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Weed Killer turns boy frogs into girls

Written on 2 Mar, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 9 Comments
Weed Killer turns boy frogs into girls

Atrazine, a commonly used weed killer in California, turns male frogs into reproducing female frogs, according to a study performed by University of California at Berkeley researchers. [Reuters] First, atrazine-exposed male frogs develop female features – termed hermaphroditism. Then a small... (Continue reading)

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Otter relocation program dubbed a failure

Written on 10 Feb, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 5 Comments
Otter relocation program dubbed a failure

An attempt to draw a line in the ocean to separate sea otters from fisherman is not working because the otters have failed to cooperate, causing several different groups to fight over proposed changes to the 23-year-old policy. [ABC] Fish... (Continue reading)

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Oil company, environmental groups in secret deal

Written on 24 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 7 Comments
Oil company, environmental groups in secret deal

Three major Santa Barbara environmental groups allegedly agreed to support a controversial offshore oil drilling project in 2008, in exchange for $100,000 and other benefits. [Associated Press] The confidential agreement involved Plains Exploration & Production and local environmental groups, including the... (Continue reading)

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ECOSLO official charged with embezzlement

Written on 23 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 1 Comment
ECOSLO official charged with embezzlement

The executive director of ECOSLO, a prominent Central Coast environmental group, is being charged with embezzlement. [New Times] Morgan Rafferty, who has served as executive director of ECOSLO since 2006, is alleged to have embezzled more than $33,000 as the volunteer... (Continue reading)

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Governor seeks to terminate environmental restrictions

Written on 14 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 4 Comments
Governor seeks to terminate environmental restrictions

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger wants 100 major construction projects across the state exempted from California environmental laws. [Capitol Weekly] The plan, already coming under heavy attack, would block the power of the courts to review 25 projects each year, from 2011 through... (Continue reading)

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The climate change challenge

Written on 9 Jan, 2010 in Opinion | 13 Comments

BY DR. RAY WEYMANN In a recent essay on this web site, (“The Climate Change Hoax”), Matt Kokkonen correctly calls attention to three facts regarding climate change and global warming and manages to draw erroneous conclusions from each of them: 1)  “Dissenting... (Continue reading)

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The climate change hoax

Written on 29 Dec, 2009 in Opinion | 19 Comments

By MATT KOKKONEN Global warming is probably one of the most contentious issues currently. Al Gore’s film, “An Inconvenient Truth,” documents his belief that humans are the cause of this warming and of an impending catastrophe on the planet. Therefore, many experts... (Continue reading)

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Meet the “Million dollar tortoises”

Written on 29 Dec, 2009 in Daily Briefs | 3 Comments
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A northern California energy company will pay $25 million to relocate 25 threatened desert tortoises who live on the site of a proposed massive  solar power plant in rural San Bernadino County. The move by Oakland-based BrightSource Energy, as reported in... (Continue reading)

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News moves slowly, Nacimiento gas leak does not

Written on 18 Nov, 2008 in Uncovered SLO | 1 Comment
News moves slowly, Nacimiento gas leak does not

By DANIEL BLACKBURN A gasoline leak in Lake Nacimiento marina supply lines spilled an undetermined amount of fuel near lake waters earlier this month before the problem was noticed by park employees. Following three days of queries by CalCoastNews reporters, Nacimiento Park... (Continue reading)

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