SFGate.com is reporting that the air quality board is set to fine Bay Area companies that pollute.
The Bay Area air quality district became the first in the nation on Wednesday to impose fees on businesses that pump some of the highest levels of carbon dioxide into the air each year.
The 15-1 vote by the Bay [...]
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Great article about organic food in the Calgary Herald yesterday.
The focus: organic foods, and the reasons to eat them.
Most of the information is localized to Canada, but the important points remain:
Grocery stores have responded to the growing demand for organic foods and goods by expanding shelf space for organic products and creating [...]
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Our heat wave is now over, but the water issues will continue.
According to this news report, water rationing may soon be starting on 2 major San Francisco Bay Area counties.
EBMUD votes today on restrictions that may force Alamada and Contra Costa County residents to slash use by nearly 20%.
Keep in mind: it’s [...]
Good news for all Green boating aficionados: the first hybrid speedboat was on display over the weekend in San Francisco Bay.
Green technology came to the blue waters of San Francisco Bay on Friday, when what the manufacturer calls the world’s first hybrid recreational boat was introduced to two of California’s top resource officers.
The super-fast, super-sleek [...]
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Greenstrides says that San Francisco International Airport (SFO) will be reconstructed using green building materials.
And according to the San Mateo Times, it will be more than just green building materials in use:
In addition, many elements of “green” design will be incorporated. The terminal’s builders aim to use green building materials and regional [...]
We’re in the midst of a pre-summer heat wave here in the San Francisco Bay Area. So global warming is on the mind more than usual.
Seeing this article on the places most threatened by global warming has the same effect as seeing “An Inconvenient Truth”: it scares the pants off of me!
Citizen Sugar posted this, [...]
Republican Presidential nominee-to-be, Senator John McCain,
is calling for an emissions limit to fight global warming.
Well, it’s an election year, after all.
Sen. John McCain sought to distance himself from President Bush on Monday as he called for a mandatory limit on greenhouse gas emissions in the United States to combat climate change.
McCain, in a speech at [...]
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According to some US government officials, wind power will be the main weapon in the fight against global warming. And they have a plan.
Sort of.
The US Energy Department says windmills could supply 20 percent of U.S. electricity by 2030 and put a huge dent in greenhouse gas emissions.
Windmills spinning over the Great Plains [...]
Here is a very cool blog I found via the Treehugger forum:
The Green Athlete is a blog by Chris Lieto, three-time Ironman Champion and former U.S. National Ironman Champion. It’s a really cool resource, and place to keep up with Lieto’s adventures and events.
Here is the Green Athlete mission statement:
The Green Athlete, an [...]
I caught this item about Colorado Rockies pitcher Jeff Francis in the latest ESPN Magazine:
The number = $15K
When they rang in 2008, Rockies Pitcher Jeff Francis and his wife, Allison, resolved to become more conscious of the environment.
So they donated $15,000 of their own green to purchase 250 recycling bins for Coors Field. There’s one [...]
