Pianist and composer Pascal Le Boeuf returns to northern California in late May with a nine-piece jazz-classical hybrid ensemble for a string of performances from his large scale work “Ritual Being.” This suite explores the differential manifestation of human behavior at micro (individual) and macro (en masse) scales, and how …
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Coast Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: January 9, 2018 1:49 pm FINAL Date/Time Started: December 14, 2017 12:59 pm Administrative Unit: Santa Barbara County Fire County: Santa Barbara County Location: off the 3500 Block of Highway 1, south east of Lompoc Estimated – Containment: 14 acres – 100% contained
Read More »Editorial: Stop Trump from drilling for oil off California’s majestic coast
Remember the devastation of the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill: Union oil’s inadequate safety precautions resulted in 3 million gallons of crude oil spewing into the Pacific Ocean, spawning what … Click to Continue »
Read More »West Coast, Florida officials resist Trump administration offshore drilling plan
There is a reason why the last federal sale of oil or gas drilling leases off Florida’s Gulf coast or California’s Pacific coast was in the 1980s: The local and … Click to Continue »
Read More »Coast Fire (Santa Barbara County)
Coast Fire: more info… Updated: December 14, 2017 3:41 pm County: Santa Barbara County Location: off the 3500 Block of Highway 1, south east of Lompoc Acres Burned – Containment: 20 acres
Read More »Trump is said to open door for oil drilling off East Coast
The Trump administration is preparing to unveil as soon as this week an expansive offshore oil plan that would open the door to selling new drilling rights in Atlantic waters, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Hurricane Irma destroys record number of turtle nests on Central Florida coast
Beaches along south Brevard County are a world-class refuge for sea turtles that had a record number of nests just as Hurricane Irma mauled Florida last month. About half of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Dolphin diets show how climate change could alter food chains off the California coast
Scientists studying dolphins dining off the California coastline have found that the marine food web is starting to look a little threadbare. The length of food chains in that web … Click to Continue »
Read More »Environmental group sues after Trump administration scraps effort to protect West Coast sea animals
An environmental group has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s withdrawal of proposed limits on the number of endangered whales, dolphins and sea turtles that can be killed … Click to Continue »
Read More »Feds give thumbs-up to fracking off California coast
SAN DIEGO-An environmental assessment from two federal agencies released Friday determined that fracking off the coast of California causes no significant impact, thus lifting a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing that was instituted earlier this year. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Federal assessment: Fracking off Calif. coast does not cause significant environmental impact
An environmental assessment from two federal agencies released Friday determined that fracking off the coast of California causes no significant impact, thus lifting a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing that was instituted earlier this year. … Click to Continue »
Read More »New California Gold Rush beckons wind developers off coast
When turbines start spinning at the first U.S. offshore wind farm near Rhode Island later this year, some energy developers will already be eyeing a bigger prize. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Honor guard escorts fallen Coast Guardsman to Turlock
Denair service member killed in accident in Hawaii Turlock public safety officials arrange procession Services for young father of one set for Thursday … Click to Continue »
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