#montereycountynow — Public Fediverse posts

Eight new #gas and #OilWells have been approved for San Ardo.

“These enhanced# oil recovery methods come with all the risks of traditional production,” says Cooper Kass, an attorney with the Center for Biological Diversity, a watchdog organization which has filed multiple lawsuits regarding California’s oil and gas industry. “They also bring a number of additional risks, including the potential for the high-pressure injection to damage the wellbore and/or crack the surrounding rock, which could lead to migration and #groundwater contamination.”—Report by Katie Rodriguez, #MontereyCountyNow

#ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #SalinasValley #MontereyCounty #SanArdo #AeraEnergy #BigOil #ExxonMobil #Shell https://www.montereycountynow.com/news/local_news/eight-new-gas-and-oil-wells-have-been-approved-for-san-ardo/article_1ec8a978-68de-481d-b262-535169e8f93b.html#tncms-source=mosaic

"It is easy to publish things on the internet. It’s a little more time-consuming to report, write, edit and fact-check things." —Sara Rubin, #MontereyCountyNow

#AI #news #AIslop #media #journalism #integrity #plagiarism #ethics

https://www.montereycountynow.com/opinion/local_spin/a-proliferation-of-ai-assisted-local-news-sites-runs-the-gamut/article_677d8fe9-99f2-4a88-8cff-ae30ac8f0caa.html#tncms-source=mosaic

"The Imjin Parkway project helps vehicles—and pedestrians—get to where they need to go much smoother.

"There’s so much detail in these panels, but don’t get distracted by them as you drive [or bike] through. Go for a walk in the area instead to appreciate them.”—Erik Chalhoub, #MontereyCountyWeekly #MontereyCountyNow
https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/opinion_blog/the-imjin-parkway-project-helps-vehicles-and-pedestrians-get-to-where-they-need-to-go/article_612d84dd-1e35-47ac-93ec-d88ed1e74db0.html

From Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) - "A collection of helpful advice and practices to help different vehicles navigate the district's #roundabouts”:

https://www.tamcmonterey.org/roundabouts
https://www.tamcmonterey.org/for-large-vehicles
https://www.tamcmonterey.org/tips-for-vehicles
https://www.tamcmonterey.org/for-bikes-pedestrians

#MontereyCounty #infrastructure #roundabout #bike #walk #drive #skate #scoot

“'Seth Pollack spent his life teaching people how to see clearly – to look past easy narratives, sit with complexity, and do the hard work of understanding. It is a painful irony that in the days after his death, the story of how he died became one of those easy, inaccurate narratives.'

"They [Pollack’s family] are referring to a CHP [California Highway Patrol] statement immediately following the crash that Pollack was on the wrong side of the street, later determined to be unfounded.”
—Sara Rubin, #MontereyCountyNow

https://www.montereycountynow.com/opinion/local_spin/criminal-charges-and-a-lawsuit-seek-justice-for-a-slain-bicyclist-s-family/article_934a0c54-165c-4a2a-9d8f-d431919ce661.html

#MontereyCounty #FatalCollisions #PebbleBeach #SethPollack #RestInPeaceSethPollack #cycling #biking #BikeTooter #TrafficSafety #justice

“County officials update their website with road closures right away, but map apps like #Waze and #GoogleMaps rely on user input and might be a little slower to reflect reality on the road.”—Sara Rubin, #MontereyCountyNow https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/opinion_blog/it-s-just-a-normal-winter-day-with-a-reminder-that-the-weather-is-humbling/article_73ab51ed-cdc2-4109-8ff9-51dda7ab1944.html#tncms-source=mosaic

#RoadClosures #Weather #CAwx #RoadConditions #MontereyCounty #rain #flooding #wind #PowerOutages #storm #Hwy1 #BigSur #CaliforniaHighways

Honoring the life of service of Seth Pollack, who died December 5 following a traffic collision while cycling.
https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_blog/seth-pollack-who-led-csumbs-service-learning-institute-for-25-years-dies-in-a-bicycle/article_bbadd2b5-83c1-49f7-9749-8274dff73d7c.html

https://bikemonterey.org/in-memory-of-seth-pollack.html

Funeral scheduled for Dec 10, 10-11 a.m. at Congregation Beth Israel, Carmel Valley. Livestream also anticipated. https://www.carmelbethisrael.org/event/memorial-service-for-seth-pollack.html

#RestInPeaceSethPollack

#Mensch #MontereyCountyNow #MontereyCounty #NewYork #BoulderColorado #PeaceCorps #Mali #Fulbright #Jewish #Peacemaker #Israel #Palestine #Privilege #SocialJustice #SocialChange #Jstreet #HigherEducation #Stanford #EuropeanUnion #FulbrightSchumanScholar #RIP