[Coral-List] A Very Useful Report (Douglas Fenner)

[Douglas Fenner]

I completely agree on applying all possible pressure to stop damage to the
environment, no matter who causes it.  I know of no source that lists
the many threats to coral reefs, that even puts military on the list, let
alone as one of the more major threats.  If anybody knows of such a list,
please let me and coral-list know.
     My reading of press stories yesterday indicated that this incident in
Hawaii was a leak of an old underground storage system for fuel for the
military.  There is an underground leak somewhere in that system, and it
got into a nearby well that supplies about 20% of the water supply.  It was
not deliberate dumping.  Many of the worst affected were military
families.  The military leaders are clearly not at all happy with this,
this is really bad press and worst for the leaders is that it hurts the
military, and they appear determined to get this fixed.  News said they are
providing clean water and 700 military families have been put up in
hotels.  No military in their right mind would deliberately hurt their own
soldiers and families.
      Surely the underground water in a place like this slowly moves to the
ocean.  When it gets there, then it could possibly damage reefs, though it
might be diluted to the place it wouldn't, that I don't know.
       Cheers,  Doug

On Mon, Dec 6, 2021 at 11:50 PM DeeVon Quirolo via Coral-List <
coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov> wrote:

> Katy--I think the esteemed members of the Coral-list, especially NOAA
> representatives on the list,  should be made aware of unredressed  impacts
> to our marine environment, especially in U.S. waters,  in the hope that
> through their individual and collective influence, pressure can be applied
> so that action is taken to eliminate or reduce those impacts.  The recent
> release of contaminated water in Oahu, Hawaii, is a perfect example of a
> policy of dumping by the military that has gone on for far too long.  Can't
> someone in NOAA talk to someone who can do something to once and for all
> stop this?
>
> All the best, DeeVon
>
> On Mon, Dec 6, 2021 at 12:19 PM Katherine via Coral-List <
> coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov> wrote:
>
> > Dear Doug Fenner,
> >
> > Most unfortunately, deeply and sadly, I must concede that yes, Doug
> Fenner,
> > you are correct in your opinion that the Coral List is not an appropriate
> > place for me to expose the catastrophes imposed upon our deeply cherished
> > marine life by harmful military activities past and present (not only US,
> > but also Spanish, French, English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Australian
> > etc etc etc), during several centuries of imperialism to right now.  The
> > destruction continues, imperiling life in local and international, fresh
> > and salty waters.
> >
> > To me, your complacency is equal to complicity.
> >
> > Even today, KITV4 in Hawaii is reporting that contaminated water from US
> > Navy releases at 14 different locations of 10 different hydrocarbons,
> > including Benzene, Ethylbenzene, etc., continues to flow dangerously to
> > Oahu home faucets.
> >
> > Since my last post to your Coral-list, I have compiled innumerable
> reports
> > of other military insults to life in the sea, but I see no reason to
> > communicate further with you.
> >
> > I shall reach out instead to the General Public, demosprudence gives me
> > hope.
> >
> > Katherine Muzik
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>
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> DeeVon Quirolo
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