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Hold BP Accountable for All Sea Turtles and Habitat Harmed by the Oil Spill

BP’s oil and toxic dispersants continue to surface and spoil the wetlands and oceans so critical to endangered sea turtles struggling to recover from the largest environmental disaster in U.S. history. The long road to recovery is beginning, and we need your help today to ensure BP is held accountable for sea turtle and habitat losses, continued monitoring and public communication of current conditions, and a thorough cleanup and restoration of the Gulf of Mexico.

Sea Turtles, Wildlife, and Coastal Communities Must Have a Voice

BP has shown the world through its actions that they will ignore endangered sea turtles, seabirds, whales, and the very coastal communities in the Gulf that are directly affected by their oil. These voices must be heard in the Gulf of Mexico Restoration Plan effort being led by President Barack Obama's Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, a former Mississippi governor. Send the letter below urging that BP be held fully accountable for past, present, and future actions to heal the Gulf.

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I feel strongly that NOAA and other federal officials must make sure that BP is held accountable for each and every sea turtle, dolphin, and pelican that has died at their hands. Toxic BP oil and dispersants were directly responsible for the deaths of many of these innocent animals. The death of many sea turtles due to hasty changes to commercial fishing management was also a direct result of the BP oil spill.

NOAA must ensure that sea turtles recovered from BP oil are thoroughly tested for the right contaminants to accurately determine the role that BP’s oil and dispersants has played in wildlife deaths. NOAA should be releasing all data related to the their tests on wildlife, habitats, and along coastal communities and the final results of all wildlife necropsies must be made public.

BP, Obama, the Navy, and NOAA must make a long-term commitment to monitoring the impacts of BP’s crude on Gulf marine life. The Exxon-Valdez disaster made it clear that even the marine life that survived the spill and cleanup will suffer severe long-term harm. For example, the red herring population almost completely collapsed four years after that spill and still has not recovered.

Sea turtle experts and Gulf citizens from impacted communities must have a formal seat at the table, and restoration projects should quickly get the funding they need from BP to start moving forward immediately. The federal government, with BP’s money, must make a commitment to monitoring the health of Gulf of Mexico sea turtles and their habitats  over the long haul.

President Barack Obama

Phone:(202) 456-1111

Fax:(202) 456-2461

Undersecretary Jane Lubchenco

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Ray Mabus

Secretary of the Navy
Lead for Gulf Coast Retoration Plan

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