Dear Supporters: Today we launched our new campaign, "The Adriatic Pledge", calling on the six Adriatic countries of Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Albania to implement a permanent ban on hydrocarbon exploration and production drilling in the entire Adriatic Sea. "The Adriatic Pledge" can be found at our new website, www.cleanadriatic.org, where a petition is translated into several languages. Individuals can sign the petition while businesses, organizations, and elected officials can send an email to info@cleanadriatic.org to be included in the list of supporters. We hope you join us! The Adriatic Pledge Petition Link: https://www.change.org/p/permanently-ban-oil-and-gas-drilling-in-the-adriatic-sea _______________________________________________________________ Many of you may be wondering why we continue to keep our Croatian Adriatic drilling petition open, while many have declared victory on these plans. First - Please read our response to the Minister of Economy's comments here: http://www.cleanadriatic.org/blog/casas-reaction-to-recent-croatian-hydrocarbon-drilling-news Second - Much like weeds in your Nonna's garden, oil interests seem to require constant removal. The constant instability of the Croatian government this year has caused much uncertainty and has led to new elections to replace the collapsed government. (http://www.wsj.com/articles/croatian-government-collapses-as-prime-minister-oreskovic-ousted-1466092001) Due to that uncertainty we are keeping it open. Additionally, the mailing list is our best place to stay in touch with all of you! Thank you for your ongoing support and we hope you join us with the #AdriaticPledge for a permanent drilling ban. - Clean Adriatic Sea Alliance