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Article: Huntington Beach, Calif., Weighs Risk of Fouling Beach against Power Need.
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- February 22, 2001
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By Lori Aratani, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Feb. 22--HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.-- In this coastal community known as "Surf City USA," the beach is more than just scenery. It's a way of life.
During the summer, 11 million visitors come to bask along its shores. They travel from around the world to ride the waves at a spot Surfer Magazine has dubbed the "most heavily surfed beach on the West Coast." Tourism brings in an estimated $139 million each year.
But today residents are worried that the desperate scramble to solve the state's energy crisis by getting more power online could environmentally damage ...