From the monthly archives:

August 2007

Mineral Oil Spill Downtown: Get It While It’s Hot!

by evan austin August 31, 2007

Concerned about the cones, sand, and large “environmental spill cleanup” trucks seen along Ojai Ave today? According to Officer Thompson at the Ojai P.D., it’s a mineral oil spill that the City is cleaning up.
Mineral oil is a nearly value-less by-product of the distillation of petroleum to make gasoline, and…

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Global Warming & Time/Warner Cable!!!

by Howard Smith August 31, 2007


For those of you also suffering under the latest Time/Warner Cable TV failure, I thought I would share the new excuse I just heard over the phone from one of their Service Center staffers, Natasha:
“It’s all because of Global Warming!”
Given the magnitude of the problem, Natasha was unable to tell…

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Capitalizing on Mankind’s Fear of Death

by Mike Didj August 31, 2007

There seems to be a clear line of demarcation between those who value and respect human life and those who appear to be unable to. The Ojai Post has become an excellent forum, which clearly demonstrates this difference in perspective. There’s a growing body of evidence which seems to prove…

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ONE TON of SAND

by Michael Lind August 30, 2007

Silicon from just one ton of sand, used in photovoltaic cells, could produce as much electricity as burning 500,000 tons of coal. Get it?

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Blessed Unrest – Paul Hawken

by Raymond Powers August 30, 2007

Paul Hawken’s speech at the bioneers conference on the worlds largest movement, the hundreds of thousands of grassroots organizations that address social and environmental justice.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=N1fiubmOqH4
Paul Hawken is an environmentalist, entrepreneur, journalist, and author. Starting at age 20, he dedicated his life to sustainability and changing the relationship between business and…

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My CELL PHONE needs cooling off!

by Michael Lind August 30, 2007

You might find this funny, but I am serious. I sell solar electric systems and with all this hot weather and high electric bills my cell phone is ringing off the hook. More and more people are beginning to understand that solar is not only the right thing to do…

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Ojai in the news

by Tyler Suchman August 30, 2007

Ojai rejects ban on chain stores in downtown (VC Star)
By a 4-0 vote, the council rejected the [chain store] proposal and sent the matter back to the Planning Commission for revision — an outcome largely embraced by citizens and business owners who have debated the issue for weeks. (hat tip to…

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Dishing Ojai: Farmer and the Cook, Fred Schmitt

by Lisa Snider August 30, 2007

File this one under “food,” or “music,” but the combination is well worth it.
Last week Bill and I were looking to mix-up our Friday date-night routine and ended up at Farmer and the Cook. We heard their pizza was unparalleled and had noticed the new patio was attracting quite a…

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Step 3: Cuppa Joe 2

by evan austin August 30, 2007

In the spirit of community building, of getting to know our neighbors, of engaging in dialogue…
please join a group of Ojai Valley citizens from all walks of life and lengths of residency to explore greater understanding of one another around the ONE thing we KNOW we have in common: a…

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Michael Urbanek: Pot Meet Kettle

by Tyler Suchman August 29, 2007

Michael Urbanek, who only recently has begun participating on The Ojai Post as a commenter, has written a Guest Editorial published by the Ojai Valley News titled Letter to Ojai Liberals, which denigrates The Ojai Post readers, and those he refers to in general as “liberal”. He didn’t approach The…

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