EldoradoĮldorado definition: the name of a fictitious country or city abounding in gold, formerly believed to exist somewhere in the region of the Orinoco and Amazon Rivers or more generally a place of great abundance. This is another Tarbeach release to savour and treasure. New Zealand’s Desperate Measures, with Vive Le Rock’s Eugene Butcher, featuring on the AA. On one side a new song from Tarbeach regulars, Airdrie’s Reaction. It is another collector’s slab of shocking pink coloured vinyl on 7 inch. Apologies for the delay, its been out a while now. Thankfully, olive oil or dish soap work pretty well.I have finally got round to a wee write-up of Tarbeach Records latest release. But even when that day comes, Santa Barbarians and visitors will still be cleaning their feet after a walk on the beach. So all things considered, we'd better off with renewable energy sources.

Only about one hundred affected birds and mammals were collected alive and saved. Despite the success of cleanup efforts after the Refugio spill-after two months, only 1 in 44 analyzed tar samples collected at various beaches from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles had originated with the spill-hundreds of animals perished in the aftermath. The Refugio oil spill of 2015 released an estimated 3,400 barrels. To put things into perspective, 100,000 barrels is about 4.2 million US gallons. The Santa Barbara oil spill of 1969 released between 80,000 and 100,000 barrels of oil into the ocean, and it is, to date, the third largest oil spill in U.S. Massive oil spills are far more destructive than the natural seep rates which many marine animals have evolved to tolerate to an extent. Either way, many argue that the risks far outweigh the benefits. Due to the number of variables at play, there is a lack of proof that reduced pressure on the oil reserve really slows the rate of seepage. Moreover, Venoco, a Santa Barbara oil company, even manages to capture some of the oil escaping from the seep conduits, thus further reducing the amount of tar finding its way to the beaches.īut don't go praising the oil companies just yet.

In fact, it is stipulated that offshore oil drilling alleviates the pressure inside of the oil reserve and slows down the rate of seepage.

So unless there's a massive spill, the tar you find on the beach is most likely not due to the activities of the oil companies.