In June 2012 the US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management will allow oil and gas drilling leases to be sold on 43,000 acres of your National Forests in Alabama.

Once these leases are sold, there is virtually nothing that the public can do to prevent the oil and gas industry from developing and drilling these public lands and causing serious environmental damage. This could include the disastrous process known as "fracking" where millions of gallons of water and toxic chemicals are forced underground to extract natural gas. There are well-documented cases all across the United States of the impacts from this destructive practice. These include contamination of the water we drink and the air we breathe.  The leasing of our National Forests in Alabama must be stopped NOW.

Our National Forests are too precious to be sold off to the highest bidder. Our communities and our natural heritage are too important to be polluted.  The lands we hunt, fish, recreate, and enjoy must be protected now and for future generations.

Sign this petition today to let the federal government know that you want drilling and "fracking" off our national forests forever.