Your Signature is Needed: Save sea turtles from plastic pollution

YOUR SIGNATURE IS NEEDED: Plastic is overwhelming our planet, destroying our oceans, and putting people at risk — but the U.S. government has NOT taken bold enough action! [Add your name to demand federal solutions to the plastic crisis NOW >>]( Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be a sea turtle swimming through the open ocean, Friend? Just imagine flapping your flippers while gliding across the gentle current just below the waves… Sea turtles are easily one of the most beloved marine animals, and our oceans just wouldn’t be the same without these treasured reptiles. But sadly, nearly all species of this precious animal are classified as vulnerable, endangered, or even critically endangered — meaning sea turtles are at serious risk of EXTINCTION. Human impact is one of the single biggest causes of sea turtles deaths — and that includes PLASTIC POLLUTION, which is responsible for killing OVER A MILLION marine species every year. Friend, sea turtles and other vulnerable marine animals need you to speak for them today in defense of our precious oceans: [Will you add your name right now to SAVE sea turtles and PROTECT our oceans from rampant plastic pollution?]( [SIGN THE PETITION]( Just one single piece of plastic can KILL a sea turtle. Plastic poses a threat to sea turtles at every stage of life — from crawling through plastic waste on the beach as hatchlings, to swimming through it, to mistaking it for food. These innocent sea turtles become entangled, suffocate, and often choke and die from all the rampant plastic overtaking the ocean. EVERY SINGLE MINUTE, an entire garbage truck’s worth of plastic is washed into our oceans, threatening to WIPE OUT precious marine life like dolphins, sea turtles, and coral reefs. Friend, if plastic pollution continues at this rate, it could literally destroy our entire planet in what experts are calling the PLASTIC APOCALYPSE. Meanwhile, greedy plastic corporations and their friends in the fossil fuel industry continue to rake in profits without any regard for their environmental destruction. Massive plastics factories spew alarming amounts of toxic pollutants and global-warming emissions into our atmosphere, disproportionately leaving the nearby communities of color to bear the brunt of the serious health risks. Friend, we can’t let Big Plastic and Big Oil continue putting our planet in danger. But time is running out to STOP THE PLASTIC APOCALYPSE — and it’s going to take A LOT of grassroots willpower to convince the Biden administration to stand up to these powerful industries. That’s why we need 5,103 more activist signatures on our petition by 11:59 P.M. TONIGHT if we’re going to have a strong enough impact. [Can we count on you to sign our urgent plastic pollution petition right away?]( [SIGN THE PETITION]( Thanks for your urgent action, Friends of the Earth Contact Us: Friends of the Earth U.S. Washington, D.C. | Berkeley, CA 1-877-843-8687 [Contact us](foe.org/about-us/contact/) Email Preferences: [Click here to unsubscribe]( Learn more: www.foe.org/news www.foe.org/about-us www.foeaction.org Connect: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Flickr]( © 2021, Friends of the Earth. All Rights Reserved. [supporter]