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| Dear Friend, |
| Fifteen years ago, BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico became the worst marine oil spill in U.S. history. Now, BP is asking the federal government to allow it to drill even deeper for oil in the Gulf of Mexico with its proposed Kaskida drilling project. |
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| We need to send letters to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s regional office in the Gulf and tell them about your support for stronger protections for Gulf communities and ecosystems from the harms of fossil fuel development in the region. |
| Conditions surrounding the proposed Kaskida project make it potentially more dangerous than the drilling operation that led to the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Kaskida is at much greater depths, relying on still-emerging technology to withstand extreme pressures and temperatures. This proposal raises red flags due to uncertainty about whether BP will have equipment available to respond to accidents at such high pressures or the necessary experience to prevent accidents from happening. |
| In addition to significant oil spill risks, BP’s proposal will have impacts on already overburdened Gulf communities, sensitive deep-sea ecosystems, and imperiled marine life such as Kemp’s ridley sea turtles and the critically endangered Rice’s whale, whose population was significantly harmed by Deepwater Horizon. |
| Past deepwater drilling incidents show us what is at stake. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s regional office in the Gulf is listening. Let them know this proposed project poses significant risks for the Gulf and threatens the public health of Gulf communities, numerous types of marine life, as well as the regional economy. |
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Sincerely,
Brettny Hardy
Senior Attorney, Oceans
Earthjustice |
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