TELL THE ARCHDIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES TO TAKE A STAND:
Keeping AllenCo shut down for good
We encourage organizations and individuals to send letters to the Los Angeles Archdiocese requesting that the lease with Allenco Energy be terminated, and that the Archdiocese act to ensure that site is forever closed to oil and gas drilling operations. Clergy and faith leaders are encouraged to sign on to this separate open letter to the LA Archdiocese.
Letters should be addressed to:
Most Reverend José H. Gomez
Office of the Archbishop of Los Angeles
3424 Wilshire Boulevard, 5th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90010-2241
Salutation:
Dear Archbishop Gomez:
CC: Andrew Rivas, Director of Government and Community Relations, Los Angeles Archdiocese (arivas@la-archdiocese.org)
Most Reverend Alexander Salazar, Executive Director, Office of Life, Justice, and Peace, Los Angeles Archdiocese (KDomingo@la-archdiocese.org)
Real Estate Department, Los Angeles Archdiocese
Key messages:
Thank you for taking the time to stand with us!
Letters should be addressed to:
Most Reverend José H. Gomez
Office of the Archbishop of Los Angeles
3424 Wilshire Boulevard, 5th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90010-2241
Salutation:
Dear Archbishop Gomez:
CC: Andrew Rivas, Director of Government and Community Relations, Los Angeles Archdiocese (arivas@la-archdiocese.org)
Most Reverend Alexander Salazar, Executive Director, Office of Life, Justice, and Peace, Los Angeles Archdiocese (KDomingo@la-archdiocese.org)
Real Estate Department, Los Angeles Archdiocese
Key messages:
- Respectfully request that the Los Angeles Archdiocese terminate its lease with the Allenco Energy in light of the company's multiple violations of government regulations.
- Allenco voluntarily closed the site four years ago after EPA inspectors were overcome with fumes that did not exceed regulatory standards.The company has remains closed under an injunction from the City of Los Angeles, but is now poised to re-open. If production resumes, the opportunity to free residents of health and safety impacts of neighborhood drilling could be lost.
- Concern about effects of oil drilling on the health and well-being of community residents, especially given the stories shared by community residents.
- Significant evidence that chemicals used in oil drilling operations can lead to symptoms experienced by neighbors of the Allenco site -- nose bleeds, headaches, asthma and other respiratory problems, etc.
- Responsibility of the Catholic Church to protect the most vulnerable, especially children, the elderly, poor people and immigrants
- Pope Francis’s encyclical on ecology, Laudato si', and his messages about economic and social justice have been a major inspiration for both secular and faiths communities. Want to encourage Archdiocese to make those values a reality here in Los Angeles.
Thank you for taking the time to stand with us!