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We believe that a sound, safe American energy plan requires solutions that
Make America stronger not weaker
Make America more self-sufficient not more dependent
Make America safer not more vulnerable
Make America fossil free not more polluted
It is time for America to abandon its age old reliance on foreign fossil fuel, and it is now time to invest in America and American ingenuity, and create American jobs to develop safe renewable energy sources.
Importing Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) will not only endanger our residential
communities and make them vulnerable to devastation from accident and terrorist
sabotage, i
Importing LNG will continue to pollute America while bleeding America's economy - exporting more American dollars for more foreign fossil fuel.
The proliferation of LNG investment will continue to divert billions of dollars and man hours from developing safe, sustainable and renewable sources of energy.
It is time for America to refocus and reinvest in safe energy alternative solutions for a worldwide fossil free future.
Adapt the following sample letter for your particular community and to your own personal style.
SEND TO: All City, County, State & Federal Representatives [street and
email addresses are located
below].
Some points to include may be as follows:
That you are terribly concerned that
dangerous LNG tankers, LNG facilities and their associated high volume, high
pressure, industrial-sized gas pipelines would expose our marine sanctuaries and
residential communities to unacceptable risks and make us too vulnerable to
major industrial accidental disaster or mass destruction caused by human error,
earthquake, tsunami or terrorist attack.
Remind them of
LNG's devastating volatility as exemplified by the Cleveland Disaster and the
recent Algerian Disaster. LNG
accidents have happened and will continue to happen no matter how many safety
checks are in place. LNG accidents, which can result from a multitude of causes,
have overwhelming proportions of uncontrollable devastation.
Remind them of the 1977, Oxnard City
Council LNG EIR study showed up to 70,000 casualties from an LNG accident
offshore. None of the risk assessments even considered acts of sabotage.
Remind them the laws of physics have not changed since 1977, we already know LNG is unsafe. What has changed, however, is the added risk of sabotage from suicidal terrorists, making an LNG presence all the more dangerous today. The enormous facilities, tankers and pipelines will create soft-targets / sitting ducks for terrorists. Recent Homeland Security Alerts have specifically recognized LNG as a prime terrorist target.
Urge that money be
invested in safe renewable energy sources not towards nuclear or more imported
fossil fuel.
We don't want America's future to be further manipulated by dependency on
foreign nation's fossil fuel. The billions of dollars being invested in LNG
should be refocused and reinvested into creating American long-term safe sustainable
renewables. As long as energy companies are encouraged and "permitted" to build multi-billion
dollar dangerous LNG delivering schemes - importing more foreign fossil fuel
- the research, development and creation of safe sustainable renewable
energy solutions will continue to be ignored and
delayed.
The LNG processing / transporting
scheme wastes natural gas as a world resource. Liquefying, transporting and regasifying natural gas WASTES between 18% and 25% of natural
gas through the LNG delivery scheme.
Emphasize that it
is irresponsible to permit industrial-size gas pipelines across our beaches and
through residential communities (already designated as liquefaction and
earthquake hazard zones).
Emphasize the offshore LNG proposals are a guinea-pig projects. No such facilities exists on earth. Proposed offshore LNG facilities are untried, untested and unproven, and therefore have a high risk of accident as potentially catastrophic kinks get worked out. LNG has too dangerous a learning curve, and will endanger our lives, homes, marine sanctuaries, sensitive ecosystems, (Channel Islands National Park, and our coastal residential communities from Santa Barbara to Santa Monica.) It is naive to believe the "innovative" offshore proposals will work perfectly and flawlessly the first time out of the box; and it is equally naive to believe they would be impervious to terrorist sabotage.
Emphasize that
storing approximately 100 million gallons of LNG on a proposed experimental
floating regasification and storage unit (FSRU) LNG facility (named
"Cabrillo Port," and/or the offloading LNG at the proposed
experimental LNG facility at Platform Grace) - invites
unprecedented disaster.
Mooring an
experimental LNG FSRU for offloading LNG tankers, regasifying and storing LNG;
and offloading LNG tankers (and regasifying LNG at the old oil Platform Grace),
all in unprotected seas off our shore - is untried - untested - unproven, and
would be totally irresponsible.
(If it concerns you), express your fears
that property values would diminish, and homeowners insurance would become
unavailable or unaffordable.
Declare we can't afford the constant security that LNG tankers, platform
facilities and pipelines would require or the increase in taxpayer burden for
emergency, hospital, transportation and security infrastructure.
Emphasize that the exclusion security zones that will move along with the
LNG tankers and be enforced around the LNG Deepwater Port facilities would
disrupt and damage our fishing and resort economy, and coastal quality of life.
Emphasize that our (California) coastline is very precious and must be
protected for future generations; and industrializing it with dangerous LNG
facilities is absurd, and would cause irreparable harm (to California's
multi-billion dollar resort industry).
Unacceptable levels of pollution from tankers and tugboats would
also result.
Emphasize they must not permit / not approve the applications for the LNG facilities (LNG Deepwater Ports).
[Include other specific points that resonate with you personally,
and add other concerns that your localized LNG proposal presents to your
particular community.
CONTACT ADDRESSES FOR OFFICIALS
US Congressional Members: Online Directory http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/
FOR OPPOSITION TO LNG IN CALIFORNIA
Santa Monica, Malibu, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Montecito, and San Clemente
Email Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger: governor@governor.ca.gov
Email the Governor's Resources and EPA Chiefs:
Emphasize that the Governor must timely disapprove the LNG Deep Water Port Licenses
Lead Federal Agency for the OFFSHORE LNG Proposals is the US Coast Guard (Homeland Security)
In California The Lead Agency for LNG Approval is the California State Lands Commission
Commissioner Members are:
Lt. Gov. Cruz M. Bustamante State Capitol Room 1114 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 445-8994 Fax: (916) 323-4998
Steve Westly California State Controller P.O. Box 942850 Sacramento, California 94250-5872 (916) 445-2636
Steve Peace, Director Department of Finance 915 L Street Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 445-3878
US Congresswoman Lois Capps: 1216 State Street, Suite 403, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Phone: (805) 730-1710 Fax: (805) 730-9153, email House of Representatives
US Senator Barbara Boxer: 112 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510, (202) 224-3553, FAX (213) 894-5042, Click here to send e-mail
US Senator Dianne Feinstein: 331 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510, Phone: (202) 224-3841 Fax: (202) 228-3954 TTY/TDD: (202) 224-2501, click e-mail
Naomi Schwartz, Chair nschwar@co.santa-barbara.ca.us
Susan Rose srose@co.santa-barbara.ca.us
Gail Marshall gmarsh@co.santa-barbara.ca.us
Joni Gray jgray@co.santa-barbara.ca.us
Joseph Centeno jcenteno@co.santa-barbara.ca.us
ADDRESS: [Supervisor’s Name] County Administration Building, 105 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, Ca
Mayor Marty Blum 805-564-5321 mblum@ci.santa-barbara.ca.us
Mayor Pro Tempore Iya G. Falcone 805-564-5322 ifalcone@ci.santa-barbara.ca.us
Council Member Helene Schneider 805-564-5323 hschneider@ci.santa-barbara.ca.us
Council Member Dan B. Secord, M.D. 805-564-5319 dsecord@ci.santa-barbara.ca.us
Council Member Brian Barnwell 805-564-5324 bbarnwell@ci.santa-barbara.ca.us
Council Member Roger L. Horton 805-564-5320 rhorton@ci.santa-barbara.ca.us
Council Member Das Williams 805-564-5325 daswilliams@ci.santa-barbara.ca.us
ADDRESS: P.O. Box 1990, Santa Barbara, CA 93102-1990
Mail letters to each of the seven Ventura City Council Members
Councilman: Mayor Brian Brennan; Neal Andrews; Sandy E. Smith; James L. Monahan; Carl E. Morehouse; Christy Weir; Bill Fulton EMAIL: council@ci.ventura.ca.us
ADDRESS: [Councilman’s Name] P.O. Box 99, Ventura, CA 93002; fax to (805) 652-0865
Councilman: Mayor Tom Holden drtomholden@aol.com
Mayor Pro Tem Dean Maulhardt deancity@yahoo.com
John C. Zaragoza john.zaragoza@verizon.net
Andres Herrera andres.herrera@ci.oxnard.ca.us
Tim Flynn timothy.flynn@ci.oxnard.ca.us
ADDRESS: [Councilman’s Name] City Council Offices; 300 West Third Street, 4th Floor; Oxnard, CA 93030
Mail letters to each of the five Port Hueneme City Council Members
CLICK on Name to email: Mayor Jon Sharkey, Mayor Pro Tem Toni Young, Council Member Murray Rosenbluth, Council Member Maricela P. Morales, Council Member Anthony C. Volante, 805-986-6500
ADDRESS [Councilman's Name] 250 North Ventura Rd., Port Hueneme, CA 93041
Chairman: Thomas Wilson email: Thomas.Wilson@ocgov.comVice Chairman: James Silva email: district.two@ocgov.comChris Norby email: Chris.Norby@ocgov.comCharles V. Smith email: Charles.Smith@ocgov.comBill Campbell email: Bill.Campbell@ocgov.com
Mail letters to each of the five San Clemente City Council Members
Mayor Susan Ritschel email: ritschels@san-clemente.org
Stephanie Dorey email: doreys@san-clemente.orgWayne Eggleston email: egglestonw@san-clemente.orgJim Dahl email: dahlj@san-clemente.orgJoe Anderson email: andersonj@san-clemente.org
Mail letters to each of the five Malibu City Council Members
CLICK on Name to email: Mayor Ken Kearsley 310-456-2489 x331 310-457-7101, Mayor Pro Tem Sharon Barovsky, 310-456-2489 x334 310-456-6077,
Councilmember Joan House 310-456-2489 x333, Councilmember Andy Stern 310-456-2489 x332 310-457-1723, Councilmember Jeff Jennings 310-456-2489 x330 805-485-4820
ADDRESS: [Councilman's Name] Malibu City Hall 23815 Stuart Ranch Rd. Malibu CA 90265
Write Letters to Your Local News Paper Editors:
Ventura Star letters@insidevc.com
LA Times letters@latimes.com
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15th Annual Environmental Media Association
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Photo: Former VP Al Gore with Tim and Hayden Riley, Filmmakers of The Risks and Danger of LNG at the EMA Awards
HOLLYWOOD October 20,
2005 15th annual Environmental Media Assn. Awards, recognizing works
that expand public awareness of environmental issues. Kudos were presented Wednesday at the Ebell Club of Los Angeles.
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