by Democrats Ramshield
This action diary asks you to write to the your members of Congress to request that they immediately take action given the environmental emergency in the Gulf to nationalize British Petroleum and to conduct a full and fair investigation, which would bring all culpable parties to justice. Effects of Oil on Wildlife & Habitat Oil has the potential to persist in the environment long after a spill event and has been detected in sediment 30 years after a spill. From The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Dead Dolphins Wash Ashore Along Gulf After BP Oil Spill The diary contains video which gives a quick informed overview including reporters during a White House briefing asking why doesn't the government move immediately to nationalize BP? Let's understand that doing nothing will cost the Obama administration the next election.
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