Santa Barbara’s Mission Linen embraces recycling
By Manny Araujo / Friday, June 12th, 2015 / Energy, Latest news, Small Business, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Santa Barbara’s Mission Linen embraces recycling
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Read More →Oil spill claims process will likely be long, ugly legal battle
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, June 12th, 2015 / Columns, Energy, Latest news, Law, Opinion, South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Oil spill claims process will likely be long, ugly legal battle
Plains All American Pipeline is taking a page straight out of BP’s oil spill response playbook, according to at least one attorney with firsthand experience in oil spill litigation. Thomas Young, a Tampa-based attorney who went to work trying to secure claims for clients in the aftermath of the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, told the Read More →
Read More →Governor Brown issues executive order to speed Refugio oil spill recovery efforts
By Staff Report / Friday, June 5th, 2015 / Energy, Latest news, South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism / Comments Off on Governor Brown issues executive order to speed Refugio oil spill recovery efforts
As federal, state, and local agencies continue working to minimize and mitigate the effects of the Refugio oil spill, Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday issued an executive order to further expedite recovery efforts and help ensure the natural environment is restored, beaches are reopened and economic impacts are minimized. The governor’s order directs state agencies Read More →
Read More →Carbon tax right policy for Tri-Counties
By Guest commentary / Friday, June 5th, 2015 / Central Coast, Energy, Op/Eds, Opinion, South Coast, Technology, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Carbon tax right policy for Tri-Counties
By Mike McEachen As a frequent visitor to Refugio Beach, I was saddened by the oil that spewed out of the underground pipeline operated by Plains All American Pipeline and fouled our beach and coastline. My family and friends had to cancel our annual Memorial Weekend Refugio Beach campout that we made reservations for six Read More →
Read More →Politicians, officials should take measured approach after oil spill
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, June 5th, 2015 / Editorials, Energy, Opinion, South Coast, Tourism / Comments Off on Politicians, officials should take measured approach after oil spill
While the cleanup of the Refugio oil spill is progressing, albeit slowly, the politics of petroleum extraction have overtaken events on the ground. Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson and Assemblymember Das Williams have called for new rules for oil pipeline safety. In Ventura County, Supervisors Steve Bennett and Linda Parks have questioned the future of oil production Read More →
Read More →South Coast legislators push for more oil pipe oversight, quicker spill response
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, June 5th, 2015 / Energy, Latest news, South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism / Comments Off on South Coast legislators push for more oil pipe oversight, quicker spill response
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Read More →Refugio oil spill claims can be submitted Saturday at Elks Lodge
By Staff Report / Friday, May 29th, 2015 / Energy, Latest news, South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism / Comments Off on Refugio oil spill claims can be submitted Saturday at Elks Lodge
Plains All American Pipeline representatives will be at a community open house about the Refugio oil spill response from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Elks Lodge at 150 N. Kellogg Ave. in Santa Barbara. The company is actively addressing claims as they are received, according to Patrick Hodgins, senior director of safety Read More →
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