Thank you for your support. A few people have reached out about what else they can do to stop new offshore drilling We encourage you to submit a comment online - this is absolutely crucial to do before the March 9 deadline (see tips below). https://www.boem.gov/National-Program-Comment/#submitcomments Also, participate in a public meeting taking place at locations across the country from January 16 - March 8 if you're nearby or can make the trek (each one of the coastal States gets one meeting. These meetings allow us, the people, to hear from the federal officials considering the draft proposal to dramatically increase offshore oil and gas drilling. You can also attend a virtual meeting and submit your detailed comment online or via mail. If you have regularly scheduled town hall meetings in your area, please add offshore drilling to the agenda and make your voice heard. Contact your local representatives via phone or email and express your deep concerns about offshore drilling. See links and tips below. Schedule & locations for official public meetings: https://www.boem.gov/National-Program-Participate/ January 16 Annapolis, MD January 16 Jackson, MS January 18 Dover, DE February 5 Tacoma, WA February 6 Austin, TX February 6 Salem, OR February 8 Tallahassee, FL February 8 Sacramento, CA - See you there! :-) February 13 Hartford, CT February 13 Columbia, SC February 14 Trenton, NJ February 15 Albany, NY February 21 Richmond, VA February 21 Anchorage, AK February 22 Washington, DC February 26 Raleigh, NC February 27 Boston, MA February 28 Atlanta, GA February 28 Providence, RI March 5 Concord, NH March 6 Baton Rouge, LA March 7 Augusta, ME March 8 Montgomery, AL RSVP to a public meeting: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfSCgel8n1JW1hc8WPMPphFSWIGN_23tEXI-ZQ-4VEOIj1nbA/viewform Go to virtual meeting room: https://www.boem.gov/National-Program-Virtual-Room/ Tips for making comments: When you sign this petition and add a comment, submit a comment online or plan to make your voice heard at a meeting, please consider these tips from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (a federal agency): "Helpful Comments: Are fact-based; Include links to data or research; Provide specifics regarding impacts to the ocean and coasts, the plants and animals, to people, and how people use the ocean; and where and when the ocean is utilized." Here are more helpful tips for making comments: https://www.boem.gov/National-Program-Comment/ Official deadline for comments: We will submit all signatures and comments from this petition to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management by the March 9, 2018 deadline (we will send in the petition file ~48-hours prior).