My heart is breaking for the people, pets, birds and animals of the Gulf Coast. I love nature and the environment. Louisiana along with its swamps and bayous has always held a special place in my heart because of the wonderful people and the raw natural beauty that are were there.
It is easy to feel helpless and not know what to do in the face of this tragedy. But there are things we can do as citizens of this country that will help others see just how serious environmentalists are about saving the planet we live on.
My son’s blog is called lunacanus and he does a lot of political and environmental articles. I do not want fluffyfeet to be political other than posting petitions that you can sign or actions you can take to help animals and the environment.
However, the BP disaster has gone so far over the line that I had to post this political item that was posted earlier on lunacanus. If you want to participate in this petition, it is up to you. Personally, I think it is a good idea because I want to make those in power aware of how deeply this disaster has affected the people in this nation. Even ones who live as far away from the Gulf Coast as I do.
In my estimation, BP has committed a crime and I will not give my support or my vote to politicians who take money from this criminal enterprise. All I had to think about when I signed the petition was oil soaked Brown Pelicans and that gave me the will to take my stand.
Here is the reprint of the lunacanus article. The link to the petition site is in the article. Do what your conscience tells you. If you are too young to vote then pass it along to someone who is older, like your parents.
There is a movement afoot that asks voters to not vote for candidates who receive campaign contributions from BP. Actually, it goes even farther by saying they will not vote for a politician whose party receives donations from BP unless the politician refuses money from that party.
This is bad news for some politicians, especially some from Texas and the Gulf States. It could drive them to reconsider their politics and their stands on issues. It would affect both the Republican and Democratic Party because each receive money from BP as well as other big oil corporations.
Following is the last part of the petition.
THEREFORE, we pledge to BOYCOTT any vote we may have otherwise cast for any candidate for any office who receives campaign funding from BP plc or any subsidiary thereof, or any candidate who has previously received funding from BP and fails to return the unused portion, upon receipt of this petition. If any candidates do receive campaign funding from BP plc or its subsidiaries, we pledge to VOTE for a competing candidate who has not received funding from BP, WRITE IN a candidate of our choosing who has not received funding from BP, VOTE FOR NONE OF THE ABOVE, or ABSTAIN FROM VOTING in protest.
In the case of a POLITICAL PARTY receiving general funding from BP plc, we pledge not to vote for candidates affiliated with this party unless they do not accept funding from their party’s national committee.
You can read the rest of the petition and sign it if you wish at the link below.
Petition: http://www.petitiononline.com/bp2010/petition.html
Now, let’s just see who does the right thing for the voters and for the environment.
I would love to be a fly on the wall and see the look on the faces of the Congress critters when they receive a copy of this petition. Bet they will turn a little green—just like the swamp frass that once lined the Gulf Coast.
You can go to lunacanus here.
Thank you for all that you do for animals and the environment.
