Energy Executive Says LNG Urgent

Vol. 60 No.47 University of California. Santa Barbara Thursday, November IS ,. Energy Executive Says LNG Urgent By MARK OHRENSCHALL Rensch made a reference to the Stressing the necessity of con demonstrators at the beginning of structing an LNG terminal at Pt. his talk, saying “ I was forewarned Concepcion and minimizing its that there would be demonstrators, dangers, Joseph Rensch, the but I ’m grateful to have this op president of a major Western LNG portunity to talk to you on this very subsidiary Wednesday declared important matter. the rights of Indians to be secon “ What we’re trying to do is bring dary to the energy needs of in energy supplies needed to bring California citizens. a tolerable future, not a prosperous “ Any possible disadvantage to one,” he said. Indians (by construction of the Rensch stressed that citizens terminal) is outweighed by the should not underestimate “ the needs of 22 million Californians to importance of natural gas. It a future with sufficient energy supplies half of our non supplies,*’ said Rensch, whose transportation energy needs, while company, Pacific Lighting nuclear energy supplies only two Company is a major subsidiary of percent. Performing a ledge-balancing act high above students hurrying to class, this painter hearings on the proposed LCP. (Please turn to p.3, col.i) along with northern California’s adds another coat to the Engineering Building. Pacific Gas and Electric forms Western LNG. His remarks came at a speech Parks and Recreation before the Channel City Club at the Offer $1.8 Million for Miramar Hotel, where ap proximately 30 demonstrators Proposed Oceanfront Ellwood Property picketed outside the banquet room. Chanting “ Go Away, LNG” , the By STEVE MIYADI protesters carried placards, some condominiums on the Haskell and the planning commission, their public hearings on the LCP, The state Parks and Recreation of which read, “ Caution; LNG is property. They are also con become part of the extensive but have recently begun Department has been authorized to hazardous to your health” and “ No templating building a moderate- resources of the state Parks and deliberations on another plan try to secure the purchase of 73 $ for Indonesian dicta tors-down income housing development on Recreation Department. proposed by the LCP staff and acres of oceanfront property just with LNG” . the adjacent Archibald property. Arguments for preservation or modified and approved by the east of the Ellwood pier. The protesters, who included Wallover, the developer of the development were heard by the county Planning Commission. Kim An appropriation of $1.8 million A.S. president Marty Cusack, Embarcadero subdivision across Board of Supervisors during Skinnarland, who heads the LCP to finance the Parks and Indians, their supporters and Highway 101 from Haskell’s hearingsonthe proposed LCP. This staff, has proposed a 40-acre Hollister Ranch residents, circled Recreation Department in its Beach, will have their proposal plan will eventually decide the fate miniumum parcel size for the bidding for the area has been outside of the room for the duration heard before the county Depart of all shoreline property from property which would prevent secured from the state legislature. N, of the speech and handed out ment of Environmental Resources Rincon Creek to the Santa Maria urbanization of the area. leaflets to the largely elderly, Two years ago, the department’s Attorney Arthur Henzell, who River. In addition, the state Parks and offer of $500,000 for the property (Please turn to p.16, col.i) conservative members of the represents Pacific Security Bank The supervisors have concluded fell far short of market value. Channel City Club as they exited. which holds the Archibald The Board of Supervisors has “ We just want to show you another property in trust, told the Board of continued deliberations on whether side,” said Diane Baker, a Supervisors during the hearing EOC's Influence On the 65-acre Haskell Beach area and Hollister Ranch resident. that the property is for sale and the adjacent eight-acre Archibald Some of the Indians at the that he supports the proposed peoperty should accomodate a demonstration said they had moderate income housing project Isla Vísta Discussed proposed housing development being contemplated. received subpoenas' yesterday to By STEVE BARTH who are floundering spiritually, project or be preserved as a state A decision by the supervisors appear for a hearing next Wed With growing religious unable to find direction often park. will decide whether the Haskell nesday on their recent occupation movements such as the require a strong hand to guide Development of the area has Beach. Area will become a of the Pt. Concepcion site, which Evangelical Orthodox Church, it is them. If they believe they are been proposed by Wallover Inc., residential development area, or they consider sacred ground. wise to examine both the potential indirectly being led by God, they which wants to build 153 townhouse on the advice of Local Coastal Plan benefits and the potential dangers are certainly more apt to follow a of such a group. path chosen for them with con- The right of any religous group Solar Energy Might Emerge as to practice its doctrines must be This is the last in a three- juxtaposed against the rights of the part series examining the community within which the Evangelical Orthodox Viable U.S. Energy Alternative religion is functioning. Church. Journalists often forget that By DENNIS HERMAN Functional Elements of the Solar Heating System besides freedom of the press, the fidence. With the United States’ in Controls First Amendment also grants Yet at the same time, such creasing dependance on foreign freedom of religion. strong leadership fosters depen countries for crude oil, there has The EOC has a right to worship dence and if an individual were to been a resurgence of research as it sees fit. It also has a right to suddenly find himself without the activity centered on finding become involved in local or guidance of his church for any alternative energy sources from national politics, but when it does it reason he might not only flounder This is the first in a series of ar runs the risk of conflicting with the once again but sink. ticles dealing with energy alter rights of others outside the church. For some, it is not the EOC’s natives other than nuclear power Members are offered many theory of church government with and liquefied natural gas. Today: things by the EOC. It attempts to which they find fault but the Solar Energy. Tomorrow: Coal bring order to their lives and give practice. In the opinion of some them security. Many former critics, most of the decisions available resources. members admit that many handed down by the elders are in Some forms of energy, such as Christians have need for the type the best interests of the recipient. biomass fuel synthesis and shale of authority the EOC uses. Those ( Please turn to p.6, col.3) oil, are relatively new sources of energy. Others, such as solar and Backup System wind power, have been used for centuries and are just now making Great American Smokeout Today a comeback. Storage Solar energy is perhaps the most Today marks the fourth annual giving up smoking is a one-day-at- widely recognized energy source ventional energy and is using a the point where it can provide 100 Great American Smokeout, in a-time thing. If you can give up apart from fossil fuels and nuclear renewable energy source that’s percent of the energy needs of the which smokers across the United smoking for a day, you can give it power. Each year, more and more going to be around for quite some average user. Additionally, op States are being asked to give up up for two days, three days, and so buildings are being constructed to time. The technology involved is ponents point to the construction of smoking for a day. on until you’ve quit.” utilize the sun as an energy source. simple and it is a non- polluting solar systems, such as solar The smokeout, sponsored by the Locally, the Cancer Society has Currently, California has ap source of energy. Furthermore, it collectors, as not being American Cancer Society, has set up a booth on the corner of proximately 50,000 solar hookups, helps people to become in aesthetically pleasing. been one of the most successful State and Carillo streets in Santa 30,000 of which are used in pool dependent of conventional energy A solar heating system for a anti-smoking events ever held. Barbara to get people to quit heating systems. Most of the other sources, such as the utilities, and private home can cost anywhere Last year, over 14.5 million of the smoking for the day. Today, a installations are as hot water matches our uses to our needs. ” from $400 to $2,000 depending on nation’s 54 million smokers par special appearance by the Disco heating systems in both private Opponents of solar energy have the size and location of the system ticipated in the smokeout. Of those, Turkey is scheduled. homes and industry. pointed to the expensive initial cost An industrial system can cost from roughly 3.6 million made it through “ He’s dressed like a turkey to According to Kathleen Gray of of construction and solar energy’s $10,000 to $1 million. Usually, a the entire day without lighting a symbolize that you have to give up the State Energy Commission’s technological limitations as fac system is able to pay for itself (in cigarette. smoking cold turkey. The people office in Sacramento, the ad tors which make it less desirable terms of energy savings) within According to Jo Blackburn of the who pledge to quit smoking will be vantages of solar are manifold.

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