PXP / Tranquillon Ridge Explained

Abe Powell (President, Get Oil Out!) and Steve Dunn (President, Citizens Planning Association of Santa Barbara County) have written plainly about how environmental leaders came to agreement with Plains Exploration and Production (PXP) over the Tranquillon Ridge plan.

To read the full article, please go to: "PXP and EDC: A Grand Plan"

EDC, GOO! and CPA are working to bring this plan back before the California State Lands Commission and, if it is approved there, the California Coastal Commission. We have addressed concerns raised by the SLC a year ago and will soon be signing and releasing a new agreement with PXP, reflecting those changes, which are as follows:

1) This agreement will be made public.

2) The State of California will be made a third party beneficiary, allowing the Attorney General to enforce the terms of the agreement.

3) PXP has not only agreed to cease production, but to also surrender its federal leases in accordance with the end dates.

4) The Trust for Public Land has provided written confirmation that there are no title or physical condition issues that would interfere with conveyance of the lands for permanent public use and conservation.

5) Since the execution of the original agreement, the State of California has developed protocols for dealing with GHG emission reporting and offsets, which will be incorporated into the project.