OC Voice

Poseidon Resources Inc. told elected officials and taxpayers that if its energy intensive and costly desalination projects were approved in Carlsbad and Huntington Beach, California that there would be no cost or risk to taxpayers. But they will directly benefit from a $350 million subsidy with much more likely to come.

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Given that urban dwellers pass 90 percent of their time inside, any strategy to improve indoor air quality is of widespread interest, especially one as appealing and environmentally sustainable as adding potted plants to the décor.

This holiday season, parents shopping for children can rest just a tad easier because of a recent California law restricting the use of toxic phthalate plasticizers in toys and childcare products made of plastic.

Joe Shaw announced his candidacy for the Huntington Beach City Council on Oct. 24, 2009 at the home of former mayor and city council member Debbie Cook. The OC Voice was there to record the event.

If you love dogs and cats, you are out of luck getting attention or protection for them from Orange County elected officials.

Maintaining the American Lawn Wastes Energy, Water and Money
By Sarah Mosko
Special to the OC Voice
Which consumes more fossil fuels: lawn maintenance with gas-powered tools or lawn watering? For residents of Southern California, the correct answer is watering because of the energy it takes to transport water to the region.
Southern California (SoCal) is a semi-arid [...]

Americans have been led to believe that they can’t make a significant difference in much of anything once corporate and governmental interests are involved. Plug In America, www.pluginamerica.org, a non-profit coalition of plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) advocates, proves just how incorrect that assumption actually is.

City council and company claims to the contrary, Poseidon Resources Inc.’s desalination projects have little to do with free-market karma and the entire desalination industry was built on over $1 billion in tax subsidies–and more is on the way.