* World premiere of "Drill Baby, Drill - Climate Inferno" featuring disco dancing Oil CEOs, polar bears, dolphins, sea turtles and jellyfish spotted at the April 16th SF rally against offshore oil drilling.
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A few weeks ago, 4/16/09, Obama's Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar held the last of 4 regional public hearings here in San Francisco on whether to continue with one of the final acts of the Bush Administration, the lifting of the moratorium on offshore drilling. The Secretary presented a report by the Minerals Management Service (MMS) on the energy resources of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). In attendance were, public officials, Barbara Boxer and the Governor of Oregon amoung others, citizens, activists and petroleum industry lobbyists.
The latter part of the day was devoted to taking comments from the public. I filled out a comment card on behalf of the 600 or so surfers of the NorCal Surfing Group asking the Secretary to view our unspoiled natural coastline as a resource for recreation and quality of life and to not allow for the expansion of offshore drilling and to encourage the development of renewable and environmentally responsible sources of energy.
There was a rally in the middle of the day. Jeff, the bartender at the Riptide's Wet. Weds. performed a piece, "Drill, Baby, Drill" with his guerilla theater group. Videoed and edited by yours truly, first ever. Check it out for it's big screen premier Wed. at the Riptide or check it out here:
Mahalo!
--Max--
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This Wet Wednesday, May 20th we are having a special party at the Riptide.
There is no cover charge, free food, a great DJ, a surfboard raffle for a good cause, local and environmental surf flicks and a book release party for one of our Wet Wednesday regulars.
Hope you can make it.
Thanks,
Jeff
Wet Wednesday
May, 20th 9PM-2AM
The Riptide Cocktails
3639 Taraval St. @ 47th Ave., SF
Salt Water Buddha / Surfrider Surfboard Raffle
* Book release party for Jaimal Yogis, author of Saltwater Buddha: A surfers quest to find zen on the sea.
* Local surf films by Robert Vezzone
* Environmental surf films from Surfrider
* World premiere of "Drill Baby, Drill - Climate Inferno" featuring disco dancing Oil CEOs, polar bears,
dolphins, sea turtles and jellyfish spotted at the April 16th SF rally against offshore oil drilling.
* No cover charge, free Mediterranean vegetarian food and a soundtrack for the evening provided by DJ Raphael.
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