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March 22, 2006
Good Timing, Bad Air
The Orange County Register reports this morning that the Irvine-based Beckman Foundation has donated $20 million to the City of Hope in Duarte, to help finance cancer research. The Foundation has an excellent sense of timing– because, as every other newspaper in the state is reporting this mor ... More >>
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April 22, 2006
Footprints (Sands of Time Not Included)
In his 1838 poem A Psalm of Life, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (once America's most popular poet, now an item on every high school's forced-feeding menu), wrote We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time Yeah, well, maybe... But what is certain is ... More >>
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August 3, 2006
Let justice roll down...
"Let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like an overflowing stream." That passage from the Book of Amos (5:24) is the sort of thing lawyers working for nonprofit organizations repeat to themselves before marching off to court to fight the good fight. Of course, it may not be what the la ... More >>
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August 31, 2006
Troubled Waters
Normally, when a major clean-up effort for a polluted site is announced-- an effort which will bring to bear the resources of both the local and federal government-- environmentalists are happy. But this is Orange County, where the eco-friendly have often seen their green hopes fade to grey (and ... More >>
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September 26, 2006
The Memory Hole Goes Green
Having previously suppressed, ignored, and dishonestly redacted scientific reports that proved politically inconvenient, the Bush administration has taken the next logical step. The Environment News Service reports: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is closing its Headquarters Library ... More >>
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February 13, 2007
Rohrabacher's Appalling Flatulence
In case you missed it, you can find video of Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Surfin') speculating about the effects of dinosaur flatulence here. And no, booze was not involved in the congressman's ramblings. Probing the effects of dinosaur farting is just something Rohrabacher sees as part of his officia ... More >>
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March 17, 2006
Change in the air?
This is certainly a refreshing development, although the participation of a gubernatorial candidate smacks of political posturing. NEW REPORT ON COMPANIES IN CALIFORNIA, ELSEWHERE TO FIND WIDE DISPARITY IN CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSES; INVESTORS WILL PUSH POOR-PERFORMING FIRMS TO SHAPE UP NEWS ADVISOR ... More >>
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July 5, 2006
Shake n' Bake
It's been funny--not funny ha-ha--sitting here on the sidelines watching the changing global-warming debate. While the international scientific community for years has piled voluminous report atop voluminous report detailing that global warming is real, producing all sorts of climatic problems and e ... More >>
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September 12, 2006
Baby, It's Warm Outside
The Inconvenient Truth is on its way to becoming the box-office champeen of documentaries (pound sand, Michael Moore!). Orders are already brisk for the DVDs that won't be out until November. However, because Truth starred Satan's spawn Al Gore, there's a good chance many holy rollers skipped it and ... More >>
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September 15, 2006
Something Stinks
You know how the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Environmental Protection Agency announced recently they are joining forces to clean up stinky Aliso Creek (finally), which spews its filth into South Laguna's Aliso Beach? Yeah, when have we heard that before? Oh, yeah, eight years ago. Anyway, you'd ... More >>
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October 16, 2006
Arnold Cuts Some Gas
We keep waiting for Arnold Schwarzenegger to show his true colors, especially with the media reports over the weekend indicating that while the country may swing left in the next election, California may swing back to the right. Surely, then, Schwarzenegger is just biding his time, waiting for more ... More >>
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August 15, 2007
Irvine Starbucks Climate Crisis Discussion Today
Just came over the wire: At 2 p.m. today, the Starbucks Coffee at 3995 Alton Pkwy. in Irvine is hosting a "National Day of Discussion" on the issue of "climate crisis" in support of a new Paramount/National Geographic-sponsored film, Arctic Tale. Filmmakers Adam Ravetch and Sarah Robertson, as wel ... More >>
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January 20, 2000
A River Runs Beneath It
Santa Ana River toll road elevates eco-fears
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February 7, 2002
Hellooooooo, Mr. Wilson!
Enviros give pro-development supervisor the kid-glove treatment
News
July 4, 2002
In the Sewage Pipeline
Anti-dumping bill picks up steam
Blogs
November 19, 2008
Wildfires Just a Sneak Preview?
Ted Soqui shot this in Yorba Linda the weekend past. See his amazing slideshow here. Now that the fires have been contained, heroes have been identified, firefighting techniques have been blasted, causes have been zeroed in on, and our Last Action Hero Governor has likened the disaster to one of th ... More >>
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December 9, 2008
UCI Scientist Helps Add More Culprits to the Global Warming List
Anyone worth Al Gore's salt knows that cars, factories and farting cows contribute to global warming, but an international study that includes the research of a UC Irvine scientist has found drought and deforestation can also help fuel the pesky phenomenon and should be included in future climate pa ... More >>
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December 11, 2008
As State OK's Tough Global Warming Rules Should Diesel Be Next?
As expected, the state this afternoon put teeth in its landmark regulations enacted in 2006 to combat global warming, adopting the nation's most comprehensive plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Such emissions must be cut 30 percent by 2020. But that is not enough for the editorial board ... More >>
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April 17, 2009
2 Things to Keep in Mind as Earth Day Approaches
Earth Day is Wednesday, and besides spending part of that day in Irvine with Magic Johnson, here are some things to keep in mind as that day nears:*The California League of Conservation Voters warns that the state's Republican leadership is trying to exploit the budget crisis to roll back key enviro ... More >>
News
December 22, 2005
Toll Road Rage
Not So Easy Being Green
News
December 22, 2005
Toll Road Rage: Green(back) Alignment
Not So Easy Being Green
Features
September 2, 2004
Its Snot Unusual
Im George W. Bush, and I Approve This Destruction
Columns
April 22, 2004
Earth Daddy
Denis Hayes organized the first Earth Day, and all he got was this lousy planet
Columns
December 25, 2003
We Respond to Register Letters!
Denis Hayes organized the first Earth Day, and all he got was this lousy planet
Columns
October 9, 2003
Spy the Friendly Skies
Denis Hayes organized the first Earth Day, and all he got was this lousy planet
News
June 19, 2003
MTBE Lies I Told You
An apology by Will Swaim
News
March 22, 2001
Poop Chute
County agency will ask EPA to renew ocean-dumping permit
News
April 27, 2000
Green With Anger
One mans campaign to save a wetland
Blogs
April 17, 2009
Nixon Library Museum Store is Green With Ennui
The private Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace Foundation (not to be confused with the public Richard Nixon Library and Museum) has really gotten into the spirit of Earth Day. The foundation is directing shoppers to its cash cow, the museum store, with an email blast that states:Celebrate Earth ... More >>
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April 30, 2009
Vespas Bring Musicians, Global Warming Message to Sutra
Singer-songwriters Jason Reeves, Brendan James and Amber Rubarth, who today began a two-week ride up the California coast on Vespas to raise awareness of global warming, make a stop at 7 p.m. Friday at Sutra Lounge, 1870 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa. "It seems like back in the late '60s and early ... More >>
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June 12, 2009
Global Warming Denier Rohrabacher Froths On
Photo by Jack GouldRohrabacher, frothing in November.The way Scott Harper begins his story proves that he had correctly identified the speaker he was covering."U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher was in a froth . . ." Anyone who has witnessed the Mouth That Rohrabachered whip up the party faithful at GOP ele ... More >>
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July 30, 2009
UPDATE: Organic Food "No Better Than Conventional," Study Finds
As reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition yesterday, the British-commissioned survey, which took its findings from 55 studies made in the past 50 years, claims that eating organic food "will make no important difference to a person's overall health".According to Alan Dangour, one ... More >>
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August 6, 2009
Surfrider, Other Enviros Agree: Go Green By Having Fewer Kids
Doh! The carbon footprint just got bigger.Based on the huzzahs the Surfrider Foundation posted on its Facebook account, the San Clemente-based clean-ocean advocates are apparently down with notion that having fewer children is a more effective way of going green than changing lightbulbs, driving ... More >>
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October 22, 2009
Clothes Lines: a Green Solution That's Been Clotheslined
They are an old-fashioned device that could save household energy as well as machine-damaed and worn-out clothing. Unfortunately, they are also banned in several U.S. communities. Just try installing a clothes line in Irvine or any Orange County gated community and see what happens. T ... More >>
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October 23, 2009
Global Warming Activists as Inescapable as Global Warming this Weekend
Last week, we posted about the Global Climate Change Day of Action event taking place at Irvine Regional Park tomorrow. There'll be bells tolling, bikes biking, and a bunch of people forming a "350" for an aerial camera.But there are a bunch more of these shindigs tomorrow all over the world, inc ... More >>
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December 9, 2009
The County is Orange But Many Jobs Are Green
Most of our legislators dispute climate-change science, many of our residents drive big gas guzzlers and the environmentalism of many of our "environmentalists" does not extend beyond their own communities.And yet, Orange County is a national leader when it comes to green jobs, according to new d ... More >>
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December 21, 2009
OC Environmentalists Celebrate Momentous Decisions
Ancestor walks take on new meaning after efforts to carve a toll road through Pahne failed.Holiday celebrating started early for local environmental groups.On Friday, a diverse coalition of allies marked the one-year anniversary of a U.S. Department of Commerce decision that effectively stopped t ... More >>
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December 23, 2009
State Crushing Beverage Recycling Program?
You know things are bad in Sacramento when the programs making California money are on the verge of collapse.Take the state's state-of-the-art beverage container recycling program, which could be getting crushed like a used soda can.
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January 22, 2010
New UCI Research Will Have You Looking at Earthquakes and Lawns Differently
UC Irvine researchers have discovered new ways to look at earthquakes and your front lawn. No, not how shakers rip up your green playground. We're talking one study that dispels notions about how experts estimate the potential for the next so-called "Big One," and a second that disproves the idea th ... More >>
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April 8, 2010
Poll: Californians Bullish on Green Technologies Despite Recession
A recent statewide poll shows a majority of California voters support the state's landmark 2006 law that requires reducing greenhouse gas emissions and imposing fees on companies that emit these gases if most of the money collected is returned to state residents.The breakdown in the poll conducte ... More >>
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June 7, 2010
Move Over, Earth Day: It's Vegan Earth Day
UPDATE: A new study shows vegans and vegetarian have more empathy--for humans and animals--than meat-eaters do . . . The trees have been planted, the trails have been cleared and the beaches have been de-syringed as another season of springtime Earth Day festivities have passed. But a "Vegan Eart ... More >>
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August 4, 2010
You Weren't Imagining It: This July Was One of the Coldest
If you feel like Orange County's June gloom only turned into July gloomier, you're right. The OC Register reported that, according to the National Weather Service, last July "was one of the coldest on record for coastal California." Fullerton's high temperature, for example, averaged around 79 de ... More >>
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August 11, 2010
Hella This, NorCal: OC Beats You in Creation of Green Businesses
When it comes to the creation of green businesses, those BART-riding, granola-gnawing, patchouli-oiling earth muffins in Northern California have nothing on Orange Countians.According to the Environmental Defense Fund's map of California's Green Economy, Orange County's 275 green companies ar ... More >>
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September 28, 2010
Inaugural CleanTech OC Conference Should Have Been Better Attended
If attendees took anything other than swag away from the inaugural CleanTech OC Conference & Expo in Irvine Monday, it was this: the green revolution is back, baby. After a red hot 2008, the clean technology industry was battered for a spell by the recession, but banks are back to lending, ve ... More >>
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October 12, 2010
Getting into Green Homes Takes Less Green
It ain't easy being green housing.Two highly publicized Orange County homes built with recycled or Earth-friendly materials and packed with energy-efficient appliances and many more green features are languishing on the market. A couple weeks ago, a home in Costa Mesa with the nation's highest ra ... More >>
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November 5, 2010
Go Green Auto Rally is a Different Kind of Event for the Home of the Grand Prix
Long Beach is home to an annual grand prix that has high-performance race cars zooming through city streets.But this weekend, a different kind of racing event starts in the LBC and follows a 100-mile course that ends in Malibu, one that does not necessarily reward its drivers for speed.
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January 28, 2011
[UPDATED] Rohrabacher, Calvert and Campbell Support Bad-Air Bills, NRDC Says
UPDATED, JAN. 28, 11:04 A.M: Representative Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn), who authored House Resolution 97, backed by Rohrabacher, Calvert and Campbell, issued this response to claims the bill supports polluters over the health of citizens: "The NRDC's connection between greenhouse gasses and ... More >>
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February 3, 2011
The Inconvenient Truth Underlying Al Gore's Snowball Fight With Matt Drudge and Bill O'Reilly
The killer snowstorms socking much of the country are providing pundits on the right all the ammunition they need to mow down poor ol' Al Gore. Mr. Inconvenient Truth was called out last week by Bill O'Reilly, who wanted to know, if global warming exists, "Why has southern New York turned into t ... More >>
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July 20, 2011
Port of Long Beach Pact Allowing Truckers to Police Clean Trucks Program Draws Judge's Rebuke
The Long Beach Harbor Commission illegally violated state environmental law when it weakened its truck cleanup program without first performing the required environmental review, a federal judge has ruled. Finding in favor of the Sierra Club and Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), which ... More >>
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November 14, 2011
Goold's Gold Exposes an Inconvenient Truth About Global-Warming Opportunities
In An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore told you about the consequences from global warming.In Goold's Gold, Jonathan Goold tells you about the opportunities from global warming.You can see the documentary, which was directed and produced by Orange Coast College English instructor Tucker Capps, for fr ... More >>
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