The People’s Climate March was a great day, with Jane Fonda, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., organizations and it is being reported more than 5,000 people came together to stand up for the health and well being of our community. There was no sign of any Carson official at this event (you will find them in some of the photos below take at events on Saturday). Could it be the donations made to them or their pet projects are keeping them from standing with us? Is it their allegiance to the corporations, which kept them from alerting the public about the plans to build the largest refinery in the Western United States here in Carson?
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Dear all,
I like to announce I have officially launched the frack-free.rocks website, a living database on fracking. This website is not complete yet since it lives through your contribution as well. I’ve tried to be as accurate as possible but I know that only you guys out there have the most precise knowledge concerning the “situation on the ground”. Continue reading
Looks like we struck a nerve and the city is promoting a fraud
Watering produce with oil drilling wastewater seems to have struck a nerve
Not just here, in Carson but around the world, our last email struck a nerve with the question if it is “Just a coincidence that the epidemic of autism hit after the first crops went out to market?”
The City of Carson’s response; promote a debunked movie that claims autism is caused by the MMR vaccine. It’s an outrage for our city to risk the progress made with autism by promoting this smoke screen.
The autism epidemic began approximately two years after the watering of our produce with oil drilling wastewater began. In addition to that, in 2011 when we experienced a surge in oil drilling, we also experienced a surge in autism.
It seems the very suggestion struck a nerve for the City of Carson to allow the promoting this FREE Movie Screening and theory. This movie is a disgrace to the families affected by autism and the work accomplished over two decades.
December 7, 2015 at 8:00 a.m., Carson Connected submitted a formal request for an appeal of all votes taken by the planning commission in regards to the oil & gas code.
Oxy again?
It is being said around Carson that Occidental Petroleum aka Oxy aka California Resources Corporation is behind the persecution of Albert Robles. That his illegal activity is being exposed because he called for a moratorium.
If Albert Robles is really against the contamination and earthquakes oil drilling brings then he should step up and protect the city and residents of Carson. At Tuesday’s council meeting he should call an end to the assault on the city and residents of Carson by calling for an emergency item to be added to the agenda. He should call for a vote on No New Drilling in Carson and that all existing wells be limited to conventional drilling.
South Bay 1 week 5 earthquakes all originated in Carson
Week of August 30 – September 5, 2015
The yellow dots show the location of all earthquakes in the South Bay area last week.
4 hit centered around the Oxy Project location, and the other possibly an aftershock that hit near city hall.
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City staff told us they checked with Oxy who stated the Oxy Project is NOT fracking, or water flooding. Without well stimulation they are causing damage to our city. Our city attorney has stated if we ban fracking it would be an automatic unwinnable quarter of a million dollar lawsuit. We received reports the planning commission is ready to pass a ban on fracking. If this ban is passed, it will allow more wells like the 2 Oxy is operating which can be tract to all 5 earthquakes last week. We’ve already begun the process of becoming another Oklahoma who went from 2 to 875 earthquakes a year. Oklahoma Report
Given these facts there should be No New Drilling in Carson. The City of Carson has a right to ban new drilling which will keep the damage to a minimum and allow some wells to remain. So let’s ban ALL New Drilling in Carson the same as other cities have and eliminate the threat of exposure to contamination, earthquakes, and lawsuits.
Importance of the oil ordinance to Carson Companies
In this letter from Carson Companies in the paragraph entitled Importance of the oil ordinance to Carson Companies it is stated 98% of the mineral rights belong to individuals and charities that have been gifted interest, they estimate the value of oil to be worth $2.5 to 4 billion.
This warning runs in the local paper every 3 months.
They want to make the city and the residents responsible for the bad business decisions made to populate the land that contains oil, and not keeping any of the surface rights. They want us to make good on gifts they gave. Nowhere in this letter does it address the earthquakes drilling along the fault causes.
If this ordinance passes, it gives our rights to protect our people, community, and future over to those interested in getting the oil out from under our homes. Banning New Drilling is mealy a community exercising their rights.
The South Bay has had a dramatic rise in earthquakes since drilling has been amped up.
The maps below show the difference in earthquakes since the Oxy Project came to Carson.
Before Oxy Project January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2009
After Oxy Project January 1, 2010 – August 8, 2015
Earthquake southwest of Compton, felt in Torrance
Earthquake southwest of Compton, felt in Torrance
The map shows this earthquake to be along the New Port/Inglewood fault. Southwest of Compton could it be Carson? Why are they not saying Carson?
Illegal Activities
It seems necessary to remind everyone in the oil industry that any new drilling that goes on while the residents are fighting the corrupt politicians will be subject to removal. The residents are working to protect the true history and purpose of the City of Carson, which is to stop bad projects that contaminate our communities. The well documented illegal activities will void any permits granted.
Oxy made this mess and they should foot the bill to clean it up!!!
Planning Commission
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Oil & Gas Code
Thanks to the planning commissioner who just call and gave me a rundown on how the meeting went on March 30, 2015 with the city attorney in regards to the oil & gas code and ban on fracking!!!