The California Energy Commission has accused wind turbine manufacturing company, DyoCore Inc., of misrepresenting the performance of a small wind turbine in order to qualify the product for a state rebate.
SolarCity has announced it will begin installing EV charging stations in San Francisco homes for a starting price of $1,500.
The once endangered tule elk are encroaching on nearby ranch land and farmers are angry that they will outcompete cattle for the same grasses and transmit disease.
Despite the increasing popularity of car sharing among urbanities, in San Francisco not a single car has been placed in the lowest income neighborhoods in the Southeast.
Both sides of the plastic vs. paper debate are claiming victory in a California Supreme Court decision on banning plastic bags.
Marin County is making it easier for residents to install greywater recycling systems. No permits are needed for systems that handle 250 gallons or less a day.
San Francisco’s seven year effort to start a clean power program could begin as early as next June. Success will depend on whether residents choose to pay an extra $7 a month on PG&E electric bills.
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law that allows the cash-strapped agency to extend its debt capacity. Midpen will get an additional $5 million for open space purchases.
The Chronicle’s Tara Duggan is doing a great series on small-scale farms. She delves into efforts by the USDA to encourage “new farmers to get in the field.” [Read more - San Francisco Chronicle]
A two-day, invite-only conference to flesh out California Governor Jerry Brown’s plans to reach 20,000 MW of new renewable energy in the state by 2020 began today. With the budget fight behind him, Brown says clean energy is his first priority. [Read more - San Jose Mercury News]
They’re the little guys. Small, silver, nondescript fish that are so hard to tell apart that many people simply call them “baitfish.” But though they don’t command the attention of a breaching humpback whale or trophy tuna, these humble creatures known as forage species–from anchovies to squid–play a starring role in local marine ecosystems....
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has extended to June 10 the deadline for accepting public comments on a controversial proposal to eradicate nonnative house mice on the Southeast Farallon Islands. The agency hosted a public meeting on Thursday, May 12, as the first step in drafting an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the...
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"It's gettin' real in the Whole Foods parking lot" by Smog and Fog Films.
San Francisco has been identified as one of the most vulnerable cities in the nation when it comes to water-related impacts of climate change....
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Upon attending the West Coast Green events at the Moscone Center in San Francisco this week, I was thrilled to find out that Governor...
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Of the myriad of things cramming California landfills, discarded carpets are taking up lots of space. About 400 million pounds are tossed each year,...
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