Community Corner
Hands Across the Sand in Bradley Beach!
Don’t
Miss the Best Event of the Year: Hands Across the Sand in Bradley Beach!
Join The New Jersey Sierra Club and The Jersey Shore Chapter
of The Surfrider Foundation for Hands Across the Sand on Saturday May 17th
in Bradley Beach! This is a yearly event to raise awareness about offshore
drilling and the need for clean energy. Join hands with us at 12PM at the
Brinley Avenue Beach in Bradley Beach to SAY NO to offshore drilling and YES to
clean energy!
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We are glad to be hosting Hands Across the Sand for the 3rd
year in a row in Bradley Beach, who was the first town in New Jersey to pass a
resolution banning the use of seismic testing off their coast! Seismic airguns
are towed behind ships emitting
thunderous blasts of pressurized air to look for oil and gas deposits. Seismic airgun testing will
negatively impact marine wildlife and coastal ecosystems. According to the
Department of Interior, proposed seismic blasting could injure or kill 138,000
whales and dolphins, including the critically endangered North Atlantic right
whale.
More alarming is that seismic testing is the first major
step toward offshore drilling, which could further harm the marine environment
through leaks, oil spills and habitat destruction. Offshore drilling would also
threaten our coastal communities, tourist economies, and fisheries.
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Afterwards at 1PM unwind with a FREE beach yoga session
hosted by a local yoga instructor.
When:
Saturday May 17th at 11:30 – 2PM
Press Conference at 11:30 AM
Joining Hands at 12 PM
FREE Beach Yoga at 1 PM
Where:
Brinley Avenue and Ocean Avenue Bradley Beach.
Who: FREE
& open to the public! Feel free to bring family and friends! Make a
difference and spend a day at the beach!
