Ventura County

The River Haven Community

Lee Schneider | Posted 11.12.2009 | Impact


Lee Schneider

I didn't know you could play a Celine Dion CD off a car battery. But Mike Casper has figured how. He's one of 20 or so residents of River Haven, a transitional encampment in Ventura County, California.

Domes for the Homeless

Lee Schneider | Posted 10.08.2009 | Technology


Lee Schneider

Can a new village of homes be built in a day? The answer is yes if you have volunteers, vision, and an innovative design for geodesic homes.

Of California, Fairgrounds and Things I Can't Afford to Buy Given the Current Budget Situation

Rose Hayden-Smith | Posted 06.18.2009 | Green


Rose Hayden-Smith

Talk about selling fairgrounds? If we value the future of agriculture in California, this is not a dare any of us should be willing to take.

California Thermal Hot Spot Reaches 812 Degrees

Fox News | Posted 09.07.2008 | Green


The ground is so hot in one part of Southern California it can melt the shoes right off your feet. An unexplained "thermal anomaly" caused a patch of...