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April 20, 2006
Uncommonly Effective Cougar Repellant
The 241 toll road is exceeding all expectations for its ability to exterminate wildlife. As Scott Giffin revealed back in 1994 (Kill The Cougar, 6.10.04), toll roads through key animal habitat make for more roadkill than the Basra Turnpike. Yesterday's Register supported this observation when Erin ... 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 9, 2006
TV is Stupid
"More bars in more places. That's what people have come to expect from Cingular." Bullshit. That's what my parents have come to expect from ME. Shame on Cingular for appealing to alcoholics. Sorry, but I just hate commercials these days. If it's not ambiguous word usage, it's terrifying paranoia- ... 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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June 13, 2008
The Aquarium of The Pacific's Newest Attractions
Yesterday was a perfect day in sunny, beautiful Long Beach to go swimming with the fishes at the Aquarium of the Pacific. Well, I didn’t go swimming personally, but I could have. Swimming in the shark tank is just one of the new attractions offered by the aquarium to celebrate its tenth anniversar ... More >>
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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 >>
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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 >>
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December 11, 2003
Letters
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 >>
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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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April 2, 2009
Marine Wildlife Cruises
Ocean Institute
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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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February 26, 2009
Up Clse and Personal
Encounters with Whales
News
February 26, 2009
Playing Hive and Seek With the Backyard Beekeepers
Encounters with Whales
Columns
February 26, 2009
[Hey, You!] Breaking the Circle of Life
Encounters with Whales
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December 25, 2008
International Polar Year Speaker
Bill Cooper
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July 17, 2008
Bread and Butterfly
Eat-A-Bug Weekend
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May 8, 2008
Bee Gone
Häagen-Dazs Help  the Honey Bees
Calendar
January 10, 2008
Bouncy, Trouncy, Flouncy, Pouncy
‘Tigers—Tracking a Legend’
Culture
October 18, 2007
Bird Is the Word
Todd Davis celebrates the sky rat
News
August 2, 2007
Needing a Bigger Boat
Shark Week
News
June 21, 2007
Holy Stalactites, Batman!
Bat Walk
Film
November 16, 2006
Dance of the Penguin
That whole talking animal genre? Let's be done with it
News
August 17, 2006
Babar-ians at the Gate
We write about elephants, you write us letters!
News
August 3, 2006
Dumbo and Dumber
Handlers give circus Elephants the bullhook
News
February 16, 2006
Of Pork and Ken
Local congressman likes toll roads, money, blowjobs
Food
August 11, 2005
Patty the Bunny
The Dutch army, a Thai named Bunny and the greatness of the Wild Rabbit
Culture
April 28, 2005
Taking Persian Dance Mainstream
Anthony Shays Avaz International Dance Theater
Features
September 2, 2004
Its Snot Unusual
Im George W. Bush, and I Approve This Destruction
News
June 10, 2004
Kill the Cougar
Agency announces bold plan to wipe out dangerous mountain lions: toll roads
Columns
April 22, 2004
Earth Daddy
Denis Hayes organized the first Earth Day, and all he got was this lousy planet
News
January 15, 2004
The Lion Speaks Tonight
King of beasts calls for calm, more squirrels
Columns
January 15, 2004
Dear Register Reader
King of beasts calls for calm, more squirrels
Blogs
May 6, 2009
Shark Summer: Here We Go Again?
You'll be forgiven if you take a fleeting glance at the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific's latest tourist-season promotion and feel deja vu all over again. After all, posters with teeth-blaring maneaters and a "Shark Summer" logo with an ominous fin replacing the "a" in shark do evoke memories of ... More >>
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July 17, 2009
Duh-Dunt. Duh-Dunt. Duht-Duht-Duht-Duht-Duht-Duht . . .
The Aquarium of the Pacific in the Long Beach is the only aquarium in the contiguous United States to have a tiger shark on exhibit--and they couldn't be prouder. The 5-foot baby is being studied as tiger sharks are often feared as the second-most dangerous shark in the ocean. They're also among the ... More >>
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September 30, 2009
UPDATED: The Irvine Co. Gift That Keeps on Giving
UPDATED WITH PHOTOS FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING . . . Photo by Keith MayCounty Supervisor Bill Campbell, whose district includes the Irvine Co. land in question, is amused by a speaker at Tuesday's board meeting in Santa Ana.He's got a gift. Donald Bren, the secretive, aging multi-billi ... More >>
Blogs
November 12, 2009
OC's Brown Pelicans No Longer Endangered. Oh, Really?
UCI Biology Department A brown pelican acts all pelecanus occidentalis-y along our coast. A neighbor of yours is getting either an assist or a death sentence from the federal government. Where's your teabagger now, brown pelican?
Blogs
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 >>
Blogs
February 18, 2010
With Giant Squid Still Out There, Marinara Sales Must Be Through the Roof
Remember that post a couple weeks ago about shiploads of giant squids plying our local waters? And how this had revived the sportsfishing business during what's usually its offseason? And how much I crave giant calamari with a side of marinara right now? Well, they're still out there. The squid, ... More >>
Blogs
March 15, 2010
Death: It's Not Just for Adult Sea Lions
Dozens of sick and starving sea lion pups are washing up on Southern California shores. Many have not survived. Meanwhile, researchers have cast a wider net for causes of adult sea lion cancer deaths.
Blogs
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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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 >>
Blogs
October 19, 2010
Coyote Sightings, Pet Attacks Prompt Warning
Monday morning, the Westminster Police Department received a report of another in a spate of recent coyote attacks, with a pet cat losing its life in the 6600 block of Bestel Avenue.As a result, the force is warning about increased coyote activity and the need to keep beloved house pets close.
Blogs
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 >>
Blogs
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 >>
Blogs
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 >>
Blogs
July 29, 2011
[UPDATED with Hunting Season Open:] Coyotes Knock Down Woman, Snatch Her Yorkie
UPDATE, JULY 29, 8:01 P.M.: To butcher they lyrics sung by the late, great Warren Zevon, "Send hunters, guns and money--hah! Dad get me out of this."Following Tuesday morning's attack that knocked down a 64-year-old Laguna Woods woman and ended the life of her 12-year-old Yorkie, the City Council ... More >>
Culture
September 8, 2011
A Whale of a Tale at the Bowers Museum
'Scrimshaw: The Art and Craft of the American Whaler' shows the beauty that can come from destruction
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 >>
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November 23, 2011
Hungarian Officials Discover 10,000 Dead Songbirds In A Truck Believed To Be Destined For Italian Restaurants
Flickr user John PickenEuropean goldfinchAs 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 >>
Film
February 2, 2012
Save the Humans In 'Big Miracle'!
It's the actors who need rescue in this trapped-whale saga
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