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Go to your favorite stretch of beach at 12 noon central time (1PM Eastern) and help protect it by drawing a line in the sand!

Please post here which beach you are headed to.

Post from the beach on your smart phone - bookmark www.SoWal.com/bb

Let us know afterward what you saw.

Email photos to us - or post on this thread, or the gallery.
Your photos may be published in news sites and publications anywhere in the world, including SoWal.com - include your name if you would like credit.


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Thanks Everyone!!! :D Time to draw the line!



Thanks to Dave Rauschkolb for his vision, leadership, and energy!

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Mango avatar
SoWal Insider
#153
Rita is spreading the message via Facebook on her farm. No drilling done in flowers! Very creative.

Beach Runner avatar
beats on hood
#154
Dave on CNN

Just saw Dave being interviewed on CNN regarding his anti-drilling work. There was video of SoWallers holding hands at the beach.
Beach Fanatic
#155
Florida's Gulf Coast keeping a close eye on creeping oil slick - CNN.com
Seaside, Florida (CNN) -- Along Florida's Gulf Coast, Dave Rauschkolb is bracing for impact. It's not a hurricane he is worried about. It's oil gushing from a well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.

"Our greatest hope is that they can stop the flow of the leak," he said. "That oil has to go somewhere, and I don't think booms will stop it."
Bobby J avatar
Beach Fanatic
#156
"You know, there are a lot of people here that don't even know about the damn spill. Have you seen or smelled any oil in the air? This happened 2x in a 2 years to our bay. YOu could smell the oil everywhere it was really awful. But this spill is historic."

I just received this email from a friend in California. I hope "Hands across the Sand" goes National because it looks like these spills are showing up everywhere since this one has gotten so much attention. Maybe once this goes to a more National level people will realize that oil and water do not mix!

I had dinner with a family member the other day and we were discussing the spill. His defense of why we need to keep drilling was that our beaches have been screwed up for 50 years so what's the big deal. Sadly, I am afraid that many that don't use the coastline lose sight of how valuable it is outside of just playing on the beach. Our only hope is educating the public on the tragic effects this spill could have on the entire Gulf Coast. I begin to believe until it becomes personal people just don't seem to care. :(
Beach Fanatic
#157
"You know, there are a lot of people here that don't even know about the damn spill. Have you seen or smelled any oil in the air? This happened 2x in a 2 years to our bay. YOu could smell the oil everywhere it was really awful. But this spill is historic."

I just received this email from a friend in California. I hope "Hands across the Sand" goes National because it looks like these spills are showing up everywhere since this one has gotten so much attention. Maybe once this goes to a more National level people will realize that oil and water do not mix!

I had dinner with a family member the other day and we were discussing the spill. His defense of why we need to keep drilling was that our beaches have been screwed up for 50 years so what's the big deal. Sadly, I am afraid that many that don't use the coastline lose sight of how valuable it is outside of just playing on the beach. Our only hope is educating the public on the tragic effects this spill could have on the entire Gulf Coast. I begin to believe until it becomes personal people just don't seem to care. :(


Bobby, I think you are unfortunately right. The sad thing is that people don't even realize how personal it is...we are all connected--what affects the eco-system of the ocean, affects everyone of us...it's the Circle of Life.
scooterbug44 avatar
SoWal Expert
#158
A lot of people don't realize just how pristine and gorgeous our beaches are - they think they are like other beaches they have visited. Other beaches, even other famous or "blue wave" beaches just can't compare.
Caroling avatar
Beach Fanatic
#159
HATS 2 - June 26 at noon

Let's start planning for another bigger better Hands Across the (most utterly wonderful beautiful) Sand on June 26.
Gidget avatar
Beach Fanatic
#160
So is it official? June 26? Is it turning into a nationwide campaign that includes CA? Should also include VA! I'm all for NO DRILLING OFF OUR SHORES. PERIOD.

Thanks for any updates and info.

G
Beach Fanatic
#161
PBS show about Florida airs tonight 8 eastern 7 central

I wasn't sure where to post this, especially since I haven't even seen the show yet to comment on it. I just got this notice because of our Florida Green Building Coalition membership, and thought some Hands Across the Sand folks might want to tune in to this PBS show tonight:



"Imagining a New Florida" premieres May 13, 2010, at 8 p.m. EST on mos t Florida PBS stations. This one-hour program looks at how our car-dependent lifestyle amid sprawl development is causing social isolation, as well as taking a toll on the environment and the pocketbook. It explores how Floridians might chart a new path towar ds sustainable growth and a better quality of life.

http://www.flahum.org/index.cfm/do/Media.NewFlori da_MediaKit

Caroling avatar
Beach Fanatic
#162
handsacrossthesand.org

So is it official? June 26? Is it turning into a nationwide campaign that includes CA? Should also include VA!
G

I forget how I got this link but Hands Across The Sand | A gathering of American citizens to prevent near- and off-shore oil drilling in our coastal waters.
announces it. In fact Virginia Beach is the only one registered so far. I guess I thought it was such a good idea I jumped on it.
Dave Rauschkolb avatar
Beach Fanatic
#163
Hands Across The Sand National Protest is coming to a beach near you on June 26

Join hands with the Coastal United States on June 26th for a National Hands Across The Sand protest. Join Hands with us to say No to offshore oil drilling and Yes to clean energy and renewables.

Sierra Club, Audubon, Surfrider Association, Oceana and others are partnering with me to create the largest anti-offshore drilling protest in our Nations history. A quickly growing list of coastal states including Virginia, New Jersey, California, Georgia, Louisiana and Florida are already in the initial planning stages. I am updating the website this weekend to reflect our expanding role in this issue of critical National and local importance.

Now is the time to draw the largest line in the sand ever to help our nation turn the corner towards a cleaner energy policy for our future.

Join Hands on June 26th.

Step 1. Go to the beach at 11:00 in your time zone

Step 2. At 12:00 noon, join hands and form lines in the sand against offshore oil drilling

Step 3. Have Fun, it's the beach! Leave only your footprints

Dave Rauschkolb
Bobby J avatar
Beach Fanatic
#164
Bravo! National!:clap:
Jdarg avatar
SoWal Expert
#165
:bang:I will be in Louisville that day, but there is actually some sand on the banks of the Ohio. Might be an interesting photo opp.
Gidget avatar
Beach Fanatic
#166
I wasn't sure where to post this, especially since I haven't even seen the show yet to comment on it. I just got this notice because of our Florida Green Building Coalition membership, and thought some Hands Across the Sand folks might want to tune in to this PBS show tonight:



"Imagining a New Florida" premieres May 13, 2010, at 8 p.m. EST on mos t Florida PBS stations. This one-hour program looks at how our car-dependent lifestyle amid sprawl development is causing social isolation, as well as taking a toll on the environment and the pocketbook. It explores how Floridians might chart a new path towar ds sustainable growth and a better quality of life.

http://www.flahum.org/index.cfm/do/Media.NewFlori da_MediaKit


Did you watch it? I am trying to find a link so that I can watch it online since I my tv isn't hooked up to receive any stations.

Thanks for any help locating this.

G

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