Sample #1

“Trump’s offshore drilling plan is a wholesale assault on our oceans, our coastal communities, and our climate. This Administration is turning its back on science, common sense, and the will of the people by proposing to hand over our pristine Arctic waters, our treasured California shores, and more of our stunning-blue waters in the Gulf to the oil and gas industry. By excluding some waters while opening all others, this plan is not just environmentally catastrophic, it is politically cynical. It admits the inherent dangers of offshore drilling by acknowledging the threat to the Atlantic coastline, where the President owns beach-front property, while blatantly ignoring the identical threats to every other coastal state. Congress must step in and check this administration’s erratic and politically-driven approach with a swift passage of bipartisan bills that would permanently protect our coasts.”

Sample #2

“From the irreplaceable biodiversity of the Arctic, where a spill would be impossible to clean up, to the fishing and tourism industries of the California coast that support millions of jobs and military training for the Navy, this plan puts everything at risk for the short-term profit of the fossil fuel industry. We have not forgotten the devastation of the Deepwater Horizon, and we will not stand by while this administration creates the conditions for the next catastrophe. Congress must quickly pass legislation to protect our coasts. Our coastal communities and economies deserve lasting security, free from the constant threat of these destructive proposals.”

Sample Social Guidance

🧵The Trump administration just released a plan to open America's coasts to massive new offshore oil & gas drilling. This is a multi-pronged attack on our oceans, our climate, and our coastal communities….

The plan schedules new lease sales in California, the Arctic, and Gulf of Mexico. It would sell off our oceans to the oil industry. We can't let this happen. #ProtectOurCoast

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🧵While pushing reckless fossil fuel expansion under Trumps Offshore Drilling Plan, the administration is also ROLLING BACK safety measures meant to prevent another Deepwater Horizon-style disaster. They're increasing the risk while removing the safeguards.

Thankfully, solutions are already available. Congress must pass the [INSERT PERMANENT PROTECTION BILL] and others to permanently protect our nation's treasured coastlines once and for all. [@MEMBER] #ProtectOurCoasts, not polluters.

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Record U.S. oil production. 11 million acres of unused offshore leases. A massive cleanup backlog. And a huge threat to our coastal economies, environments, and public health. There is zero justification for Trump’s offshore drilling plan. #ProtectOurCoast

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Big Oil already holds leases on 11 MILLION acres of our public waters & hasn't developed most of it. They don't need more—they need to clean up the mess they've already made.

#ProtectOurCoast

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Every oil spill starts with a lease sale. And this new Trump Offshore Drilling Plan schedules more lease sales while rolling back safety precautions and cutting the staff who enforce them. They're setting the stage for another disaster. #ProtectOurCoast

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This is terrifying. The Trump Offshore Drilling Plan is pushing risky new drilling while budget and staff cuts have already diminished our capacity to respond to oil spills. #ProtectOurCoast

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The new drilling plan exempts the Atlantic coast, admitting the dangers of spills... but only when it's a place where the President owns beachfront property.

This isn't policy. It's pure politics, and every other coastal state is being sold out. #ProtectOurCoasts

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The Trump admin's drilling plan proves the danger of offshore drilling by exempting the Atlantic. So why is it safe for the Arctic, Pacific, and Gulf coasts but not for Mar-a-Lago's backyard? This is hypocrisy, plain and simple. #ProtectOurCoasts

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Big Oil has more than 11 MILLION acres of our oceans under lease, and only a quarter is actually producing oil. Meanwhile, a massive backlog of old wells is growing and the industry is failing to clean up the mess it made. Instead of making them deal with their mess, the government is shutting down to help them make a bigger one. #ProtectOurCoasts

Letter to the Editor (LTE) Template

Dear Editor, 

I’m writing because I’m worried about the plan from the Trump administration to open our coasts to new offshore drilling. It feels like a direct threat to our way of life here in [State/Region].

[INSERT PLACE-BASED CONCERNS - e.g., "The last thing we need is the threat of an oil spill ruining our beaches, hurting our fishing industry, and driving away tourists."]

What’s even more frustrating is that this is all so unnecessary. The oil industry is already sitting on millions of acres of ocean leases they aren’t even using. Why sell them more of our coast when they haven't finished the job they started? We should make them use what they have and hold them accountable to clean up the thousands of old, idle wells they’ve already left behind, so we taxpayers aren’t stuck with the bill. Giving them more leases without enforcing proper decommissioning just feels like rewarding bad behavior. 

Some are trying to sell this as a jobs plan, but that doesn’t hold water. The industry is producing record oil with fewer workers than ever. If they truly wanted to create good jobs, they’d put people to work safely decommissioning those old wells. That’s a real need that isn’t being met.

This plan goes against what most of us here in [State] want. We love our coastline and want to protect it. Since the White House isn't listening, I hope our Representative, [Insert Representative's Name(s)], will step up and support common-sense, bipartisan bills like the [Insert relevant bill name] to protect our shores from the negative environmental, public health, and economic impacts associated with reckless offshore oil and gas drilling. 

Sincerely,

[Your Name]
[Your City, State]