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Commentary: Partner with developers or plan for balance with nature?
In cruising cable channels recently, I happened onto a classic sci-fi movie called "Silent Running" about a crew of people operating a greenhouse aboard a spaceship. The captain (Bruce Dern) said to the crew, "Do you know why there are no flowers, no...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Satellite and Cable Service, Conservation, Global Change, Weather
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Mailbag: Fire-ring smoke makes it hard to breathe
As a resident of Huntington Street, I live with the smoke and soot caused by the incessant daily beach fires. It's horrible; the air quality is being adversely affected. My window sills are black with the soot from the fires. My screens are black, my...Tags: John Boehner, Global Warming, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Global Change
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Mailbag: Balboa Island story left out link to global warming
Re. "Flood risk: Bane of Balboa Island's existence," (May 5): I was surprised no mention was made of the reason the Federal Emergency Management Agency revised its flood maps — global warming. FEMA's conservative estimate of sea rise, according to...Tags: FEMA, Social Issues, Science and Technology, Hospitals and Clinics, Abortion
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Officials: We're lucky conditions weren't worse
Newport Beach city workers kept busy Thursday morning, pumping out stormwater that had accumulated on the Balboa Peninsula. Along Newport Boulevard between 21st and 26th streets, one lane was closed down for about an hour as crews diverted the water...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation
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Seminar examines Middle East water challenges
UC Irvine hosts a three-day conference this week on groundwater in the Middle East and how that supply may be affected by climate change. "Groundwater and Climate Change in the Middle East: Next Threat or Opportunity for Cooperation?" takes place...Tags: University of California, Irvine, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Global Change, Weather
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Clinton stumps at UC Irvine
President Bill Clinton endorsed a slate of Democratic congressional candidates in a rally Tuesday night at UC Irvine. More than 4,000 attended the "California's Voice" event at the Bren Events Center, where the two-term president campaigned for 26th...
Tags: Julia Brownley, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Politics
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Corona del Mar Today: Hobie removes 'Hurley' from mural
The brightly painted mural on a wall next to the Corona del Mar Hobie Surf Shop no longer includes a Hurley logo, following a warning from a city code enforcement officer. Following up on a complaint about the sign, a code enforcement told shop employees...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Science and Technology, Bank of America Corp., Theft, Soups
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Commentary: Banning Ranch warrants protection from development
What is Banning Ranch? Banning Ranch, the last large, open land in private hands on the Southern California coast, is in danger of irrevocable damage. This wild 400 acres sits along the Santa Ana River on the west and Superior Avenue on the east, near...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Petroleum Industry, Environmental Issues, Highway Transportation, Conservation
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Youth can learn the power to make a difference
In late November and early December, I attended the two-week United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa. I was selected to represent the Girl Scouts of the USA as part of a youth delegation for the World Assn. of Girl Guides and Girl...Tags: Asthma, Entertainment, Social Organizations, Dance, Dance
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Guarding from rising sea could cost millions
NEWPORT BEACH — As people stroll Balboa Island's picturesque waterfront, some wonder how much one of those cozy cottages cost. City officials think about another price tag: how much it will take to defend those homes against rising sea levels....Tags: Water, Politics, Oceans, Weather, Physical Conditions
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Mailbag: Barrier better idea to battle rising seas
A Dec. 1 article in the Daily Pilot (Re. "Guarding from rising sea could cost millions") by Mike Reicher was a timely wake-up call for the citizens of Newport Beach. It is extremely heartening to learn that the City Council has found a way around the...Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation
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Clarence Irwin Haydock
Clarence Irwin Haydock, Ph.D., California ecologist, passed away peacefully the evening of July 30, 2011 in Fountain Valley, CA having been born April 15, 1938 in Bakersfield, CA. As a boy, growing up in northern CA he sculled a duck boat on San...Tags: Pete Wilson, Entertainment, Wetlands, Utah, Science and Technology
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