One Ferry Building
San Francisco
CA
This coming Friday, November 7th, the California State Lands Commission will take historic action to fully decommission offshore oil and gas infrastructure before the end of its productive life!
This sets a bold and exciting example of how to effectively respond to the climate crisis and hold oil corporations responsible for paying to clean up their mess.
Before the State Lands hearing, all are invited to attend a “retirement party” for oil platform Esther. After over 60 years of oil spill risks, this decrepit and dangerous platform off Seal Beach in Orange County will finally be brought down. This leaves just two remaining offshore platforms. Let’s celebrate a new chapter! We’ll have cupcakes, karaoke, a “well wishes” guest book to share your message for Esther, and more!
RSVP HERE.
WHERE: We’ll be set up to the left of the main entrance near Mishka Dog Boutique (in the Ferry Building).
WHEN: Friday, November 7th
- 9am: Retirement party
- 10am: Hearing begins, stick around for testimony if you’d like!
WHAT TO BRING: Any marine-life themed materials, stop offshore drilling signs.
Hosted by the Center for Biological Diversity, Oil & Gas Action Network, 350 Bay Area, and Sunflower Alliance.
There will also be an informal evening celebration at 5pm at 7th West in Oakland. Let’s celebrate the great election results and some other big wins in our battle against Big Oil, including:
the cities of Richmond and Oakland passing resolutions supporting the Make Polluters Pay Climate Superfund,
Santa Barbara county voting to phase out oil drilling, and denying the transfer of a pipeline permit from Exxon to Sable, which would restart 3 offshore rigs and a pipeline that have sat idle for ten years since the disastrous oil spill,
renewable energy outpacing fossil fuel development globally, and at lower cost,
and more!
Feel free to invite friends!