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YOU can do to oppose oil development in Costa Rica:
Send a polite letter to the CEO of Harken Energy Corporation: Bruce Huff, CEO
Express your alarm that Harken intends to explore for oil and gas along
Costa Rica's Caribbean coast - one of the most biologically rich regions
of the planet. Oil development has harmed and destroyed fragile coral reef,
mangrove, and estuary ecosystems around the world. Explain that Harken
cannot guarantee that such disasters will not occur in Costa Rica. Remind
him that Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration, signed by Costa Rica, requires
civic participation in development decisions; the Talamanca county government
and citizen organizations overwhelmingly oppose oil development. Tell him
that you stand with the people of Talamanca against oil and gas development
that threatens invaluable natural resources and the eco-tourism economy
as well.
SOURCE: "No Oil Development on Caribbean Coast / Costa Rica," by
Global Response at: www.globalresponse.org/.
This action was issued at the request of and with information provided
by Accion de Lucha Antipetrolera (ADELA) and
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