Subject: [big campaign] TV ad takes on Palin, Steele, 'Drill, Baby, Drill' in wake of Gulf oil spill
From: "Berning, Nick" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 11:23:38 -0400
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http://www.foe.org/tv-ads-take-drill-baby-drill-wake-spill 

For Immediate Release

May 6, 2010

Contact:

Scott Baumgartner, [email-masked], 202-222-0751

Nick Berning, [email-masked], 202-222-0748

Friends of the Earth Responds to Gulf Oil Spill with TV Ad Taking on
Palin, Steele and 'Drill, Baby, Drill'

Ad pressures President Obama to abandon pro-drilling stance, will air in
Florida and Virginia

Washington, D.C.-Friends of the Earth released a TV ad
<http://www.youtube.com/user/FriendsoftheEarthUS#p/u/0/5MWWjpF-Pbg>
today that takes the fight to "drill, baby, drill" sloganeers in the
wake of the mounting oil spill catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico.

The 30-second ad, which will air in drilling debate hotspots Florida and
Virginia, can be viewed at
http://www.foe.org/tv-ads-take-drill-baby-drill-wake-spill.

"The oil catastrophe in the Gulf should serve as a wake-up call," said
Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica. "Offshore drilling is
inherently dirty and dangerous, and it doesn't belong in our nation's
energy policy. Unfortunately, instead of acting in the nation's
interest, President Obama has followed the lead of Sarah Palin."

"From now on, we need an energy policy based on clean solutions, not
cheap slogans," Pica said. "There are all sorts of ways to meet our
nation's energy needs without drilling. Investments in public
transportation, electrified rail, and stronger fuel economy standards
are just a few examples. President Obama and Congress should pursue
these policies and ban offshore drilling."

The Friends of the Earth ad mixes audio and video footage of Palin and
others chanting simplistic drilling slogans with images of the ongoing
disaster in the Gulf and other oil spills. It closes with onscreen text
stating the reality that "we have better energy solutions."

For more information on Friends of the Earth's response to the Gulf of
Mexico disaster, visit http://www.foe.org/gulf-oil-spill. 

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Friends of the Earth and our network of grassroots groups in 77
countries fight to create a more healthy, just world. Our current
campaigns focus on clean energy and solutions to global warming,
protecting people from toxic and new, potentially harmful technologies,
and promoting smarter, low-pollution transportation alternatives.

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