Aashna Sharma, a sixth grader from Newport Beach who attends The Pegasus School, writes about the alarming problem of food waste and waste management and how everyone can be part of solving this issue.
Tag: Environment
Posted inIrvine, Outdoors, Top Stories
Irvine Looks to a New Renewable Energy Source
Irvine is considering switching from Southern California Edison to a greener source of power for its residents, ideally at a lower cost.
Posted inCanyons, Economy, On OC, Outdoors
On OC: Defending Orange County’s Backcountry
Orange County backcountry activist and land use attorney Gloria Sefton talks about the constant development pressures on Orange County’s land use specific plans, especially those in the canyon areas, and […]
Posted inEconomy, Emergencies & Disasters, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Outdoors, Top Stories, Yorba Linda
Fire Evacuation Issues Force County Re-Do of 340-Home Development
An appeals court blocked the Esperanza Hills project because supervisors approved it without minimum evacuation standards.
Posted inHuntington Beach, On OC, Outdoors
Is Desalination in Huntington Beach Good for OC?
Paul Cook, general manager for the Irvine Ranch Water District and Brian Lochrie, a spokesman for Poseidon, which is proposing a desal plant in Huntington Beach, both talk about the pros and cons for taxpayers and residents about desalinated water.
Posted inCountywide, Huntington Beach, Outdoors, Top Stories, Water, Power & Waste
To Desalinate or Not to Desalinate: UCI Debate Over Controversial Proposed Huntington Beach Plant
Academics, advocates and activists met for a panel discussion at UC Irvine to hash out the pros and cons of a proposal to build a desalination plant in Huntington Beach, with environmentalists once again warning it would damage marine environments and raise water bills.
Posted inOutdoors, Santa Ana
Solar Eclipse Draws Viewers at Santa Ana Civic Center
The eclipse provided a crescent view of the sun in the late morning for people at the Santa Ana Civic Center.
Posted inOutdoors, Top Stories
California Submerged: Rising Seas are claiming its famed coast faster than scientists imagined
San Francisco’s Embarcadero and low-lying cities such as Huntington Beach will flood more frequently and more severely.
Posted inFullerton, Outdoors
A $724,000 Footbridge at Fullerton’s Hillcrest Park Will Be More Symbolic than Practical
Fullerton’s Hillcrest Park soon will have a $724,000 pedestrian bridge crossing a creek that separates the sidewalk on Harbor Boulevard from the park’s veterans memorial, but will anyone use it?
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide, State, Transportation
Levin: Low Carbon Fuel Standard Puts Orange County in the Driver’s Seat
California’s commitment to clean fuels assures a reliable demand for low-carbon fuels where even cows have a role to play.
