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DESCRIPTION:TAKE A STAND. SAVE OUR SAND!\n\nSave Our Shores & Surfrider Monterey are 
 hosting a public demonstration to end illegal sand mining. We want you 
 there!\n\nJoin our community in support of the California Coastal 
 Commission’s fight to end harmful erosion caused by the CEMEX sand mining 
 plant in Marina. Your voice counts! We’re organizing a public 
 demonstration to encourage the CEMEX operation to cooperate and comply with 
 the Commission’s “notice of intent” letter (a precursor to a 
 cease-and-desist order) sent in March of 2016. So far, no action has been 
 taken by either party.\n\nIt’s time we took a stand to save our sand, 
 beaches, federally threatened species, sensitive marine habitats, and tax 
 dollars for necessary beach nourishment + coastal armament projects, and 
 our Sanctuary.\n\nWhat the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary needs now 
 is community unity and public display in support of closing the CEMEX sand 
 mine for good. Let’s expedite this process. Let’s make our voice heard 
 and make homage to one of the greatest community and social unifiers of our 
 time: Martin Luther King Jr.\n\nThis demonstration will be a part of a 
 documentary about the illegal sand mining operation and the local community 
 knowledge surrounding the environmental, economic, and social impact the 
 mine has along the Southern Monterey Bay.\n\nLOGISTICS\n\nRSVP for updated 
 meet-up details or email info@saveourshores.org for questions!\nWHEN: 
 Monday, January 16th from 10:00am-noon (Martin Luther King Day)\nWHERE: 
 3399 Dunes Dr, Marina, CA 93933 (park along the road where permitted, 
 demonstration group will walk together along the beach to the dredge pond, 
 conducting a causal beach cleanup along the way)\nWHO: Save Our Shores, 
 Surfrider Monterey, Film Crew, and Community Members\nWHAT: Documentary 
 Shoot, Marine Conservation and Health, Ocean Activism, Erosion Awareness, 
 Sand Mining, MBNMS, Dredge Pond Watch Program\nNOTE: Demonstration will 
 occur rain or shine! Please RSVP for information updates\nCOST: 
 Free\n\nQUICK FACTS\n\n* The annual average sand extraction is documented 
 to be well above 200,000 cubic yards, which is more than twice the allotted 
 amount of sand initially mined prior to the Coastal Act.\n* Sand is a 
 precious resource, vital to the integrity of our coastline. The MBNMS is 
 already home to the highest natural erosion rate along the entire 840 mile 
 coast of California.\n* It’s estimated that the CEMEX Plant is directly 
 responsible for 50-75% (≈ 2 feet or 8 acres) of the annual shoreline 
 erosion occurring along the Southern Monterey\n* This man-made erosion 
 comes with embedded environmental, economic, and social costs. In 2012, the 
 Center for the Blue Economy estimated that the recreational value of lost 
 beach area caused by the CEMEX Plant is valued at more than $1,104,804 
 annually, a figure that does not calculate non-market costs or current day 
 appreciation.\n* The plant operates without a current Coastal Development 
 Permit.\n* The Local Coastal Program from the City of Marina turned their 
 decision making powers over to California Coastal Commission in February of 
 2016.\n* The six decade old mine was deemed illegal based on several 
 Coastal Act violations cited in a “notice of intent” letter (a 
 precursor to a cease-and-desist order) issued by the California Coastal 
 Commission against the operation in March of 2016.\n* Since then, the 
 current mine operator, CEMEX, an international building materials company, 
 has been granted multiple extensions to respond to the notice.\n* In a 
 recent study conducted by Ed Thorton (professor emeritus at the Naval 
 Postgraduate School and an internationally recognized expert on coastal 
 processes), CEMEX has doubled if not tripled their mining yield without 
 notifying or confirming with the Coastal Commission.\n* To date, no action 
 has been taken by either parties.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/01/05/18795141.php
SUMMARY:Demonstration: Stand Against Illegal Sand Mining
LOCATION:CEMEX Lapis Lustre Sand Mine, 3399 Dunes Dr, Marina, CA 93933 (Beach Access 
 Road)
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/01/05/18795141.php
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