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Hermosa Beach Drilling Project
Research resources for information about this topic:
Writing Assignment:
Compose a letter to send to Hermosa Beach's City Council members and City Manager to support or oppose the drilling.
- Wikipedia overview
- City of Hermosa Beach Website Oil Drilling and Production page
- EBSCO Academic Search Premier - access to academic journal articles on the environmental impact of drilling
- The Daily Breeze Newspaper search for Hermosa Beach drilling
- Easy Reader Newspaper search for Hermosa Beach drilling
- Los Angeles Times Database search for Hermosa Beach drilling, then sort by date (login required)
- "Stop Hermosa Beach Oil," an organization opposed to the drilling
- Protect Hermosa future Pro oil group
- E and B website
- Attorney General Opinion, 1959
- Tidelands Grant 1919
- Hermosa Beach City Council approves ballot wording for March 3 vote on oil
- Visit Twitter and search for Hermosa Beach drilling
Writing Assignment:
Compose a letter to send to Hermosa Beach's City Council members and City Manager to support or oppose the drilling.
- Use this template document for proper format for your letter. You can make a copy of the template document and then use it to compose your own letter.
- Paste your letter into the text of an email with this as the subject line: Input on Drilling in Hermosa
- Email it to this address to reach all council members: [email protected] Also CC (copy) Ms. Nielsen.
- In your letter, include an introductory paragraph in which you introduce yourself and state your positions.
- Include at least three reasons for your position and arguments from your reading in support of these arguments. Including scientific information in your letter will strengthen your argument.
- Explain one argument that contradicts your position, and provide a counter argument.
- For your conclusion, restate your position.
- Your paper is due by 11:59 PM on Monday, February 2.
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