John,
The UN is pleading for help to secure the last $12 million it needs to
begin the rescue operation for a decaying oil tanker off the coast of
Yemen – and prevent an oil spill four times worse than the Exxon Valdez.
Soon, high winds and volatile currents will increase the risk of
disaster.
But there's still time for us to build up a citizen clean up fund, and use
it to demand our governments chip in the rest.
Together we can help the UN get the remaining money they need to start the
clean up straight away. Can you chip in before it's too late?
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You can read more about this campaign in my email below.
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[ [link removed] ]Decaying oil tanker off the coast of Yemen
John,
A decaying oil tanker off the coast of Yemen could spew a MILLION barrels
of oil into the Red Sea. That’s four times the oil spilled by Exxon
Valdez!
It’s a ticking time bomb that could be the biggest environmental
catastrophe in history, but no one is talking about it. And the United
Nations can’t scrape together enough donations to clean it up before
disaster strikes.
We’re going to change that.
If thousands of us come together to create a citizen cleanup fund, then
campaign to demand our governments match our donations 100:1, we can help
get the UN the money they need to start the clean up straight away.
We have no time to spare – experts say they have to start within weeks or
it might be too late.
John, can you give
$1
to help stop this ticking time bomb?
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Scientists are sounding the alarm that at any moment, the ship could
disintegrate or explode, causing 10 million people to lose access to
drinking water. It would destroy the Red Sea’s coral reef, mangroves, and
turtle nesting sites…forever. And it would disrupt traffic into a critical
Yemeni port for several months, cutting off humanitarian aid to Yemen –
which 20 million people rely on to survive.
If disaster strikes, it would cost $20 BILLION to clean up the mess.
The good news is the UN has a plan in place to assess the safety of the
tanker, then carefully transfer the oil to a temporary, safe vessel. The
empty tanks would then be cleaned to remove any remaining oil and the ship
would be made into scrap.
But they can’t start until they raise the funds to do it. Out of
desperation, the UN just launched a crowdfunding campaign to help, but
without massive support it won’t be enough.
The cleanup must be complete before the fall, when currents and high winds
make the worst case scenario even more likely. But our governments are
turning their backs on this looming disaster.
Together we can start a citizen clean up fund, then use it to lobby our
governments to chip in the rest, showing them that citizens around the
world won’t rest until we save ourselves from the biggest environmental
disaster, ever. Anything extra we raise can be used on critical
environmental campaigns worldwide. Can you help?
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Thanks for all that you do,
Allison and the SumOfUs team
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More information:
[ UN ]UN raises alarm on Red Sea oil tanker 'time-bomb'.
France 24. 30 August 2022.
[ A ]A 'time bomb' in the Red Sea could cause a catastrophic oil spill
without global help: UN.
CBC. 11 May 2022.
[ U.N. ]U.N. seeks $144 million to offload decaying Yemen oil tanker.
Reuters. 10 May 2022.
[ Rotting ]Rotting Red Sea oil tanker could leave 8m people without water.
The Guardian. 11 October 2021.
[ Yemen: ]Yemen: Decaying oil tanker in Red Sea threatens disaster.
BBC. 15 July 2020.
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