Gabby Brown, gabby.brown@sierraclub.org, 914-261-4626
Kiersten Iwai, kiersten@stand.earth, 415-535-9177
San Ramon, CA -- As Chevron executives and shareholders gather for the company’s annual general meeting, activists plan to rally outside to call on Chevron to pledge not to drill in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Considered sacred to the Gwich’in Nation and key to their food security and way of life, this unique place has been protected for generations, until a provision in the 2017 tax bill opened it for oil and gas leasing. The Trump administration has been pushing for drilling on an accelerated schedule ever since, and hopes to hold a lease sale in the coastal plain as soon as this fall. Chevron has expressed support for the Trump administration’s plans to sell off the coastal plain for drilling.
WHAT: Rally at Chevron’s annual shareholder meeting urging the oil company to pledge not to drill in the Arctic Refuge
WHO: A crowd of local activists will be joined by a representative from the Gwich’in Nation - Tiliisia Sisto, from Venetie, AK - as well as the Sierra Club and Stand.Earth
WHEN: Wednesday, May 29, 10am PT
WHERE: Chevron Park Auditorium, 6001 Bollinger Canyon Rd, San Ramon, CA
VISUALS: Large crowd with signs and banners outside Chevron’s shareholder meeting
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