Dear Greater Baldwin Hills Alliance supporters:
The movement to increase transparency in the nation’s largest urban oil field gained more momentum last Thursday night when more than 100 community members who live, work, and play near the Baldwin Hills Oil Field packed into a small room to voice their questions and concerns about fracking. The atmosphere was electric. Important progress was made. For a recap of the meeting, please read a report by Damon Nagami from the Natural Resources Defense Council: http://goo.gl/huiPr
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As the standing-room-only crowd asked questions of the oil company, the County government and representatives from the state Dept. of Conservation, it was clear how important the issue is to the community.
To help support the efforts of the Greater Baldwin Hills Alliance and community groups in calling for transparency around matters affecting health, safety, and environmental justice including the Fracking Study, there are two actions you can do right now:
1. Email questions and concerns about the Fracking Study to Rena Kambara (rkambara@planning.lacounty.gov) at the Dept. of Regional Planning by Thursday at 5 o’clock. Due to the overwhelming turnout at the meeting last Thursday, the County has agreed to take questions regarding the Fracking Study. They are listening. Are you talking?
a. You can view some of the presentations given at the meeting, including a PowerPoint discussing the Fracking Study at PXP’s website: www.inglewoodoilfield.com
2. Invite your friends, neighbors and anyone concerned about fracking and/or oil field transparency to learn more about what they can do through the Greater Baldwin Hills Alliance campaign. To sign up for periodic email updates all they have to do is email me: mark@chc-inc.org. Spread the word about what we’re doing in this campaign to anyone interested by mentioning it in meetings, at community gatherings, or even on Facebook and Twitter. As we have seen since our work began in 2008, change is possible, but only with energy and leadership from the community.
Thank you all for your continued community service and attention to this important issue. Let’s keep the pressure on.
Mark Glassock, MPH, is Community Liaison for Community Health Councils3731 Stocker St., Suite 201, Los Angeles, www.chc-inc.org.
