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Tell President Obama: Don't drill the Arctic | CREDO Action

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Tell President Obama: Don't drill the Arctic | CREDO Action Tell President Obama: Don't drill the Arctic Sign the petition Statement lead-in: “Allowing oil drilling in the Arctic is a catastrophic mistake. Don’t give Shell final approval to drill the Arctic.” Name * Email * Zipcode * You'll receive periodic updates on offers and activism opportunities. Dear Friend, In 2010 President Obama oversaw the worst oil disaster in our nation’s history. As an unstoppable torrent of oil poured into the Gulf of Mexico for three straight months, he addressed the nation, urging, “we cannot consign our children to this future,” and “the time to embrace a clean energy future is now.”* But today, rather than heed his own words, he seems more determined to break his own record. The Obama administration last week issued Shell a conditional approval to drill in the Arctic, one of the most dangerous and risky places to drill for oil on earth. Shell s