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Oil drilling referendum rejected by SLO County

Written on 7 Feb, 2018 in Daily Briefs | 3 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors decided Tuesday not to support a Surfrider Foundation’s resolution against offshore oil because it appeared redundant, unverified and without teeth. On Monday at about 4:30 p.m., a member of the Surfrider Foundation,... (Continue reading)

Trump signs executive order that could allow new drilling off California Coast

Written on 28 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

To the dismay of many Californians, President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that could allow for new oil and gas drilling off the California Coast. The “America-First Offshore Energy Strategy,” which Trump signed on Friday, aims to open... (Continue reading)

No new oil drilling on the Central Coast

Written on 20 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The Obama Administration announced Friday that there will be no new oil drilling leases on the Central Coast of California for at least five years. [KCBX] The federal government’s new oil and gas leasing program for offshore federal waters through... (Continue reading)

Environmental group appeals new oil wells in Price Canyon

Written on 27 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

The nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity has appealed a decision by the San Luis Obipso County Planning Commission to let an Arizona natural resources company drill 31 new wells in Price Canyon near Pismo Beach. The Center for Biological Diversity... (Continue reading)

Left Coast Luddites battle against free enterprise

Written on 29 Oct, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 40 comments

OPINION By ALEX ALEXIEV It has come to pass that Santa Barbara County has put on the ballot a ‘Measure P’ that, if voted in, would essentially do away with the oil and gas industry in that county. This at... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County anti-fracking activists wildly outspent

Written on 23 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 36 comments

The proponents of a ballot measure calling for a ban on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in Santa Barbara County are being outspent on the campaign trail by a ratio of more than 20 to 1. [KEYT] If passed, Measure P... (Continue reading)

Let’s fact check the fracktivists

Written on 2 Aug, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 43 comments

OPINION By ANDY CALDWELL Willie Brown, one of the most powerful politicians in California history, remarked that “A lie unanswered in politics, becomes truth within 24 hours.” My challenge? Which lie to begin with as I rebut the propaganda disseminated... (Continue reading)

Excelaron Loses oil exploration appeal

Written on 25 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Excelaron lost its appeal of a local judge’s ruling that its $6.24 billion suit could be dismissed because it was not served on the defendant within a 90-day deadline. In its suit, Excelaron, argued that San Luis Obispo County officials... (Continue reading)

Excelaron $6 billion lawsuit appeal headed for court

Written on 23 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

After a San Luis Obispo County Superior Court judge’s dismissed a more than $6 billion lawsuit filed against the county because the suit was not served on the defendant within a 90-day deadline, oil company Excelaron filed an appeal that... (Continue reading)

Proposal calls for 350 new oil wells in Price Canyon

Written on 26 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A Phoenix, Arizona based natural resources company is planning to drill 350 new oil wells in an area of Price Canyon near Pismo Beach. [KSBY] Freeport McMoran, which mines precious metals and produces oil and gas, currently pumps 5,000 barrels... (Continue reading)