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Water Use Concerns Flood Frac Meetings and DOGGR Workshops Statewide - by Tomas DiFioreSteam Injection Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods Might Use More Water Than Fracking
Admittedly, knowledge not to scale; as the numbers of wells in 'mature' oil fields that employ Steam Injection EOR efforts in the State of California and it's major oil and gas producing counties is not tracked and aggregated and thus is not available to Agencies or the public. 60 Million Gallons Turned To Steam Per Day - Compared to the water usage of a single family of four, in a 3 bedroom household, that's ro... Posted: Sat Apr 6, 2013 6:52AM
Slavery in California ~ UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon - by khubaka, michael harrisSlavery in California is remembered at the foot of J Street, Old Sacramento Embarcadero, Monday, March 25, 2013. In Sacramento, enslaved human beings "property" as legally defined in the US Constitution and later shared in the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision were auctioned. "Mining for Freedom" is the tip of a huge iceberg yet officially recognized or documented. It may be time for the California State Legislature to open the offical archives and join the United Nations, International Da... Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 11:36AM
National Ag Day for All ~ Celebrating the Contributions of Farmers and Ranchers - by khubaka, michael harrisNot long ago, I recall well an introductory meeting US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack at the USDA Headquarters in Washington D.C., in a multi-agency, multi billion dollar construct... "Black Agriculture elders were focused on crumbs for the rich man table..." Today, Black Agriculture producers remain the canary in the mine shaft, covered in soot and lungs filled with ashe. US Ag Public Policy mandates the ongoing destruction of Black Agriculture Producers, a product now valued for global... Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 8:33AM
BLM Office In Bakersfield Is Not Performing Casing Or Cementing Inspections - by Tomas DiFioreThe 2013 update of “Law and Order in the Oil and Gas Fields” which analyzes state inspection data from five western oil-producing states, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota and Wyoming, as well as the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) data in the same 5 states Findings include a similar recurring theme as the “Bakersfield BLM Office” in the 2011 Internal Control Review (ICR) the BLM conducted of it's onshore oil and gas Inspection and Enforcement (I&E) program. Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 9:14PM
California Fracking: High Risk and a Real Crisis of Confidence - by Tomas DiFiore“Make the distinction between fracking for oil and fracking for gas. The oil industry is running around saying, those are the problems you have with gas development in the east, but the regulations that you put into place called 'fracking' shouldn't matter that the technology changes, you don't know that they may be fracking for gas in ten years around here. The expansion of fracking brings with it new challenges.” Senator Bill Monning Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 11:37AM
Indigenosity, Aboriginality, and the Dubious Concept of Indigenization - by Clyde HodgeThis is a short essay on the definition of words that are used to define Native American Indians and the subsequent intended and unintended effects. Posted: Sun Feb 3, 2013 9:56AM
Natural Gas Supply Outpacing Demand Growth - Ban Exports of LNG - by Tomas DiFioreHow can the US “high-volume high pressure” production of (fracked) LNG be the cheapest on the global market? Maybe it's because the water is free. The sand is free. Ban fracking sand mining now! Sand mining for purposes of fracking will likely become a controversial issue this Legislative session (2013) And the 'fracking fluid' is probably leftover industrial waste, a liability turned to asset. It's the Tao Of The Corporate Way. We Oppose Unless They Disclose (Monterey slogan) Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 1:22PM
Rosa Parks ~ Dreams of Africa in Alabama Still Alive - by Khubaka, Michael HarrisThe authentic lifetime legacy of Rosa Louise McCauley Parks will unfold in the US Capitol Statuary Hall. Globally, Heads of State, Captains of Industry and Women of all faiths will indeed stand with a few good men to recognize the legacy of a common women with uncommon courage. A living legacy continues to spring from the red clay of Alabama in a good way... Posted: Wed Jan 9, 2013 1:04AM
Let's Grow Act of 2012 ~ Creating new USDA complimentary services throughout Urban America - by michael harrisCongresswomen Marcia L. Fudge, newly elected Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, holds a powerful position on the House Agriculture Committee. If the Let's Grow Act of 2012 is included in the nearly 1 Trillion dollar allocation of tax payer resources, then there will be less hunger throughout America. Black Agriculture will do our part to share the vision throughout America. Now is the time to move and support improving access to fresh and nutritious food in our communities, nationwid... Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 9:26AM
SEIU Nationally And In California Colluding With “trigger laws” And NEA Pres Lauds Film - by Steve ZeltzerPrivatizer and union busting Secretary of Education Arnie Duncan visited California and went to Sacramento where he was met with a picket. He is pushing the "trigger laws" and helping privatizer Michelle Rhee attack teacher unions in the effort to push charter schools. Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 9:43AM
Over 60 Occupy Monsanto Actions Planned for the Week of Sept 17th - by Adam EidingerAn expanding network of concerned individuals known as Occupy Monsanto has emerged over the past 8 months staging numerous protests at companies connected to the global trade of genetically engineered foods, also known as GMOs. The network announced today that on September 17, 2012 protests will begin for an entire week in St. Louis, home of the Monsanto Corporation, and across the US including California where voters will decide if they will label GMOs this election and worldwide in Argentin... Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 4:56PM
Socialist Party Candidate Alexander Calls Obamacare Another Corporate Giveaway - by Billy WhartonObama’s policy was based on the original sin of allowing the pharmaceutical companies off the hook. He then followed this up by pledging public funds to subsidize junk healthcare plans, coercing Americans into purchasing these plans and silencing the voices of single-payer healthcare advocates. Obamacare is not healthcare reform; it is just another corporate giveaway by the Obama administration. Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 10:10AM
Presidential Candidate Stewart Alexander Deciphers Latest Jobs Report - by Mimi SoltysikThe Socialist Party USA Presidential Candidate Stewart Alexander says that the most recent jobs report represents the bankruptcy of Obama’s economic policy. Posted: Sun Jun 3, 2012 2:45PM
Bringing the War Home - by Marti Hiken and Luke HikenBringing the War Home -- A Discussion of Expanded Police Dominance throughout the Nation Posted: Wed Apr 4, 2012 1:45PM
March 20 2012 Travus T. Hipp Morning News & Commentary: #AmericanSpring (audio/mpeg 6.3MB) - by Travus T. Hipp - Cabale News ServiceMarch 20 2012 Travus T. Hipp Morning News & Commentary: #AmericanSpring... All It Takes Is 20 Dedicated Citizens Out Of 100 To Make History Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 11:28AM
California Ag Day ~ Expanding California African Trade and Commerce - by michael harrisExpanding California African Trade and Commerce, a decade long conversation at the local, state, national and international level, is poised to celebrate major progress in the "Greatest Garden in the World." Together we will continue to build cultural identification, technical education toward mutually beneficial economic development. South African Agriculture Minister, Tina Jomat-Patterson is providing a format for the African Union to consider, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is pr... Posted: Fri Mar 2, 2012 1:37PM
CA Charter Schools Grow Amid Questions of Corrupt Conflicts Including Sac Mayor Johnson - by repost There is a systemic conflict of interest in California schools in which the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Walton Family Foundation (Wal-Mart Inc.) are illegally placing lobbyists on school boards and other government agencies where they vote on public money going to charters owned by them. This also includes Sacramento mayor and his "non-profit" St. Hope Foundation which is funded by the Gates Foundation. These
CA Charter School Grow Amid Questions of Corrupt Conflicts Including ... Posted: Sat Feb 4, 2012 7:48PM
Toxic-time-bomb spawned two-headed Brown trout in Yellowstone National Park Ecosystem - by Patrick Porgans It’s official! This is not a fish story. A two-headed wild Brown trout spawned in the Salt River sub-unit of the upper Snake River drainage watershed, which is within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Posted: Wed Feb 1, 2012 7:11PM
U.S. Election 2012: Alexander and Mendoza Gives Perspective on US Jobs Situation - by By Veronica Nowakowski“We aren’t making economic progress,” says Stewart Alexander, Presidential Candidate for the Socialist Party USA, “we are simply going through a long term process of replacing poorly paying jobs with even worse jobs while corporate profits soar. The only ‘change’ Obama has given us jingles in our pockets.” Posted: Sun Nov 6, 2011 10:17AM
Trout Unlimited Supports Legislation to Address Virus Outbreak in Pacific Salmon - by Dan Bacher "The sooner we can get a handle on what’s causing the outbreak and take steps to prevent the spread to Alaska waters, the better,” said Tim Bristol, director of Trout Unlimited, Alaska Program.
Photo of spawning sockeye salmon courtesy of Travis Nelson, Washington Dept. of Fish & Wildlife. Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:16PM |