U.S. Open of Surfing, Huntington Beach! and, Oil Drilling in California???
Well, California is in a financial disaster, at least the surfing is still going on! Check out the Surfrider Foundation newsletter below.. and you can also read about Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to start OIL DRILLING! Booooo... we want clean water!!
One of the existing oil platforms off of Santa Barbara, California.
His state facing a massive budget crisis, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is not only abandoning his longtime stance against offshore oil drilling, he is working to skirt the law to make it happen. Schwarzenegger is championing a plan that would allow Texas-based Plains Exploration & Production Co. to bore as many as 30 wells from existing oil platforms along Santa Barbara's Tranquillon Ridge. After the plan failed to gain approval from the State Lands Commission, the Governor is now seeking to bypass the agency altogether and take the matter directly to the state legislature. The Surfrider Foundation and other non-profit organizations are calling upon state officials to prevent the state's legal decision making process from being circumvented.
Tell Governor Schwarzenegger to obey the law, Click Here.
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US Open of Surfing Day One: Men's Junior Division The Hurley
US Open of Surfing kicks off this week in Huntington Beach. The
event, which is billed as the largest surf contest in the world,
attracts more than a quarter million spectators. Many an epic
battle has been fought here: Curren vs Occy, Slater vs. Beschen,
Machado vs. Irons. Who will emerge triumphant? ...only
time will tell. If you happen to be in Southern California, make
sure and check it out (and don’t forget to stop by the
Surfrider Foundation booth and say "Hi!") |
One of the existing oil platforms off of Santa Barbara, California.
His state facing a massive budget crisis, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is not only abandoning his longtime stance against offshore oil drilling, he is working to skirt the law to make it happen. Schwarzenegger is championing a plan that would allow Texas-based Plains Exploration & Production Co. to bore as many as 30 wells from existing oil platforms along Santa Barbara's Tranquillon Ridge. After the plan failed to gain approval from the State Lands Commission, the Governor is now seeking to bypass the agency altogether and take the matter directly to the state legislature. The Surfrider Foundation and other non-profit organizations are calling upon state officials to prevent the state's legal decision making process from being circumvented.
Tell Governor Schwarzenegger to obey the law, Click Here.
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