Heroes of the Coast A series of public access TV interviews that began with an interview of Ellen Stern Harris, the "Mother of the Coastal Act" who also served four years on the Coastal Commission. > learn more
Exxon Stops Drilling After posting the largest corporate profit in the recorded history of mankind, Exxon has decided to halt drilling and development of existing oil leases - despite Sarah Palin's campaign to the contrary. > hear the 1 minute show
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Ormond Wetland Wonderland Earth Alerts Ormond Wetland Wonderland, a half hour documentary on Ventura Countys Ormond Beach, will premier in Oxnard on February 11. The free event will take place at 7 p.m. at the Del Norte Recycling Center. > more info
Time to get past "Getting and Spending" How prescient Wordsworth's words are to our economic crisis: "Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers." Does that not describe what has happened to the United States over the past couple decades, as we devolved from the great post-WWII industrial power to one whose primary worldwide role is to buy the "stuff" that every other nation manufactures? > read the full blog post
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Green Legislation Passed in Boston, California and Missouri Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino just signed an executive order to reduce costs and toxic chemicals from over 4000 city buildings throughout the city. California has adopted the Green Building Standards Code, which will require green building practices, including energy efficient measures to be implemented for all new construction in the state. And a Missouri bill requiring green cleaning in schools has just been signed into law.
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World's First Commercial Solar Building The Bridgers and Paxton Solar Building in Albuquerque, NM was designed and built at a time when most mathematical calculations were still done with slide rules. This solar-heated office building, in 1956, was completely revolutionary. > read the article
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