[CINC] UPDATE! TIME CHANGE on Whales & sonar hearing in Ventura

[Staci Kaye-Carr]

If you can't attend but want to make your thoughts known see below.

REMEMBER to leave your CINC uniform at home if you attend this!

If you are planning on attending the California Coastal Commission  
public hearing

TOMORROW, Wednesday, October 15th in Ventura. THE TIME HAS BEEN  
CHANGED to 10:00 AM

They expect the Commission to discuss the Navy's request starting  
around 11:00 a.m.
and the meeting should last for a few hours after that.

At the meeting, the commissioners will consider the Navy's
newest request to conduct sonar training exercises off California's  
coast.
Navy representatives are expected to be there.

A room packed with whale supporters couldn't hurt.

If you wish, you'll also have a chance to speak out publicly for
protective steps the Navy could take to protect whales and other
  marine life during its proposed exercises.

Zak Smith, from NRDC's Marine Mammal Protection team, will be there
to answer questions and guide you through the process.

A discussion by the commissioners and a final vote on the Navy's
request will follow.

Here are the details:

Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Time: Meeting begins at 10:00 a.m. (sonar portion should start around  
11:00 a.m.)
Place: Ventura County Board of Supervisors, 800 S. Victoria Ave.,  
Ventura, CA 93009

IF YOU CAN'T ATTEND YOU CAN MAKE YOUR THOUGHTS KNOWN AT
http://www.nrdconline.org/ct/ndSBOa119PYi/
We only have until October 14!!!

You can urge the California Coastal Commission to reject the
Navy's request, unless it commits to simple precautions that
will protect marine life.


Staci Kaye-Carr 
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