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County Web site promotes recycling
Monday, May 12, 2008
Ventura County is promoting reuse, recycling and waste reduction at its Web site, http://www.VCMAX.org. Residents can tour the site and its online reuse warehouse. Site-users can place wanted or available reuse ads. Everything on the site is free or reasonably priced. Full story »
Scientists may have way to solve red tides
Monday, May 12, 2008
Scientists believe they've found a red tide killer. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego has discovered that RCA bacteria — a natural marine microbe — can attack and kill the single-cell plankton that produce red tide algae. The blooms often foul coastal waters, giving them a rust-colored tinge and some can kill fish and birds. Full story »
Eye On The Environment: Make pit stops on Bike to Work Day
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Everyone knows bicycling to work saves money, conserves resources, provides exercise, cuts traffic and reduces pollution. It's certainly a viable option in Ventura County, where 2000 census data showed about 25 percent of workers lived within five miles of their job sites, according to Judy Willens, transportation outreach coordinator for the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District. Full story »
Trespassers seen at Halaco Superfund site
Friday, May 9, 2008
The locked gates, chain link fence, and the big signs warning of the danger of radiation and heavy metals have not been enough to deter trespassers from slipping into the Halaco Superfund site near Ormond Beach. Full story »
Marketing ideas can benefit planet
Sunday, May 4, 2008
"Often, people associate advertising with something bad for the environment, promoting consumption of products. But an integrated marketing campaign can benefit society and the environment," said Jean Sandlin, an instructor in the Communication Department of California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks. Full story »
Low snowpack could mean water shortages in summer
Friday, May 2, 2008
The Sierra Nevada snowpack, a key source of California's water supply, has fallen well below normal levels, state officials said Thursday, increasing the likelihood of water shortages this summer. Full story »
Santa Cruz Island cleanup operation completed successfully
Friday, May 2, 2008
The first of eight barges carrying debris removed from Santa Cruz Island arrived at Ventura Harbor on Thursday, marking the successful completion of a project to clean up the largest of California's Channel Islands. Full story »
Mussels quarantine in effect
Thursday, May 1, 2008
The annual quarantine on mussels taken by recreational shellfish harvesters took effect Wednesday, the Ventura County Environmental Health Division announced.
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Despite progress, county air quality still gets bad grades
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Although air quality in Ventura County is improving, the county remained one the smoggiest in the nation from 2004 to 2006, according to a report released today by the American Lung Association. Full story »
Farmers must begin reducing their pesticide use Thursday
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Ventura County farmers must cut the amount of pesticides they use starting Thursday, following a federal mandate that farmers reduce pollution from fumigants by 20 percent of 1991 levels. Full story »
Eye On The Environment: Climate solutions linked to economy
Sunday, April 27, 2008
The Ventura County Public Health Division recently coordinated a seminar titled Global Warming, Our Health in the Balance: What Can We Do? Speakers, including Dr. Robert Levin of the Public Health Division, who moderated the event, drew lots of applause when the panel made the transition from analysis of climate change impacts to exhortations for individual and group action to address environmental problems. Full story »
Aerial moth spraying in Santa Cruz is blocked
Friday, April 25, 2008
A California judge dealt a major setback to the state's campaign against an invasive moth on Thursday, ruling that aerial sprays over Santa Cruz County must be halted until agricultural officials do a full environmental review of their anti-pest program. Full story »
Conservationists struggle to save border wetland
Friday, April 25, 2008
Along the U.S.-Mexico border, the fragile salt marshes at the mouth of the Tijuana River are clinging to life as one of the last vestiges of undeveloped California coast, where tall grasses sway gently in the breeze and rare birds stop to nest. Full story »
Teacher helps 2 post offices go green
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
When Deby Tygell opened a post office box for her mother, she saw a trend in the lobby of the downtown Ventura post office. Full story »
Scientists study Arctic haze
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Visitors to Alaska often marvel at the crisp, clear air. But the truth is, the skies above the Arctic Circle work like a giant lint trap during late winter and early spring, catching all sorts of pollutants swirling around the globe. Full story »
