Sierra Club: May 19th: Hands Across the Sand – Join Us To Protect Our Coast!
May 19th: Hands Across the Sand – Join Us To Protect Our Coast!
WHO: Residents concerned with offshore drilling, elected leaders including Congressman Pallone, NJ State Senator Singer, NJ Assemblyman Houghtaling, NJ Assemblywoman Downey, Bradley Beach Mayor Gary Englestad, NJ Sierra Club Director, Jeff Tittel, Clean Ocean Action Director, Cindy Zipf, Surfrider Foundation Mid-Atlantic Regional Manager, John Webber
WHAT: Hands Across the Sand is an annual international grassroots event designed to demonstrate local opposition to the exploration for and transport of dirty fossil fuels.
WHEN: Saturday, May 19th 11am to 2pm. Press Conference: 11:30am. Participants will be joining hands at noon on the beach. Following that will be a paddle out at 12:30pm.
WHERE: Third Avenue Beach entrance, Bradley Beach, NJ
“This year more than ever we need to show up to tell Donald Trump and Big Oil, hands off our coast! The proposal by Trump to drill off our coast shows that it is important more than ever to stand up to continue to protect our coast because the possibility of an oil spill or leak would threaten New Jersey’s entire coastal economy and cause irreparable impacts to our ecosystem. Trump’s harmful proposal to lift the ban on offshore drilling would jeopardize our $38 billion coastal economy and multi- billion-dollar fishing industry. Commercial and recreational fishing in New Jersey support 50,000 jobs and generate $8 billion annually,” said Jeff Tittel, Director of the New Jersey Sierra Club. “NJ has passed a law prohibiting drilling in state waters, but it’s not enough. We need to stand together to show the Trump Administration that we won’t let them drill our oceans, spill on our coasts, or threaten our communities! We have been fighting drilling for 45 we will fight him for another 45 years. We are already gambling in Atlantic City, we don’t need to gamble with our coast and spoil our beaches and economy.”
