An alliance of organizations and individuals has formed to oppose PG&E's seismic testing. Find out more on Facebook or Yahoo.
Mission:
The C.O.A.S.T.
(Citizens Opposing Acoustic Seismic Testing) Alliance, a diverse
coalition of individuals, associations and government and non-government
organizations is unified in the goal of ending any efforts to permit
and undergo high intensity acoustic seismic testing by PG&E in the
regions surrounding the Diablo Canyon Power plant on the central coast
of California.
Position Statement:
In recognition of the
significant biological impacts and the resulting negative impacts to
our coastal economy, C.O.A.S.T. seeks a cessation to all preparations
for offshore acoustic testing now in progress and an end to all plans to
engage in high intensity acoustic testing as means for seismic mapping.
The Alliance further recognizes that testing new faults is not mandated
in AB 1632 and that the only legal mandate is to review and assess
existing studies and thereby makes the proposed testing superfluous and
not a legal requisite to adhere to the legislation. We insist that the
permitting process cease in accordance with the fact that an issuance of
the permit would not comply with the Coastal Act, Chapter 3 and would
be in violation of the Endangered Species Act, the Marine Mammal
Protection Act, the California MLPA (Marine Life Protection Act), and
the Magnusen-Stevens Fisheries Act, as well as several established
international marine conservation laws. Further, we insist that the
permitting agencies follow the precautionary principle as it relates to
biological communities and recognize their responsibility to the human
communities involved and to the devastation that the acoustic seismic
testing would wreak on the economy of the Central Coast. We understand
and agree that mitigation of said impacts by PG&E is an unacceptable
option and cannot be construed as a responsible solution to the impacts
of high intensity acoustic seismic testing both now and in the future.
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