Your Signature is Needed: Plastics vs. baby sea turtles

URGENT ACTION REQUIRED: Demand federal action on the plastic crisis immediately before the planet is destroyed by the PLASTIC APOCALYPSE. [Take action and speak up now! >>]( As spring break approaches for some of us, it’s easy to sit and daydream about what it must be like to be a sea turtle -- enjoying the open ocean, drifting among the waves, gliding along the current… Although it may look like these iconic creatures are living their best lives, the sad truth is that these treasured marine critters are dying out rapidly. In fact, nearly all species of sea turtles are classified as vulnerable or endangered -- meaning these beloved animals are at risk of EXTINCTION. And do you know what one of the single biggest causes of sea turtles deaths is? HUMAN IMPACT -- including rampant plastic pollution which kills over a million marine animals every year. Plastics are taking over our oceans and the planet, and if we don’t step up immediately, scientists predict a PLASTIC APOCALYPSE could destroy life on Earth as we know it. [Please, Friend, vulnerable marine animals need you to be their voice today. Add your name right now to help SAVE sea turtles and DEFEND our precious oceans from plastic pollution >>]( [SIGN THE PETITION]( Plastic poses a threat to sea turtles at every stage of their lives. From the moment they are born in the sand covered in plastic trash, to navigating the waters through debris, to mistaking plastic for food, sea turtles are constantly at risk of becoming entangled, choking, and dying. To put it simply, plastic is taking over our oceans and beaches. And it only takes ONE single piece of plastic to KILL a sea turtle. Big Plastic is more concerned with profit than the health of our oceans or even the health of people and our planet. Plastic production itself is harmful to the environment -- burning through large amounts of fossil fuels at massive factories that spew out toxic pollutants into our atmosphere, and it's disproportionately leaving nearby communities of color and low income communities to suffer the health risks. Big Plastic and Big Oil’s corporate greed has threatened people, wildlife, and our planet for far too long -- and unless the federal government takes IMMEDIATE STEPS to combat the plastic crisis, we won’t be able to save our planet from the PLASTIC APOCALYPSE on time. It’s going to take every single one of us to persuade the Biden administration to take bold action against these powerful Big Polluters. We need another 3,812 activist signatures on our petition by 11:59 P.M. TONIGHT if we’re going to make a difference. [Friend, can we count on you to add your name to our urgent plastic pollution petition right now before time runs out?]( [SIGN THE PETITION]( Thanks for being in the fight to stop plastic pollution, 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]