AltWeeklies Wire
Is the Ocean a Victim of Global Warming?new
Scientists are finally in consensus about the reality of global warming, but the common ground ends at the ocean’s edge. I've spoken with some of the best marine scientists on this coast of the Pacific, chased CO2 through three countries, but the disagreement among researchers has only left my mental waters murkier.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
11-14-2008 |
Environment
A Look at the Ecological Impacts of the Big Sur Wildfiresnew
Big Sur enthusiasts may be horrified to see the wildfires turn postcard-quality forests into black moonscapes. But scientists remind us that fire is a critical ingredient in Big Sur's fire-adapted beauty, and the ecological challenges arise less from the flames than from human meddling. As long as the wildfires are burning, their precise ecological impacts will be shrouded in smoke -- but experts do have a sense of how the flames will affect non-human life in Big Sur.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
07-11-2008 |
Disasters
Saving Birds from Burning in Big Surnew
As the wildfire in Big Sur carpeted more and more of the region's steep coastal mountains, the biologists of Ventana Wildlife Society's condor rehabilitation project realized the uncontrolled blaze could prove deadly for eight condors contained in a large aviary directly within the fire's predicted path.
Monterey County Weekly |
Stuart Thornton |
07-11-2008 |
Disasters
Scientists Cautious About Ocean Iron Fertilizationnew
As companies position themselves to profit from the practice of dumping iron in the sea to boost the production of phytoplankton, some of the scientists who conducted the first experiments are sounding a cautionary note.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
04-17-2008 |
Environment
Monterey County Foreclosures on the Risenew
If the pace continues, the number of foreclosures in the county this year will hit close to 4,000; last year the total was 1,568. "This is unprecedented," says Lou Solton, county treasurer and tax collector for 23 years. "There have been other downturns in the real estate market but never this pronounced and not this lengthy."
Monterey County Weekly |
Zachary Stahl |
04-17-2008 |
Economy
Greening the Greensnew
Environmentally friendlier golf courses are gaining recognition.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
02-07-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Pop Aspirant Paloma Ramosnew
At 14 years old, Ramos was given an ultimatum by her boyfriend: choose him or her music.
Monterey County Weekly |
Andrew Gilbert |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Paloma and the Rubies
Sommelier Horror Storiesnew
And the strategies to avoid starring in them.
Monterey County Weekly |
Paul Wetterau |
01-31-2008 |
Food+Drink
Buzzworthy Napa Valley Bottlesnew
hese wines have several things in common. Like Chesebro’s Vermentino, they are just starting to get noticed. Two, they don’t need forever to mature.
Monterey County Weekly |
Paul Wetterau |
01-31-2008 |
Food+Drink
The Spectacular Pebble Beach Food and Winenew
"This all came about with The Masters leaving – and us wanting to continue the event," Rob Weakley says. "The biggest thing we all looked forward to at The Highlands every year was The Masters; we were wondering how we could continue giving something like that to our community."
Monterey County Weekly |
Raymond Napolitano |
01-31-2008 |
Food+Drink
Happy Birthday, Roe v. Wadenew
It is time to redouble commitment to legal, safe abortions.
Monterey County Weekly |
Jane Parker |
01-24-2008 |
Commentary
Synthetic Pheromone Cocktails Attract More than Apple Mothsnew
In response to public concerns about the aerial spraying of synthetic pheromone products last fall, the California Department of Food and Agriculture has stated that that the products used are "highly specific" and won't affect monarch butterflies. But they appear to attract at least five other "leafroller" moths of the tortricid family.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
01-24-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Fort Ordanancenew
Fourteen years and $100 million later, California's Fort Ord is riddled with dangerous munitions.
Monterey County Weekly |
Zachary Stahl |
01-17-2008 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Fueled Differentlynew
The California startup Abundant Biofuels uses special shrub, strategy to produce green energy.
Monterey County Weekly |
Mark C. Anderson |
01-17-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
A New Hybrid Organization Aims to Heal the Seanew
The Center for Ocean Solutions aims to do what amounts to heresy in old-school academia: Knock down barriers to interdisciplinary marine research. Dissolve scientists' fear of policy and policymakers' fear of science. Connect the smart with the powerful. Turn ideas into realities.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
01-10-2008 |
Environment
