[Occupymendocino] Fwd: Protect the Pacific from Offshore Oil Drilling

Thu Jan 25 19:33:59 PST 2018

Let's do it again...  we can stop them...drilling is totally
harmful to the earth....easy to rally up...reboot protest

LML

On 1/25/2018 10:49 AM, Ann Rennacker wrote:
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> Urge the need for hearings on the Coast!
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> From: Sierra Club Redwood Chapter <redwoodchapter at lakelive.info>
> Date: 1/22/18 1:02 PM (GMT-08:00)
> To: Ann <annxpress at live.com>
> Subject: Protect the Pacific from Offshore Oil Drilling
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> The Trump administration is waging a war on our coasts, and we are 
> standing strong across the state to fight any repeal of protections...
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>   Protect the Pacific
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> The Trump administration continues to raise the bar on its egregious 
> favoritism to the fossil fuel industry while ignoring the sensitive 
> environment it aims to destroy and the public's opposition to that 
> destruction.
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> The administration has announced plans to accept bids for offshore oil 
> leases everywhere along our coasts (Atlantic and Pacific) except for 
> Florida. Six sites in California would be immediately included, two in 
> the south, two in the center, and two here on the North Coast. We 
> don't need to tell you how coastal drilling fouls our pristine beaches 
> and fragile wildlife habitats. You've seen it. You know what an oil 
> spill can do.
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> We all heaved a sigh of relief in 2015 when President Obama authorized 
> the expansion of the Cordell Banks and Greater Farallones National 
> Marine Sanctuaries off our local coasts, more than doubling their size 
> and establishing what was intended to be /*permanent* /protection for 
> the most fragile parts of the Sonoma and Mendocino coasts to north of 
> Point Arena. At the Gualala celebration of this decree Congressman 
> Jared Huffman speculated about pushing the boundaries even farther 
> north: “there’s no logical stopping point short of the Arctic.”
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> Sierra Club has successfully defeated past efforts to drill along the 
> Sonoma and Mendocino coasts, and we will continue that fight today.
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> Trump's “America First Energy Policy”  incorporates direct threats to 
> five National Marine Sanctuary designations, including Cordell Banks 
> and Greater Farallones. The Point Arena Basin, which is half in and 
> half out of the Sanctuary, may be particularly at risk.
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> We can’t let this catastrophe take place.
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> One hearing is proposed in each coastal state — all sited in state 
> capitals, and away from the coastal communities where massive 
> attendance from an outraged public would be likely.
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> *California’s hearing will be held on Feb. 8 from 3 to 7 p.m. at the 
> obscure Tsakopoulos Library Galleria, 828 "I" Street, Sacramento.*
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> We will be there to comment and rally. We hope you will join us, too. 
> We need your voice.
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> If you can attend the rally and/or the meeting in Sacramento, we will 
> be organizing some carpools and possibly provide bus transportation 
> from Santa Rosa.
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>   * Send and RSVP to shoshana.hebshi at sierraclub.org
>     <mailto:shoshana.hebshi at sierraclub.org?subject=Carpool%20from%20Santa%20Rosa>
>     if you want to carpool on Feb. 8 or inquire about the bus.
>   * Attend the Feb. 8 meeting and RSVP to BOEM to let them know you’re
>     coming.
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>   * Send a message urging BOEM to hold additional meetings in
>     California, including some in coastal areas
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>   * Call or write your Congressional representative
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>     let them know you oppose offshore drilling and to urge them to
>     demand additional hearings. Click here for Sample Text.
>     <mailto:?subject=Protect%20the%20Pacific--No%20Offshore%20Oil%20Drilling&body=%0A%0ADear%20%5Binsert%20Congressperson%27s%20name%5D%2C%0A%0AI%20am%20a%20constituent%20and%20I%20am%20distressed%20that%20there%20are%20plans%20afoot%20to%20open%20new%20oil%20drilling%20leases%20off%20the%20coast%20of%20California.%20I%20ask%20you%20to%20do%20two%20things.%0A%0AFirst%2C%20please%20urge%20the%20Bureau%20of%20Ocean%20Energy%20Management%20to%20hold%20more%20meetings%20in%20California%2C%20including%20meetings%20closer%20to%20coastal%20areas%2C%20to%20collect%20public%20comment.%20Right%20now%2C%20for%20a%20state%20of%20more%20than%2037%20million%2C%20BOEM%20is%20proposing%20holding%20a%20single%20meeting%20on%20February%208%20in%20Sacramento%2C%20at%20least%2075%20miles%20from%20the%20coast.%0A%0ASecond%2C%20please%20oppose%20any%20plans%20to%20open%20new%20ocean%20drilling%20for%20oil%20and%20gas.%20We%20cannot%20afford%20the%20air%20pollution%2C%20climate%20pollution%20and%20ocean%20pollution%20that%20new%20drilling%20will%20create.%0A%0AThank%20you%20for%20your%20consideration.>
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>   Upcoming Events
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> *Sat. Feb. 3 - Solano Group. "Water & Power: A California Heist" 
> Screening and Discussion. *Join members of the Solano Group in a 
> screening of the acclaimed National Geographic documentary "Water & 
> Power: A California Heist." The film traces the origins of the 
> devastating water shortage in the central valley and identifies the 
> money and power controlling the water. It has impacts across the 
> world, and any Californian interested in water issues should see this 
> film. After the screening, water lawyer Adam Keats, who is featured in 
> the film, will answer questions. We will also discuss local water 
> issues. The screening is FREE and begins at 5 p.m. at the Norman C. 
> King Center on 545 Magazine Street., in Vallejo, California. More 
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