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Gathering of Whales

On the white rocks, I can see the yellow heads of young pelicans. They are nervous of my presence. Walking on a small beach, I can remember my first sight of the blue whales that have returned to the marine areas of our region.

Art-Minded

18th Annual Mental Health Festival celebrates artists with mental illness in S.B.

How Much Money Is There in the United States?

Nearly 90 percent of it is not in the form of cash. (Remember this the next time you hear someone talk about how the government “prints more money” whenever they want.)

UCSB Researcher Receives Grant to Study Impact of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Uta Passow, a researcher in UC Santa Barbara’s Marine Science Institute, spent most of the past year in the Gulf of Mexico analyzing the environmental impact of oil spilled as a result of the Deepwater Horizon disaster in April 2010. Thanks to new funding by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GRI), her scientific studies will continue for the next three years.

It’s Okay to Be Angry

Santa Barbara author Jude Bijou serves up the recipe for a peaceful life in her new book Attitude Reconstruction.

CNN: The Contrived News Network

I suppose I should be grateful for what the 24-hour cable news cycle has wrought — but I mostly find myself bemused and not a little disturbed, as well as amused.

Save the Cheerleaders

I’m not an environmentalist. When the California condor was endangered because of our changing environment I was unmoved.

Talking with TOMS

Lynda.com interviews Blake Mycoskie, who’ll tell the Arlington Theatre on October 1 how selling shoes can cave the world.

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