The Florida Legislature begins a special session at noon today  to consider putting a constitutional amendment to ban oil drilling in state waters on the November ballot. Public support for such a measure is building and it is time to call on your state senators and representatives to support permanent protection for Florida's beaches.

Read about the growing public support for a ban on oil drilling in state waters Here.

Tell your representatives to Let the People Decide: Amend Florida’s Constitution to Permanently Ban Drilling in Florida’s Waters.

Some legislators argue Florida already has a ban in general law, but this rule can be easily be overturned with legislation. For the last two years, in fact,  a coalition of advocates for Florida’s coastal environment and economy have only narrowly staved off the attempts by the oil industry and certain legislators to open Florida’s nearshore waters to oil drilling.

The BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster is a clear example of why we need a permanent ban on oil drilling in Florida’s jurisdictional waters. Click Here to Write Your Legislator Today. Click Here to Find Your State Legislator and Call  Him or Her to Let the Voters Decide.

We can win this battle so our children don't have to.