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More history found in H.B.
More than 100 new names were added to Huntington Beach's list of historically significant sites, including several Wintersburg farm properties, according to a study session Monday. There are about 200 sites across Huntington Beach now on the list,...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Agriculture, Environmental Issues, Human Interest
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Mailbag: Losing Chief Small is bad for H.B.
Our wonderful Chief of Police Ken Small has announced his retirement ("Police chief to retire, May 16"). It is a sad day for Huntington, as Ken truly cared about the safety of our residents and would often go beyond the call of duty, always answering...Tags: Ecosystems, Environmental Issues, State Parks, Global Change, Global Warming
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Council won't oppose Poseidon as a group
The Huntington Beach City Council decided Monday not to send a group letter to the state Coastal Commission opposing a proposed desalination plant for fear they may be sued. Councilman Jim Katapodis' substitute motion to allow individual council...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Environmental Issues, Mimi Walters, Dana Rohrabacher, Lawyers
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Mailbag: No need for fire ring ban on all beaches
I have been a citizen of Orange County for 37 years and have frequently enjoyed the beach and the fire rings. Never have I heard of a problem until this year. It appears that the rich of Newport Beach have convinced themselves that they are being...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Automotive Equipment, Pacific Ocean, Air Pollution, Science and Technology
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Webcam captures secrets of endangered birds
He didn't expect to be staring at his computer screen for hours on end, but Brian Pavloff caught himself doing just that. Pavloff, president of Variable Speed Solutions in Huntington Beach, had just finished working on a web camera project for the Bolsa...
Tags: Wildlife, Students, Endangered Species, Verizon Communications, Teaching and Learning
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From disaster comes knowledge
Beverly Findlay-Kaneko has used her memories of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan two years ago to start making a change in her new home of Huntington Beach. Findlay-Kaneko was in Japan when those natural disasters led to three...Tags: Yokohama (Japan), Tsunamis, Japan, Environmental Issues, Tokyo Electric Power Co.
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Poseidon protesters appear at Mesa Water meeting
A group of Huntington Beach residents protested at Mesa Water District's meeting Tuesday night, trying to stop the district from working with Poseidon Resources. To Mesa Water District President James Fisler's surprise, about 10 people were in...Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Mountains, Plant Openings, Environmental Issues, Landforms
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Poseidon invites cities to talk water rates
Negotiations between Poseidon Resources and various city and water agencies are underway in hopes to determine potential bidders of desalinated water. Poseidon Resources, which have had talks with the city of Huntington Beach about building a...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Natural Resource Industry, Plant Openings, Natural Resources, Environmental Issues
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School's sustainability is increasingly productive
Huntington Beach High School's Sustainability Club is exactly what its name suggests. It's self sufficient after just three years of being in existence, not relying on the Huntington Beach Union High School District for any funding. "The...
Tags: New Products, Students, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Accounting and Auditing, Teaching and Learning
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Orange County Water District named 'Conservator of the Year'
The Bolsa Chica Conservancy's mission is to teach and inspire people from Huntington Beach, along with the rest of Southern California, to care for the environment, specifically wetlands and other coastal resources. The 22-year-old, Huntington Beach-...
Tags: Wildlife, Natural Resource Industry, Endangered Species, Science and Technology, Environmental Issues
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Natural Perspectives: Live long and help the Earth prosper
For about 12 years now, Louann and I have been writing columns for these pages. We regret that this is our last. Presumably, the Independent will be going in a new direction. Unfortunately, the folks there have decided that we — and many other...
Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Weather, Environmental Pollution, Arts and Culture, Wetlands
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Natural Perspectives: The big bad wolf is back in Yellowstone
The world around us is constantly changing, more so now than ever before in recorded history. Humans are dramatically affecting the natural world. Between global warming and the exploding growth of the human population, which results in the need to...
Tags: Weather, Biology, National Parks, Ecosystems, Energy Resources
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