As narrated by legendary counterculture filmmaker John Waters, there was time when the Salton Sea, tucked into the southeast corner of California was known as the Riviera of the West — a haven for jetsetters and vacationers. Originally created by accident, it's now called one of the country's worst ecological disasters: a fetid, stagnant, salty lake, coughing up dead fish and birds by the thousands. Still, a hardy few have hung on there, hoping for help to come along and restore the lake to its former glory. Congressman Sonny Bono himself was once dedicated to saving the lake, until he went skiing one day... Eccentrics abound in this surreal landscape: the naked guy who waves to passing RVs; the man who built his own holy mountain; beer-loving Hungarian Hunky Daddy; the guys who plan to get rich someday when this virtual sewer becomes a Riviera again. Hair-raising and hilarious, part history lesson, part cautionary tale and part portrait of one of the strangest communities you've ever seen, this is the American Dream gone as stinky as a dead carp.

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A short film about my favorite post-apocalyptic hell-hole, the Salton Sea. Music composed by Michael Picton. Download the song on CD Baby: www.cdbaby.com A few people have asked in the comments if I'm a writer. Yes I am! My first novel comes out in a few weeks, and can be pre-ordered here: www.amazon.com My equipment: Canon 5DmkII 24mm lens & 100mm lens Steadicam Merlin Final Cut Studio & Color An awesome composer named Michael Picton, who would probably object to being listed as "equipment" but also will probably not read this. Also, to those considering a visit to the salton sea, be warned that it can get up to 110-120 degrees, you'll be far from a garage should you break down, and it can smell pretty awful. Late fall and early spring are much better times to go!

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The 10 Minute Version of the ecological issues surrounding the Salton Sea Of Southern California. The 50 min version can be purchased at: www.greenwaterfilms.com or at Amazon.com DOWNLOAD PURCHASE AS MP4 AT: store.payloadz.com

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As narrated by legendary counterculture filmmaker John Waters, there was time when the Salton Sea, tucked into the southeast corner of California was known as the Riviera of the West, a haven for jetsetters and vacationers. Originally created by accident, it's now one of the country's worst ecological disasters: a fetid, stagnant, salty lake, coughing up dead fish and birds by the thousands. Still, a hardy few have hung on there, hoping for help to come along and restore the lake to its former glory. Congressman Sonny Bono himself was once dedicated to saving the lake, until he went skiing one day. Eccentrics abound in this surreal landscape: the naked guy who waves to passing RVs; the man who built his own holy mountain; beer-loving Hungarian Hunky Daddy; the guys who plan to get rich someday when this virtual sewer becomes a Riviera again. Hair-raising and hilarious, part history lesson, part cautionary tale and part portrait of one of the strangest communities you've ever seen, this is the American Dream gone as stinky as a dead carp.

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The Salton Sea is a photographer's dreamscape, boasting some of the most stunning images you'll ever see, both natural and man-made.TurnHere, Inc., produces Internet video for a variety of businesses across the globe including media, real estate, small businesses, travel and financial services. Our 2000 filmmakers shoot and produce Internet videos in more than 50 countries that emotionally engage viewers with compelling, authentic stories. With deep backgrounds in media and video production, our in-house team of producers work with our partners on creative treatments and leverage the talent of our filmmaking network. We help our partners distribute their videos across the Web to a variety of partners including Google, Yahoo!, AOL and MSN. Founded in 2005, the company is privately-held and based in Emeryville, California.

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The Mangusta & LAFCO team visits the Salton Sea to see the world record attempts at speed on the water by legends like Bob Teague, Tony Scarlata et. al

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Live in Oviedo, with special guest Niall Vallely.

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Petre Melvin on her golf cart giving us a tour of Bombay Beach. (an excerpt from the feature documentary, PLAGUES & PLEASURES ON THE SALTON SEA)

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Photo shoot for the new album; How can I get an autogram?; Brad's Hair: Kills Fish Dead!; Say hello to Cowboy Mike Want more LPTV? Check out the full episodes, available now at iTunes. Click the link below to get the LPTV Season Pass, get the new album Minutes To Midnight and more! www.warnerbrosrecords.com

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Hot Snakes - Salton City from their album Automatic Midnight (2000) lyrics: I'm set up In Salton City Salton City Is a waste of salt I'm alone for now but I'm waiting on friends And my civic duty I got propriety and a place for this all Sure I'm low on Plaster 'O Paris Sure I'm low on gasoline But I read up on Bergen-Belsen And I read up And I'm set up For Deir Yassin C'mon Give us a kiss Iodine/cubic tons Alkaline I'm having no fun I'm the eyes, I'm the ears, I'm the hands and the arms Of the new Civic Guard And I read up And I'm set up And you know that a man is hard to find

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Theme from the movie The Salton Sea, performed by Terence Blanchard.

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Out in the California desert the crew of RV Today met up with a group of weekend warriors, a growing trend of RVers who like to take their toys with them on an adventure. Bringing their ATVs, motorcycles and dune buggies, the weekend warriors like the wide open spaces to explore and blaze new trails. These RVers shun the luxury resorts and boondock where there is plenty of space to roam. No better place to roam free than the California desert near the Salton Sea. The sea has been getting bad rep, but youll put all those bad rumors aside when you take in the scenic views of the water on the east side. For the weekend warrior there is no better place than the Salton Sea to spend a vacation four wheeling and blazing trails.

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This is some footage I shot of the very weird town on the bank of the Salton Sea. Its a total ghost town, and even though there are cars in the footage, I only saw a handful of random people (who stared us down). This was a Saturday afternoon, and the bar was closed, mini mart boarded up, and the church yard looked like a prison yard!

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Learn how scientists use both onshore and offshore geologic data from the Salton Sea to understand the history of faulting and earthquakes in the southern most reaches of the San Andreas fault. Join Dr. Neal Driscoll as he describes the latest findings on regional earthquake hazards and relates the perils of conducting research in this geologically fascinating but at times inhospitable region of Southern California. Series: "Perspectives on Ocean Science" [8/2006] [Science] [Show ID: 11790]

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Small road-trip to the Salton Sea, not far from Palm Sprigs. Dead fish, abandoned resorts.

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Two Professional Street Freestyle riders Nick Apex and Ernie Vigil take on a dare to take part in a full blown TT Scooter race on the streets of California. Long gruling laps around the Salton Sea make for crazy halucinations and idiotic madness at its finest. Follow the Empire Freestyle riders as they take part in yet another off the wall adventure. Riders; Ernie Vigil Nick Apex Film: Nick Hill Ernie Vigil Nick Apex Edit: Ernie Vigil www.freestyleempire.com

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Just a trip to The Salton Sea Ca. 1/10/2009. This was once a hot spot with the tourists. Big movie stars would have their boats docked and hang out at the waterfront bars. The fishing was also good. Corvina, Talapia, Croaker and Sago. Now the sea has died along with most of the fish due to the salinity of the water.

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A former desert oasis faces environmental challenges, a water crisis and someday the Big One. Why we can't let the sun go down on the Salton Sea. This video was produced for Scripps Institution of Oceanography's FREE, award-winning, explorations e-magazine. SIGN UP for explorations: explorations.ucsd.edu

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There's something brewing out in the desert with Sean Malto, James Hardy, and Dillon Aguilar. The crew took a trip out to the abandoned resort at the Salton Sea in Southern California's desert.

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The Salton Sea is an incongruous sight: a huge body of water in the middle of a desert. And with good reason. California's largest lake was created purely by accident in 1905 when floodwaters from the Colorado River burst past a series of dams and settled in a naturally salty depression more than 228 feet below sea level. Ever since, the lake has been a Southern California oasis, rich in wildlife. Its future, however, is in doubt. The Salton Sea was once a popular place for boating, swimming, fishing, etc., but an increase in the salt level of the water caused large numbers of fish to die and the water became foul. This, in addition to a couple of hurricanes in the 1970's, caused the communities surrounding the sea to deteriorate. The Salton Sea was recently featured on Life After People on the History Channel. These days there are NOT that many dead fish on the shores - in fact, on doesn't really smell dead fish around the shores anymore. The Sea itself is technically safe to swim in. The lake is NOT polluted with sewage, rather there are times of year when the decaying algae blooms give off a surfer odor which only smells like sewage. I must say, again, that the smell from the lake has actually been decent lately. I have several hundred Salton Sea photos - including many of what is seen in this video - on my Flickr page at www.flickr.com Visit the Salton Sea State Recreation Area: www.parks.ca.gov Check out the Salton Sea History Museum website: saltonseamuseum.org Want <b>...</b>

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from Believersunderground Well Scott called it on 7/17/10 now its finally acknowledged on the news today a year later. Engineering of the Colorado River may have delayed an overdue large earthquake along the southern San Andreas Fault, UC San Diego researchers say in a new study. But as stresses keep building, faults under the Salton Sea may trigger a big quake anyway, the researchers said. The faults, some of which the researchers discovered, could trigger ruptures in a "strike-slip stepover zone," they said. That's the same fault configuration that triggered the disastrous 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Strike-slip faults are vertical or nearly vertical, caused when adjacent land blocks, or plates, move horizontally. They are a common cause of earthquakes in California, said Neal Driscoll, a study author and professor at UCSD's Scripps Institution of Oceanography. A stepover zone is an area where faults are close enough that movement on one can trigger another. "Such an event could propagate northward, producing strong shaking and significant damage to the Los Angeles metropolitan area," said the study, published online Sunday in the journal Nature Geoscience. Simulations of northward-trending earthquakes along the San Andreas Fault indicate that they will be more damaging than any going south, the paper said. "We've learned if we start the fault propagating from south to north, large metropolitan areas like Riverside and Los Angeles will experience more ground shaking <b>...</b>

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Public welcome. 99-155 Sea View Drive, North Shore, CA 92254 www.SaltonSeaMuseum.org for more information Abandoned for a few decades, this place has now been restored. Thanks to federal stimulus funding and the work of the East Valley Historical Society, the North Shore Yacht Club has been renovated to its original appearance. The revamped club will serve as a senior center, community center, and museum - the latter under the direction of North Shore preservationist Jennie Kelly, who has already helped bring the long-extinct boat races back to the sea. The new museum is where the tale of Albert Frey's shimmering yacht club - with its fantastic ups and downs - will finally be told. The North Shore Yacht Club is an historically significant--not to mention architecturally significant--part of California's legacy. The North Shore Yacht club was the whimsical design of noted architect Albert Frey, who just happened to be a resident of the Coachella Valley. Completed in 1958 by developers Ray Ryan and Trav Rogers, North Shore Beach Yacht Club was one of the largest marinas in Southern California and carried a price tag of $2 million. Celebrities like The Beach Boys, Jerry Lewis, and the Marx Brothers partied there and or docked boats at the marina. - The Salton Sea Chronicles A promotional video for the Yacht Club in its heyday - check out how nice this place once was: www.youtube.com This location is featured in the music video Swing Out Sister - Fooled By A Smile: www <b>...</b>

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The disintegration - in less than 25 years - of what was once called 'The Second Palm Springs". From beautiful resort to ghost region in 1 generation. The after-effects of human activity at its worst.

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Tour of the outside of an abandoned apartment building in Salton City. This is one of many abandoned buildings along the Salton Sea. Ihave several hundred Salton Sea photos - including many of what is seen in this video - on my Flickr page at www.flickr.com The Salton Sea was once a popular place for boating, swimming, fishing, etc., but an increase in the salt level of the water caused large numbers of fish to die and the water became foul. This, in addition to a couple of hurricanes in the 1970's, caused the communities surrounding the sea to deteriorate. The Salton Sea was recently featured on Life After People on the History Channel.

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This video was at the Salton Sea near Palm Springs California January 21-24 2009. Tim Floyd legal Eagle.

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A quick tour of the abandoned North Shore Yacht Club at the Salton Sea in the middle of the desert in California. Bask in its glory. The North Shore Yacht Club is an historically significant--not to mention architecturally significant--part of California's legacy. The North Shore Yacht club was the whimsical design of noted architect Albert Frey, who just happened to be a resident of the Coachella Valley. Completed in 1958 by developers Ray Ryan and Trav Rogers, North Shore Beach Yacht Club was one of the largest marinas in Southern California and carried a price tag of $2 million. Celebrities like The Beach Boys, Jerry Lewis, and the Marx Brothers partied there and / or docked boats at the marina. Renovation of the old Yacht Club on the North Shore of the Salton Sea; the Albert Frey building will be restored and turned into a community center and child care facility. The $3.5 million project will create 80 construction jobs. This location is featured in the video Swing Out Sister - Fooled By A Smile The Salton Sea was recently featured on Life After People on the History Channel. I have several hundred Salton Sea photos - including many of what is seen in this video - on my Flickr page at www.flickr.com

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The Salton Sea is an incongruous sight: a huge body of water in the middle of a desert. And with good reason. California's largest lake was created purely by accident in 1905 when floodwaters from the Colorado River burst past a series of dams and settled in a naturally salty depression more than 228 feet below sea level. Ever since, the lake has been a Southern California oasis, rich in wildlife. Its future, however, is in doubt. The Salton Sea was once a popular place for boating, swimming, fishing, etc., but an increase in the salt level of the water caused large numbers of fish to die and the water became foul. This, in addition to a couple of hurricanes in the 1970's, caused the communities surrounding the sea to deteriorate. The Salton Sea was recently featured on Life After People on the History Channel. These days there are NOT that many dead fish on the shores - in fact, on doesn't really smell dead fish around the shores anymore. The Sea itself is technically safe to swim in. The lake is NOT polluted with sewage, rather there are times of year when the decaying algae blooms give off a surfer odor which only smells like sewage. I must say, again, that the smell from the lake has actually been decent lately. I have several hundred Salton Sea photos - including many of what is seen in this video - on my Flickr page at www.flickr.com Visit the Salton Sea State Recreation Area: www.parks.ca.gov Check out the Salton Sea History Museum website: saltonseamuseum.org Want <b>...</b>

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The Salton Sea was originally expected to become the next Palm Springs -- but with a large lake to provide numerous water recreation activities: boating, fishing, swimming, water skiing, sailing, and more. Around the Sea, yacht clubs, marinas, and hotels were built. Master planned communities were slated. Water, sewer, and power lines were laid. Streets were paved and street signs installed. People bought empty lots -- in hopes of the land rapidly increasing in value. After all, how could waterfront property NOT be a great investment? Things were looking great for the Salton Sea... ...until the salinity of the water began rising to unnatural levels. The unnatural salt level of the water began killing the fish -- hundreds of thousands of dead fish began washing ashore. In addition to the stench of the dead fish, algae blooms would choke the water, die off, and make the stench even worse. In 1976, Hurricane Kathleen caused flooding and other damage to the area. Since then, many buildings around the Sea have been abandoned and continue to decay. Nowadays, the Sea is like a swimming pool without any functioning circulation pumps or filters. There is no fresh water flowing into the sea -- so the water remains stagnant. Several ideas for saving the Salton Sea have been devised, but nobody has been able to secure sufficient funding to implement any restoration plans. Despite all the decay seen here, there are still many residents that remain in the town of Bombay Beach. The <b>...</b>

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Animation of the drawdown of Lake Cahuilla to the present day Salton Sea

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The Salton Sea fly-in was great! Nice weather, great people and the flying was spectacular. What more could you ask for.

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This is another segment from the LIFE+ DVD MAGAZINE series. In this segment we take a day trip to the Salton Sea in search of skateable material. Starring Sayer Danforth, Santiago Azpuera, Matt Andrews and more.

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Tour of the inside of an abandoned apartment building in Salton City. This is one of many abandoned buildings along the Salton Sea. TheSalton Sea was once a popular place for boating, swimming, fishing, etc., but an increase in the salt level of the water caused large numbers of fish to die and the water became foul. This, in addition to a couple of hurricanes in the 1970's, caused the communities surrounding the sea to deteriorate. The Salton Sea was recently featured on Life After People on the History Channel. I have several hundred Salton Sea photos - including many of what is seen in this video - on my Flickr page at www.flickr.com

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WATCH IN HIGH QUALITY. CLICK BY VIEW COUNT. In one of the lowest, driest places in North America sits the Salton Sea, which is really a man-made lake, in a desert basin. It is Californias largest body of water, approximately 35 miles north of the Mexican border and 130 miles east of San Diego, in what was once the northern extension of the Gulf of California (see diagram). The Salton Seas surface is approximately 227 feet below sea level. It covers 381 square miles and averages 31 feet deep (maximum depth is 51 feet). On three sides it is bordered by mountains. There is no outlet for its Water except for evaporation, which occurs at a high rate because of the hot and dry climate. Although freshwater feeds it, the sea is now 25 percent saltier than the ocean.

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Some footage I shot around the Salton Sea in California.

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A mortician, alone on the shores of the Salton Sea, braves 110 degree temperatures to film a tribute to the endless beauty of decay. More info here: www.orderofthegooddeath.com Music is the amazing Seth Nemec's "Triplanetary"

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This is the proposed heist scenario from "The Salton Sea." Kujo wants to steal Bob Hope's stool sample, and then sell it on eBay (of course).

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