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Dear Friend,
As oil continues to gush into Gulf Coast waters, it's clear that the worst damage still lies ahead.
Earthjustice attorneys are fighting to prevent a similar tragedy in America's Arctic Ocean, where Shell Oil is pushing to drill exploratory wells.
Your support -- matched up to $20,000 through the generosity of an Earthjustice supporter moved by the tragic Gulf coast oil spill -- will allow our legal team to continue its work to protect America's Arctic Ocean.
We are just $8,000 away from reaching the $20,000 goal. Please help us take full advantage of this matching gift offer. Make an emergency donation today.
President Obama has temporarily frozen new offshore drilling leases -- but he has not yet suspended his administration's approval of the Shell Oil exploratory drilling operations we're challenging in America's Arctic Ocean ... set to begin in July.
This remote region is the least understood area of our oceans. It presents challenges not faced in the Gulf.
The weather conditions that have hindered the Gulf cleanup are temperate compared to conditions Shell could face in the Arctic ... ice-clogged seas, gale-force winds, week long storms, and heavy fog.
If the experts are unable to contain the spill from Deepwater Horizon, how can we expect to do any better in the ice-laden Arctic Ocean?
The government approved exploratory drilling in America's Arctic Ocean without considering the impacts of an accident like the ongoing Gulf disaster or the increased difficulty of responding in the Arctic.
There is no adequate plan for responding to a blowout in the Arctic Ocean, nor is there any proven technology to clean up an oil spill in that region.
An oil spill could have devastating consequences for the people and wildlife of the region, including polar bears, bowhead whales, walrus, beluga whales, seals, and migratory birds.
Please make a matched gift today to help protect Arctic wildlife from risky offshore oil drilling.
Our opponents are well-funded and relentless, but our attorneys are using smart legal strategies that have succeeded time and time again in protecting America's most precious places.
Many hundreds of hours of hard work by Earthjustice attorneys blocked Shell Oil's previous attempt to drill in America's Arctic Ocean, but we could not have done it without support from folks like you.
On behalf of everyone at Earthjustice, thank you for all that you do for the environment.
Sincerely,
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Trip Van Noppen
President, Earthjustice
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