Monday, July 25, 2022

Tire Dust a Threat to Ocean Life

  • Automobile tire dust is a stealth pollutant
  • Found to kill Coho Salmon in Washington State
  • Major die-offs occur after rainfall
  • Die-off linked to tire particles not pestesides
  • Marine microplastics consist of Synthetic Fibres 37%, Tires 28%
  • Electric vehicles will make matters worse


Every day 70,000 automobiles pass through Laguna Beach, a resident community of 23,500 (AADT Caltrans traffic volumes). What is the toxicity of tire particles for oceanic life off the coastline (7-miles) of Laguna Beach?  How about landbased life?   See The Gardian for full story.

-LS

Thursday, July 14, 2022

LB City Opposes Ballot Initiative

In a Nixle Alert subscribed participants received this notice today:

Advisory: City Council Majority Directs Staff to Prepare Resolutions to Oppose 3 Ballot Initiatives. 

Click https://adobe.ly/3ckHtgU for the city Newsletter. 

FYI

-LS

Sunday, July 3, 2022

Huntington Beach Patriot Bike Parade

Here's what Huntington Beach did Saturday 2 July:

https://www.ocregister.com/2022/07/02/thousands-take-patriotic-bike-ride-through-huntington-beach/?utm_email=E45C649154C7958574FE8451F8&g2i_eui=3l4E9vibBSzSZ74DLAjgjFNvqIEeBDP3&g2i_source=newsletter&lctg=E45C649154C7958574FE8451F8&active=no&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.ocregister.com%2f2022%2f07%2f02%2fthousands-take-patriotic-bike-ride-through-huntington-beach%2f&utm_campaign=scng-ocr-localist&utm_content=curated

For a slide-show and full story see the Orange County Register coverage. Laguna Beach should do this down Glenneyre, would CLB dare?

-LS