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The MLPA “Initiative” and drone surveillance
The MLPA "Initiative's" Executive Director, Ken Wiseman, was formerly chief of the Board of Governors of the California Independent System Operator Corporation, (CAISO) - the corporation that markets and manages California's electricity grid.
Photo: A modern quad-copter drone (Wired magazine)
Photo: A modern quad-copter drone (Wired magazine)
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The MLPA “Initiative” and drone surveillance
by David Gurney
With the lack of funding to provide for on-the-water support for Game Wardens to patrol MLPA North Coast fishing closures, it can reasonably be assumed that new drone technologies will be a prime method to keep fishermen out of closed MPA zones on remote Lost Coast waters.
Ironically, after the corrupt, privately funded 2010 North Coast Marine Life Protection Act "Initiative" officially refused to address questions from North Coast residents about seismic testing, sonar, oil drilling, nuclear power, ocean mining, fish farming, wind/wave energy or other ocean protections needed in the new MPA's, the California Fish and Game Commission and other agencies are now embroiled in serious controversy over plans by PG&E and Southern California Edison to sonically blast the ocean bottom looking for earthquake faults off two antiquated and leaking nuclear power plants on the Central and South Coast.
The MLPA "Initiative" on the South Coast was led by Catherine Reheis-Boyd, the leading oil industry lobbyist in the Western United States.
The MLPA "Initiative's" Executive Director, Ken Wiseman, was formerly chief of the Board of Governors of the California Independent System Operator Corporation, (CAISO) - the corporation that markets and manages California's electricity grid. Wiseman was appointed to CAISO by Arnold Scharzenegger in the wake of the Enron crisis - to, according to Wiseman, "clean up" the scandal that swept Schwarzenegger into office in a cesspool of corruption.
The 250-decibel seismic air cannons, also used by the oil industry to search for oil, would injure or kill thousands of marine mammals and millions of fish, that are seemingly in the process of recovering after five years of Central California fishing closures.
New drones, unlike radio-controlled or remotely operated planes & helicopters (like US Predator drone aircraft, flown by operators thousands of miles away) are "pilotless" and can be pre-programmed with GPS, to remain in the sky without a pilot - for as long as batteries or fuel lasts.
Britain is now the West's most surveilled nation. No longer just on lamp posts, they soon could have camera drones in the sky as well, with nobody flying them, just somebody watching the screen. Welcome to the Brave New World.
"British Police minister Damian Green has backed the use of controversial unmanned drones to patrol the UK's skies, to monitor criminal activity and provide air support.
The Home Office minister said that remotely controlled drones in the UK's skies should be treated like "any other piece of police kit."
But civil liberties campaigners have argued the lifting of UK restrictions on drones could "eliminate the difference between public and private space" and warned such technology could be used by private companies."
Article: Huffington Post -
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/10/01/minister-damian-green-police-drones-uk_n_1928084.html?utm_hp_ref=uk
More info on new drone technology: Wired Magazine -
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/06/ff_drones
The MLPA “Initiative” and drone surveillance
by David Gurney
With the lack of funding to provide for on-the-water support for Game Wardens to patrol MLPA North Coast fishing closures, it can reasonably be assumed that new drone technologies will be a prime method to keep fishermen out of closed MPA zones on remote Lost Coast waters.
Ironically, after the corrupt, privately funded 2010 North Coast Marine Life Protection Act "Initiative" officially refused to address questions from North Coast residents about seismic testing, sonar, oil drilling, nuclear power, ocean mining, fish farming, wind/wave energy or other ocean protections needed in the new MPA's, the California Fish and Game Commission and other agencies are now embroiled in serious controversy over plans by PG&E and Southern California Edison to sonically blast the ocean bottom looking for earthquake faults off two antiquated and leaking nuclear power plants on the Central and South Coast.
The MLPA "Initiative" on the South Coast was led by Catherine Reheis-Boyd, the leading oil industry lobbyist in the Western United States.
The MLPA "Initiative's" Executive Director, Ken Wiseman, was formerly chief of the Board of Governors of the California Independent System Operator Corporation, (CAISO) - the corporation that markets and manages California's electricity grid. Wiseman was appointed to CAISO by Arnold Scharzenegger in the wake of the Enron crisis - to, according to Wiseman, "clean up" the scandal that swept Schwarzenegger into office in a cesspool of corruption.
The 250-decibel seismic air cannons, also used by the oil industry to search for oil, would injure or kill thousands of marine mammals and millions of fish, that are seemingly in the process of recovering after five years of Central California fishing closures.
New drones, unlike radio-controlled or remotely operated planes & helicopters (like US Predator drone aircraft, flown by operators thousands of miles away) are "pilotless" and can be pre-programmed with GPS, to remain in the sky without a pilot - for as long as batteries or fuel lasts.
Britain is now the West's most surveilled nation. No longer just on lamp posts, they soon could have camera drones in the sky as well, with nobody flying them, just somebody watching the screen. Welcome to the Brave New World.
"British Police minister Damian Green has backed the use of controversial unmanned drones to patrol the UK's skies, to monitor criminal activity and provide air support.
The Home Office minister said that remotely controlled drones in the UK's skies should be treated like "any other piece of police kit."
But civil liberties campaigners have argued the lifting of UK restrictions on drones could "eliminate the difference between public and private space" and warned such technology could be used by private companies."
Article: Huffington Post -
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/10/01/minister-damian-green-police-drones-uk_n_1928084.html?utm_hp_ref=uk
More info on new drone technology: Wired Magazine -
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/06/ff_drones
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that's totally specious. How can you expect anyone to take this seriously? If there is no money for game wardens, how is there going to be money for game wardens to fly those things around. That does require some staff time. And if they spotted a boat or someone standing on the shoreline, wouldn't a game warden have to go out and determine if the people on the boat were fishing, or if the person on the shore had been catching abalone? Or will the helicopter drop a little paper ticket down on them.
Mr. Specious, who is too chickenshit to use your real name. All it takes is one geek with a laptop and a drone to keep an eye on the huge areas of ocean they have shut down to public access - much cheaper and easier than going out on the ocean, something you obviously know little about.
who said game wardens would be flying the damn things? As it warns in the Huff piece, private companies can be expected to take advantage of drone technology.
The private funders of the MLPA "Initiative"" closures will be more than happy to keep a cheap eye on their new holdings all by themselves - by funding their own "monitoring" projects. And call the real game wardens only when they want them.
Be careful who you call dishonest - when you use a fake, dishonest name.
The private funders of the MLPA "Initiative"" closures will be more than happy to keep a cheap eye on their new holdings all by themselves - by funding their own "monitoring" projects. And call the real game wardens only when they want them.
Be careful who you call dishonest - when you use a fake, dishonest name.
A recent contest set up in Washington, pitted drones against anti-drones. Most challengers used over the counter Radio controlled drones to physically interdict the opposing drone (low elevation and slow...but it demonstrates the vulnerability of anti-civilian drones used by the local police farces!)
the winner of the contest used his drone to jam the radio signals of the opposing drone, and all other opponents.
Read and learn. Make your instructors Proud People.
We can beat them.
We can beat them in the streets.
We can beat them in the Air,
We can beat their computers (crippled haters like the Homeland Security scum need computer links to spread their hate)
We can beat them on line, in the gardens. forests and fields....
WE CAN BEAT THEM!
Stay Strong my family!
the winner of the contest used his drone to jam the radio signals of the opposing drone, and all other opponents.
Read and learn. Make your instructors Proud People.
We can beat them.
We can beat them in the streets.
We can beat them in the Air,
We can beat their computers (crippled haters like the Homeland Security scum need computer links to spread their hate)
We can beat them on line, in the gardens. forests and fields....
WE CAN BEAT THEM!
Stay Strong my family!
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