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Saturday, July 17, 2010

we're on fire...again

and this time taxpayer funded firefighters are protecting the mecca for government hating taxpayer haters...the reagan ranch.
a 20-acre fire burning in the gaviota hills is threatening reagan ranch and other residences in the foothills of santa barbara county. - keyt
republicans are willing to let our economy and society crumble because it will cost taxpayers...
i say we let their little gang hideout burn...because, wait for it...it will cost taxpayers.

save the taxpayers' houses. let the taxpayer haters' mecca burn.

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posted by Cookie Jill at 4:03 PM | 1 comments

Sunday, July 11, 2010

environmental news story sunday

for those pesky little important stories that no one on the talking head shows this mornings really wants to talk about.

growers, environmentalists spar over proposed water quality rules. - proposed rules to clean up central coast waters could damage agriculture and put thousands of farmworkers out of work, according to growers. - santa cruz sentinel

switch off desal, say water utilities. - power-hungry desal plants should be mothballed when dams are full to protect against soaring bills, the nation's water utilities say - sydney australian

water: act now to conserve the new oil. - water is the new oil. in the same way that the 1973 oil crisis forced americans to scrutinize their reliance on fossil fuels, today's water shortages and rising occurrence of contaminated water supplies are shining a spotlight on our seemingly ubiquitous supply of h20. - fortune

bolivia wildfire threatens world's largest wetland. - a huge wildfire in bolivia threatened wednesday parts of the pantanal, the world's largest wetland which is a popular tourist attraction and home to thousands of species of plants and animals - afp

a river's reckoning. - chicago likes to think of the filth flowing in its namesake river as nobody's business but its own, and for most of the last century that might have been true. but today that dirty water has become a problem for all the great lakes - the world's largest freshwater system and a drinking water source for 40 million people. - milwaukee journal sentinel

beekeepers credit healthy hives to protection from pesticides. - the usda has released a report stating that ccd may be caused by a fungus and a group of viruses — something beekeeper phillip raines believes comes from migratory bees being exposed to numerous amounts of chemicals and pesticides - rockford register star

a truly toxic issue. - modern life is saturated with carcinogenic chemicals. but without regulation, just how are we supposed to avoid them? - london guardian

dna patent ruling hinders monsanto. - a decision by the european court of justice on a dna patent held by global seed company monsanto has caused a stir in the biotechnology industry, with concerns that the ruling could limit the protection companies enjoy on their european patents. - nature

in the panhandle, the 'summer of oil' seems endless. - in ways big and small, the deepwater horizon disaster is reshaping the gulf coast. it's doing more than damaging the tourism and fishing industries; it's permeating the air people breathe and the way they think and feel, altering habits formed over a lifetime. - st. petersburg times

attorney general hints bp's partners may face criminal investigation. - companies partnered with bp in developing the crippled macondo well in the gulf of mexico could possibly also be targeted in the sweeping criminal investigation under way in washington, according to eric holder, the us attorney general. - london independent

presidential commission seeks 'to give voice to the region.' - an independent commission formed by president barack obama to look at the root causes of the gulf of mexico oil disaster and the proper process for combating such catastrophes in the future holds its first public hearing monday in new orleans - nola times picayune

how-to limit your bpa exposure plus healthy alternatives. - for twenty plus years, scientists have proven the harmful effects of bisphenol-a, a synthetic estrogen found in everyday products - london independent

political landmark for bpa ban. - when a bill to ban a common plastic additive in feeding products for young children passed the assembly on july 1, it marked a milestone in state legislative efforts to regulate bisphenol a - contra costa times

fda nears approval of genetically engineered salmon. - they may not be the 500-pound "frankenfish" that some researchers were talking about 10 years ago, but a massachusetts company says it's on the verge of receiving federal approval to market a quick-growing atlantic salmon that's been genetically modified with help from a pacific chinook salmon. - mcclatchy

fish rescued as rivers dry up in drought. - experts say the last six months have been the driest since 1953, leaving large swathes of wales, the lake district and most of scotland in the grip of drought.

eco warrior's pacific journey shows how 'dumb plastic' is killing our seas. - david de rothschild set out on a mammoth ocean crossing aboard his recycled yacht to highlight pollution of earth's waters – but even he was shocked by what he found. - london observer

tuvalu faces uncertain future. - the tiny island nation of tuvalu is the lowest lying nation on earth and is struggling with the effects of rising sea levels and frequent storm surges. but there are plenty of other problems facing its inhabitants, whose home could be seen as the canary of the pacific. - new zealand press association

six lessons from the bp oil spill. - the tragedy of the bp oil spill has taught us about regulations, technology, and how our energy diet must change - christian science monitor

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Wednesday, May 05, 2010

one year ago today


Santa Barbara Fires May 09_from Carpinteria 11
Originally uploaded by james prola
the jesusita fire began it's rampage.

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Saturday, October 03, 2009

planes have been buzzing us constantly

back and forth. back and forth. i feel like i am in a war zone...and in a sense, i am. in the heavily forested zone in the war against wild fires. our arsonel? hydromulch.
while six smaller fixed-wing aircraft ferry load after load of a thick green substance known as “hydromulch” from the airport, at rancho san fernando the huge erickson air-crane known as a “heavy lift” sucks up from 1,800-2,000 gallons of it, lifts off, and within minutes is back on the ground ready for the next load. - santa barbara independent

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Monday, September 28, 2009

oh great

about 80% of ca's wildfire fighting budget spent.
37-million dollars remain in the state budget for battling wildfires, with the typically most active month for blazes still ahead.

...if this year’s firefighting expenses go over the top...then the state will begin dipping into it’s 500-million dollar reserve.

that’s the so-called “rainy day” fund - cpr radio

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Saturday, September 05, 2009

bless those socialist


STATIONFIRE 155
Originally uploaded by NEWSMAN91
fire departments.

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Monday, August 31, 2009

people unclear of the concept

of fire evacuation.

when the station fire barreled toward their community in the gold canyon area, they refused to leave.

but then firefighters set backfires in the area, and now the five residents are asking to be rescued, according to authorities.

the problem is there is no way to get to them. - latte times

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Sunday, August 30, 2009

station fire expected to reach mt. wilson

the fire burning in angeles national forest is approaching the historic solar observatory and television transmission towers atop mt. wilson, according to los angeles county fire officials.

the communications towers house transmitters for every major television station in los angeles.

“we expect it to get there in the next two to four hours,” said county fire capt. mark savage.
- latimes

Bad Reception?
Originally uploaded by iseemooi

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Saturday, August 29, 2009

the san gabriel foothills are burning


La Canada Station Fire Foz-Tech Drop 2
Originally uploaded by jrzedevl

and it's not looking pretty.

a brush fire burning in the angeles national forest north of la canada flintridge has expanded to at least 20,000 acres, according to fire officials, knocking out power to hundreds of homes and forcing evacuations in a number of communities.

..."it's moved over to altadena, southeast of where it stated, it's moved north, east and southwest. it's been basically moving all over the place," forest service spokesman bruce quintelier said. - ktla
and some rocket scientists are sweating...the fire is approaching the nasa's jet propulsion lab.



Fire above JPL


Station fire - JPL

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Thursday, August 27, 2009

we're on fire....again

this time down in rancho p.v. (palos verdes)
a brush fire in rancho palos verdes is spreading rapidly, endangering homes and forcing evacuations.

...structures, including homes, are threatened and immediate evacuation orders have been issued in the portuguese bend area of rancho palos verdes.

power lines, alight with flames, were spotted by the ktla sky 5 chopper.

the fire climbed from 1 to 3 alarms within a time frame of about half an hour - ktla


then there's the fire heading toward la canada-flintridge, the one in san bernardino, the one in santa clarita and the one in yosemite.

cr*p.

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Monday, August 10, 2009

it's the pits...but not the tar pits

the la brea fire continues to grow here in sb county.
more than 600 firefighters are now battling a fast-moving blaze that's grown to more than ten-thousand acres -- in a remote part of the los padres national forest in northern santa barbara county. - knx
tack on some more moolah to the california budgetary money pit.

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Sunday, July 19, 2009

someone else is on fire this time

our neighbors up in gorgeous british columbia.
b.c. fire forces 11,000 to evacuate
we know this evacuation from monster fires all too well. our thoughts and prayers are with all affected. santa bar-b-que-ians are canadians today, eh.

*update* well...i spoke too soon. we are on fire...again.

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Thursday, July 16, 2009

someone else is on fire this time

ahhh...it's only texas.

oh...and the republican governor who lambasts "liberal" spending from the federal government. well, seems he wants government help and moolah to help fight the fires in the 167 counties he has declared disaster areas.

since june 25, wildfires have scorched around 10,000 acres and threatened around 150 homes.

brown said the fires are becoming too large for local fire departments to handle without help from the forest service. tuesday was particularly bad for grass fires in palo pinto county, where a fire burned near the mineral wells airport. in jack county, 600 acres were destroyed, he said. - forth worth star-telegram

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Saturday, July 11, 2009

skippy's saturday nite music club

a true torch song from judy garland

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Thursday, July 09, 2009

weed whacker goes bad

and causes havoc, fear and loathing on "the pass." oh, yeah....and a fire.
visitors to the getty center and mount st. mary's college are ushered from the facilities. the apparent accidental blaze shuts down part of sepulveda boulevard and two 405 offramps. - latte times

can you say "traffic nightmare"

Los Angeles From Getty
Originally uploaded by santa barbarian

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Friday, May 08, 2009

smoke is billowing everywhere

and setting off the alarms in my friends' house. don't know where other friends are and if they are ok. the evac center is full to capacity...another opened over at ucsb. it's past midnight and still 80+ degrees.

very unsettled. a little on edge. hoping this firestorm hell ends soon.

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Wednesday, May 06, 2009

oooppss..

spoke too soon. evacuated yet again. at least this time my friend got the humane society to come pack up the tortoise (with duck tape i.d. tag) and the chickens.

everyone safe...but scattered to the winds. just like the flames.

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posted by Cookie Jill at 6:24 PM | 1 comments

and thus the fire season

gets into high gear. whew...that was a close one.

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Friday, April 24, 2009

we're not on fire out here on the left coast

but the right coast isn't so lucky. our hearts go out to them. we feel their crispy pain.

fueled by waxy undergrowth and unpredictable winds, wildfires across a large swath of inland horry county destroyed dozens of homes and displaced thousands of residents thursday, leaving a smoky scar across the sky, scorch marks across the land and fears of more destruction to come.

the fires could burn for days, officials said, but conditions for fighting them were expected to improve thursday night. those same conditions - low wind and high humidity - will make for a friday filled with dense smoke and fog, officials warned. - the news & observer

and we're really not out of the "woods" yet in terms of being safe...we're entering our high fire season a little early and we don't have much water to deal with the parched "wild fire food" that our state offers up.
california is bracing for another year of bad wildfires as a thin mountain snowpack, parched vegetation and an early heat wave signal a third consecutive year of drought.

recent surveys by the state of california and the u.s. forest service found the sierra snowpack to be 80% of normal, and the moisture content in brush and grasses to be drier than usual by this time of year. - ustoady

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Monday, March 02, 2009

putting the outback on the barbie

the winds are back in drought striken australia.
strong winds are whipping through victoria at speeds of up to 125kmh, forcing firefighters to pull out of bushfire areas over fears of falling branches - the age

we californians are all australians these perilous inferno days.

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