Analysis of draft environmental impact statement for proposed 1975 outer continental shelf oil and gas lease sale offshore southern California (O.C.S. sale no. 35)
Subtitle: presented on behalf of the Southern California Council of Local Governments concerned with the Federal proposal for accelerated O.C.S. oil and gas development nationwide and in Southern California
By: by Tom Bradley, Burt Pines
Publisher: publisher not identified
Place of publication: Los Angeles, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
Subjects: Oil and gas leases; Evaluation; Environmental aspects; Continental shelf; Environmental conditions; Oil pollution of rivers, harbors; Environmental impact statements; Concessions de pétrole et de gaz; Évaluation; Aspect de l'environnement; Plateau continental; Conditions environnementales; Pollution des cours d'eau, ports, etc. par les hydrocarbures; Environnement; Études d'impact
Table of contents: title: Part one. Legal analysis. Summary; title: Requirements for a legally adequate E.I.S.; title: Prematurity of southern California O.C.S. environmental review process; title: Inadequacies of the E.I.S. Issues affecting both nationwide and southern California not dealt with adequately in either E.I.S. ; Environmental impact of southern California O.C.S. leasing ; Lack of sufficient information ; Failure to measure cumulative impacts ; Need for regional analyses of five distinct areas ; Need for further study ; Unavoidable adverse impacts ; Oil spills: environmental and economic effects ; Onshore land use impacts ; Degradation of air quality ; Economic losses to local governments ; Alternative inadequately considered ; The alternative of conservation ; Alternative energy sources ; Splitting exploration and production ; Mitigation measures not fully considered ; No nearshore drilling ; Economic guarantees to local governments ; Improved drilling regulations and containment capability; title: Conclusion.; title: Part two. Scientific advisory committee reports. Air quality; title: Chemical oceanography; title: Seismicity; title: Marine biology; title: Marine botany.