Quote of the Week
‘While the Terminator is acting globally, it is good to know that 007 is acting locally’
Year: 2007
Pick It Up
A journalist for the Nation and Democracy Now!, Scahill’s book details the workings of a private American company-founded by a conservative Christian-that fights wars and handles security in Iraq, Afghanistan, New Orleans, and who knows where else.
World of Pinot Noir, 2007
For the last seven years, pinot noir lovers from around the country have descended upon the shores of Shell Beach at the Cliffs Resort during the spring months to celebrate a varietal that is widely revered and loved.
Quiz: Earth Day
Quiz: Earth day
Making Shots, Learning Teamwork
The scorched nets at S.B. City College’s Sports Pavilion gave testimony to the talent of the Santa Barbara Breakers last Friday night, but the subsequent cooling off showed that the International Basketball League team is a work in progress. The Breakers made 72 percent of their shots while whipping the Seattle Mountaineers, 135-105, in their home debut, but they lost to the same team 24 hours later, 118-113, when they failed to execute down the stretch.
Earthday Report Card
The Independent
During its 20 years in operation, The Santa Barbara Independent has distinguished itself with the speed and diligence with which it has embraced a host of environmental passions. But when it comes to the mundane details by which such causes are put into meaningful practice, The Independent’s customary speed and zeal has been notably lacking. There have been some exceptions, however.
Land and Sea
The Santa Barbara Zoo welcomed the arrival of two baby black-and-white ruffled lemurs on 4/1. An endangered species native to Madagascar, black-and-white lemurs were previously born at the zoo in May 2005.
Tragic Notes
Longtime slow-growth and neighborhood activist Claudia Madsen died this past weekend at age 85 after a battle with cancer. During her 30-plus years in Santa Barbara, Madsena one-time reporter with United Press Internationalwas active in a host of neighborhood organizations.
Earthday Report Card
Agriculture
There is perhaps no more appropriate landing ground for eco-savvy sensibilities and future-conscious principles than the farmland of Santa Barbara County. Our rolling rangeland accounts for some 723,000 acres-approximately 90 percent of all privately owned land in the county. Add to that the fact that ag activity is invariably “upstream” from the Pacific Ocean, and you get a situation in which broadly applied agricultural techniques can have a sweeping, positive impact on the community.
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Homeowners
More homeowners than ever before are retrofitting their homes with solar panels, according to those in the solar industry. Ironically, estate owners who may use as much energy as an entire downtown residential block are reluctant to install solar paneling.
