Frontera Water Protection Alliance

fronterawaterprotectors @gmail.com

October 14, 2017

Mr. Mark Ruffalo and representatives,

As Im sure you can agree, we are currently in a pivotal and vital time in our
planets history. Our environment, livelihood of life on Earth, and the very future of our
species depend solely on individual and collective human decisions. I am contacting you
on behalf of the Frontera Water Protection Alliance based in El Paso, Texas. Like you,
we are concerned citizens of Earth and environmental activists who devote much of our
time to educating others and taking action to impart positive change in environmental
policy. We are actively advocating and protesting for the elimination of fossil fuels, the
protection of our natural resources and environment, and the increased use of sustainable
energy and technology. At the end of this year, we are hosting and March for the Planet
here in El Paso. We hope this march can educate the public about climate change,
increase knowledge about personal ways to encourage and practice sustainable living,
and increase support for a completely sustainable and renewable future for our region and
country.

In the past year since we have assembled, the Frontera Water Protection Alliance
has been featured several times in the media, conversed regularly with local and federal
representatives, including Senators and Congressmen, and created a known presence in
the borderland. Inspired by other water protector movements throughout the country,
notably Standing Rock, we have been fighting to prevent future pipelines, fracking, oil,
and other fossil fuel plans in El Paso. Many of our members are indigenous and/or
Hispanic and have experienced first hand the reality of discriminatory fossil fuel and
environmental policy. We are passionate in our goals of preserving nature and allowing
for the vitality of all life, including the Earth itself. Living in Texas, the center of fossil
fuel development in the United States, however, has made our quest difficult. Lack of
public knowledge, corruption in politics, and limitation of powers of local representatives
have made it difficult for us to implement stern change.

El Paso is also known as the Sun City. It is one of the sunniest cities in the United
States with an average of 297 sunny days a year. Our ability to create energy through
solar technology is tremendous and could create abundance for both El Paso and the
entire region. With our sister city Ciudad Juarez in Chihuahua, Mexico, we form a very
large and influential bi-national community. Already, our neighbors in Texas cities
farther east have been suffering as the result of continued fracking, pipelines, and
refineries that have been built in never ending grids across Texas. We wholeheartedly
know and believe that El Paso can act as a model for what a prosperous, green,
sustainable city could look like, not only for Texas, but the remainder of the country and
international community.

The actions we take now, at local, federal, and international levels, will impact
humans and the rest of life on Earth for centuries to come. As an organization, we are
optimistic that positive changes can be made to curb potential negative impacts of climate
change. However, we are aware that time is of the essence. We have an incredible
opportunity in El Paso to create a sustainable model with a supportive and eager
community. With a collective of focused voices, we can create great change.

We respect and are greatly inspired by your continued action on climate change
and against destructive environmental policy. Your commitment to this Earth and its
preservation is infectious and powerful. Your words and actions have encouraged others
to take a stand against climate change and fossil fuels. As individuals, we can each make
a huge difference and you are a fantastic example of this. Your presence at the March for
the Planet would enable us to draw a much larger crowd from El Paso, Juarez, and the
entire Southwest Region. We believe, with your help and the help of other environmental
activists, we could create a huge impact in this region of the country where both solar and
wind energy are abundant. Our goal is to create as much excitement and intrigue as
possible for this very important and pressing issue. The Frontera Water Protection
Alliance believes there is no greater issue of our time and many of us have devoted a
great deal of our lives to this. It would be incredible to have you here to share some of
your knowledge and experiences with our group and the attendees of the march.

If you have any other questions or inquiries about the event, please contact me
and I will be happy to converse with you and discuss any details or requests. I sincerely
hope that we will speak and meet soon. Tentatively, the March for the Planet is set to take
place in the beginning first weeks of December. If you have a particular date you are
available, we are willing to take that into account. If possible, we would like to confirm
your availability and attendance by November 1, 2017. If you are unable to attend, I
would still like to sincerely thank you for your incredible work for this Earth and our
environment. Together, we will create a healthy, sustainable environment for generations
of life to come.

Best regards,

Marissa Rojero | Frontera Water Protection Alliance

(915) 309-8986
fronterawaterprotectors@gmail.com