#3 Does our fire chief concur with this plan?
#4 In the event that you (the corporation) go bankrupt, would you post a bond so that the county is not responsible for disposing of your facility's hazardous waste?
If commissioners do not respect these questions, then I don't know what's possible.
HEADLINES RELATED TO VISTRA'S BESS FIRE AT MOSS LANDING
The Vistra BESS at Moss Landing is one of the largest battery-energy storage systems in the world. The fire that started there on January 16, 2025 was the facility's fourth fire in four years. 80% of its batteries burned. To prevent toxic exposures, nearby residents were evacuated. Schools and roads were closed.
The EPA said it did not know what toxins to look for.
After the fire, research scientists at San Jose' State University's Moss Landing Marine Laboratories studied marsh soils and detected unusually high concentrations of heavy-metal nanoparticles. See KQED's report, January 27, 2025.
Lithium-ion fires trigger a chemical reaction that releases highly flammable gases and lots of heat.
Monterey County Commissioner Glenn Church said, "We followed all protocols, and still this fire occurred. This is a wake-up call to the renewable industry." Click Here
Fire hazards at the battery storage system coming near you.
Here's a January 24, 2025 photo/video essay from Reinette Senum, "Burning Batteries: The Toxic truth Behind Our Green Energy Illusion. From Moss Landing to Tesla vehicles: How many sacrifices will it take to expose the lithium battery catastrophe?"
URBAN FIRES & WARS ALSO GENERATE TOXINS Gazans who returned home during the temporary cease-fire found 88% of infrastructure destroyed, and their homes no longer exist. When/if they rebuild, what kind of toxins remain in their soil?
People whose homes did not burn in the LA fires found that toxic odors make them uninhabitable.
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