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Disaster's Lessons Learned?

Millions of barrels spilled, nearly 10,000 birds, sea turtles and other wildlife oiled or killed, 11 people dead and coastal economies still recovering. Have we learned any lessons from the devastation? Apparently not.

Big Oil and its allies in Congress are pushing hard for new dirty drilling, using rising prices at the pump as a false excuse to put our wildlife and wild places at risk.

Take Action Now: Urge your elected officials to heed the lessons from the BP Drilling Disaster: The price of dirty drilling is too high for our wildlife and wild places.