil spills are the greatest human-caused threat to sea otters. And sea otters aren't the only marine wildlife harmed by oil spills. So are dolphins, whales, sea turtles, polar bears and many, many more.

The consequences for marine animals alone should be enough to lead us to keep oil in the ground. But there is a litany of other consequences from more offshore drilling: from worsening climate change to risking the livelihoods of coastal communities.

It's beyond time to end offshore drilling -- to protect wildlife and the planet from the devastating consequences of oil spills. I urge you, ban offshore drilling right now, before it's too late.

Sincerely,

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