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Caveat Shopper: You Can't Always Trust Those Food Labels
August 31, 2009
Photo Credit: PHOTO COURTESY OF ILLUMINATING9_11 AT FLICKR.COM Full disclosure on food labels is more critical as controversial food processing practices become commonplace. For most of us concerned about our health and the...
OC Group to Celebrate International Day of Climate Action
August 31, 2009
CHUCK BUCK Orange County Global Warming Committee October 24 marks the International Day of Climate Action observed in more than 1,000 locations around the world, including Orange County's own Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center. The...
Climb Kilimanjaro Vicariously 9/21
August 31, 2009
Photo Credit: JOE YOUNG Ngorongoro Crater Joe Young will present Great African Adventures at the September 21, meeting. The presentation includes a Powerpoint program and a discussion of his recent three-week trip to Kenya and...
On Central California Coast, Elephant Seals Await
August 31, 2009
The Rookery A few years ago we were driving north along the central California Coast near San Simeon when we saw what appeared to be hundreds of dead seals on the beach at the base of the bluffs. As lovers of wildlife and...
Grand Canyon Wilderness Adventure this Thanksgiving
August 31, 2009
Give thanks for the Grand Canyon with Wilderness Adventures this Thanksgiving. Join the adventure November 26-29.
Honor Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis and Take a Walk on the Wired Side
August 31, 2009
CAROL HENNING Co-Chair, Editorial Board Color me BlueGreen is the theme of the Angeles Chapter's Political Leadership Awards ceremony this year. The colors represent the Sierra Club's partnership with labor unions for green jobs-jobs...
Hot Ticket: Destination Costa Rica
August 31, 2009
Photo By: Mike Sappingfield Mike Sappingfield snapped this white-face monkey saying Bienvenidos! Nov 24 2007 at Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica WHAT: Angeles Chapter. From Pacific beaches to the wild Caribbean, visit...
Love at First Sight: the Magic of New Zealand
August 31, 2009
Photo By: Judy Shane Silenced by the roar of cascading waterfalls, we will walk through native plants found nowhere else on earth but New Zealand. Falling in love was something I was not opposed to when I first bicycled solo...
Organic Vs. Conventional Food
August 31, 2009
Photo By: Mike Sappingfield A basket of organic treats from South Coast Farm. On July 29 2009 a research funded by the UK Food Standards found that There is little difference in nutritional value and no evidence of any extra...
Poppy Reserve Faces Grave Threat
August 31, 2009
Photo Credit: Kathy Porter The Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve: a photographer's dream, an artist's inspiration, and an escape from our hurried lives now under threat by a proposed racetrack. The Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve is...