Local leaders, legislators and actress and environmental advocate Jane Fonda spoke at an event in support of a ban on offshore oil drilling in Laguna Beach on Monday.
Orange County beaches have reopened, but local officials and environmentalists are endeavoring to make sure the recent oil spill and its impacts are not soon forgotten.
State Sen. Dave Min has announced he will introduce a bill in the next legislative session that would end offshore drilling in state waters, including for companies that operate under existing leases. He referred to offshore oil rigs as “menaces” that put beaches and marine ecosystems in harm’s way.Mayor Bob Whalen, left, greets state Sen. Dave Min during a Monday press conference in Laguna Beach to announce support of a bill to ban all offshore oil drilling in California.
The event was headlined by actress and environmental activist Jane Fonda, who was showered with cheers by the attendees as she spoke about the need to protect the ocean. She said that a commitment to ending offshore oil drilling must be made not just locally but at the state and federal level too.Jane Fonda stands with local and state leaders at a press conference in downtown Laguna Beach to support a bill to ban all offshore oil drilling in California.
A supporter of Jane Fonda, with sign, confronts a Fonda opponent who tried to interrupt a press conference where the actress was speaking in downtown Laguna Beach on Monday. “This will not be a simple task or a short road but is a challenge we must accept, that we must not postpone, and that we must win,” Whalen said.
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