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solonavi 24 January 2009 Campaign, Climate, Endangered & Extinction, General 1,019 views No Comment Print This Post  Email This Post

Center for Biological Diversity

Governor Sarah Palin won’t give wildlife a break. Last week, she announced the state of Alaska will sue to strike down Endangered Species Act protection for the imperiled Cook Inlet beluga whale. This rare white whale’s population has already plummeted from thousands to just 375 in the last two decades. They will certainly go extinct if Palin has her way.

Our lawyers and scientists are already in court to block Palin’s anti-polar bear actions, and we’ll soon jump in to save the beluga from her reckless campaign to promote oil & gas interests. But we also need to build a groundswell of public support. Please help us now to protect beluga whales by sending a letter asking the Obama administration to oppose Palin’s lawsuit.

What’s At Stake

The Center for Biological Diversity has gone up against Governor Sarah Palin before and is gearing up to do it again. Last August, after we won federal protection for the polar bear, Palin filed suit to strike the protections down in order to make things easier for Big Oil in the Arctic.

Cook Inlet beluga whales face serious threats from oil and gas development, pollution, gillnets, global warming, underwater seismic blasting and sonar devices. They won’t survive if Palin strips away the protection of the Endangered Species Act.

Palin’s bloodthirsty attitude towards wildlife – from promoting the shooting of wolves from helicopters to gutting protection for polar bears – ignores government scientists and runs roughshod over our laws. Tell the Obama administration to oppose Palin’s lawsuit – we must protect endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales.

In the Bush years, the federal government often capitulated on industry-friendly lawsuits, using them as an excuse to revoke environmental protections. Palin is betting on that trend continuing, but we’re counting on you. We need to take advantage of this historic opportunity to raise a public outcry to the Obama administration to keep protections in place.

Please send a letter today urging the administration to reject Palin’s spurious claims and defend the imperiled Cook Inlet beluga whale against this assault.