Drilling for more oil would be mistake

John McCain and George Bush seem to be taking advantage of high gas prices to help their friends in big oil make even more money. They're pushing to drill for oil along our coastlines and lifting a 27-year moratorium. Opening up our coastlines to drilling will take up to 10 years before the first drop of oil would reach our local gas stations, and it would last for less than 10 years.

Opening our national coastlines to oil exploration would begin with seismic testing to find where the oil is located. Whales, dolphins and other marine mammals rely on their sense of hearing to navigate, to locate food and to communicate with each other. Exposure to this level of sound underwater can cause deafening disorientation and even cause entire pods of whales and dolphins to beach. Only last week over 100 melon-head whales beached off of Madagascar close to where Exxon/Mobil was conducting seismic testing.