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Environment & Energy

Bobstandard

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5. Salina's Valley lettuce is downwind of Moss Landing

Reply to Caribbeans (Original post)

Sun Jan 26, 2025, 06:15 PM

Jan 2025

The toxic fumes of the Moss Landing battery fire blew for five days and nights over the Salinas Valley, where much of the country’s lettuce, strawberries and other foods are grown. But don’t worry, ‘authorities’ have claimed there is no danger.

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Morro Bay residents were assured battery storage is safe. Moss Landing fire said otherwise [View all] Caribbeans Jan 2025 OP

Well north of Morro Bay, but the people there are fighting another such facility planned for their area Attilatheblond Jan 2025 #1

"contains tens of thousands of lithium batteries" - Every single one will die one day Caribbeans Jan 2025 #2

I object to ALL energy storage scams that end up greenwashing fossil fuels, but that said, there are far more... NNadir Jan 2025 #3

Good information in the video about different storage systems. They_Live Jan 2025 #4

Salina's Valley lettuce is downwind of Moss Landing Bobstandard Jan 2025 #5

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2025 #6