* Read about the uproar in Stanislaus County, California against 
proposed new  pollution permits for the Covanta garbage "waste to 
energy" incinerator that emits dangerous toxic chemicals into the 
air.  Read about how community youth and Greenaction spoke out at the 
San Joaquin Valley Air District's bogus public hearing - and kicked 
off the campaign for clean air and environmental justice.

* Breaking News! Community & Greenaction Force San Joaquin Air District to
Hold New Public Hearing On Covanta Incinerator!
December 3, 7 p.m., Patterson High School, Stanislaus County

1-800-281-7003 - valley air hotline , call to report burns,
1-800-559-9247 smokeing car hotline.


Why do we have rolling power blackouts???
your power company cant over charge for there older (regulated) power plants (built with public money),
so the new scam is to build new *unregulated* corporate controled power plants


1-14-2001
Much uncertainty about the local air quality impacts from a New *unregulated* power plant's


11-27-2000
The power plant scam unfolds , pg&E wants to sell older regulated power plants , so thay can charge more!
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.'s plan to sell its massive ( regulated ) hydroelectric system


11-14-2000
New power plant scam !
Hay lets bypass the EPA laws and build a *temporary* power plant in Oakdale
we need to hurry as natural gas prices are raising fast and wont support this
thinking very long.
No need for county input , the powers for San Jose anyway , and you folks
in the valley wont be able to stop the plant or it's asid rain and smog that comes with it.
lets just not think of buying PG&E's big hydro projects , after all theres no profit
to be made in river water as fuel for the power plants.

here's a idea , build the power plant at the old tire fire site on Ed Filbins land.
it wont be so far to send the power over the hill to the bay area , and the ground is allready
toxic on this site , ( thanks to Ed Filbins 'worlds bigest tire fire' )
Hay Can I get a *Temporary* permit to by pass the smog laws on my small car??
Word from the state , NO , but if you want to puff on a 30 foot corporate smoke stack NO PROBLEM


Oh Wait , we did not need a smogy power plant after all ( San Jose's needs it , not Modesto )
Bee-11-21-2000
The California Energy Commission announced Monday that the state should have enough
power to meet demand next summer,


Full service news online



The Source for Renewable Energy : Renewable Energy News

7-18-00 RIPON,Ca. : A smog technician stands accused of illegally certifying S.U.V.'s
Ripon has a lot to offer....

Smog NAZI's bust a move on this small auto-shop , yet Tire Fire King Ed Filbin is still a free man

3-16-00
Tartaric plant plans tests: In Newmen,Ca

11-6-99
Deal allows smog-spewing trucks to stay: SacBee Story

1-28-2000 California Air Resources Board to 'SMOG CHECK-3' run the buss's out of town !

by eliminating some of the buses fleets
the goverment ( California Air Resources Board / BBQ NAZI's )
want to take BUSES away from us , keep us driving alone in S.U.V's

Thursday December 9 6:58 AM ET
Oil Companies Accused Of Harassment - (LOS ANGELES) --
U-S Senator Barbara Boxer accuses oil companies of a campaign of harassment and
intimidation against their own dealers. Boxer says the firms are systemically driving
their franchisees out of business, doubling rent and targeting owners who
complain about gas price increases. The senator says the actions are outrageous
and possibly illegal. She says if they succeed in driving franchisees out of business,
they will be able to takeover the service stations,
meaning even greater profits for big oil. Senator Boxer has sent a letter
to the head of the Federal Trade Commission,
asking him to meet with California service station owners.
He's already conducting an investigation.





370,522 People in STANISLAUS Co. Face Air Cancer Risk
100 Times Above Congress' Goal, First-Ever EPA Estimates Show
(STANISLAUS County, 4/21/99) - Government estimates of toxic chemical concentrations in
local air indicate that 370,522 residents of STANISLAUS County CA live in neighborhoods

where the additional cancer risk from toxic chemicals in outdoor air was more than 100 times
higher than the goal set by Congress a decade ago, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
announced today.

The newly released government figures are based on 1990 data and represent the first-ever
estimate of which toxic chemicals, in what amounts, are in local communities' air. EDF took the
government figures and calculated the associated health risks for each community. The 1990-
based government estimates come with official cautions about their use, and several accuracy
checks showing close comparability with measurements as recent as 1997.

"The numbers show that cars, trucks, and small businesses tend to be responsible for much more
of the air's toxicity than is generally recognized," said EDF attorney David Roe. Of the air cancer
risk calculated by EDF for STANISLAUS Co., 71% came from mobile sources and 23%
small-business "area" sources, with the remainder coming from industrial "point" sources.
"The surprise is that up to now,
Lack of information has meant lack of attention to some of the biggest causes of toxic air,"
Roe said.

EDF is using its widely acclaimed Air-Scorecard website!
www.scorecard.org to put this
information on air toxics on the intemet. "For the first time since the Clean Air Act passed 30
years ago, people can now learn about toxic chemicals in their own local air, and can see how
well the law has or has not been protecting them," said EDF scientist Dr. Bill Pease,
Scorecard's creator and chief designer.

Simultaneously, EDF has also added local information on the six so-called "criteria" air
pollutants (ozone, sulfur dioxide, particulates, etc.) to its Scorecard website. The local health

implications of those pollutants are shown as well, based on 1998 measurements.
'Visitors to the website simply type in a zip code to get the local facts.
For STANISLAUS County, see
www.scorecard.org/community

The unprecedented information about air toxics at the local level comes from the US
Environmental Protection Agency's Cumulative Exposure Project (CEP), which made estimates
of the concentrations of 148 separate chemicals in the air of every census tract in the continental
US. (A census tract is a small area with 4000 to 5000 residents, The US includes over 60,000
census tracts.) EPA released the CEP results to a limited public in December 1998, after EDF
and others requested it under the Freedom of Information Act. EDF then added health risk
calculations and incorporated all the data into Scorecard.

EPA has cautioned that CEP results are based on modeling, rather than direct measurements, and
that the modeling uses 1990 data. Comparisons with the handful of more recent, measured
results for air toxics that are available from eight states, some as recent as 1997, show that CEP
estimates are generally comparable, with underestimation a bigger problem than overestimation.
Scorecard shows all comparisons,

"EDF's cancer risk calculations are screening-level risk assessments that are intended to give a
perspective on the air toxics problems we face today," Dr. Pease emphasized. "The CEP
estimates from EPA cast a lot of light onto what's been a very dark subject, but they aren't the
ultimate word."

The Environmental Defense Fund, a leading, national, NY-based nonprofit organization,
represents 300,000 members. EDF links science, economics, and law to create innovative,
equitable and economically viable solutions to today's environmental problems.

http://www.edf.org
Environmental Editor EDF fax/21Z-505-2375
Contact: Allison Cobb 202-387-3500
David Roe / Bill Pease 510-658-8008
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Real News from Real folks

indybay media



11/99
CA Diesel School Buses Are Toxic - (LOS ANGELES) --
A report suggests California's diesel-powered school buses are toxic. The findings were given to Governor Gray Davis' office. The Coalition for Clean Air Report reports California's fleet of buses is among the highest polluting in the nation. The coalition report found statewide, about 17-thousand buses burn diesel fuel. It translates into a laundry list of maladies, including asthma in the short term and cancer in the long term. The report recommends cleaner fuel engines, natural gas and electric battery power as possible solutions.
Links to main government cover story office's that are here to protect Big business.....
Dont expect one lick of help .. unless your a big poluter
Main smog 'Cover story' office Spare the air ,Spoil the valley

Links to Air Quality P.R. dept.,
Valley agricultural burn information 209-557-6443
tall trans california Hwy condition 1-800-427-7623

Transportation and Rideshare Agencies and Organizations
Mostly Cover offices to protect big biz from the public.


( public Tax dollars are used to BUY Radio/Tv ad time to brainwash us)

"When a Spare the Air Tonight advisory is issued residents are requested to avoid driving
and refrain from lighting up fireplaces and wood stoves and BBQ's."

(While farmers and big Biz pollute and burn at will )


* This office is all to cozy with the oil cartell *

Call them up every time you see some dam farmer burning his waste products
San Joaquin Valley Unified air pollution control district
Air Complaints & Breakdowns,Smog Info,Cover Storys etc. (209)-557-6400

(This is the new number thats not in the phone book [Like the Sheriff substations] )
Study: Pollution Harms Kids' Lungs - (LOS ANGELES) -- 3-1-1998


A study conducted in southern California finds that
smog and other forms of air pollution appears to have
long-term effects on children's lungs... and could be a contributing cause of asthma.

The study also finds that pollution affects girls more than boys...
even though girls do NOT spend as much time outdoors as boys do.

Boys are more likely to get respiratory diseases such

as asthma and bronchitis at an earlier age, the study found.



* Check out the Salida California *


12-98
Dirty Valley Air - (SACRAMENTO) --3/99
The nation's air pollution problem continues to improve... but not in the Sacramento Valley. The U-S Environmental Protection Agency claims the Sacramento region is one of only 38 areas nationwide where the levels of pollution went up last year. Federal smog officials say 1997 was the cleanest since record-keeping on air pollution began in 1970. Local air regulators say the shape of the Sacramento Valley makes smog a critical problem for residents every summer... when hot temperatures trap stagnant air near the ground.
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Chevron Releases Report On Fire - (RICHMOND) -399-
Chevron has released its initial investigation into last week's refinery fire. The substance released, the company said, was sulfur dioxide, which can cause skin and respiratory ailments in large doses. The company said 18-thousand pounds of the substance were released. Hundreds of local residents went to the hospital for a variety of problems.
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Valley agricultural burn information 209-557-6443

You cant trust the FEDS to do the right thing....

Battle Brews Over Foreign Toxic Waste - (IMPERIAL VALLEY) --3/99
A battle is brewing over a proposal to import 85-hundred tons of mercury-contaminated toxic waste from * Cambodia * for dumping in the Imperial Valley. According to the Los Angeles Times, the E-P-A is reviewing its initial approval of the plan. Environmentalists suggest the hazardous waste is more dangerous than a South Carolina hazardous waste firm stated. Safety-Kleen wants state and federal permission to treat and bury the material at a dump site near the Salton Sea. The waste would arrive by ship next month at the port of Los Angeles and be trucked inland. But environmentalists argue dumping the sludge at Westmorland, a low-income, heavily Latino community, constitutes ``environmental racism.''


Record Number Of Vehicles - (SACRAMENTO) -3/99-

The state Department of Motor Vehicles confirms that California highways are more crowded than ever. D-M-V officials say the number of registered cars and trucks increased by more than one-point-seven-Million in 1998... an increase of almost seven-percent. The total number of vehicles registered in California has grown to a record 27-and-a-half-Million. The number of people with driver's licenses also grew by one-point-two-percent.

Border Crackdown On Pollution - (SAN YSIDRO) --

Cars driven by commuters coming from Mexico soon will be required to have California registration... and must pass the state's smog inspection test. It's the result of a new law aimed at reducing air pollution along the state's southern border. Customs inspectors will be able to turn drives away if their cars don't comply with state standards. The law takes effect on April 27th.


Check out the valleys largest *TIREFIRE* homepage (it's still burning!)
Chemical Cloud Stinks Up Richmond - (RICHMOND) --
A black cloud and a rotten-egg smell has Richmond residents wondering whether a chemical release at the Chevron refinery poses a threat to their health. The bad smell from the early morning cloud of sulfurous chemicals lasted well into the morning. A fire at the refinery earlier this year is believed to have contributed to a rise in area gas prices.
6/99
Committee Alters Smog Check Program - (SACRAMENTO) --
Automobiles built during the past five years will be exempt from California's Smog Check program under a budget compromise approved yesterday. The legislature's Budget Conference Committee voted to exempt newer cars from the smog-fighting program. Some lawmakers wanted to scrap the Smog Check program altogether.
[ Ed. This works out real good if you sell new cars or drive one the tax payers bought for you! )

6-10-99
Chevron To Announce Leaks - (RICHMOND) --
Stung by criticism over a recent mishap, Chevron says it will immediately notify authorities
of any leaks at its refinery. A leak last week wasn't reported until hours after it began,
and left residents wondering what the horrible smell wafting over their city was.


6-10-99
The valley has one of the most severe air pollution problems
in the state and fails the federal standard for ozone. Ozone
causes an estimated $150 million in crop damage each year and
contributes to respiratory problems.


6-11-99
L.A.'s Red Line Opens - (HOLLYWOOD) --
The most unusual subway station in Los Angeles is now open.
The Red Line's stop at Hollywood and Vine resembles an entrance
to a theme park. The public will be able to get a free test ride
this weekend from downtown Los Angeles. The rest of the line
into North Hollywood is scheduled to open next year.
When completed, the nearly 13- mile subway line will have cost
up to six BILLION dollars.


(10/9) LANDFILL ERUPTS IN FLAMES: FIRE CASTS SMOKE OVER SACRAMENTO

Sacramento county fire fighters are battling a garbage fire at the Florin
Perkins Landfill. Authorities do not yet know what touched off the blaze,
but the fire is burning on piles of recyled roofing and construction
materials. Crews used bulldozers to clear a path around the fire and to
prevent the flames from spreading to other piles of trash. The main
problem fighting this fire is the lack of nearby water sources, so fire
crews are trucking water to the site.


More Links....

Project Clean Air is a non-profit organization of concerned citizens
working together to improve air quality.(Kern/Fresno County car-pool)


Local Information for Modesto/Salida, Ca. area---===>
Local Links CLICK HERE




California Valley AG burn PICTURES [Salida,Ca/USA]
California State Site on Alternative Fuel Vehicles.

10-30-99
Vehicle pollution upgraded Emissions exceed state estimates


Protect our Rivers = recycle your used oil & filters!
In Salida at NAPA auto downtown
Near Salida,Ca. at....
Pro-10 Minute Oil Change 3037 Sisk Rd. 544-3609
Firestone 3230-#36 Dale Rd. 522-9311

HAZARDOUS WASTE : Free disposal in Stanislaus County:
residents can dispose of hazardous waste free of charge at the county's collection facility at
1716 Morgan Road in south Modesto.
Collections are from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. most Fridays and Saturdays. The county also collects
waste at other sites periodically throughout the year.
For information about acceptable materials and the mobile collection schedule,
call the Household Hazardous Waste hot line at 525-4123
or visit www.co.stanislaus.ca.us/ ER and click on the "programs" bar.


11-3-99 San Joaquin Valley violates smog rules, restrictions possible
6-8-2000 Over 500 valley businesses have been identified as major source polluters

* NEW *
New FREE and EASY to use public Message area , Post your thoughts about the
Valley Smog Problem or The Tire Fire's !

Local area MTBE Contamination Database
Lionudakis Orchard Removal Since 1982, clears your orchard for free
He's a recycler , taking old almond orchards and turning them
into firewood and electricity.



8/1999

From the Stats log...
IP domain info page hits in August99
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209.135.18.5 sjvuapcd-4.sjvuapcd.dst.ca.us 6
209.135.18.4 sjvuapcd-3.sjvuapcd.dst.ca.us 4
Spend more time on solar and fuel-cells and less time surfing websites!

Valley agricultural burn information 209-557-6443


Landfill to be expanded

On Grade Contracting of Jamestown will carve out a new section at the Fink Road
landfill in Stanislaus County. The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday accepted the
company's $1,725,557 bid, the lowest of six received. The eight-acre section will hold at
least five years' worth of ash from the garbage-burning power plant next to the dump.