Posted on 10/22/2006 9:12:02 PM PDT by Flavius
(CBS) MALIBU Celebrities and coastal residents held a protest in Malibu against a plan to build a massive, floating liquefied natural gas terminal off the coast of Malibu and Oxnard.
Actor Pierce Brosnan and big wave surfer Laird Hamilton hosted the "Paddle Out Protest" at Surfrider Beach, near Malibu Pier in an effort to stop the BHP Billiton LNG terminal.
Opponents claim storing liquefied natural gas poses a danger since it's highly flammable and explosive. The terminal would also draw huge tankers to the site from foreign countries several times per week and has the potential for significant and irreversible impact to the coast's environment, health and safety, they say.
(Excerpt) Read more at cbs2.com ...

maybe a bette protest would be to turn off water for pool's and spas
* Estimated percentages rounded up.
Source: California Energy Commission, "California Statewide Residential Appliance Saturation Study," prepared by KEMA-XENERGY, Itron and RoperASW, #400-04-009, Final Report, June 2004
PG&E GAS BILLS TO SOAR CALIFORNIA IMPACT: Although the state's utility doesn't buy directly from the Gulf Coast, the coming shortage there will cause higher prices here http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2005/09/14_t/mn_gas_graphic_t.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi%3Ffile%3D/c/a/2005/09/14/MNG7PENC1I1.DTL&h=64&w=64&sz=3&hl=en&start=4&tbnid=bcYPcRqGLXFWQM:&tbnh=64&tbnw=64&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcalifornia%2Bnatural%2Bgas%2Busage%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DG
It's flammable? Well, duuuhh. But it's on the water, so what's the problem? Where would the tankers be pulling up? There is a terminal on the coast right now, that most people don't even know that isn a refueling spot, because tankers don't pull up. The water is too shallow for a maybe 10-15 miles out to the place where the tankers off load. I'll bet it's the same kind of thing.
Now, if Noam Chomsky or Hugo Chavez said it was a good thing these people would be all over it.
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Bingo!
"Now, if Noam Chomsky or Hugo Chavez said it was a good thing these people would be all over it."
I spent the whole afternnon at the Beach Cafe in Paradise Cove today. We discussed the LNG project, and spoke to our fellow locals.......they don't really give a rats a$$ about the project. They are worried about their 5-25,000,000 dollar VIEWS!!
"And wouldn't you be if it were your view?"
It IS my view.....hmmmmmm
Sooooooooooooo, what is your affiliation?
I smell TROLL!
Signed up today, eh????
Mods, this is a FR classic! Don't miss out : )
The guy is obvoiusly not well informed, and an just an emotional moroon.
We could have had fun picking apart his presumptive assumptions. And enjoyed the ZOT process as well.
"We could have had fun picking apart his presumptive assumptions. And enjoyed the ZOT process as well."
No kidding! This was a twisted, FR classic! How can you press the abuse button without a post, anyway? Oh well, so it goes : )
Coulda had some fun
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
Nope, the "Beautiful People" don't think....at all.
BWAHAAAAAAAAA!!!
Boss Da Troll!! Da Troll!!
He done blowed-up reeeeeal good!! :o)
"Sooooooooooooo, what is your affiliation? I smell TROLL!"
Yup, me too.
...smells *like* burnt toast. ;^)
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