Sir Winston Spencer Churchill: "We shall fight them on the beaches"

Monday night, the City of St. Augustine passed a resolution 4-1 opposing oil drilling in Florida's waters to protect beaches and tourism. It joins the City of St. Augustine Beach, which passed an identical resolution one week before. See below.

Florida does not want offshore oil drilling, which could kill our beaches, marches and economy. In the immortal words of Sir Winston Spencer Churchill, "we shall fight them on the beaches."

On November 2, St. Augustine and St. Johns County voters must reject oleaginous oil lobbyists like our sorry Seventh District U.S. Rep. JOHN LUIGI MICA (R-Winter Park) and his brother DAVID MICA, Executive Director of the Florida Petroleum Council (part of the American Petroleum Institute) and his daughter D'ANNE (an oil PR person) and his son J. CLARK MICA (Fertilizer Institute lobbyist).





There are no oil refineries in Florida. There's a reason for that -- we want clean beaches, clean marshes, and a green economy based on environmental and historic tourism. Thanks to City of St. Augustine Beach Mayor Brud Helhoski, Vice Mayor Andrea Samuels and Commissioners Edward George and Richard O'Brien for supporting the resolution. Thanks to City of St. Augustine Mayor Joseph Boles, Vice Mayor Errol Jones, Commissioners Leeana Freeman and Nancy Sikes-Kline for supporting the resolution.