The NYTimes reports:

The House on Tuesday night approved a measure that would ease a longstanding ban on offshore oil drilling and try to spur greater use of alternative fuels as Democrats and Republicans engaged in a bitter pre-election clash over America’s energy future.

The legislation…would allow drilling as close as 50 miles from the coastline if adjacent states agree and 100 miles out no matter a state’s position.

Now, the future of our coastal shores rest in the hands of the Senate and the President, and you know Dubya would love to throw the oil companies one last bone before he leaves office.

It’s more important now than ever that you call your Senators and let them know that you don’t want offshore drilling!

Why? Because drilling will:

• Take a decade to yield any oil
• Not lower gas prices
• Cost your tax dollars to build
• Destroy delicate ocean-floor ecosystems
• Slow progress on alternative energy and fuel efficient cars
• Put more money in the hands of oil companies, to drill for more oil

Check out What You Can Do To Stop Offshore Drilling for more information on how you can help!

This could quickly become one of the most important environmental dangers of our time.

Let me know if you have any more ideas about how to take action to stop drilling!

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