Ballona Creek Watershed - 127 SQUARE MILES - WHAT'S NEW
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MOST RECENT INFORMATION ABOUT OUR 127 SQUARE MILE BALLONA WATERSHED
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Ballona Watershed: Ballona Wetlands Drainage Device Press Coverage
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Grassroots Coalition Announces -- California Coastal Commission Finds Playa Vista's Illegal Water Drainage Devices Are Destructive to Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve in Los Angeles
Fracking and Ground Water: Protecting Ground Water
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Protecting Clean Potable Water is the Central Issue.
At some point in the not too distant future we will need to choose between FOSSIL FUELS and WATER for farming, drinking, cooking, bathing, flushing the toilet, putting out forest fires, etc. Who knows how many open, unlined pits there are or the amount of illegal dumping or pumping is being done?
WATER & OIL VIDEO Farming, Fracking and Ground Water, Kern County, CA - by SpotlightCalifornia.com
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Farmers and Kern County, California Commissioners' Meeting: Well Water Contamination California grows 2/3rds of the nations produce. Some farmers in the Central Valley farmers are buying recycled oil water from Chevron. Kiran visits the Central Valley's Cawelo Water District where the drought is causing farmers to use recycled oil water to irrigate their crops. She takes in the smells so you don't have to. This water is toxic. It can have 1 or more of 450 chemicals that oil companies use to bring oil to the surface. Hungry Now? Published on Feb 2, 2016.
Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission: CA State / Agencies Controversies - Public Private Partnership (PPP) and the Ballona Wetlands
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Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission In 2010 Grassroots Coalition's President Patricia McPherson, with the help of associate John Davis began researching the way in which the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission interfaced with the (*so called) Public Private Partnership (PPP) known as the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Foundation (an independent private business).
Ballona Watershed: Dewatering Ballona Wetlands 2013 Presentations by Patricia Mcpherson
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Grassroots Coalition President, Patricia McPherson, provided power point presentations to California Coastal Commission. The power point presentation links are below. The power points are for the targeted audience.
[The files below need Windows PowerPoint, PPT plugin, OpenOffice or similar to view.]
1) California Coastal Commission Hearing - Presentation June 2013-a.pptx 38 meg download (43 pages)
Global Sustainability: Architect Anders Nyqvist Movie
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Architect Anders Nyquist from Sweden says it all. Conservation is key. Very effective and efficient use of energy and resources for sustainable living.
Part 1 of 5 - 12 minutes
Part 2 of 5 - 28 minutes
Fracking and Water: Baldwin Hills Fracking in Oil Fields - 1963 Dam Collapse - DOGGR Lack of Disclosure
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Although an anti-fracking bill failed, opponents will take the issue higher
The governor now becomes the focus of attention
http://ourweekly.com/news/2013/jul/25/although-anti-fracking-bill-failed...
Ballona Watershed: Playa Vista Dewatering and Bulldozing the Ballona Wetlands East of Lincoln early 2003
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Playa Vista Dewatering and Bulldozing the Ballona Wetlands East of Lincoln early 2003. See the flooded wetlands.
Mr Video Man does an excellent job on Poisoned Paradise.
Ballona Watershed: Ballona West Bluffs (Uplands) with Rex Frankel 2003 prior to loss of uplands and construction of homes
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The Ballona West Bluffs (Uplands) were lost to developers. Rex Frankel speaks out in 2003. Officially presented to Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission (SMBRC) in December 2005 at the Yacht Club Meeting Room.