San Francisco Bay Area Green News (1 - 10 of 1035)
San Francisco to Launch Bike-Sharing Pilot Program this Summer
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When transit watchers look back on 2013, they'll remember it as the year of the bike share. Last month, the country watched as New York rolled out Citi Bike to much fanfare (and plenty of grumbling). Then, a couple of weeks later, Chicago officials announced
EPA Announces More Than $3 Million in Grants for Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Nationwide/ Trainees in Richmond will assist in cleanups in the Bay Area (CA)
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(06/13/13) SAN FRANCISCO – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the selection of 16 grantees for a total award of $3.2 million through the agency's Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT) program. The grants support local work to recruit, trai...
WATCH: The Most Stunning San Francisco Video You'll See All Year
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It's no secret we're suckers for time-lapse videos. What's not to love about natural splendor in slow motion, especially when it features scenes from the...
Think You're An Adventurous Food Fan? Let's See You Try This
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If you're like pretty much no one else in the universe, the first thing you thought when Rafiki held up Simba at the beginning of...
San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf - yet another reason to support endangered species protections (VIDEO)
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Sylvia Fallon, Senior Scientist, Washington, DC:Happy Endangered Species Day! To cap off our week-long series on farmers and fishermen who support endangered species protections for salmon and other fish in the Bay Delta, we present a video of Jacky Douglas, captain of the Wacky Jacky,...
San Francisco Drops Law Mandating Radiation Warning Labels on Cell Phones
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Photo via ShutterstockCiting high costs and extreme resistance from the mobile phone industry, San Francisco has dropped a law that would have required a radiation warning label to be placed on all new mobile phones sold within the city limits. On Tuesday, the
San Francisco: Issue an Impact-Rated Muni Bond in Energy Efficiency
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In light of San Francisco's Board of Supervisors resolution to divest from fossil fuels, students of Presidio Graduate School call for its issuance of the nation's first impact-rated municipal bond for energy efficiency.The post San Francisco: Issue an Impact-Rated Muni Bond in Energy Efficiency appeared first on Triple Pundit: People, Planet, Profit.
Solar Impulse: Flying from San Francisco to New York City in a solar plane
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The ultimate goal of the Solar Impulse sun-powered plane is to fly around the globe powered by only the sun's rays. But before you can run, you have to crawl and then walk...
Snøhetta and AECOM Unveil New Design for Golden State Warriors Arena in San Francisco
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Last fall, the Warriors announced plans to move from their current home in Oakland's Oracle Arena across the bay to Piers 30-32 in San Francisco. The proposal immediately raised concern that a new stadium on the city's busy waterfront would obstruct views
Is there a way to (downtown) San Jose? (by Lee Epstein)
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC: Today’s post is written by my frequent collaborator and contributor to this site, Lee Epstein  Lee is an attorney and land use planner working for sustainability in the mid-Atlantic region.  His last appearance here was on April 3 (“The...
