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<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>----- Forwarded Message ----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Tom Malzbender <tom.malzbender@gmail.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> 350SiliconValley@googlegroups.com<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Sun, March 24, 2013 9:31:29 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [350SiliconValley] Upcoming Local Valero Protest - please give us your time preference<BR></FONT><BR>
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<DIV style="OVERFLOW: hidden"><U>Valero Boycott / Protest Plan </U><BR><BR>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. <BR><BR>They also own 40% of Valero [3]. <BR><BR>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 <B>your</B> help. <BR><BR><B>Why protest Valero?</B> <BR><BR>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. <BR><BR>2) To get press
highlighting that Palo Alto wants action on climate change, and we will use our consumer power to get it. <BR><BR>3) To shed light on the actions of oil companies, especially Valero, in funding climate denial. <BR><BR>4) To motivate the oil industry, including Valero, to address climate change as a legitimate problem. <BR><BR><B>When and Where?</B></DIV>
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<DIV style="OVERFLOW: hidden">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.</DIV>
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<DIV style="OVERFLOW: hidden">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:</DIV>
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<P class=MsoPlainText><A href="http://doodle.com/qsxareccdfbt99vw" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://doodle.com/qsxareccdfbt99vw</A></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><B>Logistics and Legality?</B></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText>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.</P>
<P class=MsoPlainText>Several of us are willing to help with making signs for the event.</P>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! <BR><BR>Thank you!<BR><BR>Tom <BR><BR><BR>References <BR><BR>[1] <A href="http://www.oilwatchdog.org/meet-koch-industries/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://www.oilwatchdog. org/meet-koch-industries/</A> <BR><BR>[2] <A href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/climate-of-doubt/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/ pages/frontline/climate-of- doubt/</A> <BR><BR>[3] <A href="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/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>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/</A>
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<DIV>[4] <A href="http://www.aolnews.com/2010/04/09/california-activists-urge-boycott-of-valero-gas/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://www.aolnews.com/ 2010/04/09/california- activists-urge-boycott-of- valero-gas/</A> <BR></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px">[5] </SPAN><A style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px" href="http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2011/04/04/207816/kochtopus/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://thinkprogress.org/ climate/2011/04/04/207816/ kochtopus/</A><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px"> </SPAN><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV><A style="DISPLAY: none" class=gwt-Anchor rel=nofollow>Show trimmed content</A>
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