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Protests against sweep the nation after reversal of deep water drilling ban
photo by arbyreed (source: Flickr Creative Commons)
On Saturday a national protest against offshore drilling took place on America’s beaches. The protest, called Hands Across the Sand, harkens back to the mid 80s phenomenon known as Hands Across America, which I took part in, but can’t quite remember what it was about.
A quick Google search has reminded me that it was to feed starving people in Africa and was part of the whole USA for Africa campaign that included the ‘We Are the World’ single. Sorry, I was just a kid at the time and it was like 25 years ago.
Anyway, Hands Across the Sand is anti offshore drilling and all about ‘protection of our coastal economies, oceans, marine wildlife, and fishing industry.’ The protests lasted 15 minutes, during which demonstrators held hands on American beaches and even at international locations including India, Canada, the UK and Australia, according to an article in the Huffington Post.
Meanwhile, the judge who blocked overturned President Barack Obama’s moratorium on offshore drilling in the US has been found to have had several investments in BP’s single largest investor, BlackRock, as well as lots of other oil industry stocks. The judge held Exxon stocks even while he was working on hearings on the case.
Watch this segment of the Rachel Maddow Show for more:
Judge significantly invested in BP, oil stocks
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
By Graham Land
Additional resources:
Associated Press – Judge in oil spill case sells energy stocks
Tags: BP, deep, drilling, Hands Across the Sand, judge, offshore, oil, protest, stocks, water
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