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2023-11-17T19:56:47.431Z

The Cleanup of the Ghost Fleet is now Complete | SF Baykeepers

2018-11-01T22:32:35.468Z

Posted August 3, 2017

The Ghost Fleet of Suisun Bay—the decaying military ships that poisoned the San Francisco Bay ecosystem for 40 years—is finally gone. Legal action brought by Baykeeper and our environmental partners led to a federal government cleanup and removal of the 57 ships, which started in 2010 and was completed ahead of schedule this month.

The Ghost Fleet (also known as the "Mothball Fleet") was a collection of long-defunct military ships from World War II and the Korean War. They were originally stored in Suisun Bay with the idea that they could be reactivated for emergency wartime use. But the ships slowly decayed—leaking fuel, rusting, collecting invasive species, and shedding metals and toxic paint. The fleet gradually became unsalvageable and turned into a floating toxic waste dump, releasing an estimated 20 tons of contaminants into Suisun Bay and San Francisco Bay.

Baykeeper, along with Arc Ecology and Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), sued the federal government to require the cleanup of the fleet in 2007. Pollutants in the mud directly below the Ghost Fleet were found to be in concentrations that exceeded California’s hazardous waste toxicity criteria. The pollution levels from the Ghost Fleet were high enough for bottom-dwelling species, like green sturgeon and Sacramento splittail, to be harmed and for the toxins to be introduced into the Bay’s food chain.Ghost Fleet site and Mare lsland Dry Dock Map

A lot of wildlife was exposed to those toxins. Suisun Bay and the adjacent Suisun Marsh—the largest brackish marsh on the West Coast—provide critical habitat for several species of endangered fish, including Chinook salmon and Delta smelt. The wetlands in the area are home to hundreds of native bird species, and they are an important feeding stop for thousands of migrating water birds each year.

Baykeeper’s agreement with the federal government required measures that went beyond national environmental requirements, to better protect San Francisco Bay. For instance, Baykeeper required the federal government to first remove paint chips and metals from the decks of all 57 ships. Over 140 tons of paint and rust chips were collected in large barrels and taken to a hazardous waste disposal facility.

The government was also required to clean the hulls in dry docks in order to remove invasive species and peeling paint without harming the Bay. And they had to implement annual storm water pollution controls, like water filters and maintenance sweeping, to keep rain from sending more contaminants into the Bay.

Additionally, the government had to come up with a schedule to remove the ships in the worst condition first, in order to clean up the most urgent pollution threats as quickly as possible. As a result of these measures, the ongoing pollution was significantly reduced during the seven-year ship removal process.

Representatives from Baykeeper, Arc Ecology, NRDC, and the Regional Water Quality Control Board conducted an on-site inspection each year. Each time we found problems with some of the remaining ships our recommendations for improvements in pollution control were followed.

Most of the ships that were removed have already been dismantled and recycled. Some were dismantled locally at a former naval shipyard on Mare Island.

In late July 2017, the last two ships, the Cape Borda and the Cape Breton, were transferred to Vallejo’s Mare Island Dry Dock for an initial cleaning. From there, they traveled to Texas to be fully dismantled and recycled for parts.

Since the cleanup began, more surplus military ships have been transferred to Suisun Bay for storage. The federal government is now required to comply with the Clean Water Act and use pollution controls to prevent contamination from these additional surplus ships while they are stored in the Bay. And as a result of our legal action, the government indicated they will also apply the same Clean Water Act controls they agreed to in San Francisco

Creator of The Wire, David Simon: 'There are now two Americas. My country is a horror show'

2013-12-09T06:14:08.446Z

There are two Americas. In one, bankers get golden parachutes, insider traders return to society as well-paid consultants, and influence is for sale. In the other, opportunity is scarce and forgiveness scarcer, jail awaits those caught possessing recreational drugs, and cries for help are ignored. Society preaches forgiveness for the rich and retribution for the poor. Entrenched inequality and its companion, poverty, are the dark side of the American dream for a citizenry united by name, but not by rules.

Is the divide fair, the result of natural winners and losers, or is it built into the system? We know that inequality is bad for the rich as well as the poor, and that more equal countries are healthier and happier, but this knowledge won't bring change by itself. What can be done when those with the power to change the divide are those that benefit most from it? As long as the more equal won't let go, the less equal will suffer.

From his journalist days on the crime beat through to his work on shows like The Wire and Treme, David Simon has brought the divide between these two America's to life like no other. Simon looks at the oppressed, the victims of manmade disasters such as the war on drugs through to natural disaster such as Hurricane Katrina, and forces us to ask whether the fictional stories he shows us on screen are any less real than the theatre of compassion we see on the news from the very same people who have the power to treat all citizens equally but choose not to.

David Simon is a journalist, author, and television writer/producer best known as the creator and showrunner of HBO series The Wire and Treme. He spent twelve years on the crime beat for the Baltimore Sun. He also worked on the adaptations of his books Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets and The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood for NBC and HBO respectively.

Chair: Michael Williams is the director of Melbourne's The Wheeler Centre. He worked in publishing and radio broadcasting before joining The Wheeler Centre as programming director at the Centre's inception, helping nurture it into a culturally significant institution.

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Texas judge slams Republicans in video announcing he’s now a Democrat

2013-10-24T22:21:09.682Z

A Texas judge puts the blame squarely on Tea Party Republican rhetoric for his decision to run for re-election as a Democrat in a campaign video he released on Sunday.

“Rational Republican beliefs have given way to ideological character assassination,” Bexar County Judge Carlo Key says in the video, over shots of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and other Republican lawmakers. “Pragmatism and principle have been overtaken by pettiness and bigotry. Make no mistake, I have not left the Republican party. It left me.”

The video also shows San Antonio City Council member Elisa Chan, who was caught making disparaging remarks about the LGBT community in reponse to a proposed expansion of the city’s non-discrimination policy.

Despite her opposition to the measure, the expansion was approved by the council on Sept. 5. Chan has subsequently announced she will run for a state Senate seat in the March 2014 elections.

“I will not be a member of a party in which hate speech elevates candidates for higher office, rather than disqualifying them” Key says. “I cannot place my name on the ballot for a political party that is proud to destroy the lives of hundreds of thousands of federal workers over the vain attempt to repeal a law that will provide healthcare to millions of people throughout our country.”

The Austin Chronicle reported that Key’s video follows his appearance at an event for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis.

“I’m proud to welcome Carlo today,” state Democratic Party chair Gilberto Hinojosa said in a statement on Sunday. “Our party – the Texas Democratic Party – welcomes anyone ready to fight for a better future for all Texans.”
10/21/13, Raw Story

Scarface asks "Who stole the Soul?" Says Hip Hop is now a drive-through

2013-04-30T19:25:06.873Z

http://www.hardknock.tv Exclusive in-depth interview with Scarface backstage at Paid Dues. Part 3 of our interview starts with Scarface asking why white contemporary singers sell more albums than their black counterparts. Scarface proceeds to say that he heard an executive at a tv network that deals with music say that they are now going to target the network for a young white audience. Facemob is concerned that the new generation doesn't know who Kool Herc is and soon wont know who people like KRS-One and himself are because they are being written out of Hip Hop history. "If you gave a fuck about this culture in any shape form or fashion you would not put the shit out that you put out. You would slam the door on artists that came in there with that shit!" Check out the interview for the rest of what Facemob has to say!

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