By Peter GleickSpecial to The Sacramento Bee (quite relevant in Southern California and beyond) We live in a fragile time and place. Californians started out in 1850 grossly abusing our water resources and we’ve never stopped. The difference… more »
Ever wondered what the actual costs are to replace a traditional non-native landscape with a sustainable native landscape? This great article takes you step by step through the cost benefit analysis of replacing a San Jose area business… more »
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Schwarzenegger to seek federal help for California budgethttp://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-budget23-2009dec23,0,7164018.story?track=rss“One new source of revenue in the budget: Schwarzenegger will revive a plan to allow offshore oil drilling from an existing platform off the Santa Barbara coast. The proposal was so… more »
Offshore Arctic Oil Spills Not so Easy to Clean up, Study Findshttp://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/offshore-arctic-oil-spills-not,1100224.shtml Top 10 stories of 2009: Argument over drilling on the OCShttp://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=11714762 Why Some Enviros Back T-Ridge Oil Project (CA)http://www.calbuzz.com/2009/12/why-some-enviros-back-t-ridge-oil-project/ The Environmental Impacts of Offshore Oil Drillinghttp://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch;_SearchValue_0=EJ829741&ERICExtSearch;_SearchType_0=no&accno;=EJ829741 more »
In Oregon, Rep. Ben Cannon, chairman of the House Environment and Water Committee, says he’ll ask the Legislature in its February session to renew the state’s oil-drilling moratorium and turn it into a permanent ban. Portland-based Environment Oregon… more »
Along the U.S.-Mexico border, in the aftermath of the recent massive rainstorm that hit Southern California, is the debris trail — used tires, plastic bottles, plywood, and discarded dolls. It starts in the canyons of Tijuana and ends… more »
SOUTH COUNTY — As the Tijuana River Valley dries out during a respite from two late-fall storms, city officials and border-area farmers and ranchers are assessing the damage. Last weekend’s storm added to the pools of water, mud… more »
The following is from an article by Greg Haegele, Deputy Executive Director, Sierra Club and Athan Manuel, Director of the Sierra Club Public Lands Protection Program. Image credit: Beehive Collective, Art Not Oil. The Chukchi Sea is a… more »
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