Dear Friend of the Coast,

The Obama Administration is coming to San Francisco to hear from you about offshore oil drilling

President Barrack Obama's Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is coming to San Francisco to hear from YOU!  Please join us for an all day and evening public hearing on offshore oil drilling.  Help us just say NO to more dangerous and environmentally damaging offshore oil drilling and YES to a future that includes sustainable energy!

As part of the Obama Administration's efforts to reduce America's dependence on fossil fuels, Secretary Salazar will be in San Francisco for the most important public hearing on offshore oil drilling in years.  This is our chance to stand up for protecting the California coast, our climate and our economy for future generations and we urge you to join us.

WHEN: Thursday, April 16, 2009
Doors will open at 8:00 AM
Hearing begins at 9:00 AM and will conclude at 8:00 PM

WHERE: University of California, San Francisco
Mission Bay Conference Center
Robertson Auditorium
1675 Owens Street
San Francisco, CA

For more information on the hearing and the issues at stake, go to http://oilonthebeach.blogspot.com/ 

For a recent editorial by Carl Pope, Sierra Club Executive Director, go to http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/23/EDLU16LLAK.DTL 

Mark Massara