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Showing posts with label NEC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NEC. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Bumper stickers and money
◼ Humboldt County signs on to Klamath dams agreement
So, you see all those "UnDam The Klamath" bumper stickers? You know those enviro orgs you support? NEC? Baykeeper? How many fundraisers did they have? How much of your money did they take? Where did that money go? And why are they now actively working against the agreement?
So, you see all those "UnDam The Klamath" bumper stickers? You know those enviro orgs you support? NEC? Baykeeper? How many fundraisers did they have? How much of your money did they take? Where did that money go? And why are they now actively working against the agreement?
Friday, December 04, 2009
Paykeeper Pete sues
◼ Groups asks court to stop Marina Center project Times-Standard - Breaking link
◼ Groups ask court to scrap Marina Center analysis Times-Standard more complete report
◼ Appellants prepare for Coastal Commission hearing on Marina Center (some interesting revelations in today's report actually)
Four local environmental groups are asking a Humboldt County court to force the withdrawal of Eureka's environmental impact report on Security National's planned Marina Center development on the Balloon Track property.
Humboldt Baykeeper, the Environmental Protection and Information Center, the Ecological Rights Foundation and the Northcoast Environmental Center filed a petition today in Humboldt County Superior Court alleging that the city council abused its discretion and violated state law when it approved the final EIR on Nov. 3. The petition claims that the document failed to fully address the project's effects on the environment, including the plan to clean up toxic soils, mitigation for traffic, the rezoning of the property and the effects on wastewater facilities.
The groups are asking the court to order the city to withdraw its approval of the EIR, and to prevent Security National subsidiary CUE IV from commencing work on the Marina Center.
In other words, the predatory litigious Paykeeper Pete Nichols sued - for ERF, his predatory litigious parent organization, and drug the NEC along with him.
Suing deep pockets is what Pete Nichols is all about - nothing more.
◼ Groups ask court to scrap Marina Center analysis Times-Standard more complete report
◼ Appellants prepare for Coastal Commission hearing on Marina Center (some interesting revelations in today's report actually)
Four local environmental groups are asking a Humboldt County court to force the withdrawal of Eureka's environmental impact report on Security National's planned Marina Center development on the Balloon Track property.
Humboldt Baykeeper, the Environmental Protection and Information Center, the Ecological Rights Foundation and the Northcoast Environmental Center filed a petition today in Humboldt County Superior Court alleging that the city council abused its discretion and violated state law when it approved the final EIR on Nov. 3. The petition claims that the document failed to fully address the project's effects on the environment, including the plan to clean up toxic soils, mitigation for traffic, the rezoning of the property and the effects on wastewater facilities.
The groups are asking the court to order the city to withdraw its approval of the EIR, and to prevent Security National subsidiary CUE IV from commencing work on the Marina Center.
In other words, the predatory litigious Paykeeper Pete Nichols sued - for ERF, his predatory litigious parent organization, and drug the NEC along with him.
Suing deep pockets is what Pete Nichols is all about - nothing more.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Big money at the NEC
◼ The NEC’s Subprime Mortgage
On Friday, Pete Nichols, chair of the nec’s board of directors, sounded pleased that the organization is moving past having to worry quite so much about balance sheets, asset management and foreclosure.
“We’re using this as the opportunity to get out of the real estate business, and back into conservation,” Nichols said.
...The Northcoast Environmental Center borrowed a total of $550,000 to finance its purchase of the G Street office...$50,000 from Don and Andrea Tuttle, $100,000 from Felicia Oldfather...four other families or individuals and one other nonprofit institution loaned the nec money for the G Street property. They are Bette and Milt Dobkin ($100,000), Duncan Ralph ($50,000), Bob and Mary Gearheart ($50,000), Steve Gompertz ($100,000) and the Redwood Region Audubon Society ($100,000)....The loans from Gompertz and the Audubon Society, which were packaged together in one note, were paid off in April of this year, upon the sale of one of the two lots that comprised the old nec offices at Ninth and I streets in Arcata. According to Martin Swett, nec treasurer, that note was partially secured by the property that was sold, and so had to be paid off in order for the sale to go through...
The nec still holds unencumbered title on one piece of property — the other downtown lot, which used to house half its headquarters. Though the site is badly polluted, Nichols said that the organization is very confident that it will soon secure grants to clean it up.
The NEC lost its way. It will not get it back. They've kept the wrecking crew in charge.
On Friday, Pete Nichols, chair of the nec’s board of directors, sounded pleased that the organization is moving past having to worry quite so much about balance sheets, asset management and foreclosure.
“We’re using this as the opportunity to get out of the real estate business, and back into conservation,” Nichols said.
...The Northcoast Environmental Center borrowed a total of $550,000 to finance its purchase of the G Street office...$50,000 from Don and Andrea Tuttle, $100,000 from Felicia Oldfather...four other families or individuals and one other nonprofit institution loaned the nec money for the G Street property. They are Bette and Milt Dobkin ($100,000), Duncan Ralph ($50,000), Bob and Mary Gearheart ($50,000), Steve Gompertz ($100,000) and the Redwood Region Audubon Society ($100,000)....The loans from Gompertz and the Audubon Society, which were packaged together in one note, were paid off in April of this year, upon the sale of one of the two lots that comprised the old nec offices at Ninth and I streets in Arcata. According to Martin Swett, nec treasurer, that note was partially secured by the property that was sold, and so had to be paid off in order for the sale to go through...
The nec still holds unencumbered title on one piece of property — the other downtown lot, which used to house half its headquarters. Though the site is badly polluted, Nichols said that the organization is very confident that it will soon secure grants to clean it up.
The NEC lost its way. It will not get it back. They've kept the wrecking crew in charge.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Anon.r.mous' helpful picture guide to STAA trucks.
◼ Saturday, February 23, 2008 As you can see above, the ENORMOUS interstate highway sized trucks really aren't that much larger than the trucks that can currently get into Humboldt County. It's just the room for the sleeper. The Volvo VNL 300 (above) has a wheelbase of approx 166" and the VNL 670 (below) has one of approx 221". You can order them longer or shorter. We already allow large STAA style trucks into Humboldt County, and have for years. Some of the longest trucks on the roads are moving vans, which are allowed, and have been allowed on 101 for years. So far, the chaos that the special interest groups such as Paul Cienfuegos and Richard Salzman support has failed to happened, for years. YEAR these trucks have been coming in and out of Humboldt County (moved Richard Salzman's home up here my guess) without the problems or death of companies in Humboldt County.
Also, even though the size is under '65 feet, the truck in the first picture is not legal to drive in California, the tandems are not set for California's '40 bridge law, but would fit under California Legal Only law. Let's stop pussy-footing around the subject that the lies that the no-growthers are spreading. And let's not even cover the lies about emissions or fuel mileage that they are spreading.
It's time to bring Humboldt County into 1983. Swiped from Anon.R.mous' blog (may he rest in peace :))
◼ Word of the day: OFFTRACKING
Richardson's Groves low-speed causes more offtracking problems, one because of it's tight corners, and two, it's low speed. What it means it the corners need to be wider, and gentler so you don't have people sharing the same lane. You ever see the sign on the back of the trailers that say "Wide Right Turns?" That's offtracking.
◼ Put up or shut up time?
Enviros and no-growthers crack me up. I think it is time that THEY put there theories to the test.
Oh, only one problem with the story though, the new trucks have new engines which already meet the new standard (2007) there was a major change at that time, the next major step is in 2010, where the big trucks will most likely be cleaner then your Pruis...
◼ Salzman does have an opinon on large trucks though.
◼ STAA trucks mean more protection for the drivers, legally.
◼ Bigger STAA trucks mean less truck traffic.
Most of the items getting trucked in and out of Humboldt County are under 80,000 pound gross. Sun Valley would have a hard time stuffing enough flowers in the back of a trailer to try and overload a truck. They would, and have said, that they could use 160 trucks less per year with the longer trucks. Why is this? It's because they are using more space than weight. I'd be surprised if the trucks leaving Sun Valley had more than 10,000 pounds in the box.
◼ What causes more damage to the roads? Truck v RV
◼ F.U.D. from Paul Cienfuegos and Richard Salzman
◼ Sue Northcoast Environmental Center first!
◼ Cattle Trucks, reporters and what it means to you.
◼ Richard Salzman is a stupid man, and here is the proof.
In answering Salzman's "points" - Humboldt County already allows 80,000 pound trucks into the area, guess what, that is the normal weight limit for large trucks. The realignment isn't for HEAVIER trucks, but LONGER ones. The weight will remain the same.
Each one of those "bigger" trucks pays over $12,000 dollars a year in road taxes, so the more larger truck traffic, the more money we will have to fix our roads.
So remembers folks, longer isn't always heavier. There will be NO MORE WEIGHT ON THE ROADS THEN THERE ALREADY IS!
◼ The Cattle Truck debate goes on!
Related posts:
◼ Ken Miller's LTE/Journal
We should not underestimate the socioeconomic or aesthetic consequences of the CalTrans’ Richardson Grove widening proposal, which increases our dependence on obsolete, unreliable global market strategies, including big diesel trucks...
...Twisty highways are like potholes in a country road. Fix ’em, and trouble follows. Widening roads is as irreversible as the consequences are inevitable, which we ignore at great peril....
◼ Ken Miller's second attempt
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Interesting
☛ TS Obtainable goals on the Klamath River Op-Ed, by Denver Nelson
...Unfortunately, a few environmental groups and others continue to criticize any progress. They have no end point in mind, but are quick to pick apart the hard work of others. Many of these groups and individuals became interested in the Klamath River only when the public's awareness was raised by the 2002 fish die-off. The environmental groups realized the great fundraising potential of advertising their alleged work for the Klamath River. The Klamath problems have spawned a new growth industry of professed scientific “experts” who are more than willing (for a fee, of course) to give their opinion on the result of enacting some of these complicated solutions.
One does not need to be an “expert” to understand the effects of dams. Dams block the upstream and downstream movement of fish. Thus blocked from their breeding and rearing sites, the fish population dies. Removing the dams will allow the fish to make a comeback....
☛ TS A framework for dam removal Jill Geist
☛ TS Klamath announcement signals major progress in dam fight The Karuk, Yurok, and Klamath Tribes
☛ TS Dam removal 'off-ramps' ahead Greg King
☛ TS Pact looks to remove hydropower project on the Klamath River by 2020 John Driscoll
☛ TS Klamath dam deal struck John Driscoll
...Unfortunately, a few environmental groups and others continue to criticize any progress. They have no end point in mind, but are quick to pick apart the hard work of others. Many of these groups and individuals became interested in the Klamath River only when the public's awareness was raised by the 2002 fish die-off. The environmental groups realized the great fundraising potential of advertising their alleged work for the Klamath River. The Klamath problems have spawned a new growth industry of professed scientific “experts” who are more than willing (for a fee, of course) to give their opinion on the result of enacting some of these complicated solutions.
One does not need to be an “expert” to understand the effects of dams. Dams block the upstream and downstream movement of fish. Thus blocked from their breeding and rearing sites, the fish population dies. Removing the dams will allow the fish to make a comeback....
☛ TS A framework for dam removal Jill Geist
☛ TS Klamath announcement signals major progress in dam fight The Karuk, Yurok, and Klamath Tribes
☛ TS Dam removal 'off-ramps' ahead Greg King
☛ TS Pact looks to remove hydropower project on the Klamath River by 2020 John Driscoll
☛ TS Klamath dam deal struck John Driscoll
Monday, March 03, 2008
So-o-o-o ya gonna cancel the "Un-Dam the Klamath Benefit Dinner?"
Now that the Northcoast Environmental Center has rejected the Klamath River Restoration Agreement (ie: dam removal) it seems a bit ummm, hypocritical to go forward with this event - or maybe 'revealing' is a better word - It seems that even though they had a seat at the negotiating table and were part of crafting the agreement, they are now reneging in order to preserve their cash cow, the right to predatory litigation. (worth millions - they don't need your $15 donation).
Speaking out of both sides of their mouth, they say Help support the movement to bring down the Klamath River dams by attending this Klamath Benefit Dinner at the Bayside Grange in Arcata on March 14, 7 p.m. The fundraiser is a Klamath Riverkeeper event, co-sponsored by the Northcoast Environmental Center, Karuk Tribe Department of Natural Resources and Humboldt Baykeeper. and on the other hand spit on the agreement they helped craft.
Isn't it nice? All the predatory litigants in one nice little package.
Lesson for any future negotiators - there is no point in inviting these guys (the environmental orgs) to the table, no point in soliciting their input, and no reason to trust them whatsoever. The Headwaters Deal tells you that. This latest action tells you that.
Speaking out of both sides of their mouth, they say Help support the movement to bring down the Klamath River dams by attending this Klamath Benefit Dinner at the Bayside Grange in Arcata on March 14, 7 p.m. The fundraiser is a Klamath Riverkeeper event, co-sponsored by the Northcoast Environmental Center, Karuk Tribe Department of Natural Resources and Humboldt Baykeeper. and on the other hand spit on the agreement they helped craft.
Isn't it nice? All the predatory litigants in one nice little package.
Lesson for any future negotiators - there is no point in inviting these guys (the environmental orgs) to the table, no point in soliciting their input, and no reason to trust them whatsoever. The Headwaters Deal tells you that. This latest action tells you that.
Monday, February 18, 2008
"Baykeeper"/NEC propaganda radio
Recommended reading: Arcata Eye Editorial
In an editorial recapping the flouride related rhetoric that inflamed passions in the recent election, Kevin Hoover points out that:
"KHSU 90.5 FM’s The Econews Report only gave one side – that fluoride impacts the environment, or so the opponents believe. I asked Humboldt Baykeeper’s Pete Nichols, the host, why he didn’t present other perspectives.
He said, “Since I only do one Econews per month, I didn’t have time to schedule the pro-fluoride for an interview. Perhaps not so fair and balanced, but given that fluoride does have impacts on the environment, and Econews is an environment show, it seemed appropriate to investigate that aspect.”
The “investigation” consisted of the familar anti-fluoride presentation – selectively mined factoids and speculation, this time presented without rebuttal. An informed individual with a different view could have easily put this misleading information in proper context.
I asked Nichols if there was any thought given to having people who believe there is no environmental impact on the same show.
He said he “considered it, but felt 30 minutes was too limiting to get both perspectives fully. I decided to investigate the potential harm to human health and the environment from fluoride exposure since it has been the minority view for decades.”
Fluoride opposition wasn’t the minority view on KHSU’s centerpiece environmental program – it was the only view, during election season with a big vote coming up."
Kevin points out that he, himself hosts Humboldt Review "a public affairs show on KHUM FM 104.3, and our middle segment is about a half-hour long. We routinely have three, four, five or even more guests on in that period so as to ensure fair access for all viewpoints."
Busted, Pete. Fair and balanced, "Baykeeper"/Northcoast Environmental Center is not. "Baykeeper" also has another show called Coastal Currents, same deal.
In an editorial recapping the flouride related rhetoric that inflamed passions in the recent election, Kevin Hoover points out that:
"KHSU 90.5 FM’s The Econews Report only gave one side – that fluoride impacts the environment, or so the opponents believe. I asked Humboldt Baykeeper’s Pete Nichols, the host, why he didn’t present other perspectives.
He said, “Since I only do one Econews per month, I didn’t have time to schedule the pro-fluoride for an interview. Perhaps not so fair and balanced, but given that fluoride does have impacts on the environment, and Econews is an environment show, it seemed appropriate to investigate that aspect.”
The “investigation” consisted of the familar anti-fluoride presentation – selectively mined factoids and speculation, this time presented without rebuttal. An informed individual with a different view could have easily put this misleading information in proper context.
I asked Nichols if there was any thought given to having people who believe there is no environmental impact on the same show.
He said he “considered it, but felt 30 minutes was too limiting to get both perspectives fully. I decided to investigate the potential harm to human health and the environment from fluoride exposure since it has been the minority view for decades.”
Fluoride opposition wasn’t the minority view on KHSU’s centerpiece environmental program – it was the only view, during election season with a big vote coming up."
Kevin points out that he, himself hosts Humboldt Review "a public affairs show on KHUM FM 104.3, and our middle segment is about a half-hour long. We routinely have three, four, five or even more guests on in that period so as to ensure fair access for all viewpoints."
Busted, Pete. Fair and balanced, "Baykeeper"/Northcoast Environmental Center is not. "Baykeeper" also has another show called Coastal Currents, same deal.
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Another "Tides Center Project"
And further proof that the NorthCoast Environmental Center has access to millions of dollars and does not need your donations... It's also another indication of the incestuous nature of alot of these "groups" - and of the very small pool of people involved, really.
Smith River Project Staff and Associates
Project Staff
Greg King, founder and Executive Director of Smith River "Project"/Darryl Cherney's CO-Earth Firster/now the new Tim McKay/NEC
Ken Miller, Smith River Project North Coast representative/Bay Area Physicians for Social Responsibility/Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters Forest (BACH)/"Humboldt Watershed Council"/pre-eminent 215 Doc/pot stirrer
Project Associates
Cynthia Elkins, Program Director, Environmental Protection Information Center/Special Projects Associate for the Center for Biological Diversity/ASJE
Britt Bailey and Dr. Marc Lappé, Center for Ethics and Toxics
Jennifer Kalt, EPIC/Resource Protection Associate,/California Indian Basketweavers Association/Native Plant Society/Baykeeper/TPZ "expert"
• "Friends of Del Norte Norte"
The interesting name that (re)surfaces here is yet another "Tides Center Project," Dr. Marc Lappé, Center for Ethics and Toxics... who, if you remember, conducted a "...toxicological study that found elevated levels of dioxin in mussels and crabs immediately adjacent to the Sierra Pacific mill. The study...was commissioned by the Ecological Rights Foundation, a Garberville-based environmental group that (was) suing Sierra Pacific for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. In addition to looking at shellfish near the mill, the study also collected and tested shellfish in Hookton Slough... The study, done by toxicologist Marc Lappe of the Center for Ethics and Toxics in Gualala, Calif...y." source..."
"ERF: is the predatory litigious parent of the equally predatory "Humboldt Baykeeper."
According to activistcash.com "...With dozens of wealthy foundations bankrolling radical activist groups, a good deal of public philanthropy has become a shell game. The money flows freely, largely undetected, thanks to Tides’ innovative funding vehicles. The many groups that Tides “incubates” (and which operate under Tides’ umbrella) are smart, fierce, and built to last -- their targets in industry are just now beginning to learn the size of this organized opposition and its institutional bankroll..."
Baykeeper/Ecological Rights Foundation (ERF)/Center for Ethics and Toxics CETOS), a project of the Tides Center
ERF donated more than $5,000 to the "Center for Ethics and Toxics"
Incestous Activist groups
The "projects"
It's quite a racket these guys have goin'.
Smith River Project Staff and Associates
Project Staff
Greg King, founder and Executive Director of Smith River "Project"/Darryl Cherney's CO-Earth Firster/now the new Tim McKay/NEC
Ken Miller, Smith River Project North Coast representative/Bay Area Physicians for Social Responsibility/Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters Forest (BACH)/"Humboldt Watershed Council"/pre-eminent 215 Doc/pot stirrer
Project Associates
Cynthia Elkins, Program Director, Environmental Protection Information Center/Special Projects Associate for the Center for Biological Diversity/ASJE
Britt Bailey and Dr. Marc Lappé, Center for Ethics and Toxics
Jennifer Kalt, EPIC/Resource Protection Associate,/California Indian Basketweavers Association/Native Plant Society/Baykeeper/TPZ "expert"
• "Friends of Del Norte Norte"
The interesting name that (re)surfaces here is yet another "Tides Center Project," Dr. Marc Lappé, Center for Ethics and Toxics... who, if you remember, conducted a "...toxicological study that found elevated levels of dioxin in mussels and crabs immediately adjacent to the Sierra Pacific mill. The study...was commissioned by the Ecological Rights Foundation, a Garberville-based environmental group that (was) suing Sierra Pacific for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. In addition to looking at shellfish near the mill, the study also collected and tested shellfish in Hookton Slough... The study, done by toxicologist Marc Lappe of the Center for Ethics and Toxics in Gualala, Calif...y." source..."
"ERF: is the predatory litigious parent of the equally predatory "Humboldt Baykeeper."
According to activistcash.com "...With dozens of wealthy foundations bankrolling radical activist groups, a good deal of public philanthropy has become a shell game. The money flows freely, largely undetected, thanks to Tides’ innovative funding vehicles. The many groups that Tides “incubates” (and which operate under Tides’ umbrella) are smart, fierce, and built to last -- their targets in industry are just now beginning to learn the size of this organized opposition and its institutional bankroll..."
Baykeeper/Ecological Rights Foundation (ERF)/Center for Ethics and Toxics CETOS), a project of the Tides Center
ERF donated more than $5,000 to the "Center for Ethics and Toxics"
Incestous Activist groups
The "projects"
It's quite a racket these guys have goin'.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
So much for hopes
for a kinder, gentler NEC...
Former Earth First Activist, Greg King, the new head of the 'North Coast Environmental Center' has apparently decided that going on the attack is the best way to bring in money. So much for the NEC being a big tent - it is just another partisan, extreme fringe activist attack group...
In his opening salvo he attacks Rob Arkley, then turns his sights on Simpson/Green Diamond.
It's obvious that now, with Palco on its knees, Simpson/Green Diamond is the next big target. This is something they should have known was coming. King claims that they are seeking an amendment to their 1992 Habitat Conservation Plan that would allow the company to kill eight pairs of spotted owls, and that they have "destroyed" 45 pairs of spotted owls. He delivers his threat "...Though litigation is always a last-resort measure, we will not hesitate to stand in the way of a plan that threatens to kill the last owls and salmon."
And, like Salzman, he asks for money after bringing up the Klamath Dam removal... It's almost as if he, Salzman and Nichols were acting in concert...
Former Earth First Activist, Greg King, the new head of the 'North Coast Environmental Center' has apparently decided that going on the attack is the best way to bring in money. So much for the NEC being a big tent - it is just another partisan, extreme fringe activist attack group...
In his opening salvo he attacks Rob Arkley, then turns his sights on Simpson/Green Diamond.
It's obvious that now, with Palco on its knees, Simpson/Green Diamond is the next big target. This is something they should have known was coming. King claims that they are seeking an amendment to their 1992 Habitat Conservation Plan that would allow the company to kill eight pairs of spotted owls, and that they have "destroyed" 45 pairs of spotted owls. He delivers his threat "...Though litigation is always a last-resort measure, we will not hesitate to stand in the way of a plan that threatens to kill the last owls and salmon."
And, like Salzman, he asks for money after bringing up the Klamath Dam removal... It's almost as if he, Salzman and Nichols were acting in concert...
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