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2 / JUNE 2008 / THE ORANGE COAST VOICE THE ORANGE COAST W A T E R W A T C H VOICE 419 Main St., #209 Huntington Beach, CA No Crap Tap 92648 (714) 656-3607 Recycled sewer water helps solve water shortage & tastes good [email protected] By JOHN EARL in 1,250 damns built in northern OC Voice Editor California and then moved south to Los Angeles, Orange and San Publisher Diego counties. The source of that f you live in Orange County, pat Duane J. Roberts water is snow pack in the Sierra Ne- yourself on the back the next time vada mountain range. South Orange you sit down on the toilet with I County relies on northern snow pack Editor your copy of the OC Voice, because and the Colorado River for 95 per- you’re helping to prevent California’s John Earl cent of its water. Huntington Beach upcoming water crisis. gets two-thirds of its water from lo- Think of it as one way of giving cal groundwater wells supplied by back to nature what you take from Staff Writers the Santa Ana River. it when you water your lawn, hose But snow pack levels in the Sierra Sara Ellis, Lisa Wells down your drive way, fill your large Nevada are down 22 percent below swimming pool, shower for 1 hour Erikka Innes, normal, the result of a 50 year warm- or flush your toilet 10 times a day. It ing trend that brought increased pre- David L. M. Preston may be the one way in which “wast- cipitation which falls as rain instead ing” water helps to ensure your fu- Scot Sink of snow. That means less water for ture water supplies both California and Colorado water- Water problems aren’t unique to sheds. Due to being overtaxed by ag- California. Drought induced by cli- Columnist riculture and urban sprawl, only 0.1 mate change, as well as poor resource percent of the water from the Colo- Vern Nelson management, including inefficient rado River makes it to its mouth, water use by agriculture and residen- which is basically a big mud pit a lot tial homes, linked with population of the time. Sales Consultants growth have created water shortages Water Supply Plans in at least one-third of the world. PHOTO BY MARINKA HORACK John Perkins In March, Gov. Schwarzenegger Although social and economic in- proposed a 20 percent reduction Debi Laird equalities associated with world trade STAGE 3: Each sink, from back to front, represents in per capita water use by 2020. In policies and privatization of water re- developing stages of sewage water treatment. response, two separate bills have sources have made the world’s poor been introduced in the legislature to Interns suffer the most from water shortages, (a group supported by international largest purification facility of its kind encourage conservation. Assembly economic wealth alone can no longer Gema Salas banking and investment interests) in in the world and it will ultimately be Bill 2175, the Water Efficiency and guarantee a secure water supply, not a recent position paper. able to produce 250 million gallons Security Act, increases water use ef- even for the richest nation and most An Arid Land of distilled quality water from sew- ficiency for new developments and prolific over user of natural resources The problem is acute in southern age each day. All things considered, contains global warming reduction The Orange Coast Voice is an on earth, the United States. Arid ar- California, an arid environment that GWR may be California’s single best measures. AB2175 would require independently owned monthly eas of the nation are suffering from depends largely on water shipped hope for avoiding a water catastro- the state to conserve 3 million acre- newspaper serving Huntington years of cyclical drought exacerbated from northern California or the phe. feet of water by 2030. The legisla- by global warming. Even in the wet- Beach, Costa Mesa and Colorado River, resources that are “There’s two things the astronauts tion is supported by conservation ter areas of the east and southeast, Fountain Valley and currently rapidly diminishing, says Ron Wil- can see with the naked eye from the organizations, including the Sierra Americans are experiencing severe delivering 15,000 copies to dermuth, Communications Director space station,” he tells the group, Club, Desal Response Group and water shortages that have led to po- for the Orange County Sanitation “One is the great wall of China and the Environmental Justice Coalition single family residences, local litical and regional conflicts. District (OCSD). the other is the water canals of Cali- for Water. businesses, churches, schools, Big corporate investors as well as It’s a matter of the lifestyle that fornia. We use more energy moving Predicted population increases for libraries, community centers, grass roots environmentalists realize we have chosen by deciding to live in water than other states use for every- the same years targeted in the pro- what’s at stake. “The survival of the mobile home parks and other an arid climate, Wildermuth pointed thing… So we’ve built this metropo- posed bills ad to the need for correc- human race in the next millennium locations. out, during a recent guided tour he lis in an arid region with no water. tive water use measures. By 2020 the will be tied to the successes of man- conducted for local water activists And now we have to find water for state will grow by 15 million people, aging fresh water,” said Aly Shady, of OCSD’s new Groundwater Re- this arid region with no water.” including 7 million in Southern Cali- The goal of the Orange Coast president of the International Com- plenishment System (GRS) located Currently, a lot of the water re- fornia and up to 500,000 in Orange Voice is to give its readers mission on Irrigation and Drainage at its Fountain Valley plant. It’s the ceive by southern California is stored See CHEERS, Page 4 information that can be used to improve the quality of life in their communities and beyond. The Orange Coast Voice is your C.M. Builds it Green local newspaper. Advertising: Sanitation District will build city’s 1st LEED building (714) 656-3607 Press Releases: By LISA WELLS green certification. A green certified [email protected] building cuts in half the damage OC Voice Staff Writer to the environment compared to a News Tips: ast year Costa Mesa proudly standard building. [email protected]. displayed its green colors by At least two more major green Ladopting the Build Green certified projects are underway, ac- Letters to the Editor: Incentive Program and the Sus- cording to Willa Bouwens-Killeen, [email protected] tainable Municipal Green Policy, principle planner for the city. Coast- and now the city’s first sustainable line Community College is currently building will be built by the Costa constructing a green building. They Mesa Sanitation District. The pro- plan to have it qualify for LEED All rights reserved. Any use of gram was adopted as nine month certification. Certification is deter- the contents of this publication pilot program which is scheduled to mined upon inspection at the end of without the written permission of end on June 30, unless reinstated by the construction. the publisher is strictly prohibited. city council. “I’m proud that we are setting The works of authorship contained Taking the lead in California, in this publication including but Costa Mesa’s newly adopted munic- PHOTO BY ARNOLD C. an example at City Hall. It’s great not limited to all design, text, and ipal program holds city government to work on a project that will have facilities to the highest “green” cer- A GREEN RETROFIT: South Coast Plaza will go green, impact beyond the city limits,” Bou- images, are owned, except as tification level in the state which is Costa Mesa city officials say. wens-Killeen said. otherwise stated, by the Orange the nationally accepted benchmark Another LEED hopeful is the Coast Voice. Opinions expressed for the design, construction, and Council’s Leadership in Energy and its lifetime. South Coast Plaza shopping mall, by contributors do not necessarily operation of high performance Environmental Design (LEED) The current program waives per- which would be a retrofit green reflect the views of the owners green buildings promoting a whole- green building rating system’s gold mit fees and expedites building plan building project. Bouwens-Killeen of the Orange Coast Voice. The building approach to sustainability requirement. checks to those who want their home was unsure of the mall’s progress newspaper does not endorse or by recognizing sustainable site de- While a LEED Gold certified or building to have a lighter carbon to date and South Coast Plaza of- guarantee any products or services velopment, water savings, energy building will cost the city approxi- footprint. To lessen the financial advertised. The publisher cannot efficiency, materials selection and mately eight percent more to build, footprint, Costa Mesa waives fees ficials didn’t return calls from the accept responsibility or liability for indoor environmental quality. its costs are recovered in eight to associated with the construction for OC Voice. Municipal facilities, like CMSD’s, 10 years through energy and water green installations such as solar pan- For more information look for the products or services offered will be constructed in accordance conservation which then continue els, skylights, Energy Star windows the Build Green Costa Mesa link at: through advertisements. with the U.S. Green Building to save the building money during or doors, tankless water heaters or www.ci.costa-mesa.ca.us THE ORANGE COAST VOICE / JUNE 2008 / 3 Cheers to Replenishment Santa Ana River basin gets a fix from sewage recycling

Continued from Page 3 farmers and drum beat on them to be more efficient. We can take water out County, according to the OCSD. of the ocean. Or we can use ground State water shortages in the magni- water. And I think reusing our own tude of 2 – 6 million acre-feet of wa- water is a good start,” he explains. ter per year (1 acre-foot or 326,000 Wildermuth’s audience consists gallons quenches the thirst of two of 16 members of Residents 4 Re- families of four for a year) are pre- sponsible Desal (R4RD), a Hun- dicted by the California Department tington Beach group whose mem- of Water Resources. bers are opposed to a desalination The situation is so dire that the plant approved by the city but still federal government announced that awaiting approval by the California it will cut off all surplus water de- Coastal Commission. R4RD op- liveries to California from the Col- poses the facility, which will be built orado River by 2016. The needed and owned by Poseidon Resources, restoration of the San Francisco Inc. and would make up to 50 mil- – San Joaquin Bay Delta ecosystem lion gallons of drinkable water from due to over use by agriculture and seawater daily, but they are very im- deteriorating levees, according to pressed by GWR. They want to what the OCSD, has resulted in cut backs he thinks of the Poseidon plan. in water deliveries to southern Cali- Wildermuth carefully sidesteps fornia. Central and northern Orange that question, repeating the official County rely on that water to help re- OCSD line that “we need to diver- plenish a vast lake resting under the sify our water supply in southern Santa Ana River basin that supplies much of their water. California,” and that desalination That underground lake also serves will part of the future supply mix as a natural barrier to seawater com- in areas where groundwater basins ing up the Santa Ana River from don’t exist. the ocean; if its level doesn’t remain But Wildermuth and the official high enough—and it had dropped to OCSD literature point to a publicly alarming levels in recent years—our owned and different type of desali- source of drinking water would be- nation plant than Poseidon for the come contaminated by salt water city of Dana Point in south Orange intrusion. County, which has no groundwater The GRS system will inject its PHOTO BY MARINKA HORACK basin source. That form of desali- treated water back into that under- nation facility is considered much ground basin, protecting it from the BOTTOMS UP: R4RD President, Merle Moshiri, leads a toast to the groundwater more environmentally friendly than ocean while providing a large source the Poseidon plant because it would of drought free drinking water. replenishment system at the Orange County Sanitation District. suck in seawater from under the “We decided that we would pu- ocean shore rather than through the rify our water, expand the sea barrier it is flushed down your toilet to the inches of pressure, and pull all of the taste. The water is ready to drink at antiquated cooling system like the and even have some water left over time it comes back out of your water water through the straws.” that point, but its journey doesn’t one that the AES electric generating so that we could refill our ground- faucets. The first 3 steps are micro- From there, the treated water end there. plant will provide for Poseidon. water basin and delay indefinitely filtration, reverse osmosis and then goes through reverse osmosis; a pro- The fourth and final step is to Few critics of Poseidon deny the inject the treated water into the the need for another ocean outfall (a treatment with ultra violet light and cess that allows only water molecules need for desalination plants when groundwater basin. That is done ei- plume of sewage discharged into the hydrogen peroxide as a disinfectant. to pass through another membrane, properly designed and built where ocean),” Wildermuth says. During microfiltration the sew- leaving out minerals, salts, viruses, ther directly along the seawater bar- they are needed. But the local exis- PR Problem age water passes through 26 basins pharmaceuticals and other pollut- rier to prevent salt water intrusion or tence of GWR, which officially went Toilet to tap, as GWR is often re- containing 608 pipe shaped mod- ants. After that, ultra violet light by allowing the water to percolate online in January, makes it hard to ferred to, is a PR problem because ules, each of which contain 15,000 treatment combined with hydrogen down to the underground basin, a many people are disturbed by the straws that form a membrane. peroxide disinfect the water, remov- process that takes about 6 months see why Poseidon’s project is needed thought of drinking water that came “It’s not unlike when you have ing any trace organics that might but helps to naturally clean the water in Huntington Beach. from their toilets. But the water is a soda and a straw,” Wildermuth have snuck through earlier stages of even more. In short, GWR produces far more clean and healthy beyond question. explains, “the soda comes up your filtration. Limited Alternatives water for much less money (triple the Not only that, it’s tasty, as I found straw, but the ice stays in the cup… At that point, some minerals are To those who are still not thirsty quantity at $525 versus over $1500 out when I drank a glass of it at the the holes in the sides of these straws placed back into the water to prevent for GWR, Wildermuth says that per acre-foot) than Poseidon’s de- end of the tour. are 300 times smaller than a human it from corroding the concrete pipes there are not many viable alterna- salination plant would. Unlike Posei- That’s because the treatment pro- hair. So you put a vacuum on top of that it will later pass through. 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By DOUG KORTHOFF of 160,000 tW. night. Solar power helps meet this day time really need. It is recommended that everyone Special to the OC Voice Solar hot water and solar electric are peak. perform an “Energy Usage Audit”, supplied both pollution-free, but vastly different in Almost all solar Photo-Voltaic power free by utilities. complexity. Solar hot water involves an entire production systems (“PV”) are connected to Solar System to Suit Your Intentions ll “fossil fuel” comes from the conversion technology unto itself. For this article, we will the electric utility grid. PV produces more It’s a smart idea to buy a system that can of the sun’s light energy into chemical focus on solar electric. electric during daytime periods of peak electric be expanded to meet your future power needs. Aenergy by living organisms over millions Roof-integrated solar panels, also called usage, when it’s needed most. Buying a slightly bigger inverter than you need of years. In that process, called photosynthesis, thin-film, operate at a lower voltage and higher Grid-tied PV requires that the grid be and leaving open roof space are two strategies the sun breaks up carbon dioxide into cellulose temperature, and are less efficient than silicon working and operates at more efficient higher for making expansion easier later on. and other burnable carbon. panels. Usually, they are mounted flush to the voltages. This is the simplest and most Some folks wish to allow for the possibility The sunlight is “stored” in this form until roof, without an air gap, and this generates common PV system. of purchasing an electric car. If you could buy it is released, usually by burning—in your excess heat. These are much less noticeable, Usually, battery-backup PV systems are one and power it from your own electricity, car engine, for example, and returned to the much more aesthetic, but mostly appropriate hooked to the grid, but can also power your the money not spent on gasoline could pay for atmosphere as carbon dioxide. Thus, the for use in colder home in case of your solar system in as little as three years, after burning of fossil fuels contributes to “man climates where they grid failure. These which it would be free of cost. made” global warming. are more efficient. Simple calculations show that systems can also be Modern utilities use tiered-rates, which There is a natural “cosmic carbon cycle” of Most installations there is more than enough designed to function penalizes excess usage over a minimum baseline converting carbon dioxide into plants, which in warmer areas use entirely “off-grid”. (typically about 300 kWh per month). Energy decompose into peat, then into shale oil, coal, glassy-looking silicon sunlight landing on unused Because the usage in excess of the higher tiers can be very petroleum, and, at the deepest wells, natural panels that weigh inverter and wiring expensive. Sizing even a small system to shave gas, and then, over the ages, carboniferous about 3 pounds per roof space alone to generate differ, it’s difficult to off the top tiers can be one consideration, rock, which is occasionally returned to the square foot, about convert once your after minimizing usage to try to get as close to atmosphere via volcanic eruptions. the same as a layer all our current electricity. system is installed, so baseline as you can. Burning oil—the fruit of millions of years of of composition tiles. you have to choose Regulated utilities are required to offer Time sunlight—is not a sustainable energy practice They are mounted with about a 6 inch air gap, from the get-go. But for both, there are few of Use pricing, which values peak electricity for human civilization (see “Peak Oil”, this so that they run cooler and the building lives feelings more empowering than making your use as more expensive than off-peak electricity. issue); but living on one year’s sunlight each under shade. own electrical power for your home. Since a solar system generates electricity during year would be. Simple calculations show that Solar Electric Both grid-tied and battery-backup PV are peak periods, you can usually get “extra credit” there is more than enough sunlight landing The simple “grid-tied” solar system produces required to shut down if the grid goes down, by using this rate structure. on unused roof space alone to generate all DC current which is converted to regular AC because it might be dangerous for those fixing You can now figure out what size system our current electricity needs, as well as replace current. The solar home is the first recipient of the electric lines. Battery-backup PV uses would be required to completely wipe out all gasoline as the power source for our cars. the electricity produced; any excess is exported batteries to continue powering your home, your energy usage. Indeed, solar power dwarfs all other power to the grid via the main panel. When doing so, recharging them on the next sunny day. Both If your target or actual use is 600 kWh per sources. The American Solar Energy Society the meter actually runs backward and credits reconnect automatically to the grid when it month, that means you will need to produce, (ASES.org) estimates the total world power issued for times when the home needs grid comes back up. on average, 20 kWh per day (600 divided by demand at 18 tera-Watts (tW), but the sunlight power. Before sizing your solar system, it’s 30). Using the “sunlight factor”, that means landing on the Earth each day is on the order Demand peaks in the daytime and falls at important to know how much electric you See GO SOLAR, Page 10

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The key to investing, lated utilities, energy, portunities. Taiwan sell them but they have done so as they have therefore, is to look for investments that pay consumer goods and When money is tight or the is a country that has needed to raise large amounts of cash very well and can withstand tight lending or that package goods com- world class compa- quickly. As a result, the prices of muni bonds enjoy a good economic environment. panies. Banks and fi- economy is weak, it usually nies, especially in the have fallen — quickly. A warning: all investments mentioned here nance companies have field of electronics. For taxpayers in the upper tax brackets, must, of necessity, be general in nature. No in- traditionally paid out works to invest in the shares Many of these firms with money to invest in taxable accounts, it is vestment, even of the highest quality, will be large dividends but are highly competi- possible to find municipal bonds with invest- suitable to an individual unless it is tailored to have been hurt by of large companies that pay tive, make good prof- ment grade ratings that have a current yield of his/her own circumstances with all the risks the recent subprime its, enjoy excellent about 4% to 4.5%. For investors in the highest fully explained. housing market crash. good dividends. economic conditions tax brackets this translates to taxable equivalent Here are three things that I have been dis- Pharmaceutical firms at home and, in some yield of about 6.5% or better. cussing with my investors. are usually good dividend payers but this cases, are not very expensive. Some of them Again, check with an investment profes- Buy the dividends of large companies industry is suffering due to many important even have very good dividends. sional. Buy quality and yield consistent with When money is tight or the economy is drugs losing their patent protection. Another factor that makes Taiwanese com- your needs and ability to tolerate risk. And look weak, it usually works to invest in the shares of Of course, each kind of company faces panies attractive is the rapprochement of the to invest in muni bonds through funds, rather large companies that pay good dividends. its own particular problems in our poor eco- new government of Taiwan with mainland than buy them individually. There are so many Large companies that continually pay divi- nomic environment. For example, utility com- China. bonds and it can be difficult to find timely and dends generally can withstand hard times rela- panies usually generate strong cash flow and In the last election a government that is seen relevant information on individual issuers. tively well. Their brands are firmly established, boast steady share prices. But they buy gas as more sympathetic to closer ties with main- Funds are easier and generally safer. their sales diversified, and they consistently and oil to either distribute directly or to use land has caused prices of some of Taiwan’s big- make money. They make so much money, in in the generation of electricity. High energy gest companies to rise. The hope is that closer Sam F. Wida, a local financial and tax fact, that they have surplus cash — the divi- prices can hurt their profits and crimp their ties between Taiwan and China will allow for advisor, specializes in retirement roll- dends that they pay. dividends. Packaged goods and general con- more opportunities to invest, build and export over, financial planning and personal Dividend paying companies don’t have sumer goods companies face the challenge of to the mainland. and small business income taxes. Initial to borrow money so tight lending standards rising commodity prices. Before you attempt Look into buying municipal bonds consultations are free. Phone: 714-375- don’t hurt them. While others struggle, they to buy any dividends check with an invest- One of the unanticipated and, largely un- 0028. Office: 16152 Beach Blvd #271 can maintain their competitive advantage and ment professional. recognized, consequences of the subprime Huntington Beach.

6 / JUNE 2008 / THE ORANGE COAST VOICE E C O - F O O D Eating Green Saving the earth one mouthful at a time

By DAVID L. M. PRESTON www.shop118degrees.com OC Voice Staff Writer Native Foods (Reviewed in the OC Voice May n honor of the OC Voice’s first 2008 edition.) “green” issue the food section is Just reviewed last month (check it going to provide a general overview I out online!) this restaurant is friendly, of local restaurants and markets that soothing and really a wonderful have a green tilt to them, rather than vegetarian-vegan stop. From their a straight review. There’s too many “Save-the-chicken” wings to Bali- to choose from to single it out in one tempeh burgers and homemade chai, edition, but to start off we provide it’s high on the recommendation list. what we think is a good sampling of Great spot for families, or to just sit the wonderful food available in the and chat. area, by businesses that are also earth 2937 Bristol St, Costa Mesa friendly. Going green can mean going (714) 751-2151 to greens. ‘Greens’ as in vegetables. www.nativefoods.com While vegetarianism or veganism isn’t www.thecampsite.com for everyone, the fact is the carbon- footprint, on average, of plant-based Organic To Go food production is much less than that Have had more than one office of meat and dairy production. Animals lunch catered by Organic To Go, such as pigs and cows convert grain VEGIN’ OUT: A Los Angeles based vegan caterer I recommend it highly, though it is not solely vegetarian/vegan, and into meat with a huge loss of energy now delivers refrigerated healthy plant-based transfer. (Think of 100 pounds of wheat does have organic meat products. and how much bread that can make, as meals to Orange County. Each box provides a According to its website (it is a opposed to how much a herd animals week’s worth of freshly prepared vegan meals. growing chain) Organic To Go has needs to eat over its lifetime before a outlets in Los Angeles, Seattle, San pound of meat is produced.) And this, Seventy-five percent of the meals are certified Diego and here in Orange County. of course, doesn’t factor in processing, organic. An order of 10 meals is $100, double It is more of a caterer than a walk-in packaging and transportation energy order $180. (310) 574-9405. Photos: Top, Wheat place, so might be a good options for usage as costs. your next business lunch. The claim Take a minute and even calculate Berry Super Salad; Left, Tomato Basil Presto Soup; is that it was “…the first, USDA how you can affect your own carbon- Below, Traditional Toboul. - LW certified organic fast-casual cafe and footprint by changing your food corporate catering company” and purchases and diet with any one of that “Each product offered…has many numerous ‘carbon calculators’ been carefully reviewed to meet available online. We recommend the the company’s exacting standards very thorough ‘Food Carbon Footprint to ensure a pesticide, hormone and Calculator’ at www.foodcarbon.co.uk. chemical free dining experience that Earth friendly vegetarian foods are will help to ensure the sustainability also packaged and processed, but the of our environment for generations.” intermediary of energy loss (animal They use locally raised ingredients feed, and their biological processes too. Cheers to that! making cells that make the meat) is 695 Town Center Drive, overall much less. Customers can also Costa Mesa lower produce transportation costs by site of the sadly defunct gourmet well) is special. With every organic Food” café. Featuring organic dishes 1-800-304-4550 buying locally grown products, which vegan restaurant Good Mood Food product you can think of, and more such as shittake pesto artichoke www.organictogo.com are often fresher, healthier and supports Café (which the OC Voice reviewed than a number that you couldn’t, it pizzettes, falafel roasted eggplant, local economies. The future trend in June 2007), its founders have big is the next-best-thing to a Farmer’s and lemon-oil scented roasted polenta Farmer’s Markets will be decentralization, for energy goals. Sheevaun Moran and Darlene market. Fresh fruits and vegetables, crisps, it’s eating healthily with class. Rather than go out to eat why production, food production, etc., for Baerg are hoping to make Good- wholesome cereals and bulk grains It also has extensive tea and wine lists not cook yourself? And the best our species to affect large-scale climate to-Go the first “healthy fast food and nuts fill the store. It’s difficult to to peruse. way to minimize carbon and energy change, so why not make your own restaurant chain,” according to their know where to begin, and should be 259 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa loads is to buy locally and use locally. efforts to help…and make it delicious mission statement on the restaurant’s visited and experienced for yourself. (949) 548-2224 Farmer’s Markets are a great way and healthy to boot. website (www.goodtogorestaurants. The Costa Mesa and Huntington www.avantinatural.com to do that, and there are many to com). The menu ranges from fresh Beach stores have wonderful sit-down choose from. The main for the Costa Huntington Beach almond milk, fruits and vegetables, kitchen/coffee/café shops, to provide 118 Degrees: Raw Food Cuisine Mesa / Huntington Beach area is, of Power Green smoothies, Brazil a nice oasis for those of us who cringe A hip lounge, overviewed by Chef course, the Farmer’s Market at the Bodhi Tree Vegetarian Café Nut veggie burgers and portabella at even the mention of Starbucks. Jenny Ross, that focuses on raw foods OC Fairgrounds. Local producers (Reviewed in the OC Voice May mushroom pizzas. Though not yet The market is an underutilized (the 118 in the title is the hottest from all around bring the freshest 2007 edition.) reviewed by the OC Voice it sounds resource for fresher foodstuffs in our temperature a food can be before it is produce and products, and tend to The Bodhi Tree is a comfortable wonderful. Drive-through vegetarian area. Remember, less processing, less counted as “cooked” and so is to be sell at a very fair price. With rising venue for a downtown sit-down meal food? Intriguing. We wish them energy waste. avoided) located in the CAMP, it’s a food prices the growth of these with a Chinese-Vietnamese flair to it’s luck, and hope they include a bike- 19770 Beach Blvd., nice change of pace if you’re tired from markets should increase, as it cuts totally veggie food. Dishes are made for through lane. Huntington Beach fried tofu. From a carbon-footprint out the middle-men of corporate- every “meat” taste, (seafood, poultry, 5930 Warner Ave, 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa point of view, raw foods use even less owned grocery chains. And heck, the etc.) without any animal products Huntington Beach 2963 Michelson Drive, Irvine energy than cooked, though that isn’t food tends to taste better too! being used. Soybean-curds galore, but (714) 840-6400 24165 Paseo de Valencia the main argument for raw foodism. Orange County Fair & in a variety of presentations and flavors. Laguna Woods That aside, a large variety of foods Expo Center Extra yummy with an Asian style. Mother’s Market & Kitchen www.mothersmarket.com are best when uncooked. Chocolate 88 Fair Dr, Costa Mesa Closed Tuesdays. Yes, Trader Joe’s is definitely ganache, fresh juice mixes (apple- (714) 573-0374 501 Main St, Huntington Beach a step up from the Ralph’s and Costa Mesa lemon-ginger juice for example), and orange.cfbf.com (714) 969-9500 the Albertsons of the world, but a garden tahini roll, (made up of a Mother’s Market (with locations in Avanti Café flax wrap, marinated carrots, zucchini For other farmer’s markets check Good-to-Go both Huntington Beach and Costa Executive chefs Tanya Fuqua and and kale) are some of this restaurants out these references sites: Though a small vegetarian Mesa, nearby; and if you’d like a little Mark Cleveland man the helm of this offerings. www.grainproject.org/markets.htm restaurant Good-to-Go, at the former jaunt, Irvine and Laguna Woods as “Flavorfully Organic, Handcrafted 2981 Bristol, Suite B5, Costa Mesa www.localharvest.org

the total greenhouse gas emissions of animal of which is fed to livestock. reserves would be gone in 7 years. and plant-based diets and found that a person “[F]ood is oil,” as journalist Richard Manning Food processing converts still more energy Food is Oil eating a vegetarian diet contributes about 1.5 wrote, in a stomach turning expose in Harper’s into carbon dioxide. Breakfast cereal, for tons of carbon dioxide equivalents less per year magazine (“The Oil we eat: Following the example, is ground, milled, wetted, dried and By OC VOICE STAFF than someone consuming the same number food chain back to Iraq, 2004). “Every single of calories from a typical American diet of 28 calorie we eat is backed by at least a calorie of baked, then packaged. That requires 4 calories nless you are a hunter-gatherer, percent animal sources. oil, more like ten. In 1940 the average farm in for each calorie of cereal produced. As a whole, most food Americans eat contributes A meatless diet can reduce your carbon the United States produced 2.3 calories of food food processing in the United States consumes U to global warming. A United Nations footprint more than switching to a hybrid. energy for every calorie of fossil energy it used. 10 calories of fossil-fuel energy for each calorie report concluded that the livestock sector is But growing crops that vegetarians eat also By 1974 (the last year in which anyone looked of food it produces. Meat production is the responsible for 18 percent of global greenhouse has its problems, in large part because of the closely at this issue), that ratio was 1:1.” worst, taking 35 calories of fossil fuel to make gas emissions. oil based fertilizers needed to restore crop land If everybody in the world ate like Americans, Geophysicists Gidon Eshel and Pamela that has eroded due to over farming, as well as according to a Cornell University food expert one calorie of beef. It takes 68 calories to make Martin at the University of Chicago compared the fossil fuels used in transporting grain, most Manning interviewed, the world’s fossil fuel 1 calorie of pork. THE ORANGE COAST VOICE / JUNE 2008 / 7 JUNE CALENDAR

Shark Club. Two dance floors blasted adults, $1 for kids. 19820 Beach Blvd., made easily through the website, www. ART with liquid nitrogen offer double the Huntington Beach. 714-962-5777; ocblazeman.com. You choose the fun. Thurs.: Friction, a gay-friendly JULY 4TH PREVIEW www.hbnews.us/nwhouse.html. distance, be it 1 to 5 pier swims and The ARTery. The LAB, 2930 Bristol St., dance night, 9 p.m. Fri.: Limelight, bike distances of 10, 25, 56, or 112 Costa Mesa. Call 714-966-6660 for with DJs Johnny O, Chuey, and Alpha, miles. Location: Huntington Beach program; www.sobeca.net. 8 p.m. Sat.: The Scene, with DJs, live MUSIC Pier 6th Street Parking Lot, Huntington bands, fashion shows, and other Beach Pier. For more info, call: 714 15 Minutes of Fame: Artists, poets, events. 841 Baker St., Costa Mesa. 965-3036 or www.ocblazeman.com musicians, dancers and the like will Surfin’ Sundays: Sun. June 22 - 1 p.m. to 4 714-751-6428 or 714-751-4405; have 15 minutes on stage to do p.m. Tomorrow Men & Mighty Surf Lords Card Bingo: Sat. June 14 - 11:00 a.m. www.sharkclub.com their thing in the living room every will be performing at the International Sponsored by the Women of Action, first Wednesday of the month. To Surf City Saloon. Free pool every day. Live Surfing Museum located at 411 Olive in the women’s division of the Huntington sign up, email [email protected]. rock shows Fri. and Sat., 8 p.m. Cost: $5 Huntington Beach, two blocks up Main Beach Chamber of Commerce, with www.sobeca.net. cover. 18528 Beach Blvd., Huntington St from PCH and between Main and 5th lunch being served at 12 noon. Beach. 714-963-7744. St on Olive. On Sun. June 29 – 1 p.m. The Card Bingo will be held at The Fine Arts Gallery. Golden West to 4 p.m. Reventlos will be performing Huntington Terrace, 18800 Florida College,15744 Golden West Tumbleweeds Bar & Grill. Live rock at the International Surfing Museum Street, Huntington Beach. The event St., Huntington Beach. Call for and blues nightly after 8 p.m. Food located at 411 Olive in Huntington will also feature a close out book current program. 714-895-8358 served until midnight for those late- Beach, two blocks up Main St from PCH sale. Donations of $5 are accepted or 714-892-7711, ext. 51032; night munchies. 21094 Beach Blvd., and between Main and 5th St on Olive. with proceeds going to benefit the www.gwcfineartsgallery.com Huntington Beach. 714-960-2776; It is also the long awaited The Art of Women of Actions various charitable The Huntington Beach Art Center. www.tumbleweedshb.com. Surf Drumming DVD release. endeavors. For more information, call Obsessive Compulsive. Gallery hours the Huntington Beach Chamber of Wed. – Sat. 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. Sun. 12 Blues, Bres & BBQ: Sat., June 21 – 5 Commerce at 714 536-8888. p.m. – 4 p.m. Closed Mon. and Tues. DANCE p.m. to 9 p.m. BrewBakers,7242 Heil 538 Main St., Huntington Beach. Call Avenue, the only locally owned self- Disc Frisbee Golf. Whether you’re a for current program. 714-374-1650. Monthly Ballroom Dance. Adults of all making micro-brewery in Southern seasoned pro or a novice, you’ll have http://hbarts.tripod.com/calendar/ ages are invited to cut a rug the 2nd Fri. California is offering “Blues, Brews & a blast competing in this innovative mar_cal.htm. of each month at a dance thrown by the BBQ”, with the Blues band “Sportin’ sport, which is also called Frisbee Huntington Beach Council on Aging. Woodies” will perform. Register to win golf. Amateur League is held every The event welcomes both singles and a six-pack of ‘Surf City USA Sodas’, for Wed. afternoon; handicap assigned. CLUBS couples and features live music, snacks, which BrewBakers is the creator. Free to Two-round tournaments are held the and beverages. From 7:30-10:30 p.m. attend. For more information contact first Sat. of each month at 10 a.m., all BrewBakers at 714.596.5506 or click divisions invited. Cost: $1-$2.50; kids Beachfront 301. Sports in HD all Cost: $5. Rodgers Seniors’ Center, on www.brewbakers1.com. under 16 play free. Huntington Beach week long and DJ-spun music Fri. 1706 Orange Ave., Huntington Beach. Disc Golf Course, Huntington Central and Sat., 9 p.m. 301 Main St., 714-536-9387. Park lot off Golden West St. between Huntington Beach. 714-374-3399; NATURE Talbert and Ellis Aves. www.Beachfront301.com. ‘BAD BOY’ OF H.B. 58th Annual Huntington Beach Pier Blue Café. Sun.: Mike Malone and FARMER’S MARKET/SWAP MEET Amigos de Bolsa Chica Tours. Walking Swim: Sat. June 14 - 8 a.m. This event is the Soul Collectors, 2-6 p.m. each tours are stationed on the footbridge Tito Ortiz was born January 23, 1975, a Mexican American affordable, fun, and offers prizes in first Sun. 17208 Pacific Coast Hwy., Farmer’s Market. Help stop global and cover 5 areas of interest: history, through third place with trophy awards Huntington Beach. 562-592-1302; warming by supporting markets that participant of the sport of mixed martial arts: ‘MMA’. Ortiz’s birds, endangered species, ecology, will be made to each division. You www.thebluecafe.com. sell food grown locally. Weekly market career has been within the UFC organization, for over and restoration. Cost: free. Meet at the sponsored by the Orange County Farm south lot of the Bolsa Chica Ecological should be able to swim approximately Chat Noir. This restaurant’s Moulin Rouge Bureau. Every Thurs., 9 a.m.-1 p.m., ten years. A former Light-Heavyweight UFC champion, Reserve in Huntington Beach, across the half a mile around the pier during the bar offers live jazz in an elegant setting. at Lot A at the Orange County Fair & Ortiz is one of the sport’s most shining stars. Tito Ortiz street from the main entrance to Bolsa event to compete and wetsuits aren’t Tues.: 6 p.m.; Wed.: 7 p.m.; Thurs.-Sat.: Exposition Center, 88 Fair Dr., Costa Chica State Beach. Also available: The permitted. Entrants must be at least 12 8 p.m. 655 Anton Blvd., Costa Mesa. has headlined several Pay per View championship events Mesa. 714-573-0374; orange.cfbf.com Mesa Hiking Tour and the Footbridge/ years of age. A special Gene Belshe 714-557-6647. or www.ocfair.com. and appeared on the covers of various magazines, such as Loop Trail Tour; contact Amigos de Bolsa Memorial Perpetual Trophy is awarded Chronic Cantina. Thurs.: Girls Night Out, Black Belt Magazine, MMA Authority, Ultimate Grappling Chica for schedule info. 714-840-1575; to the top team. Award based on top with DJs spinning music gals love, 9 Farmer’s Market and Art-A-Faire. You’ll www.amigosdebolsachica.org affiliated finishers in any division its p.m. Free champagne and appetizers find fresh flowers, fruits and vegetables and Elite Fighter. Along with featured magazine covers, subcommittee. Location: Pacific Coast for ladies from 8-10 p.m. 1870 Harbor grown right here under the Golden Tito has appeared in many TV shows: most recently “The Bolsa Chica Conservancy. This non-profit Highway at Main Street. Time: Sign Blvd., Costa Mesa. 949-646-0227; State sun at this weekly open-air organization promotes the restoration up and late entries on the beach from www.chroniccantina.com. market. The accompanying art and craft Celebrity Apprentice.” He is highly recognized in the and preservation of the Bolsa Chica 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. only. For more fair features over 50 vendors selling community for his work with charities, fundraisers and Wetlands. The reserve, which extends info call: City of Huntington Beach Club Vegas. Live DJs spin the following: one-of-a-kind items, from handcrafted along the east side of Pacific Coast Community Services Department (714) Super Estrella Thursdays: Spanish Rock, jewelry to rugs shaped like surfboards. annual blood drives. Tito is a strong supporter of the Hwy. from Warner to Seapoint Aves., is 536-5281. Cost: $17 preregistration Latin House, Reggaeton, English Pop, Every Fri., noon-7 p.m. (except during troops in Iraq, with multiple USO tours to visit the men a birder’s paradise. Open to the public with T-shirt; $13 pre-registration 9 p.m. Fri; House/Hip Hop/Trance, 9 special events such as the U.S. Open from sunrise to sunset daily. No bikes without T-shirt. www.surfcity-hb.org p.m. Sat; 80s/Hip Hop/Rock, 9 p.m., of Surfing and Beach Games), at Pier & women fighting for our country. Ortiz is well known, as or pets are permitted on the trails. with stage shows following at 11 p.m. Plaza next to the Huntington Beach a respected, charismatic, talented actor, disciplined MMA Cost: free. The Interpretive Center is HB Relay for Life: Sat. June 21 – 10 a.m. 1901 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. 949- Pier. 714-573-0374; orange.cfbf.com open Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat., to Sun. June 22 - 10 a.m. 24 hour relay 548-9500; www.clubvegas.us. or www.hbartafaire.com athlete, fighter and native of Huntington Beach California. 9 a.m.-noon; and Sun., 12:30-3:30 to raise money for the American Cancer Society Fight Against Cancer. Location: Detroit Bar. Resident Live Music Mondays: Along with fighting in the UFC, acting and supporting p.m. 3842 Warner Ave. (SE corner of Golden West College Swap Meet. New Oceanview High School, Warner & Support live music every Mon. No Warner Ave. and Pacific Coast Hwy.), and used items abound. Although the troops, Tito Ortiz owns and runs a successful clothing Gothard. Form a team. Join a team. cover. Fri: Dance Music, 9 p.m. Cost: Huntington Beach. 714-846-1114; the collectibles may be antique, the Get involved. See www.events.cancer. $10. 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa. 949- company in the heart of Huntington Beach: Punishment www.bolsachica.org produce and flowers are always fresh. org/rflhuntingtonbeachca for more 642-0600; www.detroitbar.com Every Sat. and Sun., 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: Athletics! Tito Ortiz is a proud resident of Huntington The Bolsa Chica Land Trust Wetlands info. Huntington Beach Beer Co. Brewskies free admission. Golden West College and Mesas Tour. On the third Sun. Beach and continues to increase the revenue for the Weiner National Dachshund Races: Sun. and sports events in HD all week parking lot, 15744 Golden West St., of each month enjoy a guided walking city with his clothing company: Punishment Athletics, June 15 - 2 p.m. The Annual Dachshund long, plus DJ-spun dance music Huntington Beach. 714-898-7927; tour presented by the Bolsa Chica Land races are lively entertainment. The Thurs.-Sun., 9:30 p.m. 201 Main St., www.goldenwestswapmeet.com www.punishmentathletics.com Trust. 10 a.m. tour lasts 2 hours. Cost: public can register their dachshunds Huntington Beach. 714-960-5343; free. Tour departs from the south parking Old World Village Antique Faire. to race. The procedure is to stand at www.hbbeerco.com. Shop for vintage treasures along the lot (off Pacific Coast Hwy.) of the Bolsa ‘Bad Boy’ of H.B. will ride in Independence Day parade. the end of the gated track each dog is cobblestone streets of Old World Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Johnny’s Saloon. Mon: Industry Night, placed into and cajole their pet to run to Village the third Sat. of each month. Beach. 714-964-8170 or 714-846- 9 p.m. White Trash Wednesdays, 9 you. The track is fairly short so the run is 7561 Center Avenue, Huntington 1001; www.bolsachicalandtrust.org. p.m. Rock & Roll every Thurs. 9 p.m. not strenuous for most pets. Location: Beach. 714-893-1518. are available. Call 714 374-1535. Lodge, where the doors open every 17428 Beach Blvd., Huntington Beach. Save Banning Ranch. The Save Banning Old World Village, 7561 Center Ave., Pier Plaza will also hold an expo in Wed. at 10 a.m. and early birds begin 714-848-0676. Orange County Marketplace. Full of Ranch Task Force will host a community Huntington Beach. Cost: $1 admission conjunction with the event and a 28 playing at 11 a.m. at B.P.O.E. Lodge No. unique items and great bargains, this forum Mon. July 21, 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 to watch. Call 714 898-5111. Kitsch Bar. Sun.: DJ group YourMom, 9 minute fireworks show will begin on 1959. Cost: $15 minimum buy in. Free swap meet is held every Sat. and Sun., p.m. to tell the other side of the Banning www.wienerdogstore.com. p.m. Mon.: Christopher Hall, Scott the beach after dark. coffee, tea and popcorn are served, 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $2 admission; Ranch story and give residents a venue Weaver, 9 p.m. Tues.: DJs Eyad and and food and soft drinks are available kids under 12 free. Orange County 4th of July at Fred’s: Fri. July 4 – 9 a.m. to freely voice their concerns. Wetland Tim Single Speed, 9 p.m. Wed.: for purchase. 7711 Talbert Ave., Fair & Exposition Center, 88 Fair to 12:00 p.m. Bolsa Chica Conservancy conservationists and the Concerned DJ Josh, 9 p.m. Thurs. and Fri.: DJ Huntington Beach. 714-848-9440; THEATER Dr., Costa Mesa. 949-723-6616; at Fred’s! A fundraiser for the 4th of Citizens Against Increased Traffic will aDJective, 9 p.m. Sat.: DJs Edwin and www.hbelks.com/index.html. John, 9 p.m. No cover. 891 Baker www.ocmarketplace.com July parade at Fred’s Mexican Cafe in be present. 1845 Park Ave., Costa downtown Huntington Beach. Enjoy Mesa. Tel: 714 865-0746 or E-mail: Costa Mesa Playhouse: 661 Hamilton St., Costa Mesa. 714-546-8580; Phil’s Flea Market. Monthly outdoor Saturday Sunrise Car Cruisers. Join “The second story viewing as the parade [email protected]. Street, Costa Mesa. Call 949-650- www.kitschbar.com. antiques market held the third Sat. Donut Derelicts” and check out hot rods, rounds the corner up Main Sreet. 5269 or go to the web site at http:// of each month 7 a.m.-3 p.m., in the woodies, imports, and various restored Shipley Nature Center. Situated within La Cave. Jazz joint in romantic underground Join them for brunch. 100 percent www.costamesaplayhouse.org for Gothard St. parking lot at Ocean View vehicles. Every Sat. from 6-8:30 a.m. Huntington Central Park, this 18-acre setting. Live entertainment Mon.-Sat.; of the proceeds benefit the Bolsa latest program. High School. A portion of the proceeds Cost: free. Adams and Magnolia Aves., natural area is a sanctuary for local performance times vary. 1695 Irvine Chica Conservancy’s Wetland science goes towards the high school’s sports Huntington Beach. Parking available in wildlife and a haven for nature-friendly South Coast Repertory: 655 Town Ave., Costa Mesa. 949-646-7944; education programs, and interpretive programs. Cost: free admission. the Ace, Adams Avenue Donut Shop, Center Dr., Costa Mesa. Call for www.lacaverestaurant.com. center. Cost: $35/adult; $15/child 10 humans. Spring Festival, Saturday, April 17071 Gothard St. (at Warner Ave.), and Drug Emporium parking lots. latest program. 714-708-5549; and under. Location: Fred’s Nexican 26, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Annual Spring Lion’s Den. This club includes the gay- Huntington Beach. 714-893-1518. www.donutderelicts.com www.scr.org. Cafe at PCH and Main. For tickets: call Festival at Shipley Nature Central in friendly Butterfly Lounge, featuring Central Park will feature a Maypole karaoke on Wed. and DJ-spun Surf City Nights Downtown Street Fair. Taryn at 714 846-1114. Weekly Meditation. Every Monday night Huntington Beach Playhouse: Huntington Main Street is blocked off from cars for at 7 p.m. Transform your life. Cost: celebration, Blue Grass Band, food, Beach Central Library Theatre, 7111 dance tunes on Sat., both at 9 Surf City 5K Run. Kick off the 4th of this weekly event that features a farmer’s free, but donations accepted. Tree of plant and boutique items for sale and Talbert Ave. between Golden West and p.m. 719 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa. July with the Surf City Run annually market, food booths, sidewalk sales, Life Wellness Center, 714 E. Adams booths from throughout Huntington Gothard. Call for latest program 714- 949-645-3830 or 949-642-2243; one of the top 5K runs in Southern kids’ activities, and live entertainment. Ave., #205, Huntington Beach. For Beach. Open to the public. For more 375-0696. www.hbph.com. www.butterflylounge.com. California join over 3000 of your The nearby Main Promenade parking more info, call 714-374-1988 or see info call: 714 842-4772. Location: fellow runners, friends and neighbors Surfing Theater: Thurs, June 12 - 7:00 Martini Blues Supper Club. Three rooms of garage offers 2 hours of free parking www.TheTreeOfLifeCenter.com. 17829 Golden West Street. The center celebrate the 4th as only Southern p.m. & 9:00 p.m. Big Red Productions music ranging from acoustic to blues to for this event. Every Tues. from 5-9 p.m. is open Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 17829 California can. For more information, Surf City Chile at the Beach: Sat. June presents a surfing film for families rock offer something for everyone 21+. on Main St. between Pacific Coast Hwy. Golden West St., Huntington Beach. visitwww.surfcityrun.com. 14 & Sun. June 15 - 11:00 a.m. to 5874 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach. and Orange Ave.,Huntington Beach. 714-842-4772 or 714-960-8895; to enjoy. At only $3 per person, this 7:00 p.m. Father’s Day Weekend 714-840-2129; www.martiniblues.com 714-536-5542; www.surfcity-hb.org/ www.shipleynature.org event is a must for family and youth - a benefit for CHOC. Chili Cook- entertainment. Giveaways such as Memphis Soul Café. Wed.: Definitely announcements/surfcity_nights_ Off (Saturday), Raffle, Business Expo, Zero In On Zero Waste: Premier Business surf gear and surfing items, raffles Maybe, with DJs mixing Indie British information.com HEALTH Special Attractions, Children’s Activities, Conference 3rd Annual “Zero In On and sometimes live entertainment by pop, 10 p.m. Thurs: Souled Out, with Depression & Bipolar Support. Every Entertainment, Father’s Day Specials Zero Waste: Don’t let your bottom line surfing bands are presented on this DJs mixing soul, 10 p.m. 2920 Bristol Saturday 10 a.m. to 12 noon (patients (Sunday), Art Exhibits. 301 Main St., go to waste.” Thurs. June 26 at the Ford special surf theater night. Location: St., Costa Mesa. 714-432-7685. FOURTH OF JULY EVENTS and family), Huntington Beach Medical Huntington Beach. For more info call Motor Company in Irvine. 8 a.m. – 5:30 Regency Charter Centre Cinemas, Perqs Nite Club. Relax at the oldest Center Hospital, 1772 Beach Blvd., 714-841-3034. p.m. Over 200 business professionals 7822 Warner Avenue. For more info, downtown bar in Surf City. Thurs.: Fourth of July Parade in Huntington Huntington Beach (between Slater and governmental officials from all over call the theater line: (714) 596-3456. Open Jam Nights, 8:30 p.m. Fri. and Beach. This 103rd annual parade and Talber). Basement Cafeteria and the State of California will gather to work Sponsorships are welcome: (714) MUSEUMS out solutions to avoid wasting resources Sat.: Live rock and blues, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. will march down Main St. from Conference Room. 842.4338 - Leslie or Carlos. PCH to Yorktown. This is the largest while improving their ‘bottom line.’ 1 117 Main St., Huntington Beach. 714- More Depression & Bipolar Support. Independence Day parade west of the Premier Place, Irvine. This is not cheap. 960-9996; www.perqs.com. Family support Group. Meets monthly Diego Sepulveda Adobe Estancia. A Mississippi River, featuring more than For pricing and list of speakers go to: Pete Mallory’s Sunset Grille. Colorful first Saturday of the month 1 p.m. to 3 tiny portion remains of the original 300 entries including bands, floats, http://earthresource.org/zerowaste/ VOLUNTEERING restaurant with live rock and blues for p.m. (Families only). Huntington Beach adobe that missionaries built circa film and television celebrities, local OC08/zerowasteregistration.html Sun. brunch as well as on Fri. and Sat. Medical Center Hospital, 1772 Beach 1820 as a way-station for herd-tending dignitaries, equestrians and community Bolsa Chica Service Day. Help raise nights. Hyatt Regency Resort & Spa, Blvd., Huntington Beach (between vaqueros. Later the home of Don Diego groups. Parking: PCH is closed between public awareness about the importance 21500 Pacific Coast Hwy., Huntington Slater and Talbert). Basement cafeteria Sepulveda, this California historical Beach Blvd. and Golden West St. of the Bolsa Chica Wetlands to our Beach. 714-845-4775; Huntington Conference Room. landmark is maintained by the Costa POETRY between 6 a.m. and approximately community by rolling up your sleeves Beach. Mesa Historical Society. Open on the 1 p.m. (or until the parade route is and helping the staff remove trash and first and third Sat. of each month, noon- Breaking the Silence: A Spoken Word Pierce Street Annex. Known for its singles cleared). “Staking out” viewing areas non-native plant species. Meet on the 4 p.m., or by appointment, 1900 Adams Series. Don’t just write poetry – read scene and fair drink prices, this popular is allowed after 7 a.m. on July 3rd. MISCELLANEOUS last Sat. of each month 9 a.m.-noon, Ave., Costa Mesa. 949-631-5918; it. Share poems, essays, short fiction, bar offers music and dancing nightly. 330 Items must be removed by 2 p.m. On at 3842 Warner Ave., North Parking www.costamesahistory.org. etc., the third Thurs. of each month, E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. 949-646-8500; July 4th. Commemorative celebration Elks Bingo Wednesday Matinee. It’s your Lot, Huntington Beach. 714-846-1114; 6-8 p.m. Also: 15 Minutes of Fame, piercestreetonline.com merchandise and bleacher seat tickets turn to yell “Bingo!” over at the Elks Discovery Science Center. A great and fun www.bolsachica.org. place to take the kids and yourself to where poets, dancers, musicians and learn about science while experiencing artists have a quarter of an hour on Huntington Beach Public Library. Plentiful it with hands on. 2500 North Main stage to unleash their creative genius. opportunities exist for volunteers at St. Santa Ana. 714-542-2823. www. Starts at 7 p.m. the first Wed. of each the central library and its 4 branches. discoverycube.org. month. The Living Room, the LAB, 2930 These include Friends of the Children’s Bristol St., Costa Mesa. 714-966-6660; Library, Friends of the Library and Gift Jewelry by Janet International Surfing Museum. Shop, the Genealogy Society, the HB www.sobeca.nett Immerse yourself in the music, Art League, the HB Playhouse, and I refurbish vintage jewelry movies, boards, and memorabilia of Literacy Volunteers. For more info, an endless summer. Open Thurs.- SPORTS visit the central library at 7111 Talbert Mon., 12-5 p.m. 411 Olive Ave., Ave., Huntington Beach, or one of its Huntington Beach. 714-960-3483; neighborhood branches. 714-842- and repair broken jewelry Aquabike or Aquathon for MS: Sun. June www.surfingmuseum.org 4481; www.hbpl.org 29 - 7 a.m. The Blazeman Foundation, Private viewing available Newland House Museum. Maintained by Challenged Athletes Foundation, and Orange County Public Library/Costa the Huntington Beach Historical Society, The MS Society are hosting this event. Mesa. Volunteers are needed to this charming landmark, built in 1898, Choice: Sprint, Olympic, 1/2 Aquabike help with daily branch operations is the oldest surviving residence in up to Full Aquabike Distance. This is and with Friends of the Library and the city of Huntington Beach. Open not a race, it is an event to raise money Bookstore. All 3 Costa Mesa branches (714) 892-5156 Sat. and Sun. (except on holidays and and awareness. There is no entry fee. seek volunteers. 949-646-8845; rainy days), noon-4 p.m. Cost: $2 for All it takes to participate is a donation www.ocpl.org 8 / JUNE 2008 / THE ORANGE COAST VOICE E C O - F O O D Eat Locally Grown Food Picking the right farmers markets in Orange County By SCOTT SINK Place: Avanti Café Contact: 949-548-2224 OC Voice Staff Writer www.avantinatural.com [email protected] Address: 259 E. 17th St. Costa Mesa, stroll through your local produce section CA 92627 will take you on a tour of crops shipped Delivery: Thursdays after 3 p.m. Ain from the five continents. Even markets known for selling organic and Certified Farmers’ Markets in Your environmentally-friendly products routinely Neighborhood sell food flown in from overseas. The current food system depends on an abundance of fossil OC Farm Bureau Sponsored Certified fuel to ship produce long distances. Farmers’ Markets: www.orange.cf.bf.com Even produce grown in the USA can come Place: Costa Mesa, OC Fairgrounds from the other side of the continent. One 88 Fair Drive wonders if the produce from México traveled When: Thurs. 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. (rain or shine) less mileage. Manager: Trish Harrison What truly local agriculture exists in the Orange Coast in 2008? Place: Huntington Beach, Pier Plaza, Main St. and PCH (next to the pier) During the last generation’s real estate boom, When: Fri. 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. (rain or shine) the landscape became a crowded constellation of city lights clinging to the rolling hills. A Place: Irvine, Irvine Center on Bridge and virtually contiguous megalopolis spanning Campus (across from UCI) from Santa Mónica to Tijuana unleashed a tidal When: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. (rain or shine) wave of eastward development deep into the Manager: Trish Harrison Inland Empire. Local farmers found themselves penned in Place: Laguna Beach Lumberyard parking lot (by City Hall) by malls and condominiums. They eventually When: Sat. 8 a.m. – 11 a.m. (rain or shine) sold their final crop, the land itself. Manager: Jennifer Griffiths Meanwhile, cheap food imports from up his basket in Costa Mesa because it works the farmer that grew it. overseas flooded an increasingly global market. out better with his commute. “Going organic Additionally, produce “stays on the vine Certified Farmers Markets: We have become a massive suburban people and going natural is more expensive,” but the longer, is vine-ripened,” and is undoubtedly www.ocagcommm.com surviving off of trucked-in food produced quality is better and “it’s nice to support local fresher than food shipped in from afar. somewhere far, far away. Place: Costa Mesa, CAMP Farm and Art farmers.” Market, 2937 S. Bristol (near Baker) Nevertheless, a few alternative models have The Old Vine Café and the Avanti Café, CSA’s In Your Neighborhood When: Sun. 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. sprouted up amidst the cracks in the concrete. both in Costa Mesa, facilitate these pick-ups, Manager: Lara Montagne: 949 533-8617 For example, Community Supported and use this food in their dishes. Morning Song Farm (CCOF certified organic) Agriculture (CSA) programs allow customers Mark Cleveland, holistic chef and co-owner www.morningsongfarm.com. Place: Garden Grove International CFM, Main to buy a membership in exchange for weekly [email protected] Street and Garden Grove Blvd. of the Avanti Café, says he buys most of his 2120 Rainbow Glen Road, Rainbow, CA 92028 baskets of groceries dropped off at a local pick- produce from South Coast Farms to make When: Sun. 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. (760)731-9566, fax (949)361-1668 Manager: Roland Chi, 714 889-8880 up spot. At least two certified organic farms the restaurant “as organic as possible,” using supply food to our area. South Coast Farms in only organic eggs, milks, flours, and seeds. Place: Old Vine Café, 714 545-1411 Place: Laguna Beach CFM Lumberyard San Juan Capistrano and Morning Song Farm The café tries to minimize single use products Delivery: 5p.m. Wednesdays in The Camp parking lot (next to City Hall) in Rainbow (near Temecula) are probably the by using silverware for dining-in guests and Organic Center at Baker and When: Sat. 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. closest such farms to your neighborhood. biodegradable cups and food containers for Bristol St., Costa Mesa Manager: Jennifer Griffiths, 714 573-0374 Of course, food grown at your house or take-out orders. Additionally, the coffee is Fair Address: 2937 Bristol St., Suite A-102, your neighbor’s house is even closer, but Trade, organic and locally roasted (in Irvine). Costa Mesa, 92626. Place: Los Alamitos St. Isador’s CFM, probably not on the same scale. Katella and Pine Cleveland urges consumers to “vote with their Place: The Road Less Traveled dollars to make their world a better place.” When: 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. CSA members exchange reusable baskets Contact: Delilah Manager: Marty Thompson during their weekly pick-up, avoiding the The Orange County Agricultural Phone: 714-836-8727. disposable, single-use shopping bags. Farmers Commission certifies the Farmers’ Markets, Delivery: After 3p.m. on Wed. Near 5 Fwy. Place: Fullerton CFM, Woodcrest Park, fill up the baskets with a variety of crops, inspecting the fields to verify that they are Address: 2202 ½ N. Main St., Orangethorpe and Richman changing the menu with the seasons. selling the same crops they planted. The Santa Ana, 92706. When: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Instead of traveling to multiple markets to website shows a full listing of the certified Manager: Mona Amoon, 714 871-5304 sell the produce, small farmers can more easily Farmers’ Markets in the county. South Coast Farms (Certified Organic): drop off the baskets at designated pick-up sites. The Orange County Farm Bureau (OCFB) is www.southcoastfarms.com. Place: Fullerton Market CFM 301 N. Pomona These farmers can avoid the waste of left-over part of a national organization which advocates Place: Farmstand Food Growing on Your Street produce associated with unpredictable markets, for farmers and facilitates Farmers’ Markets. Contact: 949-661-9381 since they can better plan how much of each Kathy Nakase of the OCFB recommends Address: 32701 Alipaz St. San Juan Capistrano, Place: Your home or location near you. crop will be needed. buying food “directly from the farmer. There’s CA 92675 When: All day, every day, rain or shine A CSA customer, who identified himself as no middle person.” Consumers can direct any Hours: Mon. – Sat. 9am – 5 p.m. Sun. Contact: Yourself, neighbors: www.grainproject.org, Gary, says he lives in San Clemente, but picks questions about the produce face-to-face with 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. www.foodnotlawns.com Green Honor Roll HILTON WATERFRONT • Provide Bio Dog Bags for Dog Waste. 21100 Pacific Coast Highway • Encourage all departments to print dou- Huntington Beach ble sided when possible. • Only serve drinking water upon request GREEN INITIATIVES CURRENTLY through Never Leave Your Room Service. BEING PRACTICED: • Use Safari Cart in place of Dodge van for guest transports short distances. • Formed a green committee comprised of • Recycle guest promo/pkg coupons. individuals representing all the departments on • Internals reports & memos are emailed property. Committee initiates, implements and vs. printed. supports eco friendly practices. • To go bags & containers are made out of • Encourage linen / terry reuseage program recycled material. in guest rooms. • Donate damaged linen & terry to chari- • Discontinued the use of cut flowers in table organizations. rooms service and replaced with cut herbs. • Joined EPA’s Energy Star program. • Laundry vendor is LEED certified. • Installed low flow (1.6 gallon) toilets on guestrooms. • Replaced odor control products with PHOTO BY JOHN EARL non-toxic & biodegradable product. • Replaced older equipment (Engineering • Housekeeping uses all micro fiber clean- paper, cardboard & newspapers. Blue recycle • Vending area lighting has been replaces plant) with new energy efficient models. ing cloths. bins are housed on loading dock. with energy efficient fluorescent lighting. • Irrigate in the early morning hours. • Added Eco Towels to guest room toilet- • All lights & PC’s are powered off at end • Give guest the option of paper or plastic • Electronic waste is processed and recycled ries. of work day. keys. through Global NIS, a certified process center • Partnered with local waste disposal com- • Parking garage lighting has been replaced • Created Hilton dog beds out of damaged that converts the waste into separate streams of pany to recycle our glass, plastic, aluminum, with energy efficient fluorescent lighting. duvets. product constituents. THE ORANGE COAST VOICE / JUNE 2008 / 9 G R E E N A C T I V I S M Saving Trestles A broad coalition of activists saved San Onofre State Park—for now

By SERGE DEDINA coolest marketing campaign in the history of the Special to the OC Voice environmental movement (kudos to Surfrider’s CEO Jim Moriarty, and to Matt McClain, its buelita,” the eager grom asked his marketing and communications director), the gray-haired grandmother as they saw Save Trestles coalition included the best and “A around the campfire at San Mateo the brightest of California’s environmental Campground after a long day surfing a late- community—most of whom can’t tell a left season southern hemi at Uppers. “Tell me again from a right, a mushburger from a barrel, or a about how you saved Trestles. Tell me about Big beachbreak from a reef. Wednesday.” The Sierra Club, through the Friends of The abuelita smiled. She could still see the the Foothills alliance, used the best tactics of thousands of people at Wyland Hall. Still feel grassroots organizing and direct mail to get the the tug of the hand of her youngest daughter public to take action and organize key advocacy as they watched the crowd with awe. She could trips to Sacramento for grassroots campaigners still hear the excited voices and screams of joy (including myself). The Natural Resources as the Coastal Commissioners overwhelmingly Defense Council, Endangered Habitats League, voted to protect San Onofre State Beach Park San Onofre Foundation, WILDCOAST, and Trestles. It was one of the best days of her California Coastal Protection Network, long and joy-filled life. California State Parks Foundation, The City In the annals of surfing history, there has Project and a host of other organizations and never been another day quite like Feb. 6, consultants also provided the political, legal and 2008. That is the day when more than 3,000 organizing savvy to help convince the Coastal surfing pioneers, media celebrities, politicians, Commission to derail the toll road. This was bureaucrats, biologists, bird-lovers, Native as sophisticated environmental coalition and Americans, surf-moms, grommets, pro-surfers, campaign I have seen. surf industry CEOs and abuelitas from East The biggest lesson from Del Mar is that surfers L.A. Came together at Wyland Hall at the Del cannot fight coastal battles on their own. To save Mar Fairgrounds to stop what Mark Massara, other endangered waves we have to build strong the Sierra Club’s Coastal Program Director, teams that include birdwatchers, biologists and calls “the devil child of all coastal development lawyers. We have to connect endangered waves projects.” to the communities who cherish the watersheds Massara was referring to the plan by the PHOTO BY JOHN EARL that gave them life. Most importantly, we have Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA) to build to do what Surfrider’s McClain calls “building a toll road that he said, “would have destroyed TRESTLES: The symbol for one of the world’s best surfing spots. our army one person at a time.” San Onofre State Park, Trestles, Native American Pro Surfing is About Leadership sacred sites, a public campground, a wildlife Commission hearings. Commissioners voted to stop the toll road, it With the exception of mountain climbing conservation refuge, an entire watershed, creek, During what the media called the “Woodstock was “a cathartic moment of validation,” wrote and river kayaking, there is no other professional wetlands and a dozen endangered species.” of the surf movement,” you could feel, “the Surfrider’s Matt McCain. sport as dependent on natural ecosystems as The decisive rejection on Feb. 6 by the energy in the air—a booming resonance of Although the Save Trestles battle is not over, surfing. No reef, no Pipe. No shoreline, no J- California Coastal Commission (8-2) of the civic duty,” said Stefanie Sekich, Surfrieder’s it’s critical to learn from the victory in Del Mar Bay. No watershed, no Trestles. Which means proposed 241 toll road was one of the most Save Trestles Campaign Coordinator. “Seeing to help preserve other endangered waves in that more than any other groups of professional significant events in the history of the California thousands of people come together in an orderly, California and throughout the world. athletes, surfers have an obligation to defend the environmental movement. The more than 3,000 positive fashion made me feel hopeful for the Surfers Can’t Fight Alone surf breaks that make their livelihoods possible people who assembled to defend Trestles made future.” While the Surfrider Foundation did a brilliant from being destroyed. up the largest crowd in the history of Coastal At 11:20 p.m., when the Coastal job of mobilizing the masses and creating the See SOLIDARITY, Page 11 How to Go Solar & $ave What to look for when installing solar power in your home. Continued from Page 6 phone, judging by the roof configuration and 3. If you finance through a home-equity decreases their power and revenue, since many shading shown on Google Earth. loan, the interest is deductible. solar customers drop right off the billing your system will have to be 4 kW (20 divided The current “ball park figure” for installing 4. You save after-tax dollars formerly given system at the same time that they gain control by 5.0 is 4 kW). 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Saved Trestles ● Rollover and Retirement Specialist ● Wealth Management Continued from Page 10 Save Trestles campaign and was out in full-force in Del Mar. ● Estate Planning During the Save Trestles Campaign, a large The surf industry made its presence well groups of surfing professionals for the first known throughout Big Wednesday, from the time in such a big way, stepped up to the plate morning arrival of the logoed-busses and vans, KABANA FINANCIAL and defended a surf spot from development. to Rusty and Firewire throwing in product for Pat O’Connell was the first on board from the lunchtime rally. During the midday break, I the beginning, lending his time and cheerful greeted a lunch table of surf industry veterans— (714) 969-7100 personality to the cause. Taylor Knox also Paul Naude of Billabong, Sean Smith of SIMA, helped Surfrider lobby hard for Trestles in the Dick Baker of OP, Gary Ward of Ocean Minded Over 20 years experience helping you achieve your fi nancial goals early going. and Bob Mignogna, a SIMA Environmental As I walked into the Del Mar “pit” just Fund board member. Later in the afternoon, EXPERIENCE ◆ INTEGRITY ◆ COMMUNITY outside Wyland Hall on Big Wednesday, I felt Baker spoke to the Commission about the like I was at the ASR or the Waterman’s Ball. economic value of Trestles and the surfing Greg and Rusty Long walked up with their dad industry to the economy of California. Steve, the San Onofre State Park Superintendent The surf media also played a critical role and founder of the San Onofre Foundation. The in building up the Save Trestles Movement Hobgood brothers signed autographs for eager and keeping people informed about latest Sales Person groms. P.T. Wandered in and out of the crowd. developments. Just before the commission Evan Slater surveyed the scene. Surfing pioneers hearing, Surfrider posted before-and-after Toll Mickey Munoz and Woody Eckstrom wandered Road images on Surfline and Surffermag.com. around greeting longtime friends and fans They hit the surfing world like a bomb. The Needed alike. Inside the arena, surfing statesmen Shaun visual impact of these devastating photos helped Thompson planted himself directly in front of convince the surf community what was at stake the Commission it did the right thing. and the need to attend the meeting. The Orange Coast Voice is expanding and needs another While the graceful athletic surfing of Rusty, Surf industry and media involvement in experienced self-starter who can sell newspaper display advertising Greg, Damien, C.J. Pat, Taylor, Shaun and their the Save Trestles campaign is a very positive for generous commissions. Our paper reaches over 45,000 readers colleagues inspires me, I am even more thrilled and welcome sign for the future of the coastal by their noble act of leadership. With more protection movement in California and in Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley and Seal Beach. groms than ever dreaming of life in the pro worldwide. Pay is on a commission only basis, but the potential for making surfing fast lane, those in the WCT and those “The whole Trestles event and hearing made retired from it need to mentor future pros in the it very clear that the industry as a whole realizes money is unlimited if you are good at what you do. art of giving back to our sport. environmental battles are not just about writing Localism is Dead a check or getting others involved—although Contact us at: I was a little worried when I was first invited we and others still need to do this. This is a to be part of the Save Trestles Coalition. I collective effort and everyone needs to get and imagined that the hard core Uppers and Lowers stay involved,” said SUM Executive Director crews might not be too happy about an I.B. Sean Smith. “That day was not just about an (714) 656-3607 Local speaking out publicly about preserving individual brand or company. We were all there their treasured spot. Instead the opposite was to make sure that Trestles didn’t get plowed over [email protected] true. by a toll road.” The toll road threat created a steadfast Real Surfers Can be Politicians Too community of During the longtime locals and afternoon of California surfers ‘The whole Trestles Big Wednesday, alike who recognize meeting attendees YOUR LIVING TRUST: It is not Wonder Bread! what a special place event and hearing made were treated to a Trestles is whether political spectacle By John M. Maag they surf it everyday it very clear that the as hypocritical wimming in the huge Verdugo Plunge. Every trust is a unique consumer product or just a few times a and fake as an oil Watching The Blob and The Thing at the that has a degree of quality ranging from good to year like I do. More industry as a whole realizes lobbyist telling you Temple Theater. Running for fl y balls on poor—depending on the skill and knowledge of the important, when that electric cars are S blacktop schoolyards. Glendale was a fun place to preparer. Unfortunately, the majority of boilerplate I walk down that environmental battles are worth buying. live in the 1950’s. trusts are “user unfriendly” because the preparers trail with my two “The TCA I often fi nd myself daydreaming about my have obtained little or no experience as trustees. groms during what not just about writing a loaded the dais boyhood past. It happened recently when I was Also, there are many different types of trust de- for them are epic with various shopping at Albertson’s and saw a loaf of Wonder signs, some of which have problematic histories. surf pilgrimages check ...’ Orange County Bread. I immediately recognized the white plastic It is these variables (quality and design) that make (my youngest son city councilmen cover with red, blue and yellow spots. My mother trust shopping as dangerous as diving into the new Daniel celebrated his tenth birthday this past and women, most of whom conveniently sit used Wonder Bread—some 50 years ago—to make Verdugo Plunge, which is an asphalt parking lot! January with a trip to Uppers with his older on the TCA board,” said Matt McClaim in a fried-egg sandwiches on Sunday mornings. Albert- If you buy a $10,000 trust in Newport Beach, brother and two best friends), I see more smiles, Surfline article. “In a mind-numbing marathon- son’s was selling the 24 ounce loaf for $3.69 (wow, will it be better than a $2,000 trust available in talk more story and watch more wildlife than at like drone that could only be compared to a this quickly woke me up!), so I decided to go across Santa Ana? The answer maybe be no! The design any other spot I surf in Southern California. congressional filibuster, the officials spoke... the street to Vons. It was a good decision because of the $10,000 trust, for example, might be inap- On any given day in San Onofre State Beach and spoke...and spoke, repeating one another’s I found the same Wonder Bread at a reduced price propriate for your assets or family situation. Also, Park you can talk quad design with Chinese- tired party line ad nausea. Sitting in the crowd, (20 cents cheaper at Vons). the $10,000 trust could require years of costly— American surfers from Irvine, admire the grace you could literally see the commissioners’ eyes On July 19, 2007, in Garden Grove, the Con- and unexpected—postmortem (after-death) man- of local multi-cultural cross-country high school glazing over.” tinuing Education of The Bar presented a lecture agement. Wealthy trust purchasers, unlike bargain running teams traversing the park’s trails, Our communities can no longer afford on Estate Planning Scams, Botched Trusts and shoppers, often fall victim to their own “pay more marvel at the prowess of some of the world’s to be represented by blow-dried kooks who Other Disasters. Being a professional trustee, trust and get more” attitudes. They incorrectly believe best Chicano surfers, and listen to conversations call themselves surfers to just impress a few consultant, and probate court researcher, I attended that the quality of a trust increases with the price. “in about four different languages” according to members of the Anaheim Lions Club or Vista this event with great interest. Southern Califor- As Shakespeare wisely wrote, “All that glistens is pat Zabrocki. Chamber of Commerce. We need real surfers— nia—home of the aging Wonder Bread connois- not gold.” At the commission hearing, Los Angeles men and women who live and breathe for the seurs—is now the hotbed of costly trust problems. The “bottom line” for current and want-to-be civil rights and environmental attorney Robert taste of saltwater and the thrill of a new double- Family trust disputes, for example, often generate trust holders is the same: get real and get edu- Garcia and Acjachemen activist Rebecca Robles overheard northwest swell—to run for office. $100,000 to $200,000 in attorney litigation fees! cated! For starters, a few visits to the Lamoreaux and other Native American leaders provided a But they have to be the kind of individuals How in the world, you may be asking yourself, Justice Center in the City of Orange could prove to moving and passionate defense of San Onofre who understand that being a surfer is first and can trust problems, daydreaming and shopping be invaluable. The Probate Court Offi ce has thou- as a critical site for providing access to open foremost always about riding and preserving for Wonder Bread be related? Perhaps this au- sands of cases on fi le involving trusts problems! space and recreational resources for underserved waves. thor watched too many horror fi lms at the Temple At no cost (your tax dollars at work), you can eas- communities. The San Mateo Creek watershed My first choice for a surfer who needs to run Theater! ily use the public computers to view—and learn is actually Panhe, a key Acjachemen religious, for office is Surfrider activist Brian Alper, the When I was at Vons and Albertson’s, I was com- from—these court cases. This type of “street-wise” historical and ceremonial site. John “die Hard” McClane of the Save Trestles paring the price of the same exact product (Wonder knowledge will help you detect many common The involvement of Chicano, African campaign. Brian is a feisty, non-stop, and articulate Bread). The product’s color, weight and ingredients trust fl aws and evaluate trust designs before (timing American, Asian-Pacific Islander and Native Trestles defender and ambassador. Unless real (a scary list!) were identical at each store. There- is everything!) a death or disability occurs. American organizations in the Save Trestles surfers like Brian get involved in politics, we’ll fore, buying the bread at Vons for 20 cents less was Woody Allen once said, “I don’t fear death. I movement only underscores the need for the continue to risk having poseurs represent us as a “no brainer.” Now, consider the thousands of trust just don’t want to be there when it happens!” De- surf industry and surfers to expand our efforts they do now. Did anyone else notice that south bargain shoppers who—while daydreaming about spite your fears or dislikes, you must become pro- to reach out to underserved communities and San Diego County Congressperson Susan Davis, all trusts being alike—purchased a trust based on active to protect your property, privacy and inten- people of color. This is not just an issue of tactics a non surfer, heroically defended Trestles, but price alone. Buying trusts and groceries in the tions. Otherwise, as an uninformed spouse (or heir), and strategy, but a moral and ethical imperative north San Diego Congressperson Brian Bilbray, same way is the leading cause of today’s trust you can easily become the next victim of an estate that will help us reclaim the heart and soul of a self proclaimed surfer, was a no-show? Being problems! planning scam, botched trust or other disaster! surfing. a real surfer means defending your spot against The Surfing Industry—Presente! development and ruination—whatever the cost. TAT Since 1981, John M. Maag has operated Estate Conservation, Inc., in The multi-billion dollar surf industry is Surf free or die. ES E

C Huntington Beach. The fi rm specializes in researching trust problems relatively young and just starting to flex its

O N (www.estateconservation.com). John is also the author of The Revealing political muscles (please note that WILDCOAST Serge Dedina is Executive Director of N O I Trust Series and The “Big Time Money” Mystery. He can be contacted at receives financial support from a number of WILDCOAST at www.wildcoast.net. This S E T (714) 847-0377 or [email protected]. companies and the SIMA Environmental Fund). article was originally published in Surfshot R V A The surf industry was an active participant in the magazine. THE ORANGE COAST VOICE / JUNE 2008 / 11 G R E E N B U I L D I N G H.B.’s 1st Net-Zero-Energy Home ‘My whole life depends on this project,’ says green builder

By LISA WELLS Volatile Organic Compounds. VOCs, OC Voice Staff Writer which have been attributed to sick building syndrome, are released in homes for 10 years fter the Huntington Beach City Council and hide in carpet pads, on counter tops and officially jumped on the stop-global- in the glue in plywoods. A commonly known Awarming bandwagon last February by VOC is formaldehyde, which is listed by the signing the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection International Agency for Research on Cancer Agreement, some of its members were pleased as a “known” carcinogen. to join in the ground breaking ceremony later The windows will be made from recycled in the fall for what will be the city’s first “net- materials and sealed with the highest quality zero-energy” or sustainable living home. thermal insulation available. Scheurer has also Mayor Debbie Cook, Pro Tem Keith Bohr made sure that extra insulation has been installed and even Republican Congressman (global- in commonly missed areas of framing. warming-is-caused-by-dinosaur-flatulence) A Green Future Dana Rohrabacher, stood shoulder to shoulder, Cook, who is now the Democratic Party shovels readied, alongside Living Green candidate trying to take over Rohrabacher’s Homes vice-president Jason Scheurer, who is congressional seat in the 46th District, building the 3,213 square foot state of the art celebrated with a cautionary note. “This home structure, located at 319 21st Street, as both a today is just one step in a great many that dream home for his family and demonstration we need to make,” she said, “We have about model for the public—a way to live responsibly 60,000 homes in Huntington Beach and they and establish himself as a green builder at the all need to be net zero energy homes.” same time. Bohr, who is a real estate developer by The term net-zero-energy, (NZE) also trade, hopes to help make it easier for green often referred to as zero-energy-building, builders to get started in the city.“We have a indicates that a building—using only renewable green development committee that the city set resources—will use no more energy than the up to look at how we can change our policies building produces. Since buildings account for ... with he leadership of mayor Debbie Cook I 40 percent of all spent energy in the united states and Europe, NZE has obvious conservation and think we’ll get there,” he said. economic benefits. Scheurer hopes to find this leadership when Although the creation of green homes is he requests permission to erect a 35-feet-high long overdue, Scheurer and other current windmill on property in order to generate green builders will help prepare future home the home’s own electric power and make it owners for the inevitable mandatory standards. completely energy self-sufficient.Scheurer, who A recent report by the California Energy has been a home remodeling consultant for Commission recommended changing state about 7 years, believes that building should building codes to require NZE homes by 2020 always be a green thing.“All construction and NZE commercial buildings by 2030. That companies should build green, or at least initiative would apply to new homes only, energy efficient, because it’s going to save but the CEC is also working on proposed everybody more money in the long run, it’s legislation that would require old homes to be about building quality, not quantity,” he said, PHOTO BY JOHN EARL retrofitted before resale. Also, a state law passed speaking above the din of pounding hammers in 2006 mandates a reduction of greenhouse PIONEER: Jason Scheurer’s Build It Green home in Huntington Beach and generated electricity. gas emissions to 1990 levels, which conceivably Scheurer, who was born and raised in could spur further regulations that would affect will be above green certification standards. Garden Grove, has had a passion for green home building as well. building since he began taking college courses High Standards he refers to as Project 319 after its street indigenous peoples who might be affected by about five years ago. “I took the green classes When completed, Scheurer’s Huntington address, will be built to limit impact on the those practices) and about half of the remaining because I knew the industry was changing and Beach home will meet or exceed standards set community as a whole, including land space, wood is from recycled materials. I wanted to be on the engine of the train, not by Build It Green, one of several nationally sewers, water conservation, energy resources The home’s foundation is also made on the caboose,” he explained. “I want to be recognized non-profit organizations that rates and other services. from recycled materials. Forty percent of the with the innovators, with the guys willing to and certifies homes according to conformity That means this home will go well beyond concrete is composed of fly ash, which is a stick their heads out there and take a chance. the usual eye-catching PV solar panels –a residue of coal combustion. When it’s added to to a long list of strict environmentally friendly This project is a chance. My whole life depends building standards. substantial energy and cost saver in its own the common Portland cement, the end product on this project right now.” Build It Green’s approach accepts “green right, and include scores of other ecologically is more durable. The flooring downstairs will Upon completion at the end of this year, building” as a holistic concept and takes a friendly features that are carefully planned and be water-based, toxic-free, stained concrete. Sheurer’s dream home will be open for public “whole systems approach” to building that placed throughout the building's structure. The counter tops, which will come from incorporates five basic principles, according to Nuts and Bolts a local manufacturer in Santa Ana, are slick tours and sponsored product showcasing; the group’s web site: With just the framing up, it’s already easy as granite but made from recycled glass and demonstrations of the latest eco-friendly 1. Livable communities. to see how this house is built on green values. concrete. building products, home appliances and 2. Energy efficiency. Seventy-percent of the lumber has the Forest The water saving faucets will be 100 percent services promise to amaze an estimated 10,000 3. Indoor air quality. Stewardship Council’s stamp of approval (FSC lead-free. The toilets will be water saving visitors. 4. Resource conservation. is a Greenpeace-endorsed organization that efficient and the lights will be low-energy 5. Water conservation. creates standards for international sustainable fluorescent bulbs. To contact Jason Scheurer: (714) 841-3080 Accordingly, Scheurer's green home, which forestry practices and social justice for The paint on the walls will have zero or [email protected].

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By DEBBIE COOK finding only seven or eight. Mayor of Huntington Beach Diminishing Export Capacity Net exports from the world’s largest oil ore to all U.S. transportation planning producers will decline as their own internal is the assumption that oil will always consumption by a burgeoning population Cbe abundant and cheap. This premise grows. continues to dominate every regional In Saudi Arabia, oil consumption is transportation plan in the country and drives growing. The country’s rapid population our auto-centric development patterns. But growth is increasing pressure on social sectors. what if this assumption is wrong? What if we are With 40 percent of Saudi Arabia’s population near the peak of world oil production? It then under age 15, coupled with the expectation follows that our assumptions on construction that the government will grant women the costs, gas tax revenues, travel and aviation right to drive cars by the end of 2008, Saudi demand, mode choice, and growth patterns are Arabia’s internal requirements will only grow. also wrong. It would mean that our fossil fuel- Within Russia, Mexico, and OPEC, based energy future is in jeopardy and that we consumption is projected to rise from 13 are not prepared. million barrels per day to 16 million barrels On January 22, the Chief Executive of Shell, per day by 2012. This soaring internal Joroen van der Veer, released a sobering letter consumption will cannibalize export capacity to his colleagues. In it he added his name to and place even higher demand on oil available the growing list of energy experts warning that to the Organization for Economic Cooperation world demand for oil and gas will soon outstrip and Development (OECD) nations. supply. This is more than an alarming message; Responding to the Challenge All of these trends ensure that oil markets it is a sticky idea. It is “peak oil” – the point PHOTO BY JOHN EARL when the rate of oil extraction hits its zenith. will continue to be tight and oil prices high. Ever-Growing Energy Consumption energy consumption is growing at an alarming pronouncements regarding the application of How high is a matter of speculation. But Since 1956 when Shell geologist M. King rate. technology to boost production has never been a growing chorus of industry experts has Hubbert first predicted a 1970 U.S. peak in Global Warning demonstrated to reverse the overall downward predicted a sharp spike by the fourth quarter production, governments, oil companies, and As a frog is apt to stay in a pot of water when trend of oil fields. According to CIBC World of 2008. the mainstream media have refuted the notion of the temperature is slowly increased, neither do Markets Chief Economist and Strategist Jeff Averting the economic and social an oil peak by delivering a message of plenty, of the warning signs of 2007 appear to be calling Rubin, the 4.3 million barrels per day that will consequences of declining fossil fuel resources technological solutions, of markets overcoming Americans to action. A few of the signs include come into production this year will be offset by and budget-gutting energy prices is the role shortages. civil unrest in Asia and Africa due to rising fuel nearly 3.6 million barrels lost through annual of government – especially at the federal level Except for a few minor hiccups, they have and food prices; region-wide power outages in depletion. This means that as depletion grows, where policy sets the framework and tone for delivered. The supply disruptions resulting from China, India, Argentina, and South Africa and it will be increasingly difficult to bring on new state and local governments. the 1973 Arab oil embargo, the 1979 Iranian gasoline rationing in Iran. projects to compensate. Public expectation is that government Revolution, and the 1990 Gulf War were short So far, these are problems “over there.” In a review of nearly 200 new oil projects will be prepared to mitigate against, plan for, lived and man-made. The assumption is that “over here” markets slated to start production in the next five respond to, and recover from a full range Caution-induced efficiency programs were will respond gradually, logically, peacefully, and years, Rubin found that project delays and of emergencies. Why not peak oil? This is thrown to the wind when supplies not only without the need for government interference. cost overruns are now the rule rather than one emergency where early actions improve returned to normal, but also expanded further. The battle cry from the Wall Street crowd the exception in the industry. Collectively, mobility, air quality, land use utilization, Oil prices hit bottom. Economies around the proclaims all that is needed is more access, more these delays coupled with increasingly rapid national security, and the economy. world revved up with cheap oil and globalization. investment, and more efficiency. Unfortunately, depletion will result in a net supply increase of The Southern California Association of World per capita energy consumption shot time is running short on heeding a number of only 3 million barrels per day by 2012 versus Governments is one of the few Metropolitan upward, including in the United States. Ignoring alarming, irrefutable trends coming from the oil the 10 million barrels per day projected by the Planning Organizations in the nation that have those earlier warnings, the U.S. became more patch. International Energy Agency. incorporated a discussion of peak oil in both dependent upon foreign oil to make up for its World Oil Production Stagnates Oil Discoveries Peak its Regional Transportation Plan and Regional own declining production. Today, foreign oil World oil production has been flat for 32 World oil discoveries peaked in the 1960s. Comprehensive Plan. While no amount of accounts for 60 percent of our needs, and U.S. months. Despite the repeated urging by U.S. Despite the celebratory announcements of new talk will fill the energy gap of depleting oil demand, driven by transportation, has not yet officials to increase production, OPEC continues deepwater oil fields, these discoveries tend to supplies, it will become increasingly difficult been curbed with high prices. to rebuff demands and claims that the world is be small and technically challenging to produce. for Washington to avoid planning and Data from the Energy Information well supplied. Meanwhile, the price of oil hit an The Association for the Study of Peak Oil and implementing meaningful peak oil strategies if Administration (EIA), which was created by all-time-high of $100 per barrel on Jan. 2. Gas (ASPO), which started as a European agencies and policy makers begin to question Congress in 1977, and is a statistical agency of Oil Regions in Decline network of scientists and others and is now the assumptions of infinite cheap oil. the U.S. Department of Energy, illustrates that An increasing number of oil regions have worldwide, reports that world oil discoveries despite higher energy prices, efficiency measures now passed their peak production rates and are have been declining since 1964. The world is Reprinted 2008 with permission of the California or advancing technology, global per capita settling into irreversible decline. The inscrutable now consuming 31 billion barrels per year but Transit Association. All rights reserved. Eclectic Electric Cars By DOUG KORTHOFF coming years. Special to the OC Voice A Prius is NOT an all-electric vehicle. Electric Vehicles, or EVs, are all-electric powered cars. he Toyota RAV-EV is an all electric, no gas, The Prius is a hybrid electric car that cannot be no oil, no smog-check plug-in electric car. plugged in and charged. TIt’s a 4-door, 5 passenger hatchback and A Photovoltaic electric vehicle (PV/EV) is an travels up to 120 mph on a single charge at up to electric car charged with electricity generated by 80 miles per hour. At slower speeds it’s possible solar power, or photovoltaic electricity. The solar to get 150 miles of travel. Its battery holds up energy comes from solar panels installed in the to 28 kWh, the energy equivalent of less than a sides of the car, but only demonstration vehicles gallon of gas, so it definitely cuts back on fossil exist today. fuel use. Most of the all-electric cars available today are Perfected over a 10-year development cycle Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEVs), which to meet the California Zero Emission Vehicle cannot be driven on the freeway (speed limit 25- mandate, the last 328 EVs were sold to the 30 mph), have a 30 mile driving range per charge general public from March to November, 2002. and can be difficult to maneuver. ZENN is one After Chevron purchased control of the patent manufacturer that makes these cars. One NEV rights to the EV-95 NiMH batteries it needs, CAR OWNER DOUG KORTHOFFL model that resembles a large golf cart without Toyota paid $30 million in damages and the doors seems to be popular in the downtown area program was cancelled. The batteries can no ENGINE?: The square container under the hood of this Toyota RAV-EV is of Huntington Beach. longer be purchased at any price for any purpose. actually an empty place holder. There is no oil, no gas, no problems. AC Propulsion has an all-electric car called the Fleet users are still running several hundred RAV- eBox, but they are around $70,000. Their web EVs, but no more can be made unless Chevron into any electric outlet and either slow-charge charge the battery. You can see videos of the site is www.acpropulsion.com. permits it. overnight or fast-charge in 1 hour. RAV4-EV on www.youtube.com/liveoilfree or The most effective way for you to propel Most RAV-EV owners have used the money You can only guess how many people would join TaxpayersAgainstBigOli.com to break up production of EVs and plug-in hybrid saved from not buying gasoline to pay for a do the same if these were ever offered for sale standard oil. electric vehicles is to call the automakers (house) rooftop solar system in as little as three on the open market. If a small generator range- Hybrids, EVs, PV/EVs and Neighborhood and tell them that you demand these cars years, using their excess electricity to charge the extender were added, perhaps on a trailer or Electric Vehicles (NEVS) and will not buy a new car until the EVs are EV. To go 1600 miles per month only takes even under the hood, it would be able to travel In late March, state regulators tried to kill available. You can find their phone numbers at 400 kWh, about one-third of the average home locally without gas, but use the generator the electric car again, slashing by 70 percent www.pluginamerica.org. usage. This RAV-EV has been modified to plug for occasional longer trips or if you forgot to the number of EVs automakers must sell in the John Earl contributed to this report. THE ORANGE COAST VOICE / JUNE 2008 / 13 THE TIPPING POINT C O M M U N I T Y V O I C E S The Descent of Global Warming Tom Harman Fix the problem, not the blame By AMER EL-AHRAF Part II: Born-again immigrant basher Special to the OC Voice mid the controversial problem of global warming and its potential impact on By VERN NELSON Ahuman health, there is a rush to fix the OC Voice Columnist blame—either on human activities or natural weather cycles. But the issue is too important for that. We must develop rational strategies to n the first Naked Gun film, Lieuten- fix the problem rather than fixing the blame. ant Frank Drebin, while impersonating Over 600 international scientists conclude an umpire in a major league baseball I that human activities that create carbon game in order to prevent an assassination, dioxide, methane, nitrous oxides and finds himself at a loss what to do when chlorofluorocarbons—known as greenhouse the batter swings and misses. After a long, gasses—are likely to cause an atypical increase uncomfortable silence, feeling a thousand in Earth’s temperature, which, in turn, creates a expectant eyes fixed upon him, he finally sequence of ecological changes that are harmful stammers, hesitantly, “…Strike one?” And to human health and wellbeing. the crowd erupts into cheers. A scientific study by the United Nations’ Immediately Drebin is transformed by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change the crowd’s approval into a super-umpire. (IPCC) noted that the Earth’s average surface Inspired, he begins shouting and singing temperature has increased beyond normal range out calls with dance moves and acrobatics, since 1861. climate change could have devastating health driving the delighted fans crazy: While the exact impact of global warming effects. The 1993 Mississippi River Flood “STEERIIIIKE TWOOO!!!” There is is uncertain, scientists agree that it will vary displaced over 50,000 people, which increased no middle ground or gradual change as Harman claims. according to the severity of the environmental their exposure to additional injury and disease. there would be for you or I; the public’s Harman boasts now that he has “penned changes it causes and the vulnerability of a The US National Center for Disease Control roaring approbation transfigures him in- more bills against illegal immigration” certain populations, based on age, nutritional and Prevention noted an increase in mosquito stantaneously from mute uncertainty to than anyone in the legislature, and this is status, health standards, economic development and rat reports in Iowa as a result of that flood. no-hold-barred showmanship, wallowing probably true. He hit the ground running and their use of technology. Flooding increases agricultural and urban in the fans’ adulation for the rest of the this legislative season with his Senate Bill As global warming causes air temperatures runoff, which can lead to greater human game. 3; an amazingly radical and fascistic bill, it to rise, it also brings changes in precipitation, exposure to toxic chemicals. Floods also interfere It was just like that for Senator Tom fortunately has no chance of passing. increased saturation of moisture by the soil, with delivery of medical and other public Harman when he first discovered the SB3 would make any undocumented melting of ice caps and a rise in sea level. safety services. The catastrophic flooding and awesome crowd-pleasing power of anti- immigrant in California, whether on “pub- Concurrent heat waves, changes in air and water health problems caused by Hurricane Katrina immigrant rhetoric in mid-2006: the as- lic or private property,” guilty of trespass- quality, droughts, storms and floods with their illustrated this fact. semblyman known most for his solid en- ing and subject to large fines and lengthy resulting displacement of populations, raise the The spread of diseases is another reason to vironmental record, who had never before imprisonment. This would transform all potential for adverse effects on public health. be concerned about global warming. Seasonal been noticed to mention immigration, state and local police into immigration patterns of communicable diseases may change, transformed himself overnight into Or- agents and is more radical than anything Health Effects While the health effects of global warming and the humid habitat in which mosquitoes ange County’s foremost defender of Ang- that Minutemen leaders like Jim Gilchrist would vary by region, scientists predict that flourish may increase. Populations of people lo-Americans from the encroaching brown have proposed, placing Harman on the there will be a net increase in human fatalities. that were once relatively unaffected by those hordes. “It is the single most hot-button fringes of the debate; and his other bills The health problems would be issue in the district!” he enthused to La- are no better. consequences of at greater risk of guna Beach’s Coastline Pilot. Although figures like the new Harman Over 600 international rising temperatures becoming seriously California Coalition for Immigration insist their opposition is only to illegal were well scientists conclude that human ill. Reform president Barbara Coe, whom I immigration, it’s easy to see that he re- documented According to one met at a small ally is, as moder- during the heat activities that create carbon simulation model, Mayday Min- ate Republican wave that affected climate change from uteman rally in Congressional dioxide, methane, nitrous oxides Europe, particularly global warming Santa Ana, tells candidate Ron France, in August, may add millions of me, “Tom is the St. John ob- and chlorofl uorocarbons—known 2003, causing the cases of malaria per greatest! He not serves of his im- estimated death of as greenhouse gasses—are likely year in certain parts only says the migrant-bashing 30,000 people. In of the world. There right thing, he opponent Dana to cause an atypical increase in North America, are indications that gets out there Rohrabacher, an the heat wave that a severe influenza- and does it.” “opponent to Earth’s temperature. affected Chicago in like disease known Pooh-poohing any immigration, 1995 resulted in approximately 500 deaths. as Dengue has spread to higher elevations in the appearance of who’s in the ‘en- The elderly who suffer from reduced capacity Mexico, areas that have not previously reported insincerity in his forcement-only’ of thermoregulation, persons with pre-existing Dengue cases. American health officials are suddenly discov- camp, treating cardiovascular diseases, individuals serving in concerned about the implication of that change ering this issue the 12 million heat stressed occupations and those living in on people living in southern regions of the in the heat of a undocumented congested urban areas are more vulnerable to United States. nailbiter primary workers here as extreme heat waves than others. There are predictions that climate change against wingnut an invading army Higher temperatures mean more secondary will affect food production in certain parts of Diane Harkey, Sen. Harman overseas deportation and offering a air pollutants released into the air, which harms the world. Rising malnutrition will threaten the she attributes his militaristic solu- human respiratory and cardiovascular systems. health of people living in areas where drought is metamorphosis to a “very convincing pre- tion that would depopulate the country.” The acute air pollution episodes that likely to occur. sentation” her group gave him at a meet- As Harman 2.0 continues to fantasize happened in London, England in 1952 claimed The images of hunger in Africa due to recent ing around that time. out loud about “sealing the borders us- the lives of 4000 to 8000 people. In the United drought episodes are still vivid in our memory. In columns he regularly generates for ing technology like laser beams, drones or States, Donora, Pennsylvania was also subject We are seeing the social effects, including the other local papers, Harman regurgi- sound detectors, and then dealing with the to a disastrous wave of air pollution in 1948 riots, of higher food prices and food shortages tates the usual, easily-debunked canards on twelve million currently here,” hate crimes when industrial effluent trapped in an inversion in a number of developing countries. Social immigration familiar from such firebrands against Latinos skyrocket, and Immigra- layer killed 68 people and damaged the hearts instability combined with what seems to be the as Lou Dobbs and Rush Limbaugh. tion and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and lungs of hundreds more. end of cheap food have worrisome implications He repeats the common claim that un- raids of the type welcomed by Costa Mesa Global warming may affect the status of worldwide. documented immigrants cost taxpayers Mayor Allan Mansoor grow in their fre- marine ecology by stimulating the growth of Mitigating Global Warming $10 billion a year, but in fact they pay—not quency and cruelty across the nation, algae that produce toxins that can be transmitted Some of the public health effects of climate just sales taxes, income taxes, and property incarcerating hundreds of Latino immi- to humans through the consumption of change can be mitigated. Air conditioning taxes (through their rent), but also $8.5 grants for lengthy terms just for trying to shellfish. can be used to reduce the impact of rising billion a year to Social Security and pay- feed their families. The increase in sea level caused by melting temperature. Pesticides can be used to control roll taxes (from immigrants with false SS Harman’s newfound passion may win ice caps could lead to intrusion of seawater into disease-carrying insects and desalination plants cards, who will never receive the benefits.) him votes among the hardcore Orange fresh water supplies available to humans, plants can be used to replace lost fresh water due to Most Americans don’t realize that the un- County Republican faithful, but he’s in- and animals and exacerbate flooding brought drought or salt water intrusion. documented aren’t eligible for welfare, contestably contributing to the climate of about by increased precipitation. But an increase in use of air conditioning Medicaid, food stamps or state health in- hate and fear that is making millions of Floods triggered by global warming induced surance. The Congressional Budget Office lives miserable and solving no real prob- See GLOBAL WARMING, Page 5 concluded last year that the taxes undocu- lems. Heck of a job, Tommy! mented immigrants pay easily exceeds the Next installment: On healthcare? Use- cost of services they use. less as a stick in the mud! The Orange Coast Voice welcomes submissions to Community Voices by residents Then there’s the old imaginary immi- grant crime wave: In fact, studies have Vern Nelson is a pianist and composer of Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach and Seal Beach. All submissions shown clearly that immigrants commit who plays Friday and Saturday nights less crimes than native-born citizens; and at Baci Italian Restaurant in Hun- should be well researched with a maximum of 800 words and accompanied by Justice Department statistics show that tington Beach. Nelson’s website is your full name, address and phone number for verifi cation purposes. Send to noncitizens account for only 6.4 percent www.vernnelson.com and he can be of the incarcerated—far from the one-third reached via e-mail at vernpnelson@gmail. [email protected].

14 / JUNE 2008 / THE ORANGE COAST VOICE S U S T A I N A B L E L I V I N G Zero Waste Let’s get out of this dump!

By SARAH S. MOSKO up since there is none. Special to the OC Voice At Ke’an Coffee in Newport Beach, pursu- ing zero waste has meant minimizing the waste fond memory from my childhood is of endemic to running a coffee house. Allowing visiting the neighborhood dump with regular customers to leave their own mugs in my dad to drop off whatever trash, like store for reuse with each visit has been a suc- A cessful strategy, along with purchasing coffee old tires, we couldn’t burn in our backyard in- cinerator. sleeves with recycled fiber content and sell- Nowadays, the local dump has been sup- ing coffee in biodegradable bags. Spent coffee planted by centralized landfills and major re- grounds are free to gardening customers for strictions have been placed on backyard incin- the asking. eration. Our waste stream has been transformed The store’s owner, Martin Diedrich, person- also since the introduction of petroleum-based ally hauls old newspapers, cardboard boxes and plastics, single-use disposables, and packaging plastic milk jugs weekly for recycling. Asked excess. Too, products once designed for dura- why he bothers, “to be part of the paradigm of bility and repair have been replaced with flimsi- change to a sustainable future.” er versions intended to be tossed and replaced. RiCOH Electronics, Inc, maker of office In short, we’ve become a throw away so- automation equipment, illustrates zero waste ciety. applied within an international giant. Seven of As of 2006, per capita waste generation in its 9 North American facilities are in Orange the U.S. was 4.6 pounds per day, up from 2.7 County. Together, they generated 6,000 tons pounds per day in 1960, according to the U.S. of landfill waste in 1998. Environmental Protection Agency. Zero-waste-to-landfill with 100 percent re- Californians Increasingly Wasteful source recovery was established as a corporate In California, total per capita waste genera- mission in 1999 and proudly achieved within 2 tion shot up to 13.7 pounds per day in 2006, years. The company saves over $2 million an- reflecting a 3.2 pound daily increase per person nually as a result, according company spokes- in just six years. Note that these state figures person Eiko Risch. appear higher than the national ones because How has RiCOH done it? Through com- the state includes some weighty items, like de- pany-wide culture change. molition concrete, in its calculations. For starters, waste eradication is made inte- Altogether, Californians produced 92.2 mil- gral to every employee’s job, and RiCOH uses lion tons of waste in 2006 waste. Through re- its purchasing clout to insist that all raw ma- cycling, composting and transformation (e.g. terials be delivered in reusable containers and burning waste to produce energy), 54 percent contain no hazardous substances the company was diverted from landfills, leaving 42.2 mil- has banned. Disassembly of used products, like lion tons still landfill-bound. Even though the copier machines, to capture reusable parts has diversion rate has been increasing over time, also been a key factor. Thermal recycling, the the tonnage sent to landfills continues to rise conversion of waste to energy through incin- because per capita waste and population are eration, is still used as a last resort, although increasing too. the company is aiming to reduce this from 12 Together with urban sprawl, the con- to 8 percent of waste in 2008. sequence is that landfills are filling up and These exemplary businesses show there is prospects for new landfills are limited. Or- IN THE DUMPS: “Zero waste” is a fundamental rethinking of waste no one path to zero waste. Rather, zero waste ange County’s three landfills, for instance, as a valuable resource. is a process, a mindset and, for the sake of fu- are expected to have reached capacity within ture generations, a necessity. 30 years. Groundwater and air pollution from product design. By using non-toxic materials, from recycled baby diapers and in trucks run Businesses interested in learning how zero landfills create additional problems. configuring products for reuse and repair, and on bio-diesel and used vegetable oil. Waste waste can improve their bottom line are wel- Our oceans too have become repositories of directing unavoidable discards back into the sludge salvaged from paper recyclers is re- come at Orange County’s 3rd Annual Zero non-biodegradable plastic debris—the Algalita pool of resource materials, disposable waste is fashioned into packing materials that replace Waste Conference on June 26 in Irvine. Visit Marine Research Foundation in Long Beach avoided. bubble wrap and foam peanuts and later serve www.earthresource.org for details. has measured six times more plastic than zoo- Local businesses are finding that adopting a as garden compost. After the move, the boxes plankton in some areas of the Pacific. zero waste philosophy is good for the bottom are retrieved for reuse hundreds of times be- Sarah S. Mosko is a member of the Earth OC Businesses Commit to Zero Waste line as well as the environment. fore grinding them down to make new boxes. Resource Foundation, which is based in Such alarming statistics have led to the real- Earth Friendly Movers in Huntington “It’s all about closing the loop,” says company Costa Mesa. She has a Ph.D. in Psychol- ization that the idea of “away” when it comes Beach, for example, literally turns landfill founder Spencer Brown. ogy/Neuroscience with a background in to waste disposal is a luxury of the past. waste into profit. The company extracts plas- Brown claims customers can save 50 per- research. She is now a practicing licensed Enter “zero waste,” a fundamental rethink- tic containers from landfills for conversion into cent on moving costs. As to the company’s psychologist. For more information, ing of waste as a valuable resource. Zero waste durable moving boxes rented out cheaply. 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