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Originally posted by Salt of the Earth
They think they can get "permission" with this 1,000 page legislation they want to sneak past everybody -- so they can say "It's the law." It is an attack, a military attack, on four states.
And these four states are slated by the UN to be wilderness corridors for the wild animals, rewilded, no humans allowed to set foot. I guess they will clear the humans out right quick, blow up a lot of roads and houses, and get that rewilding accomplished right quick with all these new and improved military weapons they plan to test out on four states, four BIG states, and the Pacific ocean to go with it.
Originally posted by RussianScientists
TravelerintheDark you need to read the complete articles instead of just skimming over it.
The legislation gives the Navy the right to do chemical and biological warefare, to dump chemicals, waste and whatever. Run all types of exercises. Experiment with Weather Control, production of Earthquakes, Radiation Warfare and anything else.
It does not say that they have to clean up anything, nor does it state that they will keep off of private property in those states. It gives them the right to search any house or business in that area without a warrant, calling it training exercises.
Environmental Impact Statement
An environmental impact statement (EIS) under United States environmental law, is a document required by the National Environmental Policy Act for federal government agency actions "significantly affecting the quality of the human environment." A tool for decision making, an EIS describes the positive and negative environmental effects of proposed agency action - and cites alternative actions.
Originally posted by Jenna
An environmental impact statement (EIS) under United States environmental law, is a document required by the National Environmental Policy Act for federal government agency actions "significantly affecting the quality of the human environment." A tool for decision making, an EIS describes the positive and negative environmental effects of proposed agency action - and cites alternative actions. Now how is that even remotely similar to a war? It's a piece of paper. A bunch of pieces of paper actually.
Originally posted by RussianScientists
reply to post by Jenna
Jenna, nothing is said about war. But the fact is, that if you read what is happening, this legislation is opening pandoras box for the Navy to get in and do whatever they want in 4 states.
Military testing and exercises are included in the legislation. An EIS is used mainly for mining and construction purposes showing and proving how it will not be detrimental to the area; and if it is, how they are going to fix it in advance.
In this legislation that the Navy has, show me where it states that their testing and exercises using chemicals and biological whatnot are "not" going to be detrimental to the water, land, animals and humans.
The only difference that I can see between what the Navy plans to do in these 4 states and what it might do in Iraq is that in Iraq it would be called waging war, and here it will be called an environmental impact statement.
Originally posted by RussianScientists
Jenna, nothing is said about war. But the fact is, that if you read what is happening, this legislation is opening pandoras box for the Navy to get in and do whatever they want in 4 states.
Military testing and exercises are included in the legislation. An EIS is used mainly for mining and construction purposes showing and proving how it will not be detrimental to the area; and if it is, how they are going to fix it in advance.
In this legislation that the Navy has, show me where it states that their testing and exercises using chemicals and biological whatnot are "not" going to be detrimental to the water, land, animals and humans.
The overall amount of hazardous materials generated during training under Alternatives 1 and 2 would be more than that generated under the No Action Alternative, due primarily to the increased number of training activities.
All hazardous materials would continue to be managed in compliance with applicable federal and state regulations, and Department of Defense guidelines. No substantial changes in hazardous materials management practices are anticipated under any of the alternatives. The anticipated amounts of hazardous materials generated are well within the capacity of the Navy's afloat and ashore hazardous waste management systems.
Show me their "exact plans" of what they intend to do if they use chemicals and biological warefare. Your "exact plans" as to what you are going to do have to be filed in advance, and then if you don't stand up to what you would say you would do, then the government comes in and sues you and shuts you down.
Nowhere in this legislation is anything like that stated. They are just given an open door policy to do whatever they want, and if they want to come door to door in their "exercises" and check out everything on and in your property then they can legally do it without a search warrant, just like Marshal Law.
Otherwise prove to me that they can't come onto anyones property during one of their "exercises" and do a search for whatever they want.
Prove to me that they won't use chemical and biological weapons on humans, animals and land.
Prove to me that they won't contaminate the water.
Prove to me that they won't be storing chemical, biological and nuclear wastes where ever they want just like the Military does in AREA 51.
As a result of the EODMU Eleven relocation, mine warfare
underwater detonation training will significantly decrease from a yearly maximum of 60 underwater detonation as analyzed in the No Action Alternative (the baseline) to no more than four annual underwater detonation as analyzed in Alternatives 1 and 2, a decline of over 90 percent. The maximum charge size for these four explosions would be 2.5 pounds.
Adverse impacts from this level of activity would be negligible because of relatively low level of activity and standard site investigation and clean up procedures. Lastly, 98 percent of explosion byproducts are normal constituents of seawater. Turbidity resulting from detonation would dissipate rather quickly depending on the site conditions at the time, such as wind speed and tidal currents.
Terrestria l Biological Resources Page 3.11-13
Land Based Training
Under Alternative 2, the vehicle and equipment use and foot traffic associated with an increase of EOD training activities at the DTR Seaplane Base and DTR Bangor, as described in Chapter 2, would have a negligible effect on wildlife because of the disturbed and poor quality habitat the areas provide. Animals that are present would either be habituated to the human and vehicular presence or would avoid the area when activities were occurring.
EODMU and ISR training activities at Seaplane Base Survival Area would have short-term minor adverse effects from the presence of personnel and noise and disturbance generated during activities. These exercises are not expected to result in chronic stress to wildlife based on the low number of activities that occur per year, the short duration of the exercises, and the low number of vehicles and/or personnel involved in the exercises. There would be no change in populations of animals because of vehicle use, presence of personnel, or use of ordnance and pyrotechnics associated with these training activities.
Impacts of NSW training at Indian Island on wildlife and wildlife habitat under Alternative 2 would be the same as the No Action Alternative as training activities would be occurring at the same level. Because the covert nature of these Special Forces which have a light footprint, cause little disruption because of noise, and the small number of personnel involved, the effects of this training would result in temporary displacement of individuals and would disrupt for very brief periods foraging and/or resting behaviors. As these activities are short-term and infrequent, there would not be any population level effects.