An energy company in California has proposed deadly seismic testing in a California marine reserve. Help save whales and tell the California Fish and Game Commission to block PG&E’s reckless plan.
The blue whales, humpback whales, sea otters, dolphins and porpoises living off of California’s central coast are at serious risk of coming under attack from deadly seismic testing.
An energy company called Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) is trying to get approval to continue operating a dangerous nuclear power plant that sits at the intersection of multiple earthquake fault lines. It is hoping a map of the Shoreline Fault’s deeper regions will help with the approval process. The testing proposal calls for powerful air cannons to shoot deafening underwater explosions every 13 seconds for 42 straight daysto create a map of the sea floor in an area that California has set aside as a marine reserve. According to one local official, the testing would “cleanse the Point Buchon State Marine Reserve of all living marine organisms.” We can’t let that happen.
There’s a public forum happening on Monday to discuss this issue. Greenpeace will be there and we want you to join us. Help us collect 40,000 messages of support from around the country for protecting all these amazing marine creatures by taking action today. Tell the California Fish and Game Commission to block PG&E’s reckless seismic testing plan and to protect the blue whales, humpback whales and other creatures that call the Pacific coast of the United States home.
We know the horrible effects this kind of testing has on marine life. It’s been done before. Each underwater blast will be at a volume level that will instantly deafen and possibly kill everything unfortunate enough to be in its path in the most barbaric way imaginable.
PG&E knows what this testing will do. The company has already offered compensation to local fishermen who rely on the area for their livelihood. But the impacts of this testing would go on for years and its impossible to put a pricetag on the loss of a species like the blue whale.
Humpback and blue whales have actually just begun appearing in amazing, pre-hunting numbers in the area to feed on krill for the winter. We’ve been waiting decades for this. These whales and other marine life don’t need to die so that an energy company can profit by continuing to operate a dangerous nuclear power plant on top of earthquake fault lines.
This is your chance to speak out against PG&E’s crazy plan. Make your voice heard and take action today to save the marine life off the coast of central California from deadly seismic testing.
Sincerely,
Phil Kline Greenpeace Oceans Campaigner
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“It was one of the proudest accomplishments of the Democratic-led House to pass the DREAM Act with a bipartisan vote in 2010; it was one of our great disappointments to see action blocked by Republicans in the Senate. Democrats will continue to push to pass the DREAM Act and to enact bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform that secures our borders, upholds the rule of law, protects our workers, unites families, and provides a pathway to legalization.”
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Pelosi Statement on 77th Anniversary of Social Security
“Democrats will always stand strong for Social Security, for Medicare, and for our nation’s seniors.”
August 14, 2012
Pelosi Statement on Congressman Dennis Cardoza
“Congressman Cardoza saw the need for national action to stem the foreclosure crisis firsthand in his own district. He has been a dogged advocate in demanding action, progress, and accountability in addressing the housing needs for the people of California’s Central Valley and for all Americans.”
August 14, 2012
Pelosi Statement on House GOP Lawsuit Against Attorney General Holder
“This partisan lawsuit wastes taxpayer dollars and resources, and is a distraction from the urgent business before Congress: acting to create jobs and grow our economy. It is also designed to distract the Justice Department from its critical job of challenging state laws designed to restrict the rights of Americans to vote.”
August 13, 2012
Pelosi Statement on Congressman Paul Ryan
“There is no question that former Governor Romney now owns the Republican, Ryan budget that puts millionaires ahead of Medicare and the middle class. Congressman Paul Ryan led House Republicans in voting to end the Medicare guarantee, which increases costs on seniors and weakens America’s great middle class in order to give tax breaks to millionaires, Big Oil and corporations that ship jobs overseas.”
August 11, 2012
Pelosi Statement on Congressman Hansen Clarke
“From his first days in the House, Congressman Clarke made his presence known as a fierce fighter for the rights and protections of homeowners – in Detroit and nationwide – hardest-hit by the foreclosure crisis. Hailing from the ‘motor city,’ he worked to ensure that manufacturing jobs stay on our shores and pay our workers a decent wage, and he acted to invest in new technologies. He pushed legislation to protect our homeland security and promote a responsible foreign policy.”
August 08, 2012
Pelosi Statement on Congressman Russ Carnahan
“Throughout his time in the House, Congressman Carnahan has advanced his top priority – putting people to work – by advocating investments in transportation and infrastructure, and by working to keep good-paying jobs at home. As a leader on foreign affairs, he promoted a vision of American leadership founded in active engagement on the global stage. As a powerful voice for the members of our Armed Forces, he acted to ensure that we serve our veterans as well as they have served us.”
August 08, 2012
Pelosi Statement on Shooting in Oak Creek, Wisconsin
“The devastating actions of this lone gunman have no place in our country and in our society. This shooting was not simply an assault on a single congregation of Sikhs; it was an offense against peaceful, innocent people. We condemn this attack in the strongest terms possible.”
August 06, 2012
Pelosi Names Liz Pardue as New Deputy Director of Floor Operations, Announces Departure of Lori Pepper
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August 03, 2012
Pelosi Statement on Anniversary of Credit Downgrade
“We now know that Republicans’ partisan political brinksmanship cost taxpayers at least $1.3 billion in borrowing costs. Yet Speaker Boehner and his Republican colleagues are threatening more of the same, pledging to hold the debt limit, the American economy, and middle class tax cuts hostage once again.”
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