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The Suncoast Group of the Sierra Club is asking all interested Group members to join the Suncoast Group News listserv: The FL-SUNCOAST-ALERTS.

The purpose of the list is to provide a means to send activist alerts and other related timely messages to interested subscribing members of the Suncoast Group of the Florida Chapter of the Sierra Club.  If you want to know of the latest environmental breaking news, governmental actions, opportunities to get involved, or just the latest social events, this is the list you want to join.  This is intended as a message distribution list and you will not have to worry about getting many emails, SPAM, or having your email address made public! 

   

 


    

Florida Senate President Atwater Announces Offshore Drilling Study Process. 

Rep. Rick Kriseman [From his Facebook page] “very pleased with President Atwater’s call for a serious and thorough analysis of drilling in state waters. A fact-based discussion is what Floridians deserve. It is what they expect from the Florida Legislature, and it will be a welcomed departure from the recklessness that we’ve seen thus far.”  Read the details.

 

Protect Our Coasts From Offshore Drilling. This is a grassroots action for our members to work with lots of other folks at 2 Pinellas beach locations, and it’s part of the #1 most important priority for Sierra Club – passage of a strong climate bill while protecting our beaches from offshore drilling. We can do it!   

 

Protect Our Coasts From Offshore Drilling. Help Bring Florida’s Coast A Clean Energy Solution To Oil Drilling!

Right now a major spill is underway off the coast of Australia. It currently covers 1800 square miles and is expected to continue for another seven weeks. Lying in the path of this spill is one of the last untouched marine wilderness areas. And here's the kicker -- this spill is occurring from the failure of a new high-tech rig, the very sort that Big Oil keeps touting as safe. New drilling in the Gulf of Mexico is currently being debated in the Senate and this spill should not be left out of the debate. Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper and tell everyone, including your Senator, that drilling technology is not safe, that spills do happen, and that we will not sacrifice our coasts so Big Oil can continue to reap sky-high profits.

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