They always say that viable, commercial nuclear fusion is 30 years away from reality. Thirty years ago they said it… Read more Bottling the stars
Author: Aaron
Energy nerd, former environment journalist and current communications professional for Oregon's largest publicly owned utility.
Man vs. trout vs. drought
We can adapt to California’s crippling, three-year drought: we use less water, let our lawns dry up, import the rest… Read more Man vs. trout vs. drought
Nostalgia for abalone is the reason to bring them back
It’s a tale all too common: it’s tastes good so we end up eating waaaaaaaay too much of it. Except… Read more Nostalgia for abalone is the reason to bring them back
Solar’s time is now
With incentives the way they are, there’s not much reason to pass up on solar. Federal tax credits. Multiple financing… Read more Solar’s time is now
Hire those sharks a PR agent because attacks aren’t common, experts say.
Shark Week on the Discovery Channel. Jaws. Sharknado. All perpetuate what is, actually, largely a myth that sharks commonly attack… Read more Hire those sharks a PR agent because attacks aren’t common, experts say.
Stuck with the tab: L.A. County must clean up runoff
Los Angeles County didn’t create the pollution problem, exactly, but now it must clean it up. The runoff that flows… Read more Stuck with the tab: L.A. County must clean up runoff
When kayaks and contaminants collide
I spent about two months, on and off, reporting out my recent Long Beach Register story about the Los Angeles… Read more When kayaks and contaminants collide
Long Beach breakwater fight takes timeout
This timeout wasn’t called be either team, pro-breakwater or anti-breakwater. Instead, it was the federal government who called it, intentionally… Read more Long Beach breakwater fight takes timeout
Making Cambodia Town proud again
It was an emotional refrain I heard several times while reporting my story profiling Long Beach’s Cambodia Town. Pride. Cambodia… Read more Making Cambodia Town proud again
Long Beach woman sues cemetery for coyote attack
Klarissa Barrera, a then-2-year-old child who suffered a coyote attack at Cypress cemetery in July, has a thin, white scar… Read more Long Beach woman sues cemetery for coyote attack
Aaron Orlowski 