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- LEED Platinum UCSB student housing harnesses Californias coastal climate Thu, 6 Jun 19, 2:30amThe University of California Santa Barbara boasts not only a beautiful campus near the ocean, but also recently completed student housing that’s been certified LEED Platinum...
- Wildfires in California now larger than NYC and Boston combined Tue, 12 Dec 17, 1:21amThe wildfires raging throughout Southern California are now so fierce and widespread they cover a land area larger than Boston and New York City combined...
- Two giant volcanic eruptions formed Yellowstone's iconic caldera Sat, 28 Oct 17, 1:22amResearchers now believe the sprawling Yellowstone caldera was created by two massive eruptions from the supervolcano that occurred approximately 630,000 years ago...
- Turns out, two giant volcanic eruptions formed Yellowstone's iconic caldera Sat, 28 Oct 17, 1:22amResearchers now believe the sprawling Yellowstone caldera came into being as a result of two massive eruptions from the supervolcano that occurred approximately 630,000 years ago...
- Why didn’t the California pipeline that spilled 101,000 gallons of oil have an auto shut-off valve? Wed, 27 May 15, 4:13amThe Plains All American Pipeline that burst on May 19 and spilled oil into the Pacific Ocean is the only pipeline of its kind in the United States that was not required to have an auto shut off valve, according to latest...
- More settled science: The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is 20 million years older than thought Thu, 5 Sep 13, 4:17amFrom the University of California – Santa Barbara West Antarctica ice sheet existed 20 million years earlier than previously thought (Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– The results of research conducted by professors at...
- The Santa Barbara Auto Camp is a Hotel for Airstream Lovers Tue, 22 Jan 13, 2:30amRead the rest of The Santa Barbara Auto Camp is a Hotel for Airstream Lovers Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: airstream trailer, american riviera, anacapa, Arizona, California, central coast, corian,...
- New study demonstrates the role of urban greenery in CO2 exchange Thu, 28 Jun 12, 1:06amFrom the University of California – Santa Barbara In what might be the first study to report continuous measurements of net CO2 exchange of urban vegetation and soils over a full year or more, scientists from UC Santa...
- Tech Talk - The Oil that Lies Offshore California Sun, 19 Jun 11, 10:08pmLast week I covered some of the early history of the development of the oil industry in California, and briefly mentioned the difficulties in integrating an ongoing oil industry into a thriving surface community...
- Stillwater Dwellings Finishes Soaring Butterfly Roof Prefab Home In Santa Barbara Sat, 14 May 11, 3:13amRead the rest of Stillwater Dwellings Finishes Soaring Butterfly Roof Prefab Home In Santa Barbara Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", butterfly roof, eco design, energy...