A Sampling of Clips for February 27^th, 2008

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Top Water Utilities to Study Climate Change
Reuters, Feb. 26 -- Eight of the top U.S. water utilities are joining forces to study how rising sea levels, droughts and other effects of global warming are taking a toll on supplies of drinking water, they said on Tuesday. The coalition, known as the Water Utility Climate Alliance, said water agencies need access to the best possible climate change research as they prepare to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in infrastructure over the next 15 years. (Mentions Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD). More

The Cold Truth About Climate Change
Salon.com, Feb. 27 -- Deniers continue to insist there's no consensus on global warming. Well, there's not. There's well-tested science and real-world observations. (Mentions Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD). More

San Diego Officials Upset Over
Plan To Move Emergency Cache To LA
KNBC, Feb. 26 -- The San Diego County Board of Supervisors went on record Tuesday against a federal agency's plans to move a 12-ton cache of emergency medical supplies from San Diego to Los Angeles, City News Service reported. "Sometimes the federal government gets a good idea. Unfortunately, this is not one of them," Supervisor Ron Roberts said. (Quotes Dr. Jake Jacoby, a UCSD Medical Center physician). More

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Year in Rewind
San Diego Magazine, Feb. 26 – It’s always satisfying to review San Diego’s theater year and realize that much of the best work appeared on smaller stages. We can be justifiably proud that our two large companies, the Old Globe and La Jolla Playhouse, have each won the Tony for outstanding regional theater and have contributed so many productions to Broadway and national stages. But what truly makes a city’s theater scene vibrant are the less-heralded groups whose offerings provide a more colorful palette, which naturally increases audience size and sophistication. (Mentions Dr. Floyd Gaffney a UCSD professor emeritus). More

César E. Chávez Commemorations
KNSD, Feb. 26 -- NBC 7/39 honors a true American hero; César Estrada Chávez, a civil rights, Latino, farm worker, and labor leader; a religious and spiritual figure; a community servant and social entrepreneur; a crusader for nonviolent social change; and an environmentalist and consumer advocate. ( Mentions UCSD’s Early Academic Outreach Program). More

Latin American Art
Southwest Art Magazine, Feb. -- Phantom Sightings: Art after the Chicano Movement, on view at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) beginning April 6, is the first major consideration of the legacy of Chicano art in almost two decades. (Mentions UCSD visual arts professor Rubén Ortiz-Torres). More