Match Expiring - Baby orcas are starving to death

Friend, Big Oil and the shipping industry could wipe Southern Resident orcas from the face of the earth. Friend, Big Oil and the shipping industry could wipe Southern Resident orcas from the face of the earth. [If you’re all in to fight for this majestic species, our oceans and the future of our planet, please make your Earth Day gift to Friends of the Earth now while it can still be MATCHED up to our $90,000 goal – but act quick before this opportunity ends at midnight TONIGHT!]( As you read this, endangered mother orcas are starving and struggling to give birth to the next generation. With only 75 Southern Resident orcas left alive, the situation is DIRE. So we were over the moon when a new Southern Resident orca calf was born near Christmas. But now the calf has DISAPPEARED and has likely DIED from corporate-driven starvation! The baby's carcass is likely sitting LIFELESS at the bottom of the ocean. And with any death in the Southern Resident pods, the orcas left behind GRIEVE, continue to suffer from STARVATION, and are even more vulnerable to life-threatening pollution. That’s why I’m reaching out to you today: We’ve set a critical Earth Day goal to raise $90,000 to continue our work for orcas and the survival of our ocean ecosystems. But our match is only available until midnight TONIGHT and we can’t get there without your help. Please: Donate $10 or more now, before another orca meets this sad end, and have every dollar go TWICE AS FAR with our Earth Day match! If you've saved payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [Donate $10 immediately]( [Donate $27 immediately]( [Donate $50 immediately]( [Donate another amount]( How does this tragedy keep happening? Because reckless and destructive industries are pushing deeper into orcas’ habitats and HARMING what’s left of their ocean habitats. That means desperate mother orcas are struggling to find the nutrient-rich salmon they need to survive and produce enough milk to feed their fragile young. Worse, these weak and malnourished orcas are constantly harassed by ever-growing industrial underwater noise and at risk of SUDDEN DEATH from collisions with huge, speeding ships! Imagine the stress of constantly fleeing these massive, pollution-powered ships. No wonder more than TWO THIRDS of Southern Resident orca pregnancies end in devastating miscarriages! Big Oil and the shipping industry have created a terrible situation for Southern Resident mother orcas and their pods. But two huge, industrial scale megaprojects are moving forward that could push these unique orcas to EXTINCTION. A massive new shipping terminal and expanded tar sands oil pipeline could bring an ENORMOUS increase in shipping traffic through the orcas' fragile habitat. That means LESS salmon for starving orcas to eat, MORE deadly ship collisions and a HIGHER risk of catastrophic oil spills! One major oil spill is all it would take to wipe out the Southern Resident orcas forever. Please, make your Earth Day gift now and have TWICE the impact in the fight to protect our oceans and our planet. If you've saved payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [Donate $10 immediately]( [Donate $27 immediately]( [Donate $50 immediately]( [Donate another amount]( Greedy industries promise job growth and economic benefits, but we see right through their lies, Friend. Big Oil is sacrificing orca survival and harming the health of countless coastal communities at the same time. The impact of a single oil spill can be felt for DECADES to come and disrupt the lives and livelihoods of coastal families and communities. Even more, the massive pollution generated by ANY new fossil fuel projects is already linked to serious respiratory illness, heart disease and thousands of premature deaths! Let’s not forget that the climate crisis is worsening every year, and new emissions-generating projects are a major culprit. Orcas play a huge role in the carbon cycle, supporting phytoplankton that provide HALF the oxygen we breathe and that absorb TONS of carbon every year. No one wants to breathe TOXIC particulate pollution on a rapidly boiling world. For the sake of all our futures, we MUST protect our ocean life and communities from the fossil fuel industry’s greed! That’s why making the most of our rare Earth Day match and hitting our $90,000 goal is so critical. Friends of the Earth has a plan for every dollar in our work to fight fossil fuel expansion, mobilize on the ground with local communities and hold corporations accountable for the damage they’ve already done. But our 2X match expires at midnight TONIGHT, and we’re counting on supporters like you to come through now while there’s still time. Please don't wait: Make your membership gift to Friends of the Earth now – and have it DOUBLED while our match still lasts – to protect our oceans, our communities and our planet for generations to come. If you've saved payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [Donate $10 immediately]( [Donate $27 immediately]( [Donate $50 immediately]( [Donate another amount]( Standing with you, Marcie Keever Oceans & vessels program director Friends of the Earth Contact Us: Friends of the Earth U.S. Washington, D.C. | Berkeley, CA PO Box 7010 Merrifield, VA 22116-7010 1-877-843-8687 [Contact us]( Email Preferences: [Click here to unsubscribe]( Learn more: www.foe.org/news www.foe.org/about-us www.foeaction.org Connect: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Flickr]( © 2023, Friends of the Earth. All Rights Reserved. [supporter]