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California
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Wine Empire Replaces Redwood Empire
Local residents and nature have been dominated by these outside investors; they reap the benefits, while the environment and residents pay the costs.
Pipeline Owner in Santa Barbara Oil Spill Has Had 175 “Spill Incidents” Since 2006
Offshore fracking has been used hundreds of times in recent years off California's coast.
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Californian Wine Maker’s Herbicide Spraying Upsets Parents and Neighbors at Apple Blossom School Meeting
Perhaps Apple Blossom School's name should be changed to something like Pesticide-Poisoned School.
Food Not Lawns: An Interview With California Water Activist Susana De Anda
Susana de Anda works to make sure all Californians have access to clean, safe water.
Even in a Drought, California Farms Have a Future – but They’ll Need Control of the Food System to Succeed
Self-provisioning of resources promotes economic as well as ecological resilience.
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North Coast California Gathering Blasts Big Wine
Since it takes about 30 gallons of water to produce one glass of wine, extensive water use by wineries as events centers was a major concern of the gathering.
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A Whale of a Conflict of Interest: Big Oil Lobbyist’s Oversight of Marine Protected Areas
It's just one example of the conflicts of interests that infest environmental politics in California.
Banned Pesticide Continues to Poison People
Methyl bromide pesticide, which was banned in 2005, remains in use in the US due to critical exemption permits.
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Big Wine Fails to Dry Farm During California’s Relentless Drought
It's hypocritical for Gov. Brown to mandate that the rest of us reduce water use by 25%, except for his friends in Big Ag and Big Wine.
California’s New Climate Goal Undermined by Fracking Pollution
Gov. Jerry Brown today announced an important new plan to reduce California's greenhouse gas pollution by 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030.