Pigs Seen Flying in Santa Barbara
Aug. 28th, 2008 02:08 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
webfarmerI guess Hummers trump oil rigs these days.
Santa Barbara County Supervisors Give Support to Offshore Oil - New Times SLO - 27 Aug 08
"Santa Barbara County, the center of a national movement against offshore offshore oil drilling following a 1969 spill, has now, officially, changed its mind.
At an Aug. 26 hearing of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, a 3-2 majority opted to send a letter to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger requesting a change in state policy to allow the expansion of oil exploration—especially offshore drilling—in the county. The board heard presentations from county staffers and several representatives of pro- and anti-oil organizations describing the current state of oil and natural gas production in the county.
The board also listened to comments—both for and against the expansion of oil exploration—from 80 speakers, including environmentalists, economists, and concerned citizens. Heavy on the minds of everyone involved was the disastrous 1969 spill that dumped approximately 80,000 barrels of oil into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Santa Barbara."
Back to the future quote:
"I am amazed at the publicity for the loss of a few birds." - Fred L. Hartley, President, Union Oil Company
It's all under control now. Right.
Exxon Let PCBs Leak for Years Off Santa Barbara Coast - ENS - 25 Aug 08
"Between 2002 and 2005, two large electrical transformers on an Exxon Mobil offshore oil and gas platform in the Santa Barbara Channel leaked nearly 400 gallons of fluid contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls, PCBs."
"In 2005, Exxon replaced the two transformers with others that contain no PCBs, but the company 'allowed one of the transformers to leak for almost two years before repairing it,' said the EPA in a statement announcing the fine. Exxon also failed to ensure that workers who cleaned up the leaked fluid were provided with protective clothing or equipment to guard against direct contact with and inhalation of PCBs."
Santa Barbara County Supervisors Give Support to Offshore Oil - New Times SLO - 27 Aug 08
"Santa Barbara County, the center of a national movement against offshore offshore oil drilling following a 1969 spill, has now, officially, changed its mind.
At an Aug. 26 hearing of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, a 3-2 majority opted to send a letter to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger requesting a change in state policy to allow the expansion of oil exploration—especially offshore drilling—in the county. The board heard presentations from county staffers and several representatives of pro- and anti-oil organizations describing the current state of oil and natural gas production in the county.
The board also listened to comments—both for and against the expansion of oil exploration—from 80 speakers, including environmentalists, economists, and concerned citizens. Heavy on the minds of everyone involved was the disastrous 1969 spill that dumped approximately 80,000 barrels of oil into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Santa Barbara."
Back to the future quote:
"I am amazed at the publicity for the loss of a few birds." - Fred L. Hartley, President, Union Oil Company
It's all under control now. Right.
Exxon Let PCBs Leak for Years Off Santa Barbara Coast - ENS - 25 Aug 08
"Between 2002 and 2005, two large electrical transformers on an Exxon Mobil offshore oil and gas platform in the Santa Barbara Channel leaked nearly 400 gallons of fluid contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls, PCBs."
"In 2005, Exxon replaced the two transformers with others that contain no PCBs, but the company 'allowed one of the transformers to leak for almost two years before repairing it,' said the EPA in a statement announcing the fine. Exxon also failed to ensure that workers who cleaned up the leaked fluid were provided with protective clothing or equipment to guard against direct contact with and inhalation of PCBs."
