Arctic waters would be open to new oil and gas leases under a proposal that keeps the Pacific and Atlantic coasts off-limits to more drilling. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, November 9, 2011 Arctic waters would be open to new oil and gas development under an Obama Read more…
Times editorial board member Jon Healey explains the debate around the FCC’s proposed rules. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, November 9, 1022 By Jon Healey The Senate is expected to decide as early as Wednesday whether to throw out the Federal Communication Commission’s “net neutrality” rules before Read more…
The Conejo Open Space Foundation is challenging mountain bikers, hikers, trail runners and equestrians of all ages to experience 14 of the best and most beautiful multi-use trails in the Conejo Open Space. This is a “virtual” event powered by Strava.com, where you will use a compatible GPS device (or Strava Read more…
More than 20 years after it was first discussed, a long-awaited playfield is going to be built in Dos Vientos. Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, October 27, 2011 Earlier this month, the board of directors of Conejo Recreation and Park District approved a $4-million bid to construct Read more…
House Republicans’ assault on our environmental laws must be stopped. Source of this article– Los Angeles Times, October 21, 2011 By Lisa P. Jackson Americans must once again stand up for their right to clean air and clean water. Since the beginning of this year, Republicans in the House have Read more…
Poaching death shines light on the battle to save area’s big cats Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, October 20, 2011 By Sylvie Belmond In addition to threats from traffic, pesticide poisoning and urban encroachment, the small number of mountain lions occupying the 250-square-mile Santa Monica Mountains wilderness Read more…
Source of this article – Ventura County Star, October 19, 2011 By Rachel McGrath Members of the nonprofit Conejo Open Space Foundation watched from a hillside Wednesday morning as contractors lowered a pedestrian bridge into place, linking open space nestled between Thousand Oaks and the Santa Rosa Valley. The group Read more…
Investigators are hoping they’ll get a tip in the case of P-15, found dead in the western Santa Monica Mountains in September. Source of this Article: The Los Angeles Times, October 5, 2011 By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times A mountain lion found dead in the western Santa Monica Mountains Read more…
The studies will be used by the Interior Department to decide whether to decommission the dams and open upper reaches of the river to chinook that have been blocked from spawning grounds for nearly a century. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, September 22, 2011 By Bettina Boxall, Read more…
An anonymous band of artists paints a huge pair of scissors and a long dotted line on obsolete Matilija Dam near Ojai. The message? Tear the thing down already. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, September 19, 2011 By Steve Chawkins, Los Angeles Times If life imitated art, Read more…