Oceans

www.ecowatch.com - October 14, 2013 - Brian Foley - Sierra Club

Florida Chapter's Panther Critical Habitat Campaign is partnering withe Preserve our Paradise to stop Big Oil from leaving its dirty footprints all over Golden Gate Estates in Naples, where a Texas-based oil company wants to drill an area just one mile from the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge and within 1,000 feet of residences.

Grassroots opposition is growing.  Last month, more than 100 people protested at the Naples Pier, erecting a symbolic oil well in front of Gov. Scott's (R-FA) beachfront home.  The controversy has prompted the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to agree to hold a public hearing later this year.

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