Ocean Outfall Group Comments to BOEM (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management) about Massive Offshore Wind Farm Proposed for Morro Bay:
'Disruptionado'
I went to a meeting late last night about an energy idea that was not so bright Thousands of turbines 700 feet tall and migrating creatures hated them all The spin doctors they were there of course The greedy little bastards were out in force I left it to others to succumb to seduction I instead waved a sign and administered disruption There were several politicians there I recognized A newly elected with dollar signs in her eyes And a San Luis Supervisor who wanted seismic testing "E mail me" he said, but I knew he was jesting There was Boem* who told me, "we'll be careful not to spoil" But I reminded them they were in league with big oil There was the CEC* and the DOD* And a creepy coastkeeper, my sworn enemy There was a Harbor Department employee There to find out 'what's in it for me?' But the worst of the worst and a slime most vile Was the Commercial Fishing President, brain of a child He turned around to see me and he acted rude "I don't want you behind me!' I answered, "Shut up dude." I collected cards, I had made some friends These assaults upon our ocean, well, it never ends jr My best question of the night, "From the first time one of these turbines generates electricity, how long until you come back with a 'Turbines-to-Reefs' proposal?" My official submitted comments: *Likelihood these turbines will go the way of 'rigs to reefs' 'ships to reefs' *Migratory birds take enormous evasive action resulting in poor feeding and rest and ultimate extinction *Project will prolong life of dangerous 'fire wires', which cost billions of dollars in damage (Camp fire alone cost 7 billion so far!) *Danger to whales, navigational hazard *Energy not needed; June 2017 Calif. PAID Arizona to take excess electricity to protect infrastructure from damage! *Home and business rooftop solar is the way to go *All life on Earth has been solar powered from the beginning. Probably a good reason for that. *Solar power is free, clean and endless Joey Racano, Director Ocean Outfall Group For more info, join our facebook page: Stop the Morro Bay OffShore Wind Farm *Bureau of Ocean Energy Management *California Energy Commission *Department of Defense |
OOG: IF YOU USE THE OCEAN TO DUMP DIRTY SEWAGE, WE ARE YOUR PROBLEM!
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Thank You Whales IV was another success and we say thank you to those great people, whales and organizations who made it happen this year!
http://www.ksby.com/story/29791910/thank-you-whales-aims-to-raise-awareness-about-marine-life
Thank you to all who joined us afterward on Old Port Beach for this year's sunset spiritual gathering, led by Fred Collins, Tribal Administrator for the Coastal Band of Chumash!
Learn more here or take immediate action on our new PETITION PAGE...(click 'more')
The Ocean Outfall Group doesn't like plastic in the ocean. But we don't campaign against it. We don't like cigarette butts on the beach, but we leave that battle to someone else. And we absolutely despise plastic bags. Turtles -who naturally eat jellyfish- can eat plastic bags by mistake and get them stuck in their intestinal tract and die. But again, that's not our pet peeve. What the Ocean Outfall Group does, though, is tackle the big, scary issues no one else will touch with a ten foot pole. Issues like SEA WATER DESALINATION, SEISMIC TESTING, NAVY SONAR, POWER PLANT SEA WATER COOLING INTAKES, and even that little handle on your toilet bowl. It sure is easy to flip that lever now, isn't it? Everybody does it. In the immortal words of Mel Brooks, "C'mon, you know you do it. Everybody does it- I just did it, I'm ready to do it again!"
But few ever stop to wonder, what happens to the rather unglamorous contents of that bowl after the lever is flipped. There's a bumper sticker that says, FLUSH HARD, IT'S A LONG WAY TO THE BEACH'. And, unfortunately, that about sums it up.
Not everybody has the time to look into such things and that's where organizations like the Ocean Outfall Group come in. We have a pretty good handle on who dumps what, where, and how much. We also have a good grasp on the level of treatment a municipalities discharge receives before being unceremoniously jettisoned into our precious ocean, mother of our species, provider of all our fish and half the air we breathe. Most folks don't even know we dump our sewage into the ocean, much less that places like San Diego do it using a 'waiver' that allows for extra fecal debris in the discharge! And you might even ask, why do we dump it in the ocean at all? -and you'd have an excellent point! Well, here's to cleaning up our act, not only in California, but nationally and even internationally.
Some of the people who should be taking care of our sea and sea creatures, instead don't act as they should and do bad things. Even people who mean well, can be, well, mean. Listen to this speech below that I made recently to the California Coastal Commission (who we support very strongly!). Sometimes, truth is indeed stranger than fiction...
Below: OOG Director Joey Racano tells California Coastal Commissioners about Otters being surgically implanted with PG&E electronic devices!
But few ever stop to wonder, what happens to the rather unglamorous contents of that bowl after the lever is flipped. There's a bumper sticker that says, FLUSH HARD, IT'S A LONG WAY TO THE BEACH'. And, unfortunately, that about sums it up.
Not everybody has the time to look into such things and that's where organizations like the Ocean Outfall Group come in. We have a pretty good handle on who dumps what, where, and how much. We also have a good grasp on the level of treatment a municipalities discharge receives before being unceremoniously jettisoned into our precious ocean, mother of our species, provider of all our fish and half the air we breathe. Most folks don't even know we dump our sewage into the ocean, much less that places like San Diego do it using a 'waiver' that allows for extra fecal debris in the discharge! And you might even ask, why do we dump it in the ocean at all? -and you'd have an excellent point! Well, here's to cleaning up our act, not only in California, but nationally and even internationally.
Some of the people who should be taking care of our sea and sea creatures, instead don't act as they should and do bad things. Even people who mean well, can be, well, mean. Listen to this speech below that I made recently to the California Coastal Commission (who we support very strongly!). Sometimes, truth is indeed stranger than fiction...
Below: OOG Director Joey Racano tells California Coastal Commissioners about Otters being surgically implanted with PG&E electronic devices!
Below: Coalition of activists celebrate Seismic Victory over PG&E
Thank You Sea Shepherd, Oceana, Santa Barbara Sierra Club, San Luis Bay Surfrider, Chumash peoples, Susan Jordan and League for Coastal Protection, Lyndia Leonard and Whale and Dolphin Watch, Gershon Cohen and Great Whale Conservancy, Ocean Defenders Alliance, Oriana Kalama and Ocean Defender Hawaii, Sara and Larry Wan and Western Alliance for Nature, Marcia Hanscomb and Wetlands Action Network, and special thanks to Phil Kline and GREENPEACE USA!
Also, thanks to the following people and agencies: California Fish and Wildlife Commission, California Coastal Commission, California State Resources Agency, and Resource Secretary John Laird, Mellissa Miller-Henson, Ken Wiseman, Sonke Mastrup, and especially, Cat Kuhlman.
And of course, Thank You Whales! photo below by Dan Bacher:
Petition Delivered: OOG Director Joey Racano hand delivers a Moveon petition asking the Central Coast Aquarium in Avila California to set a release date for two baby Giant Pacific Octopi caught in a prawn trap in Morro Bay:
