HAGÅTÑA, Guam — Lt. Gov. Josh Tenorio thanked community leaders and nonprofit organizations after groups announced that more than 60,000 people have registered their opposition to deep-sea mining near the Marianas Trench during a webinar held Tuesday morning.
Tenorio joined the webinar as groups highlighted a collaborative campaign that included petitions, letters, and public comments opposing deep-sea mining plans described in the statement as coming from the Trump administration.
Organizations named in the statement as participating in the opposition effort included Right to Democracy, America the Beautiful for All Coalition, Center for American Progress, Friends of the Mariana Trench, Micronesia Climate Change Alliance, and Tåno, Tåsi, yan Todu.
“This tremendous outpouring of citizen advocacy emphasizes the important roles community partners serve,” Tenorio said, calling the proposal “far-reaching” and stating that residents are “united and unwavering in our opposition to this disastrous idea.”
Tenorio also updated stakeholders on actions by local elected officials, including a unified position statement endorsed by Guam’s executive branch, legislative leadership, and congressional delegate, as well as resolutions adopted by the Guam Legislature and the Mayors Council of Guam. The statement also noted a push to enact a local ban on deep-sea mining.
Tenorio urged Guam’s and the CNMI’s diaspora to lobby members of Congress against the proposal, noting neither territory has a vote in the federal legislative process.
The release also included a photo caption identifying Neildino Taisacan from Saipan as announcing that 5,484 petition signatures gathered by Friends of the Mariana Trench, Micronesia Climate Change Alliance, Right to Democracy, and America the Beautiful for All Coalition helped push the combined total of comments, petitions, and letters past 60,000.
Tenorio: More than 60,000 registered opposition to deep-sea mining near Marianas Trench
HAGÅTÑA, Guam — Lt. Gov. Josh Tenorio thanked community leaders and nonprofit organizations after groups announced that more than 60,000 people have registered their opposition to deep-sea mining near the Marianas Trench during a webinar held Tuesday morning.
Tenorio joined the webinar as groups highlighted a collaborative campaign that included petitions, letters, and public comments opposing deep-sea mining plans described in the statement as coming from the Trump administration.
Organizations named in the statement as participating in the opposition effort included Right to Democracy, America the Beautiful for All Coalition, Center for American Progress, Friends of the Mariana Trench, Micronesia Climate Change Alliance, and Tåno, Tåsi, yan Todu.
“This tremendous outpouring of citizen advocacy emphasizes the important roles community partners serve,” Tenorio said, calling the proposal “far-reaching” and stating that residents are “united and unwavering in our opposition to this disastrous idea.”
Tenorio also updated stakeholders on actions by local elected officials, including a unified position statement endorsed by Guam’s executive branch, legislative leadership, and congressional delegate, as well as resolutions adopted by the Guam Legislature and the Mayors Council of Guam. The statement also noted a push to enact a local ban on deep-sea mining.
Tenorio urged Guam’s and the CNMI’s diaspora to lobby members of Congress against the proposal, noting neither territory has a vote in the federal legislative process.
The release also included a photo caption identifying Neildino Taisacan from Saipan as announcing that 5,484 petition signatures gathered by Friends of the Mariana Trench, Micronesia Climate Change Alliance, Right to Democracy, and America the Beautiful for All Coalition helped push the combined total of comments, petitions, and letters past 60,000.