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Sea Creatures Against Offshore Oil Drilling

by R. Robertson
Sea urchin and jellyfish are not mere marine life to be tasted at Japanese and Chinese restaurants. They are among the coastal creatures endangered by offshore oil drilling and were well represented along with sea turtles and dolphins at a rally held in San Francisco on April 16.

Top photo: A sea turtle, an anemone, and a jellyfish back up satiric skit by San Francisco troupe "Ronald Reagan Home for the Criminally Insane". Polar Bear joins in and doesn't miss a single disco beat!
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A coalition of environmental groups held a rally featuring music and street theater outside a public hearing to press Interior Secretary Ken Salazar NOT to open new areas of the West Coast to offshore oil drilling.
§While another worker chats up a sea turtle
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These guys who were working nearby clearly enjoyed the cast of characters
§More sea turtles
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§Walkin' talkin' dolphins
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Please save us!
§Dolphins front view
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§Human creatures au naturel
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These guys sold t-shirts for those people who like to wear a message on their clothes (and who like to wear clothes).
§Less CO2, more Sea Turtles!
by R. Robertson
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