Stop Gulf Coast Devastation that Could Dwarf the Exxon Valdez Disaster: An All Creatures Action Alert

Originally Posted: 21 July 2009

Stop Gulf Coast Devastation that Could Dwarf the Exxon Valdez Disaster

From Food and Water Watch

Tell Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Congress to launch an immediate investigation regarding the regulation of the Atlantis, the deepest and oil gas platform in the Gulf Coast, to immediately suspend production at the Atlantis, and to call for oversight hearings on the MMS.

CONTACT

Sign the online petition here

And/Or better yet, make direct contact:

Find your U.S. Representative here

Find your U.S. Senators here

Ken Salazar
Secretary of the Interior
Department of the Interior
1849 C Street N.W.
Washington DC 20240
phone (202) 208-3100
fax (202) 208-6950
email

INFORMATION

Located in "hurricane alley" off the coast of New Orleans, “Atlantis” is the deepest oil and gas platform of its kind in the world. BP's own database shows that 85 percent of the project's required engineering diagrams are missing – if they were ever done to start with. BP has an ugly record of skirting the law, but this time the consequences could last for generations.

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Mineral Management Services (MMS) is the primary federal agency responsible ensuring that oil exploration and production activities are conducted safely. Since the start of the Bush Administration, MMS has not held BP accountable for Atlantis -- and even though safety concerns have been directly raised for several years, MMS has still not responded.

Tell Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Congress to launch an immediate investigation regarding the regulation of the Atlantis, to immediately suspend production at the Atlantis, and to call for oversight hearings on the MMS.

Thank you for everything you do for animals!