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Eco-tip: Idling gets you nowhere
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 1 day agoLast weekend, as my kids were playing in our front yard, an old Toyota Camry parked at the curb near them was idling. Concerned about the emissions and...
Oxnard's Del Sol High has been running on diesel generators. Costs run more than $1.6M
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 1 month agoDel Sol High School in Oxnard has been running on pricey diesel generators since before doors opened...
Out with the old: $4.5M helps buy new, lower-emission farm equipment in Ventura County
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThis year, farms, ranches and wholesale nurseries across Ventura County received $4.57 million in state funds to help replace aging agricultural equipment with lower-emission versions. The goal ...
Numbers grow for electric-vehicle charging stations in Ventura County
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA $4.8 million project to install hundreds of electric vehicle charging stations in parking lots...
Eco-tip: Firing up the grill with less pollution
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIf you're planning to barbeque over the Fourth of July weekend, consider grilling in ways that emit less air pollution. Ali Ghasemi, who heads the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District ...
'It's pretty crazy:' Landmark lemon plant in Oxnard collapses under fire
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA massive fire swept through the former Sunkist plant in Oxnard's La Colonia neighborhood late...
Costco to open in Camarillo next fall
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 6 months agoEditor's note: This story has been edited to clarify Planning Commissioner Gladys Limón's comments. Costco Wholesale is expected to open a Camarillo...
Guest column: The local government takeover by pro-oil supervisors nearly complete
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 4 months agoOil companies have invested millions in recent years to elect pro-oil county supervisors and to try...
Eco-tip: From stoves to trash trucks: Regulations, not confiscations
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGas stoves have been entangled by a social media kerfuffle in recent weeks after a U.S. Consumer Product Safety commissioner's comments prompted exaggerated responses that government agents ...
Eco-tip: Here's what drivers can learn from ship captains
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 3 months agoShip captains are reducing the speed of large vessels passing through the channel off our coast, providing three environmental benefits. They cut fuel consumption, reduce air pollution and greatly ...
