https://freerepublic.com/tag/californiacoast/ en-us Sat, 14 May 2022 15:07:54 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4063221/posts HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A California coastal panel on Thursday rejected a long-standing proposal to build a $1.4 billion seawater desalination plant to turn Pacific Ocean water into drinking water as the state grapples with persistent drought that is expected to worsen in coming years with climate change. The state’s Coastal Commission voted unanimously to deny a permit for Poseidon Water to build a plant to produce 50 million gallons of water a day in Huntington Beach, southeast of Los Angeles. Poseidon said it was disappointed in the decision. “California continues to face a punishing drought, with no end... AP (on their own site) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4063221/posts#comment Sat, 14 May 2022 15:07:54 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1447063/posts I thought you would be interested in the following message. =============================================== Dear Friend: Protecting our oceans makes good economic and environmentalsense.  Our oceans not only provide food and recreation butalso help to regulate our water quality and climate.  Someareas of our ocean are particularly vital, supporting anabundance of fish and marine mammals.  One of these areas isfound just off the coast of Mendocino, Sonoma, Marin, and SanFrancisco counties. I recently joined Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey at a pressconference to highlight our legislation to provide greaterprotection to a larger portion of California’s coast.  Her billin the House, and mine in the Senate,... Barbara Boxer Email https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1447063/posts#comment Wed, 20 Jul 2005 20:58:29 GMT