"Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean."

Dear Supporter,

The U.S. Department of Justice is considering whether to prosecute BP for manslaughter in the explosion that killed 11 workers on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico last year. BP could also be charged with deliberately understating the magnitude of the resulting oil gusher in an effort to limit the impact on its stock price.
If BP is not held accountable, its crimes will be repeated. BP has already returned to funding U.S. electoral campaigns. It is receiving major U.S. government contracts. And, it plans to resume drilling in the Gulf of Mexico later this year. Accountability can begin with enforcement of our laws.




This is the letter that will be sent by signing this petition-

Dear Attorney General Holder,

We expect federal prosecutors to be fair and weigh all the evidence. But we also know that corporate criminals whose gross negligence causes death and destruction are often treated much more leniently than actual persons. Please don't allow that to happen in the case of BP.

Signed,

DUKES!

Come out to Duke’s in Huntington Beach every Wednesday from April 13-May 25. At Big Wednesdays you can support Coastkeeper while enjoying $3 draft beer and winning awesome prizes! (Map) 

Dear Earth,

Thank you so much for giving us a beautiful home, food to eat, and water to drink.  I am really sorry for the way we treat you sometimes.  It's so easy to forget sometimes how much you do for us.  I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you from the bottom of my heart and I promise you that for the rest of my life I will do whatever I can to share your beauty and protect you with everything I have.   Thank you Earth!


Your Friends and Protectors,


Coastal Playground
http://www.coastalplayground.com/

We Can't Wait for the Politicians, We Have to Create the Future that We Need Ourselves

"We will never have as much money as the oil companies, so we need a different currency to work in. We need bodies, we need creativity, we need spirit."

April 18, 2011   

http://www.alternet.org/environment/150650/bill_mckibben:_we_can't_wait_for_the_politicians,_we_have_to_create_the_future_that_we_need_ourselves/

BP Shareholder Meeting tried to deny access for several Gulf Coast Representatives

Check out this article which documents the efforst of BP to try and keep quiet on the truths of the state of the Gulf Coast. And take a look at the statement from Keith Jones and the loss of his son on the oil rig explosion. The effects of this tragedy far extend the marine life disruption, it also disrupted the livelyhoods of many of our fellow workers and communities. Email your local Representatives and make them address this issue to help the Gulf Coast.

BP tries to block Gulf Coast Residents from Shareholder Meeting

Conscious consumerism

Though capitalism appears to be the root cause of many of the world’s problems, it also supplies populations with the tools needed to resolve them: power. Power of the people, that is. With such an emphasis on consumerism, corporations inevitably find themselves dependent on the consumers themselves. It is because of their capacity to manipulate populations into herd mentalities that they have been able to control the thoughts of the masses. If the consumers themselves become aware of these tools of manipulation, they can reclaim that power and force Big Business to listen to their wants and needs. Conscious consumerism is what is required to overcome the status quo. 

alternet.org
http://www.alternet.org/vision/149578/ethos%3A_new_documentary_calls_for_consumers_to_reclaim_power

PLEASE HELP!

Stop The Brutal Slaughter Of Baby Seals!

The annual hunt to kill baby seals is on in Canada. But the word "hunt" is misleading as these babies--many less than four weeks old--are mercilessly clubbed or shot point blank where they rest. Even more cruelly, they are regularly skinned alive. This year Canada signed a death warrant for over 400,000 seal pups--its largest quota ever and a huge threat to seal survival. What can you do?

Tell Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper to discontinue this needless cruelty and to stop aggressively pushing seal products on countries that don't want them. Urge him to do the right thing by protecting, not slaughtering, Canada's defenseless baby seals.

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