By Edmund Ruttledge, Tierra Del Mar resident In a comprehensive email message addressing the fracout at Facebook’s drilling site in Tierra Del Mar, the Oregon Coastal Alliance (ORCA) has stated, “enough is…
Category: South Tillamook County
Facebook Drilling Site Incurs Storm Damage (Again) in Tierra Del Mar
By Edmund Ruttledge A large “sound curtain” recently installed at Facebook’s drilling site in Tierra Del Mar has incurred significant damage … again. The winter gale this week had blown pieces of…
FACEBOOK RETURNS TO TIERRA DEL MAR … AND VIOLATES CONDITIONAL WAIVER
By Edmund Ruttledge Crews returned to Facebook’s shoreline drilling site at Tierra Der Mar and immediately ran into more trouble. Within 48 hours of returning, County Planning officials determined Facebook was not…
DECORATIONS WITH MESSAGE APPEAR AT FACEBOOK LOT
By Ed Ruttledge Seasonal decorations appeared at the front entrance of Facebook’s drilling site in Tierra Del Mar. Garlands have been strung on the small trees planted between the roadway and the…
LETTER TO EDITOR: Support for Oregon Parks proposed beach closure at Tierra Del Mar
I strongly support the rule change proposed by OPRD to ban driving year-round on the Tierra Del Mar residential area beach and the area adjacent to Sitka Sedge State Natural Area. It…
Facebook Facing Anti-Trust Actions
By Ed Ruttledge Facebook, which has been engaged in a troubled project at Tierra Del Mar, is now facing a gathering of forces hoping to check its monopolistic business practices. Members of…
Requesting public comment on proposed driving restrictions for some Tillamook County ocean beaches
SALEM, Oregon – The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) is requesting public comment on a proposed administrative rule amendment to restrict motor vehicles on two sections of the ocean beach in…
Facebook Conducts Survey at its Drilling Site in Tierra Del Mar
By Ed Ruttledge Facebook subcontractors have been conducting a high tech review of what went wrong earlier this year in its on ongoing industrial level drilling project on lot 3200 in Tierra…
OREGON PARKS RULE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETS DEC. 7th TO DISCUSS PROPOSED BEACH DRIVING RULES IN SOUTH TILLAMOOK COUNTY
PACIFIC CITY, Ore. — Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) has formed a Rule Advisory Committee to review proposed changes to Oregon Administrative Rules governing driving and parking on the beach in south Tillamook County. The…
Local Audubon Society Proposes Rocky Habitat Designation for Cape Lookout; Learn More at Webinar Dec. 9th
By James Billstine From hiking to crabbing, and from fishing to whale and bird watching, Cape Lookout’s natural resources offer Oregonians and tourists a key opportunity for prime outdoor recreation. And in…