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music Video of Albany Bulb Party to stash food on 11/09/02!
On nov 9, 2002 about 75 lbs of rice and beans was stashed at the bulb. The main instrument in in this video is a five gallon can slid in and out of 12' concrete tube. This was the creation of this instrument and the first time it was played. It is still there for any who can find it to explore.
Humans as part of a Natural Ecosystem.
The Bulb began life as a landfill in the 1960s to create land for a commercial marina. The landfill guidelines were abused and it became a toxic dump.
Simultaneously, hardy people and plants established themselves. People who lived there were forcibly removed in 1998.
It is now part of the State Park system. They plan to spend millions of dollars to create a high maintenance manicured park.
A movement is forming to establish the Bulb, within the state park system, as urban feral space, where hardy plants and animals , including humans, can continue to establish themselves and evolve in a new and unique ecosystem, w/o input from taxpayer dollars.
The Bulb began life as a landfill in the 1960s to create land for a commercial marina. The landfill guidelines were abused and it became a toxic dump.
Simultaneously, hardy people and plants established themselves. People who lived there were forcibly removed in 1998.
It is now part of the State Park system. They plan to spend millions of dollars to create a high maintenance manicured park.
A movement is forming to establish the Bulb, within the state park system, as urban feral space, where hardy plants and animals , including humans, can continue to establish themselves and evolve in a new and unique ecosystem, w/o input from taxpayer dollars.
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I'm very confused by this video. What is the purpose of putting water cooler jugs full of rice in the landfill?
And, are the levels of toxicity a danger to the rice? I think I would be afraid to eat rice that someone left in a landfill.
Thank you in advance for your explanations.
And, are the levels of toxicity a danger to the rice? I think I would be afraid to eat rice that someone left in a landfill.
Thank you in advance for your explanations.
is being undertaken because it may very well turn out that only a mass camp out/occupation will be able to stop the cruel, steel blades of the government’s bulldozers from destroying the Bulb as we know it. If sufficient supplies have been prepositioned, the powers that be wont be able to starve the campers/occupiers out quickly.
This is important because the longer such an action can be sustained, the more public support it will garner and thus the greater will be its potential for success. If it is attempted without sufficient preparation, it will fail. If it does the Bulb as we know it will be lost, and a once in a lifetime opportunity will be lost with it. If it succeeds, it will change the course of local history, save the Bulb, and alter forever how the state deals with feral space. That’s worth doing right. As with most things, the only way to do it right is to have a plan and to prepare ahead of time. Without adequate preparation, not even the best plan can be executed successfully.
It is never wise to put all one’s eggs in the same basket. So, rather than one big stash, the placing of many smaller ones is called for. They must be scattered all over the Bulb. That way, fewer of them are likely to be discovered and destroyed or stolen before they are needed. This is video is an account of the placing of only one such stash. Many, many more like it will be necessary in order for the action to succeed. How many other such stashes already exist is something known only to the people who stashed them and to a few of their most trusted friends. Those who know, do not say. Those who say, do not know.
The Bulb has many, many friends. Fortunately, some of them have the foresight to prepare for a variety of possibilities. This beloved space will not be allowed to fall under the blade without a struggle.
Everyone who loves the Bulb is encouraged to help prepare the place for a potential mass camp out/occupation, even if they do not plan to participate directly in the action itself. The role of the logistical support network is even more important to the success of a plan like this, than is that of the actual participants in the action itself. This was proven conclusively, only a few miles away, during the occupation of Alcatraz Island by Native Americans three decades ago. Logistical support is everything. Without logistical support, no occupation can succeed.
Stashing food and water is a good place to start. All the supplies must be stored in containers that will protect them from the moist the salt air, as well as from insects, and from the toxins in the soil. Shown here are a couple ways to do it. There are other ways to do it, too. Use your imagination.
Each stash needs to be inspected routinely, and rotated at appropriate intervals. As few a number of people as possible should know the location of each stash. Loose lips sink ships. Saturdays and Sundays are not the best days to stash. That’s when prying eyes flock the thickest.
Food and water are not the only things that need to be prepositioned for an effective defense of the Bulb to take place. Use your imagination. The possibilities, though not endless, are extremely varied, and the potential for success is great.
Hope for the best. Prepare for the worst.
Know that you are not alone in doing so.
This is important because the longer such an action can be sustained, the more public support it will garner and thus the greater will be its potential for success. If it is attempted without sufficient preparation, it will fail. If it does the Bulb as we know it will be lost, and a once in a lifetime opportunity will be lost with it. If it succeeds, it will change the course of local history, save the Bulb, and alter forever how the state deals with feral space. That’s worth doing right. As with most things, the only way to do it right is to have a plan and to prepare ahead of time. Without adequate preparation, not even the best plan can be executed successfully.
It is never wise to put all one’s eggs in the same basket. So, rather than one big stash, the placing of many smaller ones is called for. They must be scattered all over the Bulb. That way, fewer of them are likely to be discovered and destroyed or stolen before they are needed. This is video is an account of the placing of only one such stash. Many, many more like it will be necessary in order for the action to succeed. How many other such stashes already exist is something known only to the people who stashed them and to a few of their most trusted friends. Those who know, do not say. Those who say, do not know.
The Bulb has many, many friends. Fortunately, some of them have the foresight to prepare for a variety of possibilities. This beloved space will not be allowed to fall under the blade without a struggle.
Everyone who loves the Bulb is encouraged to help prepare the place for a potential mass camp out/occupation, even if they do not plan to participate directly in the action itself. The role of the logistical support network is even more important to the success of a plan like this, than is that of the actual participants in the action itself. This was proven conclusively, only a few miles away, during the occupation of Alcatraz Island by Native Americans three decades ago. Logistical support is everything. Without logistical support, no occupation can succeed.
Stashing food and water is a good place to start. All the supplies must be stored in containers that will protect them from the moist the salt air, as well as from insects, and from the toxins in the soil. Shown here are a couple ways to do it. There are other ways to do it, too. Use your imagination.
Each stash needs to be inspected routinely, and rotated at appropriate intervals. As few a number of people as possible should know the location of each stash. Loose lips sink ships. Saturdays and Sundays are not the best days to stash. That’s when prying eyes flock the thickest.
Food and water are not the only things that need to be prepositioned for an effective defense of the Bulb to take place. Use your imagination. The possibilities, though not endless, are extremely varied, and the potential for success is great.
Hope for the best. Prepare for the worst.
Know that you are not alone in doing so.
Actually, the really toxic spots were located and capped about 15 years ago. Relatively speaking they are few and far between.
the food is in stable concrete rubble that is clean and dry. It will probably be ok for a year or two in the reycled containers that were on hand to store it in.
Any improvement is welcome. Water in durable 5 gallon containers is especially welcome.
the food is in stable concrete rubble that is clean and dry. It will probably be ok for a year or two in the reycled containers that were on hand to store it in.
Any improvement is welcome. Water in durable 5 gallon containers is especially welcome.
even better is a still for purifying seawater
Or plans for one that could be built cheap? Solar powered models would be nice.
How about dew collectors?
Any other suggestions?
How about dew collectors?
Any other suggestions?
that is one of the best spots in the bay for windpower, behind Rio Vista (home of the bar with over 200 mounted heads of deerlike animals, giraffes, monkeys etc.). Plus, the investment for wind is smaller than solar. Even though the sierra club is trying to turn it into a natural preserve, the water and especially the sediment there is pretty toxic. The huge volume of mercury used in goldmining in the 1850s is still working its way through the bay, and you can even find whole balls of mercury in some areas, and the bulb is right across from the Richmond oil refinery superfund site. So I'd say clamdigging and fishing for things other than transitory fish would have limited potential. Apple trees and certain types of farming would be reasonable though. You could purify the water.
Here is a nice essay detailing the history of dumping of waste just north of the bulb in the richmond Field Station, which should have been illegal if it wasn't (the bulb was made via dumping of legal concrete). This makes me feel sort of bad because I've stepped in that marsh to the north and touched the dirt etc. so now I will probably get cancer. It describes the flattening of the shell mounds and the creation of acid pits:
http://www.ehs.berkeley.edu/pubs/flashpoint/22fall01/cleaninguppast.html
http://www.ehs.berkeley.edu/pubs/flashpoint/22fall01/cleaninguppast.html
First let me say I'd be all for a camp out/sit in to stop destruction of the bulb.
Second. The whole thing is a unique spot, a glimpse of the future. It should be preserved as a national treasure. Our civilization will end at some point and the ruins of our cities will probably look a lot like the bulb.
Keep me informed!
Second. The whole thing is a unique spot, a glimpse of the future. It should be preserved as a national treasure. Our civilization will end at some point and the ruins of our cities will probably look a lot like the bulb.
Keep me informed!
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