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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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"Three people are killed in one weekend amid dystopian reality of Car Week.”—Sara Rubin, #MontereyCountyNow
Juan Roberto Lopez-Gomez of Gonzales, biking
Brian Roberts of Big Sur, walking
Jerrod Tyson Chapman-Marshall of East SF Bay, riding in a car#TrafficSafety #CarWeek #MontereyCounty #StreetsAreForEveryone #TrafficDeaths #TrafficFatalities
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The Ag Commissioner's Office has a message for #CarWeek visitors: Keep pests away. - Report by
Sara Rubin, #MontereyCountyNow"He is urging visitors to take a few minutes to check their #cars (including the wheel wells) and trailers to look for spongy moths and spotted lanternflies in particular, which can do serious damage on #agricultural crops, urban landscapes and #forests.” https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_blog/the-ag-commissioners-office-has-a-message-for-car-week-visitors-keep-pests-away/article_1fe024d9-f1fe-4c05-9325-2616fc733fb3.html
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"The study suggests, among other ideas, that the trolley could be expanded beyond summer months and utilized to connect not just #Monterey and P.G. [#PacificGrove], but even more of the #MontereyPeninsula, creating a #CarFree way to get around.”— @pammarino #MontereyCountyNow https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/opinion_blog/expanding-trolley-service-is-just-an-idea-for-now-but-it-should-be-pursued/article_31f82d12-7b88-48be-8d01-ba2c4cb0b975.html
BTW, there are bicycle racks on trolleys too. Tips for taking your bike aboard a trolley or a large or small MST #bus: https://bikemonterey.org/monterey-salinas-transits-summer-trolley-service.html
#PublicTransit #MontereySalinasTransit #MontereyCounty #CarbonEmissions #transportation #trolleys
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“E-bikes are part of a solution for our #transportation problems, our #climate problems and for our municipal #budget problems. And finding a way to rebalance our #infrastructure so that pedestrians, bicycles and cars can coexist is in everyone’s best interest.” - Monterey County Sustainability Program Manager Cora Panturad, as reported by Aric Sleeper, #MontereyCountyNow https://www.montereycountynow.com/news/local_news/pacific-grove-city-council-explores-options-to-regulate-problematic-e-bike-use/article_0142cb8a-3667-4f83-926c-9beafac22c94.html #MontereyCounty #BikeTooter #cycling #biking #PacificGrove #ebikes
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"Councilmember Lori McDonnell said just recently a black oystercatcher lost its clutch of eggs after a #drone came near. Seeing the drone as a predator, the #bird chased it, leaving the nest unattended and ripe for actual predators to swoop in.”, @pammarino, #MontereyCountyNow https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_blog/pacific-grove-city-council-passes-an-urgency-ordinance-banning-recreational-drones/article_6759991f-0121-4978-8703-a79c71796a18.html
#MontereyBay #drones #WildliifeProtection #birds #BlackOystercatcher #MontereyCounty #PacificGrove
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"They looked like they were watching their kid ride a bicycle for the first time.
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“They’ve come in way under budget—somewhere in the $60 million range with an $82 million budget.“'We’re keeping the contract open because we anticipate there will be storms over the next few months.'
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"But today, we celebrate the reunification of the #BigSur community, and the return of connectivity along one of the most iconic [#highways] in the world.”—Katie Rodriguez , #MontereyCountyNow#PacificCoastBikeRoute #BicycleTouring #BikePacking #PacificCoast #Highway1 #CASR1 #Hwy1 #RegentsSlide #Caltrans https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/opinion_blog/highway-1-reopens-fully-in-big-sur-to-cheers-and-honking-horns/article_d7c03344-abd3-4e58-ad0f-7a1d2d476521.html
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Speeding, reckless driving, driving under the influence, vehicle emissions, and more. — “Car Week Chaos,” report on law enforcement by @pammarino, #MontereyCountyNow: https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_blog/car-week-pop-ups-and-sideshows-kept-monterey-peninsula-law-enforcement-busy-this-year/article_6cb0705a-bdb1-4142-920d-ea3fc07507ab.html
#PublicSafety #StreetSafety #TrafficSafety #AirQuality #DUI #CarWeek #MontereyCounty
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"In Monterey, where drivers of high-performance cars have been known to race through the tunnel on Lighthouse Avenue at speeds of 100mph and higher, Lt. Ethan Andrews says the Monterey Police Department is planning a 'massive presence’ around the city….Last year MPD reported making 251 traffic stops, issuing 165 citations, towing five cars and making 18 arrests. The numbers were slightly down from 2023, except for arrests, which went up by eight. 'We will have essentially the same staffing model and the same zero tolerance for unsafe driving.’” from rpt by @pammarino, #MontereyCountyNow
#CarWeek #MontereyCounty #TrafficSafety #Carmel #Monterey
https://www.montereycountynow.com/news/local_news/local-law-enforcement-prepares-to-clamp-down-on-car-week-bad-behavior/article_9be076f6-c8ce-4024-b5df-0e807463b4dc.html -
THE BRACERO LEGACY MURAL unveiling celebration starts at 4:30pm Friday, April 18 at Chualar Market, 24335 Grant St., Chualar.
https://www.montereycountynow.com/people/831/a-stunning-new-mural-in-chualar-captures-the-beautiful-painful-legacy-of-bracero-farmworkers/article_852de880-4752-4d26-8f39-2db573f71337.html Report by David Schmalz in #MontereyCountyNow
BTW, to our knowledge (haven’t checked for updated census info), Chualar has the highest percentage of Hispanic or Latino population and the lowest median household income in Monterey County. See Monterey County Weekly’s chart in https://bikemonterey.org/resources/en-espanol.
#Braceros #FarmworkerHistory #FieldworkerHistory #Immigrants #Agriculture #CaliforniaHistory #MontereyCountyHistory #WeFeedYou #SalinasValley #SaladBowlOfAmerica #HanifPanni #Artist #Mural
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"My takeaway from this story is that all of us need to rethink using chemical pesticides at our homes and businesses. Even so-called organic pesticides like Bacillus thuringiensis, or BT, are highly toxic to monarchs and other butterflies.”—Pam Marino / @pammarino, #MontereyCountyNow https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/opinion_blog/monarchs-face-an-uphill-battle-for-their-survival-it-s-up-to-us-to-help/article_cf7fe0b8-e8d8-11ef-b7c8-9f30411eb64b.html#tncms-source=mosaic
#butterflies #MonarchButterflies #XercesSociety #MontereyCounty #MonarchSanctuary #PacificGrove #EnvironmentalProtectionAgency #EPA #CaliforniaDepartmentOfFishAndWildlife #CDFW #USGeologicalService #insecticides #fungicides #herbicides #PyrethroidInsecticides
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Thanks to Pam Marino @pammarino for bringing to our attention “Walk Every Street PG” https://www.montereycountynow.com/news/local_news/a-new-group-in-pacific-grove-seeks-to-walk-every-street-while-building-community/article_07c5a2d4-d919-11ef-9725-2f8835902fbe.html (January 23, 2025), and kudos to founders Ashley Edge and Amy Burkman. As Edge said, “You can drive all you want but to really know a place, you need to walk it.” (And that’s similarly true for people who bike vs drive.)
We encourage walking groups to consider including “walk audits” to identify for cities where infrastructure improvements are needed. As highlighted in the Resources / Los Recursos section on bikemonterey.org https://bikemonterey.org/resources, AARP teamed up with the League of American Bicyclists to create Bike Audit Tool Kits, in English and Spanish, and AARP has Walk Audit Tool Kits too. Print copies or downloads are available free. Anyone can do a walk or bike audit. In fact, the best are done by people with varying perspectives and mobility needs.#Bike #Walk #MontereyCounty #USA #PacificGrove #MontereyCountyNow #BikeAuditToolKit #WalkAuditToolKit #AARP #BikeLeague