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PHOTOS: The Cleanest Southern California Beaches

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 05.26.2012

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The good news is just in time for summer. Despite occasional sewage spilling into our oceans, the water at LA County Beaches is actually getting clean...

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See The Mural That Has Santa Monica Fuming (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Lucy Blodgett | Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: Heal the Bay House, Oceans at Risk, Oceans at Risk House, La Impact, Adam Corlin, Santa Monica Graffiti House, Slidepollajax, Retna, Santa Monica Art House, Risk, Heal the Bay, Video, Los Angeles News

"Somebody may like a Renoir, but I like a RETNA," Adam Corlin told The Huffington Post. "I like street art. I think it is beautiful, and it sends a me...

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'Parents Should Be Outraged'

2011-03-16-Screenshot20110316at9.39.25AM.jpeg | Posted 10.19.2011

Read More: Plastics Industry Education, Plastic Lobbyists, California Plastic Bag, California Plastics Industry Textbooks, Plastics Industry Textbooks, Heal the Bay, Plastic Lobbyists California Textbooks, Plastic Bags California Textbooks, California Plastic Bag Ban, American Chemistry Council, San Francisco News

This article comes to us courtesy of California Watch. By Susanne Rust Under pressure from the American Chemistry Council, a lobbying group for ...

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A Closer Look at the Beneficiaries of KROQ's Weenie Roast

Brandon Deroche | Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: Foo Fighters, Foster the People, Linkin Park, Bad Religion, Kroq, The Strokes, Surfrider Foundation, Weenie Roast, Music for Relief, Cage the Elephant, Young-the-Giant, Rise Against, Heal the Bay, La Impact, Los Angeles News
Brandon Deroche

Tucked somewhere around the Jose Cuervo banana-eating contest, the three beneficiaries made their home. Each organization worked to educate the concert-goers about the work they're doing.

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PHOTOS: LA's Cleanest And Dirtiest Beaches

Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: Heal the Bay Beach Report Card, La's Best, Los Angeles Beaches, Los Angeles County Beaches, Heal the Bay, Los Angeles News

According to Heal the Bay's annual Beach Report Card, LA county's beach monitoring programs remain robust and almost unaffected by state budget cuts. ...

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Heal the Bay Food Benefit Is Gold's Best Ever

Jay Weston | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cut, Jitlada, Jonathan Gold, LA Weekly, Mozza, Heal the Bay, Los Angeles News
Jay Weston

It is the unexpected gems which make an event like this such a treat... the discovery of flavorful bombs which blow your mind and stimulate your imagination.

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Taste 200 Years of Mexico's Cuisine

Huffington Post | Nicole Larson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Casita Mexicana, 200 Years of Mexico's Cuisine, Taste of Mexico Association, La Monarca Bakery, Frida, Guelaguetza, Heal the Bay, LA Culture, Los Angeles News

Who: Mexican food lovers who want to eat for a charitable cause What: The Taste of Mexico Association celebrates "200 Years of Mexico's Cuisine," an ...

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Youth Movement to Reduce Plastic Pollution

Lisa Kaas Boyle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Santa Monica High School, Elkay Hydration Stations, Plastic Pollution, Tedx, Team Marine, Jordan Howard, JD Russo, Asthma, Plastic Pollution Coalition, Autism, Cancer, Plastic Bag Ban, Plastic Bottles, Brentwood School, Heal the Bay, Green News
Lisa Kaas Boyle

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Four Deals On Eco-Fashion: Fair Trade, Upcycling, & Natural Ingredients

Your Daily Thread | Sara Roderick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Heal the Bay, Slidepollajax, Your Daily Thread, La Shopping, Upcycling, Los Angeles News

Your Daily Thread rounds up Eco-shopping deals from around the web. By Sara Roderick ...

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Heal the Bay Helps Beaches Year Round

Terry Gardner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Heal the Bay, Litter, Coastal Cleanup Day, Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, Cigarette Butts, Runoff, Volunteers, Los Angeles News
Terry Gardner

If everyone took a trash bag and a plastic glove with them to the beach, we could help the ocean for 15 minutes before frolicking in the surf and sand the rest of the day.

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25-Foot Turtle Stumps for Plastic Bag Ban

Lisa Kaas Boyle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: AB 1998, Pacific Leatherback Turtles, Environment California, Sea Turtles, Plastic Pollution, The Surfrider Foundation, Single-Use-Plastics, Heal the Bay, Single Use Bag Reduction Act, Plastic Pollution Coalition, Charles Moore, Plastic Bag Ban, Plastic Bags, Calcoast, Green News
Lisa Kaas Boyle

If The Single-Use Bag Reduction Act passed, California would be the first state in America to prohibit single-use plastic bags in grocery stores, convenience stores and pharmacies.

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WATCH: 'The Majestic Plastic Bag' -- Hilarious Nature Mockumentary With Jeremy Irons

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: AB 1998, Ab 1998 Mockumentary, Video, Plastic Bag Documentary, Jeremy Irons Plastic Bag, Heal the Bay, Plastic Bag Mockumentary, Majestic Plastic Bag, Heal the Bay Mockumentary, Plastic Bag Jeremy Irons, Plastic Pollution, Green News

With the California Senate preparing to vote on AB 1998 -- a bill that would ban plastic bags statewide -- Heal the Bay has released a hilarious mocku...

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Jonathan Gold: Are We Running Out Of Fish?

Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Michael-Cimarusti, LA Restaurants, Best of La, Jonathan Gold, Heal the Bay, Los Angeles News

LA Weekly food critic Jonathan Gold and brother Mark Gold, president of Heal the Bay, joined Santa Monica Seafood VP Logan Kock and Providence chef Mi...

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Hollywood and Mass Transit: Buddy, Can You Spare a Dime?

Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Variety, Department of Water and Power, Sarah Pallin, 30/10, Heal the Bay, An Inconvenient Truth, Hollywood, Mark Gold, Bob Iger, Barker Hangar, Toy Story 3, Ari Emanuel, Entertainment, William Morris Emanuel, Toyota Prius, Metro, Fundraiser, Disney, Mass Transit, Gulf Oil Spill, Newsweek, Los Angeles News
Joel Epstein

It's time to celebrate the pro-environment, pro-community, good-for-the-economy and anti-gridlock reality that a positive portrayal of urban mass transit can help create.

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Which Beaches Made Heal The Bay's Most Polluted List?

Posted 11.01.2011

Read More: Green Living, Oceans, Best Beaches, Slidepollajax, California-Beaches, Beaches, Heal the Bay, Los Angeles News

Via LA Times, eco-watchdog Heal the Bay has come out with their 2009-2010 20th Annual Beach Report Card. The publication provides a thorough evaluati...

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True Angels in the City of Angels: The Top 5 Social Enterprises in LA

Jonathan Greenblatt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: City Year, Chrysalis, Treepeople, Arne Duncan, Liberty Hill, Operation USA, Green Dot, Matt Petersen, Ed Norton, Los Angeles, Mark Gold, Mario Lopez, Social Enterprise, Brad Pitt, Steve Barr, Social Entrepreneurship, Alan Khazei, United Way, Handson-Network, Adlai-Wertman, International Medical Corps, Leonardo Dicaprio, Global Green, Heal the Bay, Los Angeles News
Jonathan Greenblatt

Despite the negative press, LA is a vibrant hub of ethnicities and ideas, a thriving metropolis that spurs continuous innovation for the common good.

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The Santa Monica Pier: Still Hip at 100

Terry Gardner | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Carousel, 100 Years Old, Santa Monica-California, Heal the Bay, Santa Monica Pier, Pacific Park, Solar Powered Ferris Wheel, Santa Monica, Eco-Friendly, Green, Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, Birthday, Hippodrome, Healthy Living News
Terry Gardner

If you live in the Los Angeles area or will be visiting this week, there's a big shindig in Santa Monica on Wednesday evening, September 9, 2009 to celebrate the 100th birthday of the Santa Monica Pier.

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Greening Hollywood: Westside Story And Eastside Luv

Paige Donner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alfre Woodard, Youth Technology Center, Sharon Lawrence, Fascon Technologies, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, Mark Gold, Participant Productions, Skoll Foundation, Taboo, Barker Hangar, Rosario Dawson, La Ley, Father Greg Boyle, Culture Clash, Cirque Du Soleil, Eastside Luv, Sen. Fran Pavley, Boyle Heights, Adrian Grenier, Global Green USA, Heal the Bay, Antonio Villaraigosa, Sotomayor, Green News
Paige Donner

Sort of a citywide festival of "You're great." "No, YOU'RE great."

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Greening Hollywood: TreePeople's L.A. 2.0

Paige Donner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jonas Brothers, Victoria Principal, Helping Hands, Andy Lipkis, Treepeople, Cisterns, Debby Ryan, Mayor Villaraigosa, Dorothy Green, Jeff Lake, Disney Environmentality, Platinum LEED Building, Robert Iger, Suite Life on Deck, Wildfires, Disney Kids, Disney, Los Angeles Green Schools, Reforestation, Heal the Bay, Greening Hollywood, Fema, California Wildlife Restoration, Red Cross, San Diego Foundation, Green News
Paige Donner

"We're doing a full retrofit of Los Angeles. L.A. 2.0. We're creating a sustainable prototype by retrofitting Los Angeles with a functioning forest."

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