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Featured Stories

• Orange County Toll Road to Nowhere Seeks Permits
  Posted on June 19, 2013 | No Comments

  Orange County's Toll Road Agency is pushing the first segment of a previously rejected road extension that will have significant and irreversible environmental and economic impacts. According to the Save San Onofre Coalition and the State Attorney General, the project fails to undertake sufficient environmental studies. Despite this, today the Regional Water Board in San Diego will decide whether to grant the project a waste discharge permit.

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• Diane Arbus: A Privileged Voyeur of Life on the Margins
  Posted on June 17, 2013 | No Comments

  It's been 42 years since the troubled US photographer took her own life, but her images continue to reveal the camera's predatory nature. Watch a documentary made in 1972 that examines her photography and her methods.

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• Wolves Forsaken By Wildlife Agencies, Hunters and Ranchers
  Posted on June 11, 2013 | No Comments

  President Obama's Department of the Interior announced the national delisting of all wolves except the Mexican wolf. Prominent conservationists argue this is wrong-headed because (1) the wolf isn’t really recovered, and (2) Existing state management is so bad that the “recovered” population will soon decline to nothing but a tiny token population.

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• Keystone XL Activists Greet Obama in Santa Monica
  Posted on June 11, 2013 | No Comments

  As part of President Obama's fundraising trip to Southern California, a crowd of over 300 activists greeted him in Santa Monica, calling for action on climate change, foremost by rejecting the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.

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• Visionary Art of Lakota Sundance Chief Marvin Swallow
  Posted on June 10, 2013 | No Comments

  Marvin Swallow paints "images of time before and after the moment," whispering sacred stories of the beauty and mystery of creation. What has emerged through his art is a unique and powerful contribution to the growing genre of Sacred Art. His art will be on display for a fundraiser in Venice Beach, California this summer solstice.

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• San Onofre Nuclear Plant Closing: 8.4 Million Rejoice – By Jerry Collamer
  Posted on June 6, 2013 | 1 Comment

  8.4 million people, put at risk for radioactive disaster from a meltdown at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, now rejoice as Southern California Edison announces its closure.

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• Rep. Waxman To Deliver Forward on Climate LA Message to the President!
  Posted on June 4, 2013 | 2 Comments

  Recently, representatives from Forward on Climate Los Angeles visited Representative Henry Waxman (D - Los Angeles) to present a letter to President Obama calling for immediate action on climate change and the Keystone XL pipeline. Rep. Waxman, a warrior for the environment, promised to deliver the letter and fight for legislation to solve the climate crisis.

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• Media Resources: Forward on Climate Los Angeles
  Posted on May 31, 2013 | No Comments

  The Forward on Climate LA Solidarity March and Rally took place on February 17th, 2013, where more than 1,200 people supported by 101 Southern California organizations and businesses told Mr. Obama: "Solve the Climate Crisis, Take a stand, Mr. President!" Following is a media resource list from the event, including press, photography and videos. Let's keep it moving forward to heal the climate and our planet!

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• Win:Win Journal – Re-Imagining Los Angeles
  Posted on May 31, 2013 | No Comments

  WIN:WIN “The Future, a Sustainable Los Angeles” - How does Los Angeles - its people, buildings and infrastructure establish a restorative, long-term relationship with the environment that hosts it and the financial systems that supports it? Check out the inaugural issue from the Westside Branch of the LA USGBC at http://winwinjournal.com/

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• GMO Agriculture: The Case Against Monsanto
  Posted on May 31, 2013 | No Comments

  Millions of activists in 52 countries around the world Marched Against Monsanto, the biotechnology giant of genetically engineered agriculture. They claim GMOs will safely feed the world, but a growing body of scientific evidence shows it is dangerous to human health and the environment, and will not increase productivity.

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