#mosslanding — Public Fediverse posts
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SAVE THE DATES re: Highway 1 Elkhorn Slough Corridor Climate Resiliency Project:
Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting
Monday, October 26
10 – 11:30 a.m.
Location: TBD; at a local venueCommunity Open House
Thursday, December 3
5 – 7 p.m.
Location: TBD; at a local venueQUESTIONS: Contact Sophia Linnevers, Transportation Planner at Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC)
https://www.tamcmonterey.org/highway-1-elkhorn-slough-corridor-climate-resiliency-project
#MontereyCounty #ElkhornSlough #Hwy1 #MossLanding #ClimateChange
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“What the heck is that banana car doing here?”
Steve Braithwaite built this custom hot rod after watching “Top Gear” and is pursuing his dream of bringing it all over the world for folks to enjoy. He’s giving rides today at the Power Plant in #MossLanding.
https://www.ksbw.com/article/banana-car-spotted-monterey-county-heres-why/70521414
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Our other target was the Sunflower Star laboratory.
95% of California's kelp forests are gone. over a decade ago, starfish wasting disease wiped out the sunflower star, so sea urchin populations exploded, and they wiped out the kelp. So many other species depend on the kelp forests; it's been devestating. This Lab is one of several around the world finding out how to control the disease and maybe one day repopulate the star.
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Yesterday had a quick stop in Moss Landing, where I was hoping to see a couple of things I've followed online for a long time. One being the Western Flyer, the newly rebuilt boat the Steinbeck and Doc Ricketts took to the Sea of Cortez. No one was around this day unfortunately.
I was a patreon supporter during the rebuild and feel like I know every plank in the boat. Cool to see her in person at least.
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The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), our sister org, built a new imaging system to study deep sea octopus
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Hmm, do they just have the Moss Landing battery facility perpetually now in evacuation advisory? 🤔
https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/e61041e94a4d4b9a99178ff36a244bed/page/Viewer
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Ah, the defective Moss Landing batteries are Tesla, that explains a LOT.
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"The Vistra fire in Moss Landing caught everyone by surprise. What we can learn from it?” —David Schmalz, #MontereyCountyWeekly cover story
"On Feb. 13, 2022, a similar incident occurred at Vistra’s Moss 100 facility, and this time, both #Vistra facilities were taken offline.
"Meanwhile, PG&E’s 182.5-megawatt Elkhorn facility came online in April 2022. Unlike both Vistra facilities, the Elkhorn’s batteries were not in buildings – they were in an array of 256 Tesla Megapacks on 33 concrete slabs.
In the early morning of Sept. 20 of that year, just over five months later, a fire broke out in one of #Tesla Megapacks at the facility, prompting the closure of Highway 1 and a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents. Though the fire only burned for six hours, the orders remained in effect until just before 7pm due to the risk of toxic smoke inhalation.”
#MontereyCounty #MossLanding #BatteryFire #MontereyCountyNow #PGE #PacificGasAndElectric
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"I think all of us appreciate that we need to reduce our carbon footprint. Listen, #ClimateChange is already here.
"But get your infrastructure in place first. Understand the nuances that are causing these #lithium battery fires. They’re not just happening in California. I’m getting reports from all over the United States.
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"I encourage young people, when they feel something’s wrong, to be able to step in front of it and say, ‘Something’s not right, we need to look at this.’ And oftentimes we won’t because we assume that some agency knows what’s going on, and they’re gonna fix it. I just don’t think we can make those assumptions anymore."—Erin Brockovich on #MossLanding battery fire -
More investigations and 3 lawsuits since massive lithium battery storage facility in January at former PG&E facility in Moss Landing, California.
#MossLanding #batterystorage #lithiumbatteries #fires
https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/02/27/a-powder-keg-lawsuit-claims-texas-company-knowingly-built-dangerous-battery-plant-at-moss-landing-leading-to-major-toxic-fire/?share=fdsalreoryxrmoggrlpc -
March 5 update from District 2 Monterey County Supervisor Glenn Church on the Moss Landing battery fire.
“Current monitoring focuses on hydrogen fluoride and particulate matter, but traditional air quality indexes measure ozone, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and particle pollution —not heavy metals. However, when batteries burn, it is reasonable to assume that small heavy metal particles are released into the air.”
https://mailchi.mp/co/supervisor-churchs-march-2025-newsletter
#MontereyCounty #MossLanding #BatteryFire #energy #EnergyStorage #LithiumBatteries #LocalGovernment #LocalControl
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"Technologies that help us address climate change still have the potential to cause harm, and taking that seriously is crucial." https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/13/1111843/battery-fire-moss-landing-power-plant/
“The EPA tested for one of the pollutants that measures air quality index – particulate size. This is what the Monterey Bay Air Resource District (MBARD) does when it produces an evaluation of air quality. Neither agency tests for heavy metals. Heavy metals testing was done by Dr. Ivano Aiello of the Moss Landing Marine Labs around the Elkhorn Slough and by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control with Monterey County Environmental Health Department.”—Supervisor Glenn Church, District 2, Monterey County Board of Supervisors https://mailchi.mp/co/supervisor-churchs-february-2025-newsletter?e=68a4a27afc
#MontereyCounty #MossLanding #BatteryStorage #energy #MontereyBay #ElkhornSlough #California #ToxicSubstances #EnvironmentalHealth
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My life in Monterey is very different from in San Francisco.
I was invited to a Spawniversary party. In SF, this might be a cult or kink thing, but in Monterey / Moss Landing, this is a literal birthday party for sunflower sea stars, who were spawned on Valentine’s Day last year.
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“After the fire, his lab tested the soil in a 2-mile radius of the plant, which is near the Elkhorn Slough estuary. After taking multiple measurements from about 100 locations, his lab observed a hundreds-fold rise in the concentration of the three toxic heavy metals along the top layer of the soil….Aiello’s team is also turning to assess the impact of their findings on the Elkhorn Slough, which he said is the second-largest estuary in California and one of the most diverse and essential ecosystems for hundreds of fish and bird species. It acts as a carbon sink and buffer for sea level rise.”
#MossLanding #BatteryFire #BatteryStorage #MontereyCounty #CondadoDeMonterey
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KSBW: Scientists find heavy metal spike in Moss Landing soil post-battery facility fire https://www.ksbw.com/article/heavy-metal-moss-landing-soil-battery-facility-fire/63575941 #batteryfire #MossLanding
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Whale watching on Monterey Bay is one of my favorite things to do. If you want to get really up close, go to Princess Monterey Whale Watching in Moss Landing. They’ll make you feel like Jacques Cousteau.
#Photography #NaturePhotography #OceanPhotography #WhaleWatching #Whales #MontereyBay #MossLanding
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Jan 23 update from District 2 Monterey County Supervisor Glenn Church on the Moss Landing battery fire.
https://mailchi.mp/co/mosslandingbatteryfire-update2?e=68a4a27afc
#MontereyCounty #MossLanding #BatteryFire #energy #EnergyStorage #LithiumBatteries #LocalGovernment #LocalControl
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KSBW: Fire out at Moss Landing battery storage facility; investigation begins https://www.ksbw.com/article/fire-moss-landing-battery-storage-facility/63487698 #MossLanding #batterystorage #grid #fire
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We encourage a thorough read of newsletter released this eve by District 2 Monterey County Supervisor Glenn Church on the Moss Landing battery fire. https://us21.campaign-archive.com/?u=b91306d327dee38ad97c7fa73&id=937ea505d1
"When I took office two years ago, I accepted several tours of the #Vistra facility, including a tour inside the building that burned. The facility and its safety systems appeared impressive. I was personally given the guarantee that a fire similar to the one that occurred in 2022 at the neighboring PG&E / #Tesla operation could not happen at Vistra. We know that is not true. This disaster is worse.
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"There has been some great #news reporting on this story, but there have also been some errors. There is a great deal of #misinformation being spread. That is because there are a lot of unknowns. I would urge everyone to doublecheck every source."#MontereyCounty #MossLanding #BatteryFire #energy #EnergyStorage #Vistra #PGE #LocalGovernment #LocalControl
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It is time for the citizens to organize and have this plant moved somewhere, not on the shores of a marine sanctuary where it impacts wildlife, farmland, and commerce on Monterey Bay.
#ElonMusk #MossLanding #MontereyCounty (2/2) -
So, when I see catastrophic events like the #BESSFires or widespread #PFASContamination in #BrunswickMaine, the first thing I think of is, "Where are the wildlife going to hide? How is this event going to affect them and the nearby #ecosystems?"
"The #ElkhornSlough Reserve is closed until further notice due to potential health risks from a fire at the #MossLanding Battery Storage Plant that started on January 16.
"The area has been evacuated and will remain closed until emergency services determines that air quality is no longer hazardous.
"Elkhorn Slough is a cherished #ecosystem of tremendous importance to #MontereyBay and beyond. We appreciate all the efforts of local, county, and state authorities and emergency response teams, as well as the outpouring of concern from the community regarding health impacts for people and #wildlife in the area.
"We have not yet seen reports of any documented negative environmental impacts from this incident, but it is too early to know. The Elkhorn Slough Reserve conducts robust monitoring programs for water quality, habitats, and wildlife. We will be looking closely at impacts from this incident in the future, and will collaborate with partner agencies in their monitoring efforts."
https://elkhornslough.org/moss-landing-fire-incident-january-2025/
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@ai6yr Yikes! Isn't there an estuary in #Elkhorn?
https://elkhornslough.org/
#ToxicGases #ToxicSmoke #ToxicAir #MossLanding -
@Thebratdragon It seems the #Tesla batteries were involved in the fire. And it seems that #PacificGasAndElectric also had a hand in "ensuring safety" at the facility. And they want to keep #DiabloCanyonNuclearPlant going? smh
"This is not the plant's first fire; it experienced another in September 2022, when an individual battery storage unit rose in flames.
"Operations resumed in December 2022 after the Energy Safety Response Group (ESRG), a third-party energy safety consultant, finalized a review of the situation. PG&E, in conjunction with Tesla, the battery provider, 'implemented corrective actions and conducted extensive system testing,' as PG&E announced.
"The exact cause of the current incident at the plant remains uncertain. Still, ESRG's 2022 report identified that last year's fire was sparked by 'an equipment installation issue resulting in water ingress caused the battery's cells to overheat and catch fire,' according to the press release.
"Due to the blaze, #Highway1 near the site has been shut down, as reported by KION concerning the California Highway Patrol."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/tesla-battery-storage-plant-fire-erupts-as-residents-told-to-shelter-in-place/ar-AA1xlUae
#MossLandingPowerPlant #MontereyCounty #BESSfires #LithiumBatteries #LithiumBatteryFires #MossLanding -
Local news: grid scale battery fire 😬 https://www.npr.org/2025/01/17/g-s1-43268/fire-battery-storage-plant-california-moss-landing
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Qu'est-ce qui pourrait mal se passer ? / What could go wrong?
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‘Out of control’: #LithiumBattery energy storage site catches fire in #California, forcing mass evacuation, reports say
Published: Jan. 17, 2025
"A major fire erupted at a battery energy storage site (BESS) in California on Thursday, forcing a mass evacuation and a call for residents in neighboring towns to shut their windows and stay indoors to avoid the #ToxicSmoke, according to recent reports."
https://www.silive.com/news/2025/01/out-of-control-battery-energy-storage-site-catches-fire-in-california-forcing-mass-evacuation-reports-say.html
#MontereyCalifornia #LithiumFire #Airquality #ToxicAir #MossLandingPowerPlant #MossLanding #BESSFires