This bill would prohibit the possession, sale, trade and distribution of shark fins in Delaware. The bill is intended to criminalize the sale or trade of shark fins in DE that are sourced from an entity engaged in a practice that is illegal in DE.
On March 20, 2013 State Representative John Kowalko held a press conference to announce legislation he introduced that would place restrictions on the distance of Liquified Natural Gas terminals from residential communities.
Our Energy and Climate Lobby Day was a tremendous success. We had more than 30 people participate and lobby 4 Senators and 5 Representatives from the House and Senate Energy Committees about the need to improve the renewable portfolio standard.
The Delaware Chapter of the Sierra Club is proud to join Common Cause, the League of Women Voters, the Delaware Coalition for Open Government, and the Progressive Democrats in opposition to the 2010 Supreme Court decision in the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.
The Delaware Chapter took positions on several bills in the legislative session that ended on June 30, 2012. Our legislative summary describes our victories, disappointments, and the work that still needs to be done.
The Delaware Chapter of the Sierra Club supports a prohibition of the possession, sale, and transport of shark fins within the State of Delaware.
Shark finning is a cruel and wasteful fishing practice, in which the fins of sharks are removed and the remainder of the shark is discarded back into the water. Without their fins, sharks die of blood loss or drown.
The Delaware Chapter of the Sierra Club supported HB 324 in the Delaware Legislature, that would end the Delaware market for shark fins and effectively stops Delaware from being a pass-through state for fins traveling to Philadelphia and other places with a large fin market.
The Delaware Chapter also attempted to have legislative measures in place to protect Delaware from the dangers of fracking in the Marcellus Shale. We were unable to find a sponsor for these measures in the recent legislative session. However, Representative John Kowalko has indicated that he will support them in the next session. His support is subject to the outcome of the upcoming election in November.
Join Resolution supporting a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) for natural gas in the Delaware River Basin.
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