Monthly Archives: June 2012

“It appears that Governor Jerry Brown, his Natural Resources Secretary John Laird and Deputy Secretary Jerry Meral are engaged now in a fierce competition with Schwarzenegger and his former lackeys to earn the “coveted prize” of “worst administration for fish … Continue reading →

by Dan Bacher The recent adoption of so-called “marine protected areas” (MPAs) on the North Coast has resulted in a vast network of no-fishing zones along California’s coastal waters being put into place. While MLPA advocates falsely tout these zones … Continue reading →

When the private financiers and contractors who gave us the phony Marine Life Protection Act “Initiative” falsely named their boondoggle an “Initiative,” it should have raised a red-flag, that something was very very wrong, and that the “public/private partnership” was not what it … Continue reading →

by Dan Bacher  On June 6, the California Fish and Game Commission approved and adopted regulations for the north coast “marine protected areas” (MPAs) created under Arnold Schwarzenegger’s controversial Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Initiative. The decision completed the network … Continue reading →

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar Wednesday 13 June, 2012 by Dan Bacher Restore the Delta today released a powerfully-worded letter from 38 environmental, fishing, consumer, Native American and other groups alerting U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar of the enormous … Continue reading →

Yurok Tribal Chair, Thomas O’Rourke, at a direct action protest against the privately-funded Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) “Initiative” – Fort Bragg, CA, July 21, 2010. Photo by Dan Bacher. by Dan Bacher Before the California Fish and Game Commission … Continue reading →

The San Onofre nuke stands a few feet above sea level, between Los Angeles and San Diego, California By Eileen O’Grady,  REUTERS HOUSTON, June 7 (Reuters) – The two-unit San Onofre nuclear plant in California will be shut through the … Continue reading →