Drilling off the coast of Florida is the opposite of investing in a green energy future and fails to honor international agreements to fight climate change. The impacts of these actions will affect people across the world. Hands Across the Sand participants will specifically be pushing local elected officials to formally oppose the draft plan to expand offshore drilling if they have not done so already and to take a stronger stand against the expansion of offshore drilling along the coast. A sizable crowd will join hands forming a line along the beach starting at Pelican Beach Park, Satellite Beach, Florida in a local "Hands Across the Sand/Land" gathering. This is one of many synchronized events across USAA and several countries to raise awareness about the dangers of dirty fuels and the need to speed the transition to available, affordable clean energy solutions.