Greenpeace, which wants the platform dismantled and removed, says the Brent Spar contains over 100 tons of toxic sludge, including oil, arsenic, cadmium, PCBs and lead, plus more than 30 tons of radioactive waste left over from oil drilling and storage operations.
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Also adding additional pumped-storage hydroelectricity units instead of new wind power plants to produce predictable secondary power on daily basis during monsoon months and pumped storage operation for converting excess power in to peaking power during the rest of the year is more economical and commercial proposition.
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Kalinsky expects to expand his operation as the ministorage winds down _ he and his broker, Ms . Anthony, say that the mini-storage operation is expected to be converted to retail use _ and is planning to eventually occupy 92, 000 square feet, said Ms . Banker, who noted that the store's proximity to the West Side Highway may make it attractive to suburban shoppers as well.
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While Lake Mission Viejo is primarily for recreation, the Upper Oso Reservoir collects Oso Creek water and diverts it for irrigation use, while any low-flow spillage that occurs over its dam is collected at a small downstream dam that feeds a pipe that pumps it back to the reservoir; in this way the Upper Oso Reservoir can be considered as a pumped-storage operation, although it does not produce hydroelectricity.
