Last week, despite hundreds of calls and thousands of petition signatures, the U.S. Senate passed legislation to allow oil and gas drilling in over eight million acres in the Gulf of Mexico.

Congress now must resolve differences between the House-passed and Senate-passed off-shore drilling bills before final passage. With Congress in recess until September, we have one month to mobilize enough grassroots support to block this attack on our beaches.

To hit our goal of 10,000 petition-signers by the end of August, we need you to sign the petition and then ask your friends to sign as well.

Petition text:
"Our beaches are beautiful places visited by millions of Americans each year. Oil and gas drilling would bring oil spills, air pollution, and toxic waste. Please protect our beaches by opposing any legislation that allows new drilling off our coasts. We can get far more energy through efficiency and clean, renewable energy sources than we will ever get from drilling."