A strong coalition of conservation groups, Oregon Shores among them,
quickly assembled to fight the Trump Administration’s announced plan to
open our marine waters to oil exploration and potential drilling. We
invite our members and all citizens concerned about the health of our
oceans to participate in a rally taking place at 2:30 p.m. this Tuesday,
Feb. 6, on the State Capitol steps in Salem. The rally is being held in
conjunction with a public information meeting offered by the federal
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) that day at the Red Lion Hotel
in Salem. For more on this meeting, and how to comment to the Trump
administration about the scheme to give oil companies access to our
ocean, see the website.
The rally will last until about 4 p.m. Speakers will include
representatives from the commercial and tribal fishing communities,
legislators from coastal districts, and representatives of our federal
and state officials. Participants are encouraged to wear black.
Carpooling is being organized—to check into this, go here.
You can keep up with what is being planned, and RSVP, on the site that
has been set up for the rally. Once you have RSVPed, you will receive
updates on the logistics. (Thanks to our Surfrider colleagues for
taking the lead on the logistical end.)
Participants are then encouraged to travel to the Red Lion Hotel (3301
Market St., N.E.), both to take part in the BOEM hearing and to protest
outside on the sidewalk. (The BOEM event is a “listening session,”
rather than a formal meeting. Members of the public will have a chance
to circulate to meet various BOEM staffers and make comments. It isn’t
necessary to be present for the entire session, which runs from 3-7 p.m.)
A good turnout at both the rally and the public information meeting will
help to establish firmly that resistance will be fierce to any attempt
to push through this threat to Oregon’s marine environment.
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