Monday's New York Times featured a full-page advertisement from environmental groups asking President Obama to block Shell Oil's drilling program off the northern coast of Alaska this summer.
The ad bears the headline, "President Obama, Time is Running Out. Save America's Arctic."
The full-color spread is endorsed by an array of prominent activists, authors and researchers, including Caroline Cannon, Bill McKibben, Peter Matheissen, Doug Brinkley and Dr. James Hansen, as well as celebrities, including Ted Danson and Sean Penn. It also bears the logos of the environmental groups Alaska Wilderness League, Earthjustice, Oceana and the Sierra Club.
The top portion of the ad features an image of an hourglass in which an Arctic scene appears to turn into crude oil as it passes through the timepiece's waist.
The text addresses Obama directly and reads:
The ad is pictured below.
