{"id":8602,"date":"2020-10-20T20:51:07","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T18:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/m-e-e-r.de\/?p=6491"},"modified":"2021-03-20T22:00:16","modified_gmt":"2021-03-20T21:00:16","slug":"drilling-is-killing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/m-e-e-r.de\/en\/drilling-is-killing\/","title":{"rendered":"Drilling Is Killing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Surfrider Foundation Europe gives citizens the tools to join the conversation on offshore oil drilling in the EU<\/h3>\n<p>Following the publication of the Manifesto &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/surfrider.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/manifesto_web_v3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toward an EU offshore drilling ban<\/a>&#8221; on April 20nd 2020 which M.E.E.R. also signed, Surfrider Foundation Europe moves into the second phase of its <em>#DrillingIsKilling<\/em> campaign with the launch of a new online platform. Citizens are now invited to contact their MEPs with direct messages calling for a total ban on offshore oil and gas exploration in the EU! The NGO aims to gain momentum in this effort just ahead of the anticipated evaluation report of the Directive on offshore drilling by the European Commission.<\/p>\n<h3>#DrillingIsKilling: a citizen mobilization platform<\/h3>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6492 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/m-e-e-r.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/drillingiskilling_1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>The Europe-wide relay of Surfrider Europe&#8217;s <em>#DrillingIsKilling<\/em> Manifesto last April demonstrated high enthusiasm among citizens to raise awareness and act against drilling at sea. Now, with the citizen mobilization platform powered by <a href=\"https:\/\/askforchange.surfrider.eu\/campagnes\/drillingiskilling\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">askforchange.surfrider.eu<\/a>, the NGO is giving citizens the tools to turn passion into action.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of this campaign is to call on European parliamentarians to ban oil and gas exploration and exploitation activities in all European waters by 2035.<\/p>\n<p>Contributing to the campaign would:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reduce the risk of oil spills and discharges at sea to zero.<\/li>\n<li>Put an end to water pollution by &#8220;drilling muds&#8221; containing benzene, zinc, arsenic, radioactive materials, and other contaminants with irreversible consequences.<\/li>\n<li>Regulate the impact of exploitation on marine life such as hearing loss, beach strandings, and catch rates reduced by 40 to 80%<\/li>\n<li>Protect jobs in sectors highly dependent on water quality, particularly fishing and tourism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At this moment, a real opportunity exists to ban offshore oil and gas drilling in the EU. For Surfrider Europe&#8217;s demands to be heard and implemented by public decision-makers, every voice matters.<\/p>\n<h3>Act today to influence policy<\/h3>\n<p>Acting now would allow for a more ambitious environmental protection objective and accelerate the end of offshore in Europe:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The legislative calendar offers the possibility to revise the European Directive on the safety of oil and gas operations at sea.<\/li>\n<li>The exit from carbon energies would also support the \u201cGreen Pact\u201d, announced by the European Union in 2020, which champions clean energy, the elimination of pollution, and carbon neutrality by 2050.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Antidia Citores, a spokesperson for Surfrider Foundation Europe, affirms that the political agenda calls for immediate pressure from citizens:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c2020 offers a unique chance to shape the future of the continent\u2019s energy policy. Citizen mobilization has been essential to put climate issues on the agenda of European institutions. The exit from fossil fuels and the abandonment of offshore drilling is an immediate and concrete way of aligning with the ambitions of the Paris Agreement &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Press contact Yana Prokofyeva, European Outreach Officer:<a href=\"mailto:yprokofyeva@surfrider.eu\"> yprokofyeva@surfrider.eu<\/a> \/ +33 6 51 67 88 89<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surfrider Foundation Europe gives citizens the tools to join the conversation on offshore oil drilling in the EU Following the publication of the Manifesto &#8220;Toward an EU offshore drilling ban&#8221; on April 20nd 2020 which M.E.E.R. also signed, Surfrider Foundation Europe moves into the second phase of its #DrillingIsKilling campaign with the launch of a&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/m-e-e-r.de\/en\/drilling-is-killing\/\" class=\"excerpt-read-more\">Continue Reading<i class=\"fa fa-long-arrow-right icon-long-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9132,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Drilling Is Killing - MEER eV<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/m-e-e-r.de\/en\/drilling-is-killing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Drilling Is Killing - MEER eV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Surfrider Foundation Europe gives citizens the tools to join the conversation on offshore oil drilling in the EU Following the publication of the Manifesto &#8220;Toward an EU offshore drilling ban&#8221; on April 20nd 2020 which M.E.E.R. also signed, Surfrider Foundation Europe moves into the second phase of its #DrillingIsKilling campaign with the launch of a... 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