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ZETA to open doors to 'net zero home'
(via news.cnet.com)
There's a movement afoot to make homes greener, but the impact will be limited if only wealthy people can afford them. Start-up ZETA Communities is trying to expand that movement's reach by making market-priced, "net zero" multifamily homes.In the next two weeks, the San Francisco-based company expects ...
In San Francisco, A Different Kind of Gas Station
(via www.huffingtonpost.com)
Bay Area residents have a new type of gas station at their disposal -- and it's certainly a different proposition than the average Shell or...
San Francisco to Toughen a Strict Recycling Law
(via www.enn.com)
San Francisco, which already boasts one of the most aggressive recycling programs in the country, has raised the ante, vowing to levy fines of up to $1,000 on those unwilling to separate their Kung Pao chicken leftovers from their newspapers.
NEWS BRIEF: U.S. EPA representatives to attend Saratoga public meeting to answer questions about upcoming school air monitoring
(via yosemite.epa.gov)
SAN FRANCISCO –Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency representatives will attend a public meeting in Saratoga to answer questions about upcoming air toxics monitoring at Stevens Creek Elementary School in Cupertino
San Francisco Wasted Food Fines: Waste Not, Want Not
(via www.huffingtonpost.com)
SAN FRANCISCO — Trash collectors in San Francisco will soon be doing more than just gathering garbage: They'll be keeping an eye out for people...
By Mandate of the Mayor: San Francisco Board Passes Mandatory Recycling and Compost Ordinance
(via redgreenandblue.org)
San Francisco, CA - Refuse collection has been mandatory in San Francisco since the 1930s, so perhaps it came as no surprise when the nation’s leader in recycling passed a mandatory recycling and compost ordinance on June 9, but San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom still commended the Board of Supervisors for its passage of the ordinance.Mayor Newsom’s ordinance, co-sponsored by Supervisors Ross Mi...
In San Francisco, New Regs For Recycling
(via www.npr.org)
In an effort to reduce what goes into landfills, San Francisco has adopted strict new guidelines for trash and recycling. No more throwing coffee grounds and orange peels into the garbage. Trash collectors will be watching and it could mean getting slapped with a $500 fine.
Bird In San Francisco Smacks Unsuspecting Pedestrians In The Head (VIDEO)
(via www.huffingtonpost.com)
A bird on a mission. That is the only way to describe the bird in this video from CNN, which repeatedly swoops down to smack...
Failure to Recycle to be Punishable by $500 Fine in San Francisco
(via www.treehugger.com)
Photo via SF ChronicleSan Francisco already has one of the highest recycling rates out of any city in the country—but apparently, it's not high enough. Unsatisfied by its nearly unparalleled progress, city officials are now about to make recycling and composting mandatory for each and every San Franciscan. And if they don't comply? They can say hello to a $500 fine—it's the first time in the U...
Ask Gavin Newsom Anything! Current TV Taking Your Questions
(via www.treehugger.com)
Submit a QuestionSan Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is running for governor for the state of California. Current TV is interviewing him next week and they're asking for your questions. His g...
