Local activists from groups such as Parents for Climate Protection, NYPIRG, and the Green Party of New York State, organized one of the thousand worldwide “Hands Across the Sand” protests to oppose offshore drilling and call for clean energy alternatives. Participants linked hands, standing on beaches together at noon for 15 minutes yesterday.
The grassroots event was inspired by the 1980s Hands Across America human chain effort where beach-goers formed symbolic barriers to protect the shoreline from oil spills.
Participants in Saturday’s event wanted to bring attention to the dangers of offshore drilling and what it can do to our oceans, marine wildlife and overall global ecosystem.
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