The battle for San Clemente rages on!
While San Clemente locals appear unfazed by recent happenings in the shark world, they remain deeply concerned about another threat to their ocean and community.
“Better to be active today than radioactive tomorrow,” is how Gary Headrick opened a recent newsletter to members of San Clemente Green, a local environmental initiative.
Headrick is referring to the issue of 3.6 million pound of nuclear waste (from the titular power plant just south of Trestles) set to be buried yards from the San Clemente shoreline. This, Headrick fears, is a major risk to the local environment and society.
According to the WSL, the group has five goals:
1) Stop the work in progress.
2) Get an independent panel of nuclear experts to advise on the best way forward.
3) Take the necessary steps to make us as safe as possible while the waste is here.
4) Make sure that waste can be safely transported and stored at a suitable location.
5) Get it the heck out of here as soon and as safely as possible.
Local surfer Tanner Gudauskas has joined this crusade by taking a stand on his Instagram.
And the prospect of facing a hometown Fukushima is truly terrifying. But you know what’s maybe scarier than a nuclear disaster, at least on a session-to-session basis? Sharks!
And uh, San Clem is teeming.
You know your shark problem is serious when the Floridians are worried! Especially EG — that guy lives in the shark bite capital of the world and is basically a fish whisperer.
This apparent bloodfeud begs the question: with sharks and radiation vying for the apex predator position, but who will command San Clemente’s seas? Radiation has a momentary advantage but another attack may just turn the scale. Stay tuned for updates!
So, any update on the woman who was attacked at San Onofre?
Looks like she is still in critical condition per this article: http://www.surfline.com/sur…
they had to amputate her leg , looks like a seal jumped up on one of her friends boards , as it was being chased by a shark , she was swimmimng near the surfer , and got hit , big bite….bummer think she is a single mom ,with kids….Churches is still closed , Lowers is great , quite fun to see the pak all sitting inside each other …looks like a good week coming, sharks keeping surfers at bay ……
If you understood fully the amount of nuclear waste the US has generated/is generating, and the amount of money it would cost/is going to cost to dispose of it somewhat safely, you would choke on your burrito. Close to a trillion dollars. And that figure is from quite a few years ago. Translation: We be fucked.
One point just for your screen name.
Surely the WSL could use all that money it’s saving from not housing competitors to help offset the deficit
No doubt.
Maybe it is the radioactive waste that is drawing in the sharks… Get rid of the radioactive waste and the sharks go away as well. OR, is it leftover stank from the dead whale at Trestles? When in doubt, just ask @thatdeadwhaleattrestles
Oh Mr. Linden, always delivering thoughtful insight!
Ha. Maybe it is just from too much radiation from living in San Clemente as a kid in the late 70’s.
Sharknado was a documentary? Tara Reid wasn’t acting?