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The Five Inconvenient Truths about the MLPA Initiative  - by Dan BacherCalifornia Department of Fish and Wildlife leaders and other state officials fail to acknowledge the "inconvenient truths" about the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Initiative that the new “marine protected areas” in California were created under. Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 12:54PM 
Counter-Currents on the Run! - by Circle Ansuz Bay Area LeidangThe Circle Ansuz Bay Area Leidang has been actively pursuing Counter-Currents Publishing for the last several months. We have recently learned they are claiming to have left the Bay Area and have moved to San Diego, CA. Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 10:28AM
Blackwater to enforce California's marine protected areas  - by Dan Bacher"It's time to get tough with anglers who cross the line into our pristine marine reserves, now that the glorious network of marine protected areas, created under the most open and transparent process in world history, is in place from the California/Oregon stateline to the U.S./Mexico border," said Chuck Bonham, Director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. "Blackwater is renowned for its no-holds barred enforcement style and we want every angler to know that they will treat vio... Posted: Mon Apr 1, 2013 8:45AM
C-WIN slams Brown's call to build the twin tunnels  - by Dan BacherC-WIN’s Executive Director Carolee Krieger responded, “Governor Brown is not giving the full cost of the Peripheral Tunnels when he says it will cost $14 billion. The cost will easily exceed $60 billion by the time financing, cost overruns, mitigation, operations and maintenance are counted. Californians will spend billions for tunnels with not a drop more of water delivered to our cities and no benefits to the environment."
Photo of the Sacramento River at Hamilton City by Dan Bacher.... Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 6:57PM
School board opposes nuclear reactor in San Diego  - by indyradio.nu“If the nuclear power plant is restarted without going through a thorough safety vetting process, then it could potentially have an impact on the safety of our kids in San Diego Unified and surrounding communities.” Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 8:44AM 
Youth Panel on LGBT Equality - The Breakthrough Conversation Project - by Andra OshinskySan Diego Education Association Auditorium,
10393 San Diego Mission Rd, Suite 100 Event Date:Sat Dec 1, 2012 12:00PM Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 9:12AM
California Waterkeepers Announce New Director of Statewide Alliance - by California Coastkeeper Alliance“We’ve made huge strides in controlling pollution from pipes, but toxic runoff from agriculture operations, the urban landscape and industrial facilities still plagues our coasts, bays, and rivers,” said Aminzadeh. “It is a low profile, high-impact problem that degrades the California way of life and our state’s ocean and tourist-based economy.” Posted: Mon Nov 5, 2012 5:19PM
North-Central and Southern California MPA Guidebooks Available  - by Dan BacherThe DFG and state officials refuse to acknowledge the inconvenient truths about the MLPA Initiative. These include the fact that Catherine Reheis-Boyd, the president of the Western States Petroleum Association, served on the MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Forces for the South Coast, Central Coast, North Central Coast and North Coast.
Reheis-Boyd, a relentless advocate for offshore oil drilling, hydraulic fracturing (fracking), the Keystone XL Pipeline and the weakening of environmental laws, CHAIR... Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 12:45PM 
Commission to discuss whale-killing Diablo Canyon seismic testing  - by Dan BacherJulie Tacker, San Luis Obispo activist and former LOSCD director, summarized the tremendous risk the seismic testing presents to whales, dolphins and other marine life, as revealed on page 121 of the "Central Coastal California Seismic Imaging Project Environmental Assessment" under Section 4.12.5, Potential Numbers of 'Takes by Harassment.' (http://calcoastnews.com/2012/08/the-gory-details-of-diablos-seismic-testing)
“The worst case scenario (including a 25% contingency) ‘take’ coun... Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 11:19AM
More “seismic testing” in the works for offshore California  - by David GurneyWhether the expensive seismic surveys will be allowed to continue in the face of ever increasing evidence of the urgency to immediately and permanently shut-down both the Diablo Canyon and San Onofre nuclear power plants remains to be seen.
Photo of Alison Dettmer, Deputy Director of the California Coastal Commission. Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 7:29PM
Guide to Southern California 'marine protected areas' now available  - by Dan BacherI applaud the DFG for releasing the guide, which will enable recreational anglers and commercial fishermen to more easily follow the new regulations. However, there are five “inconvenient truths” about the alleged "marine protected areas" that the DFG fails to mention in its release and guide. Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 1:30PM
Give Southern California ratepayers and the Delta a chance  - by Dan BacherThe tunnel plan is a bad deal for salmon, Delta farmers and Southern California ratepayers. The LA Times, rather than saying "Give the Bay Delta Conservation Plan a chance," should proclaim, "Give salmon, the Delta and Southern California ratepayers a chance."
Photo of California Aqueduct courtesy of Wikipedia. Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 10:53AM
Corrupt CPUC Chair Peevy And Utility Controlled Commission Delays Full Probe Of NUKE Plant  - by repost Corrupt California PUC Chair Michael Peevey and the utility controlled commission are refusing to do a full investigation of the San Onofre NUKE plant outage and leak causing the shutdown. Peevey appointed by former governor Gray Davis was an executive of Southern California Edison and is still taking money from them while on the commission that is supposed to regulate these utilities. Posted: Fri Aug 3, 2012 6:16AM
Conflicts of interest, terminally flawed science taint MLPA Initiative  - by Dan BacherWhile Michelle Woo's article in the Orange County Weekly is much more fair and fact-based than most other pieces written about the alleged "marine protected areas" that went into effect in Southern California on January 1, there are five "inconvenient truths" about the MLPA fiasco that Woo is apparently not aware of. Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 10:25PM
'Marine guardian' lobbies to weaken climate change regulations  - by Dan Bacher"The current fuels policies will have significant unintended consequences on California's refiners, and consequently their employees, consumers and the state," claimed Catherine Reheis-Boyd, President of the Western States Petroleum Association, who served as Chair of the MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force for the South Coast. "California can and should continue to play a leadership role on climate change polices but we need to begin now to chart a new course for securing our emission reduction goal... Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 10:09AM
Diver convicted of poaching lobsters in marine reserve  - by Dan BacherWhile a poacher was fined over $20,000 and sentenced to a week in jail for poaching 47 lobsters inside a "marine protected area," the state and federal governments are allowed to kill tens of millions of fish every year with impunity in order to export massive amounts of Delta water to wealthy corporate agribusiness interests on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley and southern California water agencies. There is no "Wild Justice" for the millions of Sacramento splittail, striped bass, thr... Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 2:27AM
Bay MLPA process delayed until peripheral canal plan completed  - by Dan Bacher"We look forward to continuing to work with all local, state and federal agencies dedicated to ensuring successful marine planning and protection for San Francisco Bay subsequent to completing planning efforts in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta," said Secretary for Natural Resources John Laird and Director of Fish and Game Chuck Bonham. Posted: Mon May 7, 2012 5:33PM
May 1st Day of Action  - by SD BEATMultiple locations. Begins at San Diego City College at 11 am. Park Blvd in front of B-Bldg at San Diego City College Event Date:Tue May 1, 2012 11:00AM Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 8:34AM
Blackwater to enforce 'Yosemites of the Sea'  - by Dan BacherThe DFG on April Fool's Day announced its new, nonsense approach to Fish and Game Code violations - and its innovative "solution" to enforcing the landmark "Yosemites of the Sea." Posted: Tue Apr 3, 2012 8:05AM
Emergency Benefit in SAN DIEGO for Santa Cruz Indymedia Journos Charged with Conspiracy  - by indymedistaPurple Haus
2561 44th Street
San Diego 92105 Event Date:Fri Mar 30, 2012 6:30PM Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 3:27PM |