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A tree grows in Jordan Park
The Webelos Scouts of Costa Mesa Cub Scout Pack 108 on Wednesday gave a special gift to Willard T. Jordan Park, where they meet three times a month. With the help of city staff, they planted a tree as the final requirement to earn their World...
Tags: Boy Scouts of America, Botany, Forestry and Timber, Science and Technology, Science
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Five arrested in marijuana investigation
A month-long investigation has led to five arrests and the seizure of more than $200,000 in marijuana, authorities said Thursday.
Anthony Mave, 46, of San Clemente was arrested near Newport Boulevard and 16th Street in Newport Beach on Jan. 6 after he...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Police Arrests
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Budget grew with plans
How the budget for John Wayne Airport's new electricity and air conditioning generator nearly tripled in size — from an inkling of an idea at $11 million to a robust utility plant at $31 million — apparently is not a case of contractors...Tags: Southern California Edison Company, House Building, Construction, Science and Technology, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, California)
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SCE: San Onofre is not a major threat
SAN ONOFRE — Operators at the concrete-domed San Onofre nuclear plant were trying to reassure worried Southern California residents Monday that the nuclear catastrophe unfolding in Japan won't happen here. San Onofre is located near the San Diego-...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Alaska, Earthquakes, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Building Material
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The Coastal Gardener: Plant fascination can be addictive
What's wrong with me? I just dumped another horticultural ambition. Four years of hard work gone in one afternoon. Is there anyone else out there with a similar diagnosis? Four years ago I became fascinated by a rather small group of succulent plants,...Tags: Chemicals, Fertilizer
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The Coastal Gardener: Shedding light on growing plants
Working at a nursery, a common question is "can I grow this indoors?" Usually the plant in the customer's hands is something like a florists' hydrangea, miniature rose or chrysanthemum. Sometimes it's even a dwarf lemon; often it's a potted succulent....Tags: Corona, Human Interest, Newport Beach
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It's A Gray Area: Geothermal hot in sustainable world
Much of Iceland sits on active volcanic zones. In fact, that is why the country is known as the land of fire and ice. In those volcanic areas, when ground water flows down into the cracks of the Earth's surface and encounters hot or molten rock, it either...Tags: Music, Sonoma (Sonoma, California), Alaska, Energy Resources, Hawaii
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The Coastal Gardener: Use water wisely to cure heat stress
For better or worse, summer heat has finally descended upon our gardens.
Certainly, local gardeners will experience more periodic heat spells during the next two or three months, so how should a local gardener respond to these heat spells? With a cold...Tags: Lungs and Airways, Corona, California, Hobbies, Lifestyle and Leisure
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City, Banning Ranch owners agree to restore gnatcatcher habitat
The California Coastal Commission released a report this week that found the owners of Banning Ranch and the city of Newport Beach, among others, are responsible for the destruction of California gnatcatcher habitat. They have agreed to restore more than...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Building Material, Sage, Southern California Edison Company, California
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Rare plants, animals affected in Banning Ranch
NEWPORT BEACH — The California Coastal Commission recently warned the owners of Banning Ranch that someone may have illegally graded land, cleared brush and stacked construction materials in areas with rare plants and animal species. A contractor...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Building Material, Real Estate, Southern California Edison Company, California
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Sounding Off: States need to have more individual power
I've got some pumpkins growing in my backyard. I didn't intentionally plant them. They just started growing from some pumpkin seeds from a bag of pumpkin seed snacks that someone spit out. Out of a bag of hundreds of pumpkin seeds, just a few were able...Tags: Washington, DC, Politics, Genes and Chromosomes, Pumpkin
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The Coastal Gardener: Subtle lessons await all children outside
When I was a small boy, I usually spent any idle time outdoors. When school was out for the summer, the outdoor time doubled or even tripled. Once out the back door, I had to entertain myself, often for hours at a time. Sometimes that included kicking...Tags: Peaches, Environmental Issues, Hobbies, Weather, Gaming
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