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Conservation is the concern for the preservation, restoration, or improvement of the natural environment, such as the conservation of natural resources, prevention of pollution, and certain land use actions. One mantra of conservationists is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
The planned management of the environment and natural resources is a relatively modern concept intended to help insure the availability and replenishment of living resources and, to a certain extent, nonrenewable resources such as mineral and fossil fuels. Various modern efforts to conserve resources in the U.S. include the establishment of national parks intended to preserve land for wildlife.
In a world of ever in...
The planned management of the environment and natural resources is a relatively modern concept intended to help insure the availability and replenishment of living resources and, to a certain extent, nonrenewable resources such as mineral and fossil fuels. Various modern efforts to conserve resources in the U.S. include the establishment of national parks intended to preserve land for wildlife.
In a world of ever in...
Conservation is the concern for the preservation, restoration, or improvement of the natural environment, such as the conservation of natural resources, prevention of pollution, and certain land use actions. One mantra of conservationists is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
The planned management of the environment and natural resources is a relatively modern concept intended to help insure the availability and replenishment of living resources and, to a certain extent, nonrenewable resources such as mineral and fossil fuels. Various modern efforts to conserve resources in the U.S. include the establishment of national parks intended to preserve land for wildlife.
In a world of ever increasing population, conservation efforts are challenged by the difficulty in striking a balance between the current use of natural resources and ensuring that resources are available to future generations.
The planned management of the environment and natural resources is a relatively modern concept intended to help insure the availability and replenishment of living resources and, to a certain extent, nonrenewable resources such as mineral and fossil fuels. Various modern efforts to conserve resources in the U.S. include the establishment of national parks intended to preserve land for wildlife.
In a world of ever increasing population, conservation efforts are challenged by the difficulty in striking a balance between the current use of natural resources and ensuring that resources are available to future generations.
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Natural Perspectives: Three green films at Newport Beach Film Festival
Vic and I attended the Newport Beach Film Festival this past weekend. Naturally, Vic and I focused on environmental documentaries. We saw three films, "A Fierce Green Fire,""Last Call at the Oasis,"and"Bitter Seeds." "A Fierce Green Fire" is based on...
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Natural Perspectives: Make every day at home Earth Day
Earth Day falls on a Sunday this year. The folks at Bolsa Chica celebrated Earth Day on April 14 with tours, live snakes, and even a bounce house for children. The Amigos de Bolsa Chica, the Bolsa Chica Conservancy, the Bolsa Chica Land Trust and the...
Tags: Central Park, Natural Resource Industry, Environmental Issues, Earth Day, Natural Resources
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Darrach G. (Rick) Taylor
Rick Taylor, Long Beach Executive, Darrach G. (Rick) Taylor, long time Human Resource & Labor Relations executive died on February 8th of 2012. Rick was recognized for his expertise, imagination, and skill in labor relations and contract negotiations,...Tags: Boy Scouts of America, International Military Interventions, Wars and Interventions, Employment, Environmental Issues
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Official: Vote on Poseidon permit stays
An official with the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board said he knew of no plans to have the board rescind its vote on Poseidon Resources' permit to build a desalination plant, despite rumblings in the community that one member's participation...Tags: Politics, Environmental Issues, Elections, Plant Openings, Water
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Complaint targets water official
The president of a Huntington Beach advocacy group has filed a complaint against the chairman of Southern California's largest water district, claiming he failed to properly report income he and his wife received from the water industry. Merle Moshiri,...Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Environmental Issues, Finance, Politics, Elections
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In The Pipeline: The O'Reilly factor at Bolsa Chica
"It's not a park, it's an ecological reserve!" So intoned my friend Ross Griswold, who tracks bird behavior at the Bolsa Chica Wetlands. We ran into each other the other day on the trail and ended up lamenting the ever-increasing abuses by dog owners...Tags: Environmental Issues, Endangered Species, Wildlife, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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Natural Perspectives: Priority should be preventing extinction
An article in Physorg.com this week reported that a team of scientists from Japan and Russia believe that they may be able to produce a living woolly mammoth within the next five years by a cloning process. Key to their research will be finding an...Tags: Marine Science, Endangered Species, Animals, Zoology, Environmental Issues
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Community Commentary: More than 'kitchen waste' in historic land
That Ed Mountford referred to the archaeological resources on the Goodell property as "kitchen waste" is understandable since Mountford has a project pending before the California Coastal Commission on land that is immediately adjacent to the Goodell...Tags: Environmental Issues, Landforms, Landforms, Mountains, Conservation
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Natural Perspectives: 'Rapped' up in new teaching endeavor
Vic must have thought that I didn't have enough to do, what with teaching at the Orange County Conservation Corps, writing this column, and attempting to grow 350 pounds of food this year. He asked me to team-teach his bird and natural history courses...Tags: Indigenous People, Colleges and Universities, Environmental Issues, Endangered Species, Wildlife
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Natural Perspectives: The return of vanished species
When Vic and I were growing up, wolves had been extirpated from the lower 48 states and the California sea otter was thought to be essentially extinct. The last gray wolf in California was killed in Lassen County in 1924. Gray wolves were hunted...Tags: Endangered Species, Environmental Issues, Wildlife, Earth Day, Natural Resources
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Desalination Plant is close to approval
After getting approval from a regional water board last week, Poseidon Resources is one permit away from starting construction on a desalination plant in Huntington Beach, a spokesman for the company said. The Poseidon plant, which has divided...Tags: Environmental Issues, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Water
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