PLEASE take the time today to let the Senate know how you feel about this issue:
21 June 2005
I have worked for Greenpeace for 14 years, and I've fought against many efforts to exploit the environment during that time. But today, I'm outraged by a proposal in Congress to allow seismic testing along our entire coastline to explore for oil and gas. Seismic blasts have a decibel level of 260 - that's more than twice as loud as an ambulance siren! Whales, dolphins and other marine mammals rely on their sense of hearing to navigate, to locate food and to communicate with each other. Exposure to this level of sound can cause deafening disorientation and can lead to permanent damage, brain hemorrhaging and even cause entire pods of whales and dolphins to beach.
The Senate will vote on this dangerous clause TODAY, so your help is urgently needed.
TAKE ACTION! Protect our Marine Mammals.
I'm asking you to help me win this fight to protect our marine mammals and our sensitive coastlines. It's urgent that your senators get an earful from you about the dangers of seismic testing for whales and dolphins.
Thank you,
Lisa Finaldi
Campaigns Director
P.S. This issue is serious, and we need all the support we can get. Once you've taken action, please, send this alert to your friends and family too.
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Listen Up! Reject Seismic Testing
For 26 years, there have been bans on offshore oil and gas drilling, and for good reason. Seismic blasts have a decibel level of 260 - that's more than twice as loud as an ambulance siren! Whales, dolphins and other marine mammals rely on their sense of hearing to navigate, to locate food and to communicate with each other. Exposure to this level of sound can cause deafening disorientation and can lead to permanent damage, brain hemorrhaging and even cause entire pods of whales and dolphins to beach.
Right now, the Senate Energy Bill includes a seismic survey of the entire coastline of the continental United States and Alaska. According to our research, that would mean at least 285 million seismic blasts, or the equivalent of 2.6 billion tons of TNT.
TAKE ACTION >> Give your senators an earful about the impacts of seismic testing.
This action is limited to residents of United States
PLEASE go to http://www.greenpeace.org to GET INVOLVED and support this petition!
Thanks.
21 June 2005
I have worked for Greenpeace for 14 years, and I've fought against many efforts to exploit the environment during that time. But today, I'm outraged by a proposal in Congress to allow seismic testing along our entire coastline to explore for oil and gas. Seismic blasts have a decibel level of 260 - that's more than twice as loud as an ambulance siren! Whales, dolphins and other marine mammals rely on their sense of hearing to navigate, to locate food and to communicate with each other. Exposure to this level of sound can cause deafening disorientation and can lead to permanent damage, brain hemorrhaging and even cause entire pods of whales and dolphins to beach.
The Senate will vote on this dangerous clause TODAY, so your help is urgently needed.
TAKE ACTION! Protect our Marine Mammals.
I'm asking you to help me win this fight to protect our marine mammals and our sensitive coastlines. It's urgent that your senators get an earful from you about the dangers of seismic testing for whales and dolphins.
Thank you,
Lisa Finaldi
Campaigns Director
P.S. This issue is serious, and we need all the support we can get. Once you've taken action, please, send this alert to your friends and family too.
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Listen Up! Reject Seismic Testing
For 26 years, there have been bans on offshore oil and gas drilling, and for good reason. Seismic blasts have a decibel level of 260 - that's more than twice as loud as an ambulance siren! Whales, dolphins and other marine mammals rely on their sense of hearing to navigate, to locate food and to communicate with each other. Exposure to this level of sound can cause deafening disorientation and can lead to permanent damage, brain hemorrhaging and even cause entire pods of whales and dolphins to beach.
Right now, the Senate Energy Bill includes a seismic survey of the entire coastline of the continental United States and Alaska. According to our research, that would mean at least 285 million seismic blasts, or the equivalent of 2.6 billion tons of TNT.
TAKE ACTION >> Give your senators an earful about the impacts of seismic testing.
This action is limited to residents of United States
PLEASE go to http://www.greenpeace.org to GET INVOLVED and support this petition!
Thanks.
