Letter from the president.

AuthorKassel, John
PositionCONSERVATION MATTERS - Column

Dear CLF Friends, Whether you love to boat or fish, bike or hike, summer in New England has something for everyone. In those few precious months when we truly become one with our environment, we can appreciate its tremendous gifts and contemplate its many vulnerabilities. This is especially true of our oceans.

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New England's coast is a magnet in sum-merfor millions of people from here and away. From Maine to Rhode Island, our coastal communities come alive, feeding the motels and seafood shacks, ice cream shops and arcades. What would happen to New England if our oceans were compromised?

More than thirty years ago, CLF took on the federal government to block oil and gas drilling off of our shores. Since then, there have been periods of relative security, but the pressure to drill always looms. Just last month, in the face of escalating gas prices, a bill was introduced to open up vast new tracts of U.S. ocean to oil drilling, including New England's ocean...

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