Bob Keefe, executive director of clean energy advocacy group E2, said he remembers his daughters’ birthday parties, walks along the sand and watching the sunsets at Moonlight State Beach.
Concerned about offshore drilling putting the beach and local coastline at risk, he joined two local congressmen and other offshore drilling opponents at a news conference Sept. 4 at Moonlight Overlook, perched above the beach.
“There’s never been a spill that hasn’t devastated the local economy of the areas where the spills have happened,” said Keefe, adding that the beaches and oceans are the “lifeblood” of California’s economy.