Rice’s Whale

There are just 50 of these whales on Earth, and they’re in danger   [A Rice's Whale blowing air]( There are only 50 of the newly-discovered Rice’s whale on Earth -- and they’re in acute danger from offshore oil and gas drilling! But we can save these majestic creatures if we push the US ocean regulator to reject new rules that would allow catastrophic seismic blasting in the whales’ home waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Sign and save the Rice’s whale. [ Sign the petitionÂ]( {NAME}, Just discovered, the Rice’s whale could soon be extinct. It’s absurd, but there’s only 50 of these majestic mammals on the planet and their home, the Gulf of Mexico, is the most abused marine habitat there is, thanks to oil and gas drilling. The deafening noise made by fossil fuel exploration is a deadly threat to whales -- just recently, 55 pilot whales beached themselves in Scotland, one cause of death could be the sound waves caused by drilling. And it could get worse -- the Biden administration is considering new rules on “seismic blasting” that do nothing to protect marine life. It’s time to act. Let’s save the rare Rice’s whale and other marine species from fossil fuel greed: [Click to demand the US *rejects* these killer rules]( The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill already wiped out one-fifth of the Rice’s whales in existence. But that’s not enough marine life damage for oil and gas companies. They continue using seismic air guns to explore the ocean floor for fossil fuel. These blasts create sound waves that can be heard up to 2500 miles away. They inflict permanent, even fatal hearing damage on marine animals like whales. Whales rely on echolocation, or emitting sounds that vibrate off distant objects, to communicate with each other, locate food, avoid predators, and mate. When seismic blasting interferes with this process, it can have deadly consequences. And it’s pure torture: the explosions go off every ten seconds, 24 hours a day, and often for weeks on end. We must stop torturous seismic blasting in the Gulf of Mexico -- now! [Tell the US government now: don’t let the Rice’s Whale population be wiped out. Reject the new seismic blasting rules in the Gulf of Mexico!]( [ Sign the petitionÂ]( Thanks for all that you do, Ildem, Danny and the team at Ekō More information: [Oil Companies are Blasting Seismic Air Guns in an Endangered Whale’s Habitat]( Earth Justice. 22 February 2023. [The Real Story On The Harms That Seismic Blasting Causes]( Greenpeace. 6 June 2023. [Offshore Drilling 101]( NRDC. 31 January 2023. [Environmentalists push for tougher oil and gas restrictions to protect rare whale in Gulf of Mexico]( Texas Tribune. 17 January 2023.     --------------------------------------------------------------- Ekō is a community of people from around the world committed to curbing the growing power of corporations. We want to buy from, work for and invest in companies that respect the environment, treat their workers well and respect democracy. And we’re not afraid to stand up to them when they don’t. Please help keep Ekō strong by chipping in $3 [Chip in $3]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. | [Unsubscribe](   --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Us On Social Media [Facebok]( [Instagram]( [Youtube](Eko.Movement) [Twitter]( [TikTok](eko.movement) [Telegram](