[Occupymendocino] Occupymendocino Digest, Vol 1670, Issue 1

Sat Jun 1 07:44:46 PDT 2019

Dear folks,

I have learned, after dealing with the Army down in Monterrey CA that it is
better to submit a physical written comment than to do so electronically.
These comments can be snail mailed to:

Naval Facilities Engineering Command Northwest
Attention: NWTT Supplemental EIS/OEIS Project Manager
3730 N. Charles Porter Ave.
Building 385, Admin, Room 216
Oak Harbor, WA 98278-5000

I would highly recommend that you cc a copy of your comments to both our
Senators and Jared Huffman.

Ed Oberweiser
Ocean Protection Coalition (OPC) Chair

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>    1. Public Speak-Out regarding Navy testing June 4    6-8 pm
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> From: Richard Karch <rkarch at mcn.org>
> Subject: [Occupymendocino] Public Speak-Out regarding Navy testing
>         June 4  6-8 pm
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> Public Speak-Out regarding Navy testing
> Tuesday June 4th, Matheson Theatre, Mendocino, 6-8pm
> Address of theatre: 45096 Cahto St, Mendocino, CA 95460
>
> Please come learn about the Navy's proposal to expand their testing of
> weapons and sonar into our local ocean, and come share what you know about
> the topic at an open mic.
> June 12th is the deadline to submit an official comment on the Navy's
> website, and laptops will be available at the meeting to write your
> comments.  We will also strategize what else we can do as a community, in
> addition to making these important comments online.
>
> The Navy is going through the legal process of writing an Environmental
> Impact Statement where they have described the environmental harms their
> actions will cause and they are required by law to address all substantive
> comments submitted by the general public.  Sometimes these comments lead
> the Navy to be required to do additional studies.  The Navy has been sued
> in the past for misleading the public in similar reports, where they vastly
> underestimated the damage caused to marine life, including whales.
>
> Put simply: The sonar they use bursts and/or leads to burst eardrums, and
> the underwater mines and missiles they explode are live ammunition- full of
> toxins.  Neither of these NEED to be tested close to shore, and
> particularly not in our local Mendocino ocean where the marine life
> congregates to celebrate and feed on a great upwelling of nutrients and the
> entire food web that supports.  We are surrounded by Marine Protected Areas
> due to our biological diversity, yet similar circumstances in Washington
> State have not stopped the Navy from expanding their training exercises
> there.
>
> This resistance to Navy testing is again being led by the indigenous
> people of Mendocino County, please read their attached public comment and
> join them in speaking for the marine animals.  Below are a few websites to
> read about the negative impacts our local marine life will be facing and
> attached are some public comments that have already been submitted by
> knowledgeable local people who see great purpose in speaking for the marine
> life.
>
> This first link is the location to submit public comments, and it has the
> Navy Environmental Impact Statement so you can explore the official Navy
> report. Notice that what is up for review right now is front and center: a
> 2019 addition to the earlier reports in 2015 and 2016; you can see the
> older reports in links on the right hand side.
> **The link/button to make a comment is on the lower right, you have to
> scroll down a little bit to see it.**
> **Then on the next page you have to scroll down again and click again on
> the button on the lower right.**
>
> https://www.nwtteis.com/Documents/2019-Northwest-Training-and-Testing-Supplemental-EIS-OEIS-Documents/Draft-Supplemental-EIS-OEIS
> <
> https://www.nwtteis.com/Documents/2019-Northwest-Training-and-Testing-Supplemental-EIS-OEIS-Documents/Draft-Supplemental-EIS-OEIS
> >
>
>
> There are countless websites you can use to research the effects of sonar
> and weapons on wildlife, here are a few:
>
> https://earthjustice.org/news/press/2013/court-rules-that-federal-agency-failed-to-protect-thousands-of-whales-and-dolphins-from-navy-sonar
> <
> https://earthjustice.org/news/press/2013/court-rules-that-federal-agency-failed-to-protect-thousands-of-whales-and-dolphins-from-navy-sonar
> >
>
>
> https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2018/navy-training-excercises-12-20-2018.php
> <
> https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2018/navy-training-excercises-12-20-2018.php
> >
>
>
> https://www.hcn.org/articles/military-alaskans-at-war-with-u-s-military-over-readiness-exercises
> <
> https://www.hcn.org/articles/military-alaskans-at-war-with-u-s-military-over-readiness-exercises
> >
>
> https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/does-military-sonar-kill/ <
> https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/does-military-sonar-kill/>
>
> Again the event date/time/place:
> Public Speak-Out regarding Navy testing
> Tuesday June 4th, Matheson Theatre, Mendocino, 6-8pm
> Address of theatre: 45096 Cahto St, Mendocino, CA 95460
>
> Thank you for reading and I hope you can join us!
> Andy Wellspring
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