Our nation relies on the ocean for its survival. Drilling threatens the livelihood of the vast majority of Bahamians, and proceeds will be exported out of the country.
Read MoreThe company hasn’t paid what it owes to The Bahamas. What guarantees do we have they will pay in the future?
Read MoreWhen you drill, you spill – major spills aside, the process of offshore drilling itself releases toxic and radioactive waste, along with other forms of serious pollution.
Read MoreFacing more intense Hurricanes due to climate change, we cannot afford the dangers posed by an oil rig in our waters.
Read MoreOn February 8th 2021, BPC announced that after 48 days of drilling in the beautiful waters of the Bahamas, they did not find commercially viable quantities of oil. They have not given up and neither will we. They are exploring ways to monetize the rest of their leases in the Bahamas. We are pushing for a permanent ban on offshore oil drilling in Bahamian waters.
Please support us by signing the petition.
Click here to view our “Pathway to an oil drilling ban in The Bahamas.”
The fight continues. The Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) has announced that after 48 days of drilling in Bahamian waters, they did not find commercial quantities of oil. This further proves oil drilling is not worth the risk to our Tourism and Fisheries economies.
We ask you to join us in this urgent petition asking the Prime Minister to cancel all existing oil exploration licenses, reject all proposed renewals and impose a permanent ban on fossil fuel exploration anywhere within our maritime borders.
The Bahamas is a chain of islands heavily dependent on the ocean. Anything that threatens our shores, threatens our livelihood. “Our Islands, Our Future” is a group of passionate Bahamians whose mission is to protect Bahamian waters from all current and future threats.
