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Endangered Species

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2006

    TCA Sued Not Once, Not Twice, but THRICE!

    Today, Attorney General Bill Lockyer sued the Transportation Corridor Agencies. Read the complaint HERE. Lockyer is none too keen on their plan to build a toll road through San Onofre State Beach, impacting surfing resources, the San Mateo Campground, Native American sites, and engandered species. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2007

    Crabs Gone The Way Of The Dodo?

    Thanks to the ever-popular Brazilian bikini wax, crabs (public lice) are quite possibly the next critters to make it to the endangered species list. The Brazilian wax removes most or all of the hair from a woman’s, um, southern region. Since crabs need hair to survive, pubic enemy number one has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2008

    241 Toll Road Update

    The Department of Commerce has stated their interest in holding a public hearing on the Foothill-South toll road extension, disregarding the impotent raging of Transportation Corridor Agencies counsel Robert Thornton. The LA Times reported on the road's construction cost leaping from $875 million to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2008

    And the Wet Envelope Goes to ...

    If you're burning $2,000 for a VIP table at Surfer Magazine's 36th annual Surfer Poll and Video Awards ceremony Tuesday night at the Grove of Anaheim, at least you can feel warmed that you are helping two worthy causes. Proceeds from VIP table sales at the annual, invite-only event that honors the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 4, 2008

    No. 1 on the Palin/Hewitt/Colbert Threat Down: (Polar) Bears!

    Sarah Palin invigorated the conservative base with her surprisingly poised speech to GOP delegates last night, kicking new life into what had been a ho-hum convention previously “highlighed” by the Dead Man Talking triad (George W. Bush, Fred Thompson and Joe Lieberman). Clockwork's favorite sce ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2009

    Panera Is Out Of The Danger Zone--But Other Chains Aren't

    It's hard to keep on top of the glut of depressing news about the economy, especially when it comes to restaurants--that is, which ones are struggling and which ones appear to be financially robust. Although fast-food chains are so far weathering the storm better than many high-end eateries, several ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 8, 2009

    Save the Pocket Mouse

    It's hard to keep on top of the glut of depressing news about the economy, especially when it comes to restaurants--that is, which ones are struggling and which ones appear to be financially robust. Although fast-food chains are so far weathering the storm better than many high-end eateries, several ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 3, 2008

    Ooh Ooh Ah Ah

    ‘Discovering Chimpanzees: The Remarkable World 
of Jane Goodall’

  • News

    February 16, 2006

    Of Pork and Ken

    Local congressman likes toll roads, money, blowjobs

  • News

    June 3, 1999

    Trout Mess Replica

    Endangered trout may block toll road

  • News

    May 13, 1999

    Question-Mark Park

    El Toro Airport Watch No. 105

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2010

    That Really Would Have Been a Lot of Fish Tacos!

    As we posted on Navel Gazing, Jon Apothaker, an amateur fisherman with a penchant for big-ass fish, landed a 225-pound giant black sea bass, an endangered species, off Balboa Pier in January. Local foodies gathered around, hoping for sashimi samples, but sadly for the region's culinarians, Mr. Apoth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    Santa Ana Sucker Habitat Expansion Sucks, Lawsuit-Threatening Water Agencies Tell Feds

    Sucker punched​A dozen water agencies serving nearly 3 million Southern California residents have formally warned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) that it the federal agency does not want to be sued, it must rescind the recent expansion of critical habitat areas for the Santa Ana Sucker, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    Can Raising Cane Rats Solve Africa's Hunger Problems?

    Wikimedia Commons​Ever seen cane rats? Look at the picture above--they're huge! Bigger than a chicken,  almost the size of a suckling pig. They also might be the solution to Africa's persistent hunger problems, according to an international organization committed to protecting endangered spec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2011

    Biologist Accuses Inland Water Districts of Spooking Populace Over Expanded Santa Ana Sucker Habitat

    ​Inland water districts are using unfounded claims, invented projections and a "staged sham" hearing to spread fears to the populace about the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) having designated a portion of the Santa Ana River as a "critical habitat" for a little fish known as the Santa Ana su ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    Santa Ana Sucker, Little Fish at Center of Water Agencies' Suit Against Feds, Gets a Legal Assist

    ​Inland water agencies may say they want to work with government regulators on a Santa Ana River habitat for a tiny fish known as the Santa Ana Sucker, but as long as the H2O providers press their lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, four conservation groups will press back. The Si ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Hungarian Officials Discover 10,000 Dead Songbirds In A Truck Believed To Be Destined For Italian Restaurants

    Flickr user John PickenEuropean goldfinch​As Americans get ready to eat one big bird tomorrow, there's a story that Hungarian officials recently found a cache of 10,000 dead songbirds that smugglers tried to get into the country by truck. The destination for the very tiny meals is believed to be n ... More >>

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