tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71571191446399317022011-04-21T11:50:08.792-07:00Kill The Drill (NOW to APRIL 16th)This is a grass roots effort to stop the proposed off shore oil drilling off the coast of Northern California (Point Arena)Darin Rosashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16157112447562403456noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157119144639931702.post-16349559421427631102009-04-14T16:05:00.000-07:002009-04-14T17:38:59.133-07:00"Green Protest" to Stop Off Shore Drilling<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style=""><i style="">For Immediate Release: </i></b></span>
<br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">April 14, 2009</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">
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<br /></span><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:85%;">Contact: <o:p></o:p></span></i></b><span style="font-size:85%;">
<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Darin Rosas
<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">darin.rosas@gmail.com</span>
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<br /><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:10;">Media Advisory<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on"><b style=""><span style="font-size:18;">San Francisco</span></b></st1:place></st1:city><b style=""><span style="font-size:18;"> Surfrider Speaks Out to “Kill the Drill”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><i style=""><o:p> </o:p></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><i style="">
<br /></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><i style="">Environmental Groups Rally to Oppose Bush Administration Plan to End Outer Continental Shelf Oil Drilling Moratorium and to Support Renewable Energy</i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">
<br /><b style=""><i style=""><o:p></o:p></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b style="">WHO</b>: Volunteers from the San Francisco Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation, environmental groups, and concerned citizens.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b style="">WHAT</b>: Last-minute Bush Administration efforts to end a moratorium on offshore oil drilling are under review on a national basis. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will host a public meeting in <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">San Francisco</st1:place></st1:city> to present the Interior's findings on Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) energy resources and potential environmental impacts from their development. At The Secretary will also hear comments from public officials, interested organizations, advocacy groups and private citizens. Surfrider’s San Francisco Chapter will be voicing its opposition to lifting the offshore oil drilling moratorium and supporting the promotion of renewable energy alternatives.
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b style="">WHEN</b>:
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">April 15th </span><span>(pre-rally preparation at Sports Basement Bryant)</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:85%;"><span>6-9PM</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">April 16th</span></span>
<br />8AM - Doors to hearing open
<br />9AM - Hearing begins
<br />Noon to 1:30PM- Rally with thousands of local and national activists to send a clear message that oil drilling is not the right solution for energy. Activities include live music, t shirt screen printing, food, etc.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b style="">WHERE</b>: <st1:placetype st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename st="on">California San Francisco</st1:placename> - <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Mission</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Bay</st1:placetype> <st1:placename st="on">Conference</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Center</st1:placetype></st1:place></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">Robertson Auditorium, <st1:address st="on"><st1:street st="on">1675 Owens Street</st1:street>, <st1:city st="on">San Francisco</st1:city>, <st1:state st="on">CA</st1:state> <st1:postalcode st="on">94158</st1:postalcode></st1:address></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b style="">WHY: </b>The 2007 Cosco Busan oil spill in the San Francisco Bay mobilized hundreds of Surfrider volunteers to participate in cleanup efforts, particularly at Ocean Beach in San Francisco. To avoid future disasters, Surfrider’s San Francisco Chapter is rallying members again to speak out about the risks of coastal oil drilling and to support alternatives that will be better for our oceans and the environment without contributing to global warming.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b style="">VISUALS: </b>Noontime rally of supporters for continuing the offshore drilling moratorium.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="">
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<br /><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:Garamond;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:";font-size:85%;" >About the <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">San Francisco</st1:city></st1:place> Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation:</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:";font-size:85%;" > SF Surfrider is a volunteer organization of surfers and ocean enthusiasts that promotes the environmental quality of our beaches and oceans. The San Francisco Chapter is a local chapter of the international nonprofit organization, the Surfrider Foundation, based in <st1:city st="on">San Clemente</st1:city>, CA. Surfrider Foundation’s San Francisco Chapter holds bi-monthly beach cleanups at <st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on">Ocean</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype st="on">Beach</st1:placetype></st1:place>; cleanup times can be found on their website: <a href="http://www.sfsurfrider.org/">http://www.sfsurfrider.org/</a>
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<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7157119144639931702-1634955942142763110?l=killthedrill.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Darin Rosashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16157112447562403456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157119144639931702.post-80046570341124647512009-04-13T14:15:00.000-07:002009-04-13T14:25:59.545-07:00April 16th Take a Stand Against Off Shore Drilling!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3CNl2scn1h8/SeOsv4516wI/AAAAAAAAASQ/VrPEi1BTqII/s1600-h/flyer.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 408px; height: 394px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3CNl2scn1h8/SeOsv4516wI/AAAAAAAAASQ/VrPEi1BTqII/s400/flyer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324289123210881794" border="0" /></a><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/drosas/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7157119144639931702-8004657034112464751?l=killthedrill.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Darin Rosashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16157112447562403456noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157119144639931702.post-13946812580506749812009-04-09T11:15:00.000-07:002009-04-11T15:14:58.321-07:00Pre - HEARING "GREEN PROTEST" PREPARATION April 15th<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Location:</span><br /><a href="http://www.sportsbasement.com/stores.asp">Sports Basement Bryant</a></span><br /><strong style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=s&hl=en&q=1590+Bryant+St+San+Francisco,+CA+94103&um=1&ie=UTF-8&split=0&gl=us&ei=H-3gSfH2CKLqswOmlpGzCQ&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1">1590 Bryant St<br />San Francisco, CA 94103</a><br /></strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">DATE: </span><span><br />April 15th</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />TIME: </span><span><br />6PM to 9PM<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">INFO:</span> </span></span><br />How to help the environment? This will be a "Green Protest" material preparation. Save the ocean, landfills and $...bring your own T shirt to have a FREE pre-designed "no oil drilling message" applied.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">HOW:</span></span></span><br />We have another organization (<a href="http://www.sanfranpsycho.com/">San Franpsycho</a>) that will be on site to do the live screen printing. Sports Basement is saving their boxes/big paper products so that we can apply stencil art to them to use for the rally. Individuals are also encouraged to please bring boxes or paper products we can apply stencil art to.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">WHO:</span></span></span><br /><a href="http://www.sfsurfrider.org/">San Francisco Surfrider</a> and many other organizations are joining in on these efforts to prepare rally materials. Everyone is encouraged to come help out in the efforts to stop Off Shore Drilling!<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">MISC:</span></span></span><br />Food, beer & wine have been donated to the cause. All purchases in Sports Basement will be 15% off during this event.<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />For volunteer info, press info, food & drink donations<span style="font-weight: bold;"> please contact:</span></span></span><br /><br />killthedrill@gmail.com<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7157119144639931702-1394681258050674981?l=killthedrill.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Darin Rosashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16157112447562403456noreply@blogger.com0