Archive for ‘california’
Fire Evacuees Make Best of Tent Refuge
October 24th, 2007
Thousands of people in California’s San Diego county have been evacuated to Qualcomm stadium. There, they’re making the best of things, enjoying music, free massages and food.
Popularity: 3%
First Person: San Diego Reporter Loses Home
October 24th, 2007
KFMB-TV reporter Larry Himmel walked viewers through the destruction of his house, as flames still burned.
Popularity: 6%
Calif. Governor: ‘We’re Gonna Be One Family’
October 23rd, 2007
More than a half million people in Southern California fled wind-whipped wildfires that have killed two people and destroyed more than 1,600 homes.
Popularity: 4%
The Worst Fire’ in San Diego’s History
October 23rd, 2007
Officials in San Diego say this may be the worst fire the city has ever faced. They are also asking residents to do anything they can to help those fighting the blazes and people who have been forced from their homes.
Popularity: 2%
Solar power cuts Calif. home’s power bill to $15
October 23rd, 2007
California family put fifty solar panels on the ruff of their house. Instead of the usual 700$ bill for electricity they paid only 15$ this month.
Popularity: 6%
California Wildfires: by the Numbers
October 23rd, 2007
More than 800 homes and businesses have been damaged or destroyed by the wind-driven fires. More than a quarter-million people have been told to leave their homes, from San Diego to Malibu.
Popularity: 4%
Over 250,000 Urged to Flee California Wildfires
October 22nd, 2007
Wildfires blown by fierce desert winds raced across Southern California with terrifying speed Monday, reducing scores of homes to ashes and leading to calls for more than a quarter-million people to flee.
Popularity: 4%
Sedgwick Fire
October 22nd, 2007
Downed power lines are blamed for the Sedgwick Fire burning in the Santa Ynez Valley.
Popularity: 21%
California Wildfires Turn Deadly
October 21st, 2007
More than half a dozen wildfires driven by powerful Santa Ana winds spread across Southern California on Sunday. The blazes killed one person and destroyed several homes and a church in Malibu.
Popularity: 6%
Is California Doing Enough To Protect The Environment?
July 26th, 2007
(Los Angeles) The Public Policy Institute of California poll says 49 percent of residents are not happy with what the state is doing to address environmental issues.
Popularity: 2%
Arnie to automakers: ‘Get of your butts’
May 30th, 2007
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger brought his environmental message of “active optimism” to Ontario Wednesday, along with a thinly veiled warning to the province’s automakers to prepare for the “green, clean” revolution.
Popularity: 2%
Lawsuit to Save Whales from Sonar
March 23rd, 2007
Environmental groups and California coastal regulators sued the Navy over its decision to go ahead with underwater sonar training exercises. Opponents say protections for whales and other marine life aren’t in place.
Popularity: 2%
Arnie’s global warming bill
September 1st, 2006
The bill for the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 passed in a 46-31 vote on the final day of the legislative session before November elections and now goes to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for his signature. Despite opposition from within his own Republican party, Schwarzenegger was expected
Popularity: 2%
