[Coral-List] Reef Safe Bill In Hawaii

[Charles Delbeek]

> Our funding applications to study oxybenzone effects on the reefs in
Hawaii
> has been denied by NOAA as *they are focused on climate change*.

Who knows how much longer that will be given the current Administration?


*J. Charles Delbeek, M.Sc.*

On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 10:05 AM, Be Reef Safe <bereefsafe at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes, that would be an option, although far-fetched from what I can tell
> with this legislature.  Currently the bill is in conference negotiation so
> maybe we should push that idea as it currently has no funding for the
> study, effectively killing the effort.
>
> We want to at least make our efforts a model for other's to follow. We hope
> that other places with coral reefs in their jurisdiction will see how
> popular this is with the public and do something proactively to save their
> corals from these chemicals.
>
> On Fri, Apr 7, 2017 at 2:17 PM Matt Nolan <mpnolan at lbl.gov> wrote:
>
> > If it has to be a study, then make it an expensive one that is paid
> > for with a tax on products made with the chemicals of interest,
> > and since you'll be taxing all product sold, maybe the opposition to
> > the bill will consider non-use in certain areas the compromise.
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 2:23 PM, Be Reef Safe <bereefsafe at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > Aloha,
> > >
> > > We have been working hard in Hawaii to improve our reefs and
> sponsoring a
> > > reef-safe sunscreen bill which has been watered down into a study, that
> > > probably won't be funded.
> > >
> > > Our funding applications to study oxybenzone effects on the reefs in
> > Hawaii
> > > has been denied by NOAA as they are focused on climate change.
> > >
> > > We need support to pressure our lawmakers to help us remove dangerous
> > > chemicals from products that are harming the reefs. We are so close to
> > > making it happen.
> > >
> > > The latest wording of the bill prior has been to remove the "ban" and
> > > replace it with a study.
> > >
> > http://www.bereefsafe.com/hawaii-bill-relating-
> preserving-coral-reefs-sb1150/
> > >
> > > Dan
> > >
> > > http://www.bereefsafe.com
> > > http://www.haereticus-lab.org/donations-fundraising/
> > > https://bantoxicsunscreens.com/
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