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Builders cheer demise of California environmental law

06/27/2011
By Joseph Doolen

Upon attending the West Coast Green events at the Moscone Center in San Francisco this week, I was thrilled to find out that Governor Jerry Brown would be speaking at the larger event for the Pacific Coast Builders Conference (PCBC) on Thursday.  It soon became evident that folks at PCBC were less concerned with...
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Bay Area aims to be nation’s EV capital

06/27/2011
By Joseph Doolen
Bay Area aims to be nation’s EV capital

The Bay Area is charging up. Along with L.A. and New York, San Francisco is one of the largest U.S. markets for plug-in electric vehicles (EVs). The pledge by the mayors of San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose in 2008 to make the metropolis the nation’s EV capital is now bearing fruit. With political...
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Environmentalists petition federal government to reduce whale mortality in California

06/13/2011
By Joseph Doolen
Environmentalists petition federal government to reduce whale mortality in California

Over 50 whale carcasses struck by ships have been discovered along the California coast in the past decade, including at least six last year and a humpback found on a San Pedro beach last month. Among those found in the Bay Area last year were three blue whales, one of which was pregnant.
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Tags: , Channel Islands, farallon islands, marine mammal, marine sanctuary, monterey bay, noaa, ship strikes, shipping, whales
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