Join Kendrick today - click here to call for a stop to offshore drilling.Five million gallons. That is how much crude oil is estimated to have leaked into the Gulf.
Just this week, NASA released a new image that shows the massive spill heading southeast towards the open ocean. That means the oil could catch a current and hit the vulnerable Florida Keys.
On top of that, scientists fear that the giant plumes of oil deep below the surface could lead to "dead zones" in the Gulf that will be devoid of all marine life.
I went to our coastal communities this week. I've been to the beaches facing serious threats. I've talked directly to the fishermen who will be directly affected. I've learned enough to know everyone in Florida will feel this spill's impact.
That's why we have to clean up the Gulf and why we have to make sure nothing like this ever happens again.
I am calling for a moratorium on expansion of oil drilling in the Gulf and off the shores of Florida. I hope you will join me.
Click here to sign our petition right now and stand with me calling for a moratorium on expansion of oil drilling in the Gulf. (http://www.kendrickmeek.com/page/s/oilpetition?source=blogs)
While I've been working with my colleagues in Congress to secure our coasts, protect our state's economy, and help Florida families, some Republicans in the Senate have moved to block the legislation that Senator Nelson and I proposed to hold BP accountable for the cost of their mistakes.
While the GOP plays politics to protect its relationship with Big Oil executives, 210,000 gallons a day of crude oil are gushing into the Gulf. Florida can't afford another mistake.
We need to work together to send one loud and clear message: we can't risk another spill. We need a moratorium on offshore drilling along our beaches, right now.
Click here to join me today by signing our petition. (http://www.kendrickmeek.com/page/s/oilpetition?source=blogs)
Let's make sure, together, we keep this disaster in plain sight.
Thanks,
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick
Posted By: Kendrick Meek
Thursday, May 20th 2010 at 12:39PM
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