Scott MillerStaff Writer On Sept. 27, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger visited Pepperdine to sign Assembly Bill 32, the California Climate Act of 2006, into law. Basically the bill would combat global warming threats by restricting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from California businesses. While global warming is a threat, and needs to be solved, the answer is not through more … [Read more...] about Lessen global warming restrictions
Eco issues concern local community
MARY WISNIEWSKIAssistant Living Editor It was a cool, Friday night in Bluff Park of Malibu, and actor Pierce Brosnan gathered with students, families and fellow celebrities to watch “An Inconvenient Truth,” a movie about the effects of global warming. This was not just a typical movie in the park, according to Brosnan’s official Web site. It was a kick-off event to raise … [Read more...] about Eco issues concern local community
Waves battle in preseason play
SHUHEI MATSUOAssistant Sports Editor Before the spring season begins in January, the Pepperdine women’s tennis team kicked off its fall action Friday when players traveled different places for non-team tournaments. Junior Vanessa Dunlap and sophomore Alicia Poladian represented the Waves at the San Diego State Fall Tennis Classic in San Diego on Friday. Although the Pepperdine … [Read more...] about Waves battle in preseason play
Resident opposition to drilling fueled by pollution concerns
RICHARD NAVANews Assistant Malibu residents have banned together to oppose a new Liquid Natural Gas station being built 14 miles off the coast of Ventura County, eight miles north of campus on Pacific Coast Highway. BHP Billiton Petroleum Inc., is currently trying to gain approval to build a LNG station, Cabrillo Port, to be used to receive imported LNG and store the natural … [Read more...] about Resident opposition to drilling fueled by pollution concerns
Border fence ignores broader immigration issues
Jim CohenStaff Writer The United States Senate successfully passed immigration legislation only hours before Congress left Washington D.C. for a six-week recess in the run-up to the mid-term elections held on Nov. 7. The legislation funds a 700-mile fence on the border between the United States and Mexico to stymie the flow of illegal immigrants crossing the border into the … [Read more...] about Border fence ignores broader immigration issues