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Kill the Drill on Padre Island
This fall, Barbara and Paul Petroleum (BNP),
plans to start drilling for natural gas on
Padre Island, one of only ten National Seashores
in the United States. Although South Padre
Island is already developed, Padre Island
remains one of the most pristine, undeveloped
barrier islands in the world. We must put
pressure on the Bush Administration demanding
they Kill the Drill not only on Padre Island,
but all of our public lands.
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Profile of a Corporate Beach Driller
BNP Petroleum abandoned a radioactive drill bit at a well on Padre Island National Seashore in 2002, yet they want to drill more extensively on Padre Island. For one day's worth of natural gas, they will drive huge trucks such as 18-wheelers through the nesting site of the world's most endangered sea turtle and drill on only one of two remaining habitats for the Kemp's Ridley.
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FEATURES - Drilling Disasters
People often have a hard time grasping just how risky and damaging drilling can be. Here is a classic example of how drilling can go horribly wrong. This example shows how a small crew of drillers can be responsible for about $45 million dollars in property damage, the complete flooding of a nature reserve and the drainage of a lake. |
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FEATURES - Oil's Path of Mass Destruction
Oil spills and drilling accidents aren't the only things we need to worry about. From extracting fossil fuels out of the ground to putting
gas in our cars, this brief summary
oultines how America's addiction to oil
is destroying our planet every step of the way. Fortunately, there is a solution.
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Ruptured Oil Tanker Sinks Off Coast of Spain
Global Warming Crimes Unit
A ruptured tanker carrying 77,000 tons of fuel oil,
almost twice the amount that spilled from the
Exxon Valdez, has split in two and begun to
sink off of Spain's coast. "If it sinks, there
will be a time bomb at the bottom of the sea,"
said Greenpeace official Maria Jose Caballero.
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