Proposals to suck lithium from the brine of geothermal operations at the Salton Sea have raised hopes of new jobs and environmental improvement.
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‘There is nothing alive on that tree’: Inside a giant sequoia grove scorched by the KNP Complex fire
Most of the giant sequoias killed by the KNP Complex fire were in a single grove, where flames might have blanketed the tops of the trees that rise more than 250 feet.
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Q&A: State Sen. John Laird on U.N. climate conference, Santa Cruz impact
State Sen. John Laird, whose district stretches along the coast from San Luis Obispo to Santa Cruz counties, attended the recently concluded United Nations conference on climate change in Scotland. He talked to Lookout about what he learned and what he feels needs to be done locally to deal with our warming planet.
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#OptOutside with Sempervirens Fund
Sempervirens Fund has been working to ensure that everyone can “opt outside” since they began protecting redwoods in 1900. Join the movement and enter their #OptOutside photo contest for a chance to win prizes from REI.
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Sixty-foot waves exploded off the Pacific Coast during October’s bomb cyclone
October’s bomb cyclone generated massive waves along with heavy rain and high winds, but according to a summary by the National Weather Service in Monterey, forecasters were most impressed by the amount of wave energy pushing up onto the beaches.
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As drought persists, Californians are ‘backsliding’ in effort to conserve water
As drought persists, Californians reduced water use 3.9% in September. That reduction was smaller than in August, when Californians used 5% less.
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Cars and trucks: How international climate promises compare to California’s mandates
Nations addressing climate change took on gasoline and diesel vehicles in pledges that mirror California’s mandates and plans — and in some cases, go even further.
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Winged warning: Migrating birds hit hard by California’s drought
As the drought dries up California’s wetlands, traveling birds such as ducks, geese and eagles are struggling to survive and breed. “This drought is bad. The odds are against us,” a state expert said.
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Nature needs time to heal: how long for Redwoods to recover from fire?
The August 2020 CZU wildfire scorched over 85,000 acres of Big Basin Redwoods State Park. California State Parks redwood ecologist Zane Moore and environmental scientist Joanne Kerbavaz, share their insights into the recovery we can expect.
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As UN tackles twin climate threats, California struggles with them, too
UN nations have pledged to reduce climate-changing methane and forest destruction within 10 years. California has been trying to handle both problems, with limited success.