By Surfrider Foundation Email 
   
  America's Coastlines are Under Attack  



  Your Representative in Congress is preparing to vote on a bill
  that will open up our nation's coasts and oceans to oil and gas
  drilling by removing restrictions that have had bipartisan
  support for 25 years. 
  
  H.R. 4761 would repeal the offshore oil and gas drilling
  moratorium for areas more than 50 miles from our coasts and
  allow states to opt out of the moratorium for areas closer to
  shore. This is a direct threat to our coasts and your
  Representative needs to hear from you. 
  
  Please take a moment to click the link below to send a message
  to protect our coastlines.
  
  You can take action on this alert either via email (please see
  directions below) or via the web at:
  http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/ocean_drilling/w6xeew2surf356kn?
  
  Visit the web address below to tell your friends about this.
  http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/ocean_drilling/forward/w6xeew2surf356kn?
  
  We encourage you to take action by June 30, 2006
  
  Stop New Offshore Drilling
  
  INSTRUCTIONS TO RESPOND VIA THE WEB:
  If you have access to a web browser, you can take action on this
  alert by going to the following URL:
  
  http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/ocean_drilling/w6xeew2surf356kn? 
  
  INSTRUCTIONS TO RESPOND VIA EMAIL:
  Just choose the "reply to sender" option on your email program.
  
  Your letter will be addressed and sent to:
  Your Congressperson 
  
  ----THIS LETTER WILL BE SENT IN YOUR NAME----
  Dear [decision maker name automatically inserted here],
  
  I strongly urge you to oppose H.R. 4761, which would reverse 25
  years of bipartisan offshore drilling protections and put our
  country's billion-dollar coastal economies at risk.
  
  Offshore oil and gas drilling is a slow, dirty and expensive way
  to produce energy. Opening our coasts to destructive drilling
  would do little to lower prices at the gas pump, but it would
  threaten our beaches with pollution and potential oil spills. An
  offshore spill could easily be carried by ocean currents to
  neighboring states, with disastrous results. Tourism, property,
  and commercial and sport fishing wrecked in the wake of a huge
  oil slick could impair millions of jobs and weaken our coastal
  economies.
  
  We simply do not need to sacrifice our beaches and coastal
  waters to meet America's energy needs. Cleaner, faster and less
  expensive energy solutions like energy efficiency and clean,
  renewable energy could start saving consumers and businesses
  money today and protect our beaches, marine waters and coastal
  economies.
  
  Again, I urge to protect our nation's beaches and coastal areas
  by voting NO on H.R. 4761 and supporting clean energy
  alternatives.
  
  ----END OF LETTER TO BE SENT----
  
  Sincerely,
  Your Name Here