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CENTRAL COAST
Dispute rages on over low energy seismic testing
Posted 5:46 PM 12/28/2012 by Cameron Polom, KSBY News
The former vice president of the Port San Luis Commercial Fishermen's Association is resigning over PG&E'S fault line surveys near Diablo Canyon.He claims some of those tests were carried out without the proper permits and said he's owed compensation for lost catches during the two year (More)
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DIABLO CANYON
Cameron Polom's live report from Santa Monica on The Seismic Effect
Posted 6:26 PM 11/14/2012
The California Coastal Commission on Wednesday voted unanimously to deny PG&E's permit for seismic testing off Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant.
Cameron Polom reported the decision live from Santa Monica on KBSY News at 5 p.m. just minutes after it came down.
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DIABLO CANYON
Calif. Coastal Commission denies permit for seismic testing
Posted 4:49 PM 11/14/2012 by Kelly Orsini, KSBY News
The California Coastal Commission on Wednesday voted unanimously to deny PG&E a coastal development permit for seismic testing off the coast of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant. The permit was one of the last few major obstacles in the way of PG&E's high-energy survey using air cannons to map underwater fault lines. The planned testing has drawn criticism from people concerned about marine life.
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CALIFORNIA NEWS
The Seismic Effect: Public comment wraps up at Coastal Commission meeting
Posted 3:35 PM 11/14/2012 by Kelly Orsini, KSBY News
Public comment has just wrapped up at a California Coastal Commission meeting in Santa Monica where people are voicing their opinions about planned seismic testing off Diablo Canyon.
Commissioners will take a 15-minute break before making final comments and beginning deliberations on whether to grant PG&E a permit for the testing, which involves firing air cannons at the ocean floor.
Watch KSBY News at 5 & 6 p.m. for a live report from the meeting.
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CALIFORNIA NEWS
Coastal Commission to vote on seismic testing today
Posted 10:19 AM 11/14/2012 by Kelly Orsini, KSBY News
California Coastal Commissioners are meeting in Santa Monica and are expected to vote Wednesday on PG&E's permit for controversial seismic testing off Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant.
The testing involves firing air cannons at the ocean floor. It has drawn criticism from people (More)
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CENTRAL COAST
Coastal Commission staff recommends denial of permit to PG&E
Posted 5:22 PM 11/2/2012 by Cameron Polom, KSBY News
PG&E is feeling the pressure tonight after Coastal Commission staff recommend the denial of a crucial permit.
The advisory staff to the Coastal Commission is saying no to PG&E's plan for off shore fault line surveys near Diablo Canyon.
Coastal Commissioners will now review (More) • Video (1)
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Seismic Effect
Central Coast artist creates anti seismic art
Posted 2:30 PM 11/2/2012 by KSBY News (staff)
PG&E's proposed Seismic Testing project has many Central Coast residents voicing their opinions, but a local artist is making his voice heard in a more creative way.
You might notice Josh Talbott working on a mural in Morro Bay. He's calling it "For Love of the Sea," and it's his way (More)
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CENTRAL COAST
The Seismic Effect: Mysterious dolphin deaths in Peru
Posted 5:39 PM 11/1/2012 by Cameron Polom, KSBY News
"It probably would be the first time that seismic testing had ever been implicated in this kind of mass mortality of dolphins," say Hardy Jones, a wildlife documentary maker for the last thirty years.
Thousands of dolphins wash up on the northern coast of Peru. Are they victims of seismic (More) • Videos (2)
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SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY
County supervisors oppose nuke plant seismic tests
Posted 8:32 AM 10/31/2012 by Associated Press
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) - San Luis Obispo County supervisors are opposed to high-energy offshore seismic testing near a California central coast nuclear power plant.Pacific Gas & Electric Co. wants to use big air guns to emit strong sound waves into a large area off the (More)
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DIABLO CANYON
Public will be able to discuss PG&E seismic testing at Board of Supervisor's meeting
Posted 2:23 PM 10/10/2012 by Madelyn Monteath, KSBY News
Yielding to public pressure, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors has scheduled a board business discussion for October 30 to talk about PG&E's proposal to conduct seismic tests off the coast near the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant.
The testing is part of a $64 million (More) • Video (1)
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CENTRAL COAST
PG&E's plans change for seismic survey
Posted 5:42 PM 10/4/2012 by Cameron Polom, KSBY News
PG&E is modifying its proposal for its controversial seismic studies.PG&E plans to map the seismic faults in the ocean near Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant.Survey crews will be using high frequency air cannons.The company is looking for approval to begin the tests in (More) • Video (1)
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DIABLO CANYON
Seismic testing meeting in Sacramento Monday
Posted 5:15 AM 9/24/2012 by Katie Ferber, KSBY News
The California Fish and Game Commission and PG&E are meeting today to talk about the proposed seismic testing near Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant.They'll talk about the status of PG&E's proposed Central Coast seismic imaging project and their application for a scientific (More) • Video (1)
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