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Wetlands group wins grant
The Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy, a nonprofit dedicated to acquiring and preserving local wetlands, has gotten a $750,000 state grant for an educational center and interpretive trail. The California State Coastal Conservancy awarded the grant...Tags: Natural Resources, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Tourism and Leisure, Environmental Pollution, Wetlands
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Joe Surf: He's a warrior for the water
At first glance, one might see "Eco-Warrior" and think it's this summer's blockbuster with DiCaprio or Pitt or Affleck.
No, it's just little ol' James Pribram trying to save the world.
Don't think he can do it? Don't tell that to Maira Khan, whom...Tags: Natural Resources, John Kelly, South Africa, Crime, Law and Justice, Disasters and Accidents
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Water is just fine, City Council says
Fountain Valley's water meets the city's public health goals, despite complaints about "hard water." The Fountain Valley City Council approved Tuesday evening a 2010 report on the city's water quality that showed the city to have below the maximum...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Colorado
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Braving crocodiles, injuries
Tom Jones was paddling through a southeastern river this summer when he felt a sudden motion that nearly jerked him off his board. Instinctively, he hardened his stance and tightened his hands around the paddle, which, he quickly realized, a crocodile had...Tags: Sports, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Google Inc., Disasters and Accidents, Children
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Conservancy, county look to block trash from wetlands
A Huntington Beach environmental nonprofit has partnered with the county in an attempt to block trash from flowing into the ocean through a pair of flood control channels. The Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy, a group dedicated to restoring the...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Emergency Incidents, Disasters, Natural Resources, Los Angeles
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Chasing Down The Muse: Japan disaster reminds us to protect the ocean
Living next to a large body of water creates an intimacy that is impossible to deny, and an innate awareness of the need for conscientious protection. As coastal dwellers, we are on the frontlines as caregivers and safe guarders. We acknowledge the...Tags: Global Expansion, Bodies of Water, Earth Day, Tokyo Electric Power Co., International Atomic Energy Agency
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Staff findings could bring hearing on Poseidon
The California Coastal Commission on Wednesday could hear an appeal of Huntington Beach's approvals of the Poseidon Seawater Desalination Plant project. The appeal was filed Oct. 5 alleging Huntington Beach's approvals were inconsistent with the city's...Tags: Water Restrictions, Environmental Pollution, Huntington Beach, California
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Coastal commission taking up Poseidon appeal
The California Coastal Commission will take up an appeal alleging that Huntington Beach's approvals of the Poseidon Seawater Desalination Plant project were inconsistent with the city's Local Coastal Program, or LCP. The commission will hold a...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Huntington Beach, California
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Natural Perspectives: Protecting California's sea otters
Vic and I spent the Thanksgiving holidays in Monterey with our son Scott, his wife, Nicole, and their three little daughters, Allison, Lauren and Megan. I missed cooking our holiday dinner, but Thanksgiving is really more about family than food. We...Tags: Natural Resources, Religious Festivals, Holidays, Health and Medical Professionals, Internists
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Natural Perspectives: Time to recycle, reduce, reuse
While Lou is busy with Christmas preparations, I decided to take a crack at writing this week's column. The Christmas holidays are a good time to think about trash. That sounds odd until you think about the amount of trash that this holiday generates....Tags: Personal Service, Environmental Pollution, Adult Education, Environmental Issues, Religious Festivals
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Sounding Off: Gulf oil spill reminds us to protect our own wetlands
The tragedy that struck the coastal wetlands of the Gulf Coast raises the question: Could a similar catastrophe occur to our own wetlands like Bolsa Chica, which is still an active oil field? Over the years, a few oil spills have occurred in the wetland...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Natural Resources, Disasters, Emergency Incidents
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In The Pipeline: Oil spill needs more help now
"I've been near what I believed to be a big dirt clod in the muck. Then it blinks. And you realize: It's an oiled bird." Debbie McGuire, wildlife director at the Wetlands & Wildlife Care Center here in Huntington Beach, is talking about what it's like...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Nature, Disasters, BP Plc, Environmental Pollution
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