The Daily Catch: Bay Area headlines

• Rare earth metals under Pacific hard to get
  By Alison Hawkes 

  07/12/2011

  The high tech and hybrid vehicle market are fueling high demand for rare earth metals. But a promising stash deep under the Pacific will be all but impossible to reach, say experts.

• Hunters Point environmental case cleared
  By Alison Hawkes 

  07/12/2011

  A California judge determined that toxins and asbestos leaching from the Superfund site would be properly mitigated, clearing the way for the massive redevelopment to proceed.

• America’s Cup races to impact SF shoreline
  By Alison Hawkes 

  07/12/2011

  San Francisco officials expect a half million people to show up to the 2013 event. Wildlife habitat may be in danger of the trampling crowds.

• Climate change is making California coast cooler, rainer
  By Alison Hawkes 

  07/06/2011

  Yearly rainfall has increased 6 percent in San Francisco over the last 30 years, a trend that matches climate change predictions. Inland, however, is heating up.

• California hits record in solar power installations
  By Alison Hawkes 

  07/06/2011

  In 2010, California increased its solar power installations by 46 percent over 2009. It’s now halfway towards state 2016 goals for the solar industry.

• America’s Cup environmental report to be released
  By Alison Hawkes 

  07/06/2011

  On July 11, San Francisco officials are releasing the draft report in an effort to fast-track review so construction can start early next year.

• Japanese tsunami debris to hit California shores
  By Alison Hawkes 

  07/06/2011

  The wreckage is steadily traveling East across 3,800 miles of open Pacific Ocean and includes everything from car parts to, sadly enough, human body parts.

• Feds consider shooting barred owls to save spotted
  By Alison Hawkes 

  07/05/2011

  In the dog-eat-dog world of Marin’s Muir Woods, the barred owls are outcompeting their endangered cousins.

• Bay Area air district gives staff perk to drive
  By Alison Hawkes 

  07/05/2011

  The “Spare the Air Day” agency gives executive staff as much as $675 monthly for a car to drive around the Bay Area.

• How much is too much for a gallon of gas?
  By Alison Hawkes 

  07/01/2011

  Gas prices have fallen, but it’s still might pricey to tank up this Fourth of July holiday. How much would you pay for a gallon of gas?

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