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St. Maarten Foundation TLH-SXMF Executive Director Arthur “Arturo” Lugisse and several St.Maarten students studying in Tallahassee represented St. Maarten at the “Hands across the Sand” action against offshore oil drilling.

The event took place at Lake Ella Gazebo in Leon County last week Saturday at 12:00 noon, attracting more than 700 people, including some of Tallahassee’s leading politicians.

The objective of the event was to bring U.S. citizens and the world together in solidarity, joining hands in the largest gathering against offshore oil drilling in history. The image was powerful and the message was simple: “NO to Offshore Oil Drilling, YES to Clean Energy.”

“I am very pleased that St. Maarteners hold up the St. Maarten flag during the “Hands across the Sand” action against offshore oil drilling held in Tallahassee last Saturday. We could take part in this very important event. Our students are a part of the Tallahassee community and we recognize that we should play a role in community efforts that can better the quality of life for all,” Lugisse told the Government Information Service (GIS).

“The TLH-SXMF can play a key role as well, especially with the sister-city relationship we have developed over the past 10 years. I appeal to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as well as businesses on the island to get in contact with us in respect to exploring and developing sound, sustainable environmental development policies/ products/services for St. Maarten,” he added.

The mission of “Hands across the Sand” is to steer energy policies away from their dependence on fossil fuels and into the light of clean energy. The aim is to convince leaders of countries, in particular those of the United States, to abandon expanded offshore oil drilling and adopt policies that encourage clean and renewable energy sources.

NGOs and businesses seeking to explore and develop sound sustainable environmental development policies/products/services for St. Maarten can contact the TLH-SXMF at 850-212-2914 or via its Website www.tlh-sxmf.org.

Excerpts for this article taken from “The Daily Herald Newspaper”

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