California Advocacy Director for the Natural Resources Defense Council
California Advocacy Director for the Natural Resources Defense Council
PROFILE
Ann Notthoff
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FROM Ann Notthoff
Which Way, L.A.?
Wind on the Water: Will California Accept Turbines Off the Coast? In San Francisco today, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has been chairing a hearing on oil drilling off the shores of California. The Bush Administration left behind a proposal to offer 44 million acres off the coasts of Mendocino and Humboldt counties up north and 89 million acres of the counties of San Diego, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo.
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