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Sunshine Coast community members are joining people all over the world in saying "No to Oil". Here is a list of recent efforts and events.
Hands Across the Sands
On June 26 approximately 50 people joined hands in Roberts Creek to say no to oil as a part of the global Hands Across the Sands day.Hands Across the Sand is a movement made of people of all walks of life and crosses political affiliations. This movement is not about politics; it is about protection of our coastal economies, oceans, marine wildlife, and fishing industry. Let us share our knowledge, energies and passion for protecting all of the above from the devastating effects of oil drilling.
"The image is powerful, the message is simple: NO to Offshore Oil Drilling, YES to Clean Energy!"
See the photo gallery of the event. Photos by Duane Burnett.Oil BP Naughty to Nature video
July 1 marked the release of a locally produced hip hop video Oil BP, Naughty to Nature. The video was produced by Videographer Marc Buzzell. The parody stars rappers John Jamin Wagler & Johanna Renée, with Duane Burnett as BP's CEO Tony Haywire, and Caitlyn Turcotte. Currently over 12,000 people have viewed the video on UTube. Watch the video, below.
Oil BP is a parody of 1991's OPP by Naughty by Nature, the lyrics emphasize the importance of eliminating oil dependency, highlighted by scenes of the actual oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.
"Nice to hit the 10,000 in one week.. As Duane says, "oil is the new tobacco" some love it some hate it, either way it's one of humanities biggest stupidities. It's really hard to quit smoking but even harder to quit your car. WE NEED REGULATION... We need it now! It's completely unfair to our future and it's selfish to take comfort in our oil dependency at the expense of our future. Please ask your government for change today." -- Marc Buzzell
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