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State may ban power plants from using sea
The Tribune SanLuisObispo.com ^ | Monday, Mar. 01, 2010 | AP

Posted on 03/02/2010 10:08:23 AM PST by BlueDragon

State water board regulators are mulling a plan to stop power companies from vacuuming the ocean for water to cool their machinery.

Environmentalists said the practice destroys too much sea life, while utility advocates said the impact is minimal. Banning the practice would cost too much, jeopardize the reliability of the electricity grid and slow the state's transition to clean energy, supporters of the practice said.

(Excerpt) Read more at sanluisobispo.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: 316b; energy; envirozealots; fisheggs; nukepower
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This AP article linked from San Luis Obispo, California daily paper. Numerous other copies can be found on web also.

Title of print article as in heading. Title of article from web page = "Calif. may ban cos. from using ocean as coolant".

For other related background, see http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-WATER/2007/July/Day-09/w13202.htm entitled;

Is that as clear as mud for everyone? good.
The applicable laws (which can be found at places other than the few links provided here) rulings, EPA statements, etc., seem to not only leave wiggle room (no fishy pun intended) but practically beg for enviro activists to continue pressure.

1 posted on 03/02/2010 10:08:23 AM PST by BlueDragon
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To: BlueDragon

The enviro wackos want us to live in trees....


2 posted on 03/02/2010 10:09:24 AM PST by Dallas59 (President Robert Gibbs 2009-2013)
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To: BlueDragon

Everyone knows that sea life luxuriously thrives at the warm water output of these plants.

Californicide continues.


3 posted on 03/02/2010 10:10:40 AM PST by FormerACLUmember (The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule. - H. L. Menken.)
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To: FormerACLUmember

Yep, our local plant built a viewing area so people could go see the manatees who live in the warm water during the winter. It’s a real treat!


4 posted on 03/02/2010 10:12:25 AM PST by GatorGirl (Eschew Socialism!)
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To: Dallas59

Simple, Ban the enviro Whacks they are useless and a enemy.


5 posted on 03/02/2010 10:12:48 AM PST by Cheetahcat (Zero the Wright kind of Racist! We are in a state of War with Democrats)
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To: BlueDragon
Anything to weaken or destabilize America.

Green, it's the new RED!

6 posted on 03/02/2010 10:12:52 AM PST by WakeUpAndVote (Drill baby, drill!)
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To: BlueDragon

Less than a one degree Farenheit change, even for a place like Diablo Canyon or San Onofre. What idiots.


7 posted on 03/02/2010 10:13:01 AM PST by OCCASparky (Obama--Playing a West Wing fantasy in a '24' world.)
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To: BlueDragon

IDIOTS TO THE MAX.

Sheesh.


8 posted on 03/02/2010 10:13:25 AM PST by Quix ( POL Ldrs quotes fm1900 TRAITORS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
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To: BlueDragon
This state should outlaw environmental extremism and define environmental extremists as environmental terrorists.
9 posted on 03/02/2010 10:13:38 AM PST by Ben Mugged (Unions are the storm troopers of socialism.)
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To: BlueDragon

These people must be insane.

They are destroying California bit by bit. I hope they are happy with what they create because in the end it will not be pretty.


10 posted on 03/02/2010 10:14:40 AM PST by CIB-173RDABN
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To: Dallas59
You wrote: "The enviro wackos want us to live in trees...."

No, Mr. Dallas59, they expect you to die....

11 posted on 03/02/2010 10:14:53 AM PST by Former Proud Canadian (How do I change my screen name now that we have the most conservative government in the world?)
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To: BlueDragon
to stop power companies from vacuuming the ocean for water

Vacuming water? Oh please, they act like the power plant employees are dragging a hose across the bottom of the ocean to do as much damage as possible. Environ Wakos take note, it is an intake pipe that has screen across it.

12 posted on 03/02/2010 10:15:07 AM PST by notpoliticallycorewrecked (According to the MSM, I'm a fringe sitting, pajama wearing, Freeper)
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To: Dallas59

The enviro-wackos don’t want us to live at all. To para phrase a famous exchange from the movie Goldfinger;

Bond, “I suppose you expect to be environmentally responsible?” Goldfinger, “No Mister Bond I expect you to die.” “But of course I only want you to die so we can save all the little furry creatures and beautiful sea life and ......”


13 posted on 03/02/2010 10:16:07 AM PST by redangus
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To: BlueDragon

“Vacuuming”? that’s pretty misleading right there.

The other week I was down in Tampa Bay and went to see the poewrplant where tons of manatees and rays gather to bask in the warmer water there. They even have observation decks set up.

I made sure to say - in an easily overhearable voice when we were leaving “ I guess in a green utopia these guys could just go shiver”. :)


14 posted on 03/02/2010 10:16:21 AM PST by Pessimist (u)
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To: GatorGirl

Hey, is that just south of Tampa Bay?


15 posted on 03/02/2010 10:16:54 AM PST by Pessimist (u)
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To: BlueDragon

They believe that nothing that man does is capable of benefiting the environment. They are anti-human, and they are incapable of understanding how some of our constructs actually help wildlife by providing things, such as warmth, that were not there prior.

These people should be isolated, humiliated, and then run out of town Alynski style.


16 posted on 03/02/2010 10:16:56 AM PST by chris37
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To: Former Proud Canadian

But they get to live to make sure everyone else is dead....


17 posted on 03/02/2010 10:17:23 AM PST by Dallas59 (President Robert Gibbs 2009-2013)
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To: notpoliticallycorewrecked

“it is an intake pipe that has screen across it”

Yup. Ships use water for cooling too. Maybe we should stop shipping too.


18 posted on 03/02/2010 10:18:20 AM PST by Pessimist (u)
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To: Pessimist

Yes. The Big Bend plant at Apollo Beach. Have you been?


19 posted on 03/02/2010 10:18:40 AM PST by GatorGirl (Eschew Socialism!)
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To: BlueDragon

The “Environmentalists” have always had subversive purposes. The tree huggers get along much better with birch bark than with mankind. It is a serious personality disorder.


20 posted on 03/02/2010 10:20:06 AM PST by Paperdoll ( On the cutting edge)
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