Seismic Testing off of Florida's Coast?

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced their decision to proceed with plans to expand seismic testing along the Atlantic Coast. While this is a disappointment, the good news is that there is still a final 30-day comment period to express our concerns. The comment period beings on March 7th and ends April 7th. Here are some resources to help your efforts:

• Check out our Coastal Blog Post on seismic testing.

• Hands Across the Sand is after the deadline for comments, but is still a great opportunity to show opposition to dirty fossil fuels and expanded oil/gas exploration. Click here for details on how to plan your own event and don't forget to contribute to their fundraising campaign!

• Your chapter can author an op-ed or letter to the editor opposing seismic testing. Thank you to all the chapters that have already submitted op-ed's, and big kudos to First Coast and Cocoa Beach for getting their op-ed's published last week! Here's a great example from the Cocoa Beach Chapter.

• Oceana has also created a sign on letter for elected officials to express their opposition to seismic testing.

• Watch and share the Pennywise PSA created by the First Coast Chapter.

• Finally, you can visit our Campaign Page for the basics on seismic testing.

This is our last opportunity to weigh in on this destructive proposal, so please take action today!