Result

Saving Florida's Shores

Last year, President Obama dropped plans to drill off Florida's coast. The public outcry in the aftermath of the Gulf oil disaster hastened the president's reversal, and some of the loudest voices were from Environment Florida members who signed petitions, wrote emails and joined "Hands Across the Sand" events to protest offshore drilling.

Result

NO RIGS OFF OUR SHORES

In 2010, President Obama pledged to keep Florida's coast rig-free until at least 2017. The public outcry in the aftermath of the Gulf spill hastened that decision, and some of the loudest voices were from Environment Florida members who signed petitions, wrote emails and joined "Hands Across the Sand" events to protest offshore drilling.