Archive for ‘california’
First Person: ‘I Thought It Was Gone’
November 25th, 2007
Cindy Hochman tells how the fire woke her up, how she evacuated, and then waited to hear word about her home.
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Nearly 50 Homes Destroyed by CA Wildfire
November 25th, 2007
Nearly 50 homes were destroyed and thousands had to be evacuated when wildfire spread in Malibu, California. But authorities say firefighters are making progress because the winds driving the fire have slowed.
Popularity: 4%
Fast-moving Calif. Wildfire Burns Homes
November 24th, 2007
A wildfire spreads through canyons and homes above Malibu, destroying homes and forcing residents to flee. The blaze is fueled by dry Santa Ana winds.
Popularity: 4%
Calif. Wildfire: ‘dynamic, Dangerous Situation’
November 24th, 2007
A 50-acre wildfire is burning in Ramona, CA, and will likely move through an area scorched during last month’s fire, officials say. The cause of the fire is unknown.
Popularity: 4%
Enviromnemtal Group Questions Oil Recovery Stats
November 19th, 2007
Officials say 30% of the oil spilled in the San Francisco bay has been recovered. Report on how they came up with that figure and how accurate it is.
Popularity: 7%
Tides Could Make Oil Spill Worse
November 19th, 2007
An environmental report by state and federal officials says there’s a ’slight chance’ that oil spilled into the San Francisco Bay earlier this month could reach a pristine wilderness coastline more than 40 miles away.
Popularity: 5%
Transcripts Released In Bay Oil Spill Crash
November 17th, 2007
Authorities released transcripts between the bar pilot and the Coast Guard in the moments leading up to the crash that caused last week’s oil spill.
Popularity: 6%
Bay Area Continues To Clean Up After Oil Spill
November 16th, 2007
Volunteers are still trying to contain the massive oil spill in the Bay Area before it kills more wildlife.
Popularity: 6%
Gore, Schwarzenegger push climate forum
November 15th, 2007
Former Vice President Al Gore and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will take part in a bipartisan presidential forum on energy and climate change next month in New Hampshire, shortly ahead of the state’s first-in-the-nation primary.
Popularity: 7%
Coastguard Failures Hamper Oil Spill Investigation.
November 15th, 2007
Even though 30 beaches have been closed, some oil infested areas such as Richmond were neglected by cleanup crews. Help arrived Wednesday night.
Popularity: 4%
Governor Suspends Bay Fishing After Oil Spill
November 14th, 2007
Governor Schwarzenegger has suspended fishing in ares contaminated by last week’s oil spill.
Popularity: 5%
Specialists and Volunteers Try to Save Birds
November 14th, 2007
As investigators continue to probe the recent San Francisco Bay oil spill, wildlife specialists and volunteers have joined hands to try to clean and rehabilitate hundreds oil-covered birds found on area beaches.
Popularity: 6%
Oil Spill: Clean-Up Efforts Moving On-Shore
November 12th, 2007
Clean-up efforts continued Monday in San Francisco Bay following a massive oil spill. Authorities said that the clean-up operation was in a transition mode as it moved from off-shore to on-shore mop up.
Popularity: 4%
Crab Season Delayed By Bay Oil Spill
November 12th, 2007
The Bay Area crab season is delayed due to the oil spill in the bay.
Popularity: 3%
Pelosi Visits Spill Damage in San Francisco
November 12th, 2007
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi toured Crissy Field in San Francisco Monday, as she saw for herself the damage caused by the oil spill in the San Francisco Bay.
Popularity: 4%
