From ONE RALLY
Diablo Canyon nuclear plant to be shut down, power replaced by renewables, efficiency, storage
We know that the devil is in the details and decommissioning is going to be hellish but for the MOMENT lets just bask in this victory and recharge our batteries, solarly of course. To all those that made this day possible thank you. This was always only about one thing, keeping us safe. Thank you.
Tuesday’s meeting still on. Talking Desal. http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article85122997.html Any questions check out FB page. https://www.facebook.com/events/235130220206969/
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STOP THE OIL TRAIN TERMINAL PROJECT RALLY
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Rally @ Mitchell Park in SLO at 12:30PM
March to Amtrak station @ 1PM
To protect our people, economy and environment from the extraction, treatment, and transportation of crude via oil trains, we must continue to stand up and show up to demand this project be denied.
This event coincides with the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster which occurred in Quebec, on July 6, 2013, when an unattended 74-car freight train carrying Bakken Formation crude oil derailed downtown, resulting in the fire and explosion of multiple tank cars in which 47 people were confirmed dead. We remember these individuals and will rally in their name.
Keeping us Safe.
More Good news
Dark Act defeated in Senate.
And WHAT’S UP WITH Price Canyon and the EPA exemption?
Well, EPA is being sued for failing to do its job and allowing health and safety issues surrounding oil extraction projects to go virtually unregulated and unmonitored.
Price Canyon has been operating without an Underground Injection Control license which is issued by the EPA upon completion of a very strict monitoring, tracking and disposal criteria for 12 years.
Freeport operating on an expired permit. It’s pretty simple really. No license and no permits makes the dumping of toxic waste in the unincorporated areas of SLO county illegal and unlawful. Its a crime.
Stop work order is in order. Board of Supervisors is the lead agency on that action. They seem to be ignoring the issue. Really not o.k. This is not a political issue or an option. This is criminal and the law dictates. No license. No work. Mandatory revoking of all activity without a permit. It is the Board of Supervisors job to issue the cease and desist. It is there job and their job alone. They have policing powers. Perhaps the Attorney General could get the Board to do their job. What is a class action all about? Hummmmm
So, I guess it comes down to how long we will allow the Board to ignore this before we insist they do their job and issue a stop work order. Freeport is using our county as a toxic waste disposal site without a license or permit to do so. Contamination of our water can not be mitigated. It can only be prevented. Don’t think we have a lot of time left. Thousands of gallons of fresh water a day is being toxified and illegally dumped.
An EPA exemption is not going to fix this. Can’t legalize wrongdoing by exempting it. The only thing that will make it right is Freeport must produce the UIC certification and issued a license. Until then stop work order is absolutely mandatory now. Freeport is going to keep on keeping on until someone tells them to stop. Board approved the permits. Board revokes the permit. The Buck stops there. They are it.
Board is on summer vacation for 2 weeks. We aren’t.
The beat goes on-More Rallying- RISING TIDE IN TOWN
Learn how to sing in perfect harmony and rock the world.
Subject: Two Events for Direct Action vs. Climate Change: Saturday July 16th 6-9pm, Sunday July 17th 10am
http://diablorisingtide.org/direct-action-vs-climate-change-tour-dreaming-scheming-through-california-with-rising-tide/
Event 1
WHAT: Direct Action vs. Climate Change: A night of scheming & dreaming with Rising Tide
WHEN: Saturday, July 16th at 6pm
WHERE: Library Community Room; City/County Library; 995 Palm Street; San Luis Obispo, CA
Event 2
WHAT: Direct Action vs. Climate Change: Non-Violent Direct Action Workshop
WHEN: Sunday, July 17th at 10am to 2pm
WHERE: Grange #639, 2880 Broad St, San Luis Obispo
And just an observation. It would seem that we are the only county in the United States or the world for that matter that is being inundated with 4 major issues of the century all at the exact same time. Oil trains, Fracking aka lethal injection of toxic waste, Diablo, extreme drought conditions. Any one of which could bring an ordinary community to its knees trying to fight it. Just saying we are not ordinary. And what will take us to the next level that will certainly brand us extraordinary is solidarity in thought, words and action. Every issue on our plate right now is about our safety, health and well being, on that we all agree. So if everybody does something no body has to do everything. We are all in this together and together we shall prevail.
Peace, love and solidarity.
You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.
— R. Buckminster Fuller
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