epa has confirmed that point repeatedly time and time again. it was also the precise finding that epa and dtsc and the other regulatory agencies have to approve the other on construction on parcel a. it actually touches all of those. as a result, this basic question about waiting until the end were developing this in phases was asked and answered after about 45 years of study and debate all the way back in 2005. since the conveyance agreement was executed, our confidence and that of the environmental regulators that the shipyard is safe for both current huge -- current uses and development has only gotten stronger thanks to speaker pelosi. the funding for cleanup and more testing at the shipyard has gone up exponentially since the conveyance agreement was executed. over $700 million has been spent by the navy on the cleanup and doing all of this characterization. vast portions of the shipyard are already complete. all they are waiting on is regulatory closeouts and confirmatory testing. we have talked about it before. the ship. has been and wil

>> i think it is is a matter of untested law as to whether epa, and there is no permit that epa has given to allow the use of dispersants, so i would not know and i'm not an attorney, but -- >> no, but you are the head of epa, so if you said, admiral allen, this, we are now heading into a danger zone, or flashing yellow light, so significant, better be safe than sorry, that i want to ban or limit the use of dispsants, could you have the power to act unilaterally. >> i do believe i do, chairman, but i want my lawyers to get you a answer in writing. >> but that is a answer you needed to know from day one, ms. jackson, because every one of us here at the table are coastal senators, and i have to tell you that we love the coast guard and they are operational people, and they do search and rescue and they have the authority to clean up a limited oil spill if it would occur god forbid in the bay, and there are lakes, et cetera, but the coast guard are not scientists. they are not scientists, but they are under the department of homeland security, which means they are protectors, so how would th

>> i think it is is a matter of untested law as to whether epa, and there is no permit that epa has given to allow the use of dispersants, so i would not know and i'm not an attorney, but -- >> no, but you are the head of epa, so if you said, admiral allen, this, we are now heading into a danger zone, or flashing yellow light, so significant, better be safe than sorry, that i want to ban or limit the use of dispersants, could you have the power to act unilaterally. >> i do believe i do, chairman, but i want my lawyers to get you a answer in writing. >> but that is a answer you needed to know from day one, ms. jackson, because every one of us here at the table are coastal senators, and i have to tell you that we love the coast guard and they are operational people, and they do search and rescue and they have the authority to clean up a limited oil spill if it would occur god forbid in the bay, and there are lakes, et cetera, but the coast guard are not scientists. they are not scientists, but they are under the department of homeland security, which means they are protectors, so how would

the epa refused to concur with this initial request. it had not been previously authorized and there had not been adequate testing in our view. the epa demanded and requested that the federal on-scene coordinator require bp to conduct tests for the effectiveness of deep sea application of disbursements. a number of tests were conducted and none of the tests in our view satisfy us in terms of effectively demonstrating effectiveness3 . . this approval was given on may 22. in addition to our a valuation of the use of deep sea dispersants, the epa sought to come -- to have its own independent testing of the dispersant that has been chosen and compare that with the other comparable available products. we have released our initial round of data which was done on june 30. the epa's initial conclusions are that that this person being used as compared to the other products are fairly compare both in terms of toxicity and that none of them display biologically significant disruptive activities. in addition, the toxicity tests of the product alone

>> i think it is is a matterf untested law as to whether epa, and there is no permit that epa has given to allow the use of dispersants, so i would not know and i'm not an attorney, but -- >> no, but you are the head of epa, so if you said, admiral allen, this, we are now heading into a danger zone, or flashing yellow light, so significant, better be safe than sorry, that i want to ban or limit the use of dispersants, could you have the power to act unilaterally. >> i do believe i do, chairman, but i want my lawyers to get you a answer in writing. >> but that is a answer you needed to kn fromay one, ms. jackson, because every one of us here at the table are coastal senators, and i have to tell you that we love the coast guard and they are operational peoe, and they do search and rescue and they have the authority to clean up a limited oil spill if it would occur god forbid in the bay, and there are lakes, et cetera, but the coast guard are not scientists. they are not scientists, but they are under the department of homeland security, which means they are protectors, so how would they k

that question is front and center in the ongoing epa study.ost: in this article in wednesday's talks the "usa today." towards the end he writes this would be obama's best chance to enact anything close to a comprehensive energy legislation if the midterm elections fall into historic patterns. after president clinton failed to pass the health care bill in 1994, it took 16 years to get it done. if this does not pass and there are major gains in the house and senate on the republican side, could we see a 16 year gap between now and when they pass any sort of major energy legislation? guest: yes and no. but it depends the question is about energy or climate. energy bills come around under both parties every the years. it is not the end of energy legislation, i do not think. whether or not we will do anything that specifically mandates reductions in greenhouse gases and puts a price on carbon, so to speak, it could very well be the end of it. i think it is interesting and is kind of amazing actually. i think it is very possible that as a country, w

i think epa might be overreaching.rreach on this issue, or if they overreached on navigable waters issue, or other things that will limit the ability of kentucky farms to be sustainable and produce the food we need, i will stand up for kentucky time and time again. i support ethanol and the funding in the current farm bill for increased research on how products that are based in cellulose can be used for fuels into the future. i support programs and i support the things that can take as to a new energy economy. we will have to get there tomorrow -- together. part of it will be retrofiting. windows will pay for themselves in five years and are 10 times more energy efficient. we need to be more efficient. we need to make sure kentucky coal as an important source into the future. we need to stand up for kentucky and what is important today. >> to environmental regulations claymore role in our regulations? our land is our livelihood and our future. our next question comes from someone who has a diversified farms -- diversi

and california epa participate in any of these hearings. >> which parcells has been selected? does that mean that we will get hearings on which parcels? >> they are the ones that the final remedy that has not been selected. i honestly believe that that is imminent within days. i don't know if you have time to have hearing. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> that amendment is accepted. any final amendments.

the epa has reportedly told bp it wants the waste disposal programs, brian, to be fully transparent. >> all right. thanh truong in louisiana tonight rounding out our coverage. thanks for your reporting. >>> bp is in the news for something else today. perhaps you remember almost a year ago when the pan am 103 lockerbie bomber was allowed to go home to libya because he had terminal cancer and was dying -- or so we were told by both sides when the deal to release him came through. now, it turns out bp was a player behind the scenes in that controversial deal. our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell explains how and why. >> reporter: the only man convicted of the pan am bombing abdel baset al-megrahi got a hero's welcome in libya a year ago. he was set free because doctors said he had only three months to live -- advanced prostate cancer. now, a year later, he is still alive. the cancer specialist who examined him was hired by the libyans, but today denied he was under any pressure. >> the question was how can you get an accurate prognosis and the real truth is it's very

the epa fined him for not registering it as a pesticide. it would take several years and millions of dollars. he accuses the epa of unfairly targeting his small business. >> it appears what they're doing is extending what they're doing so they can collect bigger fines, so they can make more money for the state. >> reporter: cal epa says anything that repels insects qualifies as a pesticide. the court will hear oral arguments tomorrow. >>> it's available for preorder tonight and will ship on august 27. in an accompanied video and zon claims it's smaller, lighter, easier to read than previous versions and it has wi-fi. it sells for the same price, $189. a cheaper version is why five only. it announced a week ago it's selling more ebooks than hardbacks, about 80% more. >>> word of a new scam targeting your personal data as well as the device. scott. >> at least a silicon security company says the target is your smartphone and the way the danger is delivered is through your smartphone apps. >> reporter: we love our mobile phones and trust our m

and california epa participate in any of these hearings. >> which parcells has been selected? does that mean that we will get hearings on which parcels? >> they are the ones that the final remedy that has not been selected. i honestly believe that that is imminent within days. i don't know if you have time to have hearing. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> that amendment is accepted. any final amendments. my understanding is that the votes need to proceed in the following order. i would like to suggest that we vote and then we go to closing statements. we need to vote on the ceqa findings. we should vote on the redevelopment plan. then, we can vote on the rest of the matters together which would be items 12, 14, 28-36. let's go to closing comments? >> i just want to take a moment and i really want to thank supervisor maxwell has been one of my closest colleagues over the past years, 8 years on this board. i have such enormous respect for her integrity and the difficult challenges that she has faced bringing change to her

in this particular case you have the state of california, you have the region nine, epa, so you have a regulator, san francisco ucuc. all contributing to funds offered by the california commission. so i'd like to suggest that we, as a group here, recognize that those opportunities are out there and that we leverage those opportunitys for the sake of reducing the carbon footprint and if we do that, these are near turn gains we can do as we get to the long-term as far as uncertainties and hydrological issues that might take a longer time to resolve. >> i just want to come back down a little bit to something a bit on the specific side and add to specific points. chuck and i spent some time yesterday talking about infrastructure and knowing it and knowing where your pipes are and what they can and can't do. yesterday as a waist water person listening to this, i'm thinking pipes and pumps which i'm sure your thinking too but your talking,dams, and canals and part of that is understanding each others language but what i want to add is there's a tremendous amount of coordination and researc

the epa, the california protection agency, and the navy shoppers to the highest level of cleanup. organic food growing standards. a shot except such property unless it be satisfied. -- except such property be satisfied. the dangers posed by the sea level rise of one to four meters. by the national academy of sciences, haute potential complex interactions between sea level rise hazards in urges that the epa and the navy -- regarding potential cleanup strategies before final remedies are selected. there shall be a separate hearing prior. the san francisco region of an agency. president chiu: supervise daly has made a motion, seconded by supervisor mirkarimi. e2 and all of the other parcels. supervisor daly, i would also ask if you could soon -- circulate that information to us. >> yes, my staff, copies. one other amendment to item 27, adding an additional further resolved clause, page 5, but before the resolve for a fossil fuel -- be it further resolved for fossil fuel. achieving things at comparable costs. no such fossil fuel power plant, district heating and cooling system should

frankly in very preliminary discussions with a tenant and we would hope to be back in front of the epa at some point if they re-open their search, so losing time is not a material thing in terms of being able to tenant the building,. commissioner borden: we can agree one week is not a big hardship. >> assuming epa doesn't make the decision in that week to come back. they have gone back and forth. i don't know when that decision will be made. it would be forthcoming shortly. it could happen between now and the 5th, between the 5th and the 12th it could happen after the 12th. if we are not an approved project when they issue that request, we don't stand a reasonable chance of being considered for it. commissio ner moore? commissioner moore: , isn't it enthusiasm that your architect of record in the processes that go on in this room why do we need the architects to be here. the architect of record -- it's not as much about the building as it is about approving the eir. >> both. >> that leads and that is the one on which you will most testimony? >> in terms of the technical approvals, i ca

when i was refering that epa should not be regulating -- which are regulated by epa on any number ofiends. the point i was making it that we don't believe epa has the authority under the clean air act to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. that is what we are litigating on but not other regulations on whether it is air, water, land kind of the missions. let me make it perfectly clear. we don't believe that use of the clean air act or any other act that was really passed back in the 1970's is applicable to the current situation with greenhouse gas emissions. that is the point i was making. the other point -- yes, all industries have been downsizing. the point i want to make their is if we continue down this path, there will be no domestic american-made refinery jobs in this country. these are good, high-paying jobs. you don't have to have a college education to get them and you still make a very good living. you can provide for your family, own a home and put your kids through school. we are proud of that fact. and you are right, we do take care of our employees because although we are

clerk: discussion to authorize the general manager to request approval for an epa grant agreement funds totalling $696,000 to the consolidation appropriation act -- $580,684 from the waste water project, sewer system improvement. >> ok. so moved by commissioner moran. seconded by ellis. item 22? all in favor, please signify by saying aye. opposed? ayes have it. clerk: mr. president, is there any additional new business? >> i was keeping notes on follow up items, and i have 3. one was something that must be useful to have some technology policy and how we direct staff as far as having the appropriate level of investigative alternatives. second is with the sewer system, it invites a discussion of police -- policy, and we need to come to grips with that more concretely. third, within the universe of our planning for the program, we have been focusing on ssip and not as much on the r & r. it may be possible to do a level of service definition for them as well, and we look forward to doing that in the near future. >> there were two elements. one was the 10%, and the other was the structure.

the epa has provided an added layer of construction.it would prohibit housing on the shipyard and that is obviously inconsistent with some of the basic land use elements. this would use fuel standards and these are inconsistent with the convenience agreement. this would be unprecedented anywhere in the city, the state, or the country. that is our response. >> i want to clarify for process that while it is critical that we get the feedback, the thank from the sponsors and development, it is clear that what we decide it is not hinge on the feedback that is provided. is that correct? >> absolutely, we can vote on these as we wish. it is up to see whether you want to incorporate this. this is whatever version you would like us to vote on. you would like us to vote on an amended version as suggested and we can do that as well. >> while i appreciate the reports back to us, what works, what may work, it doesn't work, this house to structure the discussion. with regard to material changes, that is a more hefty amendment and i'm glad that we see

the balance of the funding will be coming from an epa grant. supervisor chu: to clarify, the position is for one year's work for the upcoming fiscal year, half of an fte >> correct. supervisor chu: let's go to public comment. any members of the public debt would wish to speak on item number two. seeing no one, public comment is closed. colleagues, the changes are on the first page, on the title, we want to change the fiscal year to read 2010-2011. on page three, line one, the fiscal year 2009-2010 should also read 2010 through 2011. page three, line 11, it should reflect 0.5. correct? >> correct. >> will be ordinance no. change also? supervisor chu: i do not believe so. the file number? >> yes. i am not sure if there is a new ordinance no. 42010-2011? supervisor chu: i do not believe i have received changes to that number. supervisor avalos: it should work from one year to the next. supervisor chu: there is a motion to make those amendments without objection. i believe that these changes are not substantive, so the city attorney could move forw

a pilot study that is ongoing, sponsored by the epa, the plan is to bring about 400 tons of wet cake from the larger plan to, digesting the sludge and injected down the well. the process would monitor performance, reliability, and how much is covered. the project does not seem to be going very well but they are in the process of bringing a third well. they also need to inject the brine from reverse osmosis. unfortunately, we talked to this company a couple of times to get a preliminary look at the geological formation. we could not find it feasible location. when i asked them to look at the properties in alameda or santa clara. >> [inaudible] you said that this could be a product? >> los angeles is also drilling a deep well to dispose of the brine that is the concentrated wastes from reverse osmosis processes. the next is called supercritical water oxidation, a process that was developed several decades ago for hazardous waste treatment. it brings water to a high temperature and pressure in the neighborhood of 1100 fahrenheit, close to 4000 psi. the water enters a super critical stag

lisa jackson will be speaking, head of the epa. this is at 10:00 eastern. >> a pentagon spokesperson says the u.s. will conduct military exercises with south korea despite objections from china. he also talked about a plan favored by general david petraeus to create local security forces in afghanistan. this is a little less than an hour. >> good afternoon. good to see you all. let me begin with a brief announcement about the upcoming trip. i am happy to get to your questions. there are travels to seoul, south korea. on july 21, the secretaries will participate in talks at the republic of korea. it will be the first meeting of them and the talks will address the full range of security and allianz issues including the development of a new chance for implementation plan agreed by president obama agreed earlier this month as well as other enhancements to the military readiness. in the wake of the unprovoked attack of north korea in march, president obama directed this department to further strengthen its cooperation with the republic

and it is not just the epa.as proposed sweeping regulations of the internet as we heard about last night from commissioner mcdowell. they want to have complete regulatory control by treating the internet like an old-fashioned phone network or you have to get permission from regulators to do anything you want to do. that is completely unacceptable and again congress must step in and stop the fcc from regulating the internet. [applause] jim demint introduced legislation last week that would do precisely that. jim demint is a great hero on this and many issues in that legislation is to be supported by every senator that takes internet freedom seriously. that needs to be supported by every house member's who takes internet freedom seriously. and it is not just the epa and fcc. the national labor relations board, how many folks have heard of craig becker? craig becker was the associate general counsel for both the afl-cio and the seiu. anpresident obama nominated him to be a member of the national labor relations boa

the epa is moving to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. they just announced and finalize regulations covering greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles. they have announced plans to go forward with regulations that would cover power plants. other industries. they're moving that direction. those regulations are likely to be more costly because the epa is not the expert on which technology is the best, they're just going to say you have to meet this emissions reduction and it will be much more expensive. >> could you want our viewers through what an energy-only bill looks like if they can't even do -- which it sells like it will be able to do -- cap and trade on utilities, if they can't do that, what does an energy-only bill look like? >> senator bingaman's bill has moved to the energy committee and has a real bull electricity standard. it mandates that 14% of the nation's electricity be generated by renewable, clean sources like wind and solar. that is really significant energy policy. today, less than 5% of our electricity is generated fro

i mean i know the epa said not to use corexit and they did anyway.ore peoplely, the people don't have the voice. they're upset. they're not just angry. i mean this lady turned to a communist over this thing, you know? but i mean what's the future of our ecosystem with the hurricane in the gulf? you know what i'm saying? what do we look at? i know y'all care. you wouldn't be here. but i just don't want this to be some -- it shouldn't be about a policy change. it should be about what makes the most sense -- how are we going to get these people, keep people working and then, i mean, it just sucks. let's do the right damn thing. it shouldn't take a committee to listen to people. anyway. >> i think you made your point. thank you for your presentation, too. serve with you. >> hi. is it on? >> yes, it's on. >> drew, his always summit up. all i can really tell you is my story. everybody comes up here and give you the name and good title. i'm from louisiana. i'm a mom. that's all i am. and that's enough. i got six kids. and my husband is an offshore oil worke

last week, we were informed that the epa has rule that had disposal site off limit. it's a big concern. one of the things that has helped us is the mississippi river has been at an elevated stage for quite some time, going back to october, being above 10 feet the majority of the time. about this time year, the average would probably be about three or four feet. it's just under ten feet as we speak today. we believe the flow of the river is keeping oil out. except around berwood bay why, which is mile 14.25 below head of passes on the east side or what we refer to as the left descending bank. with the weather systems the last couple of weeks, oil has entered at berwood bayou. small sheens have been reported. those sheenz will be filed in hoppers potentially. our belief is that the water picked up by the hopper dredge is what will be fouled. that the sediments themselves are not contaminated. the corps has a testing kit that can quickly show whether they're contaminated or not. part of the epa rules which are complicated and i don't attest to be an expert on them is if

i am an adopted child of the u.s., state of california, and reading the secretary of the epa's biography, he oversees 40,000 employees. the only have to do with two issues. housing and transportation. he has 22,000 employees that he needs to look over. a $20 billion budget. i was just noticing his budget is about half of the entire agricultural exports of the country of argentina. that is fascinating. he is a fascinating man, someone that i have been privileged to partner with over the past couple of years on what is a tremendous groundbreaking initiative, the delivery of the second phase of the project. just as the victor is a visionary, i believe dale is also a visionary. many fruit of his vision are likely to mature after he has left office, but his imprint is clear on the san francisco infrastructure. i want to acknowledge that by welcoming him to the podium. please welcome secretary

while that location in the inner richmond harbor is highly contaminated, the epa says it's also somewhat isolate and says there is no indication that ddt there is make its way out tot bay. but birds and fish that move in and out of the inner richmond harbor are exposed and until a second clean-up is completed, fishermen are advised to avoid the area. >> they don't break down in the environment. they build up in fish and then they build up in humans are. >> he is with contra costa health services that posted signs,sips that often go ignored. of particular sewn are fishermen from the laotian community because fish caught him provide sustenance. he is with the asian pacific environmental network and says efforts to warn the laotian communities are complicated by many dialects of the laos language and distrust of the government. >> they say they just don't want us to fish a lot and if the fish is contaminated, how come they still swim? >> reporter: he is concerned that his community will continue to eat fish from the contaminated area. advice to any angler, if you caught a fish here, throw i

the epa had figure out how to regulate a corn plant as a pesticide. the fda had to figure out how to regulate the genetically- engineered salmon. the usda had to figure out how to regulate an herbicide- resistant variety of soybean. while some of these creative legal interpretations could be subject to legal challenge, the government's authority to regulate biotechnology companies under existing law has not been challenged today. the reason is largely because by technology companies have every reason to cooperate with agencies, rather than to confront them. it is important to note that one of the consequences of this technology-neutral approach is that biotechnology products receive widely different levels of scrutiny, depending on the product. under u.s. law, some products are reviewed as inherently risky and therefore are required to go through a mandatory pre- market approval process. agencies must find that the products are safe to be used before they can be marketed. examples include animal-human drugs, pesticides, and food additives. most produc

with as many as 184 million gallons already spilled into the gulf, the epa may fine bp millions of dollarsendis gibson, biloxi, mississippi. >>> the city council gave approval last night for medical use marijuana up to four large producers getting licenses at a cost of $200,000 apiece per year. they will also pay taxes on 8% of gross receipts. >>> looks like san jose voters won't make a decision on building a new home for the as in november. the "chronicle" learned city leaders will not be putting a ballpark vote on the ballot just yet. baseball's commissioner had slammed the decision to go ahead. the league wants to study options for a stadium. the commissioner told mayor the league will help pay for a special election in the spring. >>> it's as valuable as your bank information and thieves want it just as badly. the steps you can take to protect yourself from medical id theft. for a lot of us in the bay area. let's check in ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> all right. that's a pretty picture. but you got to admit, most of the time still not feeling a lot like summer for most of us. lawrence karno

under current law, does that mean that the epa could step in? if it is only utility, epa could step in and say they will regulate transportation. guest: the epa is already moving to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. they finalize regulations covering greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles. they have announced plans to go forward with regulations that would cover power plants, potentially other industries. they are moving in that direction. those regulations are likely to be more costly because the epa -- they are not the experts on which technology is the best. they are going to say, you have got to meet these emissions reductions and it will be much more expensive. host: could you walk through what in energy-only bill looks like? it sounds somewhat like it will not be able to do cap and trade on utilities, not even be able to do that, what does an energy- only bill look like? guest: senator jeff bingaman's bill which has bipartisan support has a renewable electricity standard. it mandates that 40% of all the nation's electricity be generate

when i was refering that epa should not be regulating -- which are regulated by epa on any number of friends. the point i was making it that we don't believe epa has the authority under the clean air act to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. that is what we are litigating on but not other regulations on whether it is air, water, land kind of the missions. let me make it perfectly clear. we don't believe that use of the clean air act or any other act that was really passed back in the 1970's is applicable to the current situation with greenhouse gas emissions. that is the point i was making. the other point -- yes, all industries have been downsizing. the point i want to make their is if we continue down this path, there will be no domestic american-made refinery jobs in this country. these are good, high-paying jobs. you don't have to have a college education to get them and you still make a very good living. you can provide for your family, own a home and put your kids through school. we are proud of that fact. and you are right, we do take care of our employees because although we

but neither the federal epa nor the epd back in the '90s were willing to take action under the clean water act to make the city fix its plumbing. so in 1994, we started upper chattahoochee river keeper. we filed a clean water act lawsuit. in 1997, we won. and so for the past decade, the city has embarked on a program to clean up the river. now, with 1,800 miles of sewer system, three sewage plants and combined sewer overflows, it took a number of years to figure out what would be the solution. we are facing a crisis in infrastructure. bethea: a huge change came about when mayor shirley franklin became the mayor of atlanta. we're having to choose how to spend our money. i named myself "the sewer mayor," and i wear that title very proudly, because, without wastewater infrastructure and drinking water infrastructure, the economy will stop. we did a major outreach. we trained an outreach team, who went to every community meeting, to educate people on how bad the crisis was. not only did i tell people that we'd have to raise rates, i told them we'd have to tear up the city to repair this

similar rules exist in other states and have not been allenged by the epa. is texas being singled out here or are other states that work under flexible permitting from the epa expect similar draconian policies toen enacted in other states that do refining? >> all right. let me i think i'm not going to try to get into the specifics of that particular rule. let me actually though, the general issue of regulation certainly as i said, we've been talk together business roundtable. i think probably the most important thing in that letter was the first sentence tt said as you requested, here's the wo that we've done. i think what you're seeing is there's been a lot of business outreach one of the things that i'm at lots of meetings are w are meetings with businesses to hear about -- >> i'm going to run out of time. this is a terbly important point back home. >> all right. >> and the economy of texas actually haon a little bit better than some other state economies. we're not a basket case yet, but we could be with this type of federal burden coming down on the stat