February 2019 – SLO Clean Water

Lot of negativity floating around these days. Time to do a cleanse. RECHARGE our batteries.
Hope something catches your fancy and leaves you smiling. Fun Facts. Here we go.

As of Friday Feb. 15,

that wall was 38 feet high.
whoa.
A Perfect rainbow captured in Australia. I have never seen a whole rainbow. I never knew there more to a rainbow so this is a real eye opener. wow.

Amazing Angel Oak in Georgia. What a tree!!
That’s Cassie, my favorite daughter, visiting Georgia and
on the hunt for a few acorns for dear ole mom. Success. Got 4 little angels hatching in an egg carton on my windowsill. so exciting. Kind of the closest thing to immortality I can imagine. precious seeds turning into trees that make more seeds. wow
Beware. A fence eating tree. Very rare
and now something from a legend
Who’s feeling a little stressed out? Love the Eucalyptus ideas.
14 natural remedies for anxiety and stress
Local treasure, Dave Congalton under went open
heart surgery on Valentines Day. Dave really knows
how to keep it real. I think his theme song should be
Staying Alive. Staying Alive.♫ Ah, ha, ha, ha ♫ He’s a miracle. Much much love to
a man for all seasons.
Xoxxo He is doing good
Now another miracle.
This kind of blew my mind. I think this is proof of our connection to nature and why
we feel such a kinship and love for trees. WE are family and WE got the fingerprints to prove it.

good advice.

Here is some really good news on court decisions on pipelines and oil drilling.
This shows a real change in the attitude of the courts and the activists.
Everything that happens from here on is a step in the right direction.
Oil’s days are numbered. 8-9-10. We will never go back to the way it use to be. Great time to be alive and bear witness to and part of this amazing transition.
Today, (Feb. 15, 2019) a California appellate court dismissed a despicable lawsuit brought by oil companies against @CenterForBioDiv & 2 #environmentaljustice youth groups in LA, Youth for Environmental Justice and South Central Youth Leadership Coalition. Read here: http://biodiv.us/2N8Vttl
“Using lawsuits to shut people up has long been a part of the oil industry’s playbook, but the tides are changing,” said Kassie Siegel, director of the Center for Biological Diversity’s Climate Law Institute. “This decision affirms that communities have the right to demand protection from pollution without fear of retaliation from polluters.”
Right on!!! No Fear wins the day. Demands are on the table!
And, more good news.
Energy Transfer Pipeline Project on Hold after string of violations .
Energy Transfer has been caught violating either state environmental laws or its pipeline permits over 80 times, Pennsylvania regulators said, and the company’s fines for violations have totaled $12.6 million.
Zero tolerance for criminal activity is new norm. Officials forced to do their job.This is all we want. And we know how to get it. You don’t want to mess with our legal team!

Are Investors Finally Waking up to North America’s Fracked Gas Crisis? OH YES.
Not only are investors wising up realizing that their investment is built on debt and payday is off the table and lenders are doing the numbers and even with an industry that gets $400 billion in subsides that they spend on themselves The truth is out that there is no future in gas and fracked oil.
The writing is on the wall. And if you can read and have an ounce of common sense investment opportunities and a bright future are in renewables. Oil is DOA.
How smart are our elected officials here in SLO? Can they read? Do they see the writing on the wall? Our job is to make sure they don’t do anything stupid and life threatening like approving permits from criminally convicted insane losers like Plains All American and Sentinel. Oh WE are on this BIG TIME.
Had enough good news? Well, here’s one more. This shows how there is a global reckoning in progress.
Oz: Landmark Legal Ruling Rejects Coal Mine on Climate Grounds
“This landmark decision sends a clear message to the fossil fuel industry that it cannot continue to expand if we are serious about tackling climate change.”
The ruling could have significant international ramifications, as Australia is the world’s largest exporter of coal.
Feeling better? Hope so.
There is more where that came from SLO CLEAN WATER FACEBOOK
O.k. now a heads up for coming attractions
1) Rain precursor to a Super bloom in the desert
WOW
2) If you are interested in formally presenting your views about storage of spent fuel at Diablo Canyon, please contact the Engagement Panel. Instructions are embedded in the message below. Please attend the meetings and offer your feedback!
Linda Seeley on Diablo on Facebook
3) Plains All American is applying for a redo on their pipeline disaster. They need to file an application for a permit to trespass on 37 miles of SLO County ocean front property. Don’t know what Santa Barbara and Ventura are going to do but this is simple for us. Given Plains criminal record here and their association and partnership with globally convicted criminal EXXON, A simple NO is our response. Stand by. The permit goes to the Board of Supervisors.
4) Sentinel is another one waiting in the wings for a permit from the Board. Everyone take a deep breath. Recharge your batteries and Stand by.
5) Tree Lees of the Permaculture Guild has put together a great environmental resource list of SLO County doers. We are an amazing conglomeration of caring beings. I am going to send it as an addendum.