[GPSCC-chat] Fw: [350SiliconValley] Upcoming Local Valero Protest - please give us your time preference

[Caroline Yacoub]

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From: Tom Malzbender <tom.malzbender at gmail.com>
To: 350SiliconValley at googlegroups.com
Sent: Sun, March 24, 2013 9:31:29 PM
Subject: [350SiliconValley] Upcoming Local Valero Protest - please give us your 
time preference


Valero Boycott / Protest Plan 

With a net worth of $40 Billion [1], the Koch Brothers are one of the most 
effective forces behind climate denial in the United States [2]. Closely allied 
to the Tea Party, they have a 20% stake in the Keystone XL pipeline, and are 
powerful supporters of the Heartland Institute and other right-wing advocacy and 
climate denial groups. 


They also own 40% of Valero [3]. 

When Valero contributed $500,000 to attempt to defeat AB32 in 2010, there were 
protests and boycotts throughout California [4]. Several of us in 350 Silicon 
Valley are now organizing another protest/boycott of Valero here in Palo Alto, 
and we are asking for your help. 


Why protest Valero? 

1) To communicate to consumers in Palo Alto that they have a choice in where 
they buy gas, and that some of those choices support climate denial and 
inaction. 


2) To get press highlighting that Palo Alto wants action on climate change, and 
we will use our consumer power to get it. 


3) To shed light on the actions of oil companies, especially Valero, in funding 
climate denial. 


4) To motivate the oil industry, including Valero, to address climate change as 
a legitimate problem. 


When and Where?

We will be targetting one of 3 Valero gas stations in Palo Alto or Mountainview. 
If you have a preference or opinion on this, please email me or include a 
comment in the doodle poll below.

Time: please enter your preference for either a weekday at 5:30 PM, A Saturday 
at 1 PM, or a Sunday at 1 PM at this doodle poll I've set up below:

http://doodle.com/qsxareccdfbt99vw
Logistics and Legality?
No one will be arrested at this event. Our protest will be entirely legal, and 
we will exercise our right to protest. The City of Mountainview's Attorney's 
Office has confirmed legality if we avoid blocking the sidewalk, posting signs 
on public property,  vulgarity, etc.
Several of us are willing to help with making signs for the event.If you are 
willing to set aside an hour of your time to join our protest, please take the 
doodle poll above. If we do this a few times, there is no reason we can’t have a 
few hundred people involved and have impact! 


Thank you!

Tom 


References 

[1] http://www.oilwatchdog. org/meet-koch-industries/ 

[2] http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/ pages/frontline/climate-of- doubt/ 

[3] http://fredericacade. wordpress.com/2012/02/01/the- same-valero-that-koch- 
brothers-have-a-40-ownership- of-subsidiaries-was-offered- 
equity-ownership-in-keystone- xl/ 



[4] http://www.aolnews.com/ 2010/04/09/california- activists-urge-boycott-of- 
valero-gas/ 



[5] http://thinkprogress.org/ climate/2011/04/04/207816/ kochtopus/
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