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The New Nuisance Thing
California sues automakers over greenhouse-gas emissions |
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21 Sep 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| The New Nuisance Thing California sues automakers over greenhouse-gas emissions California sued the six largest auto manufacturers yesterday, saying that vehicle greenhouse-gas emissions are a public nuisance and seeking compensation for damage to the state's air, water supplies, coast, forests, wildlife, and people. "Basically, what we are saying is, it's old-fashioned economics. You s ... |
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| Topics: California, environmental justice, news, placemaking, politics (all these topics) |
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Spinach Cycle
Latest E. coli outbreak should prompt rethink of industrial agriculture |
Tom Philpott |
21 Sep 2006 |
Victual Reality |
| For the ninth time since 1995, California's Salinas Valley -- the "nation's salad bowl" -- has been implicated in an E. coli scare involving salad greens. Avoid E. coli, buy L. coli. Photo: iStockphoto As I write this, no definitive explanation has emerged for the latest outbreak, this one involving pre-washed, bagged spinach. But while the feds haven't yet figured out how ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, Big Ag, California, food, Food and Drug Administration, industrial ag, organic food, Victual Reality (all these topics) |
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San Joaquin Phoenix
Dead San Joaquin River will be revived |
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15 Sep 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| San Joaquin Phoenix Dead San Joaquin River will be revived More than 60 miles of California's dead, sandy San Joaquin River may yet run with water and salmon again, as enviros and farmers have settled an 18-year legal battle over the river's fate. Based on a new 20-year, $250-to-$800 million restoration plan, agricultural water diversion from the river will be reduced by an a ... |
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| Topics: California, food and agriculture, news, rivers and watersheds, water conflicts (all these topics) |
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The Magnificent 87
California's Prop. 87, which would tax oil to fund renewables, spurs big spending |
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14 Sep 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| The Magnificent 87 California's Prop. 87, which would tax oil to fund renewables, spurs big spending Proposition 87, a California ballot measure that would tax oil production and use the proceeds for research into alternative energy, is spurring some big spending. Oil companies have raised nearly all of the more than $35 million in the "No on 87" piggy bank, with Chevron donating a not ... |
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| Topics: California, energy, news, oil, politics, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Put That in Your Pipe and Spill It
BP spills in California, wants to open Alaska pipelines |
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13 Sep 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Put That in Your Pipe and Spill It BP spills in California, wants to open Alaska pipelines Beleaguered oil giant BP has admitted to yet another misdeed: a leak of 1,000 barrels of refined petro-product from an underground pipeline at the port of Long Beach, Calif. About 870 barrels had been recovered as of yesterday; authorities believe the leak did not taint water or ground soil. "We're pleased that there was ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, California, energy, news, oil (all these topics) |
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No Campaign, No Gain
California climate deal could help Schwarzenegger win reelection |
Amanda Griscom Little |
08 Sep 2006 |
Muckraker |
| He rose to fame as a cyborg warrior fighting to wipe out life on the planet. Now he's fighting to save it. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is about to sign into law the most ambitious global-warming legislation in U.S. history -- and in a twist worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster, the Republican's support for mandatory emissions caps may actually help, not hurt, his chan ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, climate, elections, legislation, Muckraker, politics (all these topics) |
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March Today, Vote Tomorrow
A dispatch from environment day at the Latino Congreso |
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08 Sep 2006 |
Dispatches |
| Oliver Bernstein is the deputy press secretary for diversity programs for the Sierra Club. He represented the Sierra Club at the Latino Congreso in Los Angeles. Friday, 08 Sep 2006 LOS ANGELES, Calif. "The environment? What's up with that?" This used to be the reaction of many Latinos to hearing about environmental issues, says Roger Rivera, president of the National Hispanic Environmental Council. They ... |
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| Topics: California, Dispatches, elections, environmental justice, politics, Sierra Club (all these topics) |
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How Ultra-Low Can You Go?
California makes the jump to ultra-low sulfur diesel |
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01 Sep 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| How Ultra-Low Can You Go? California makes the jump to ultra-low sulfur diesel Starting today, on-road and off-road diesel vehicles in California will fill up with ultra-low sulfur fuel. California is leading the pack on this issue (natch); the rest of the U.S. will require on-road diesel vehicles to go ultra-low starting Oct. 15, but won't require off-road vehicles to make the switch until 2010. The new di ... |
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| Topics: California, news, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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California Dreamy
California will shrink greenhouse-gas emissions under groundbreaking plan |
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31 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| California Dreamy California will shrink greenhouse-gas emissions under groundbreaking plan In arguably the biggest step ever taken in the U.S. to fight global warming, California's political leaders reached a deal yesterday to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions in the state 25 percent by 2020. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) pledged to sign Assembly Bill 32, under which the California Air Resources Board will ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, climate, news (all these topics) |
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The Big Seep
Global warming could lead to release of more methane from seafloor |
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29 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| The Big Seep Global warming could lead to release of more methane from seafloor A warming ocean could release more of the potent greenhouse gas methane in a vicious cycle that leads to more warming, says a new report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Petroleum and methane seep consistently from small cracks in the seafloor, but a study of ocean sediments near Santa Barbara, Calif., found that during the last ... |
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| Topics: California, climate, news (all these topics) |
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A Breyer Power
Federal judge rejects Forest Service plan to log in national monument |
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23 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| A Breyer Power Federal judge rejects Forest Service plan to log in national monument A federal judge put the smackdown yesterday on a U.S. Forest Service plan to allow increased logging in California's Giant Sequoia National Monument, home to about two-thirds of the world's largest trees. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said the USFS forest management plan lacked " ... |
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| Topics: California, environmental justice, news, politics, US Forest Service, wilderness (all these topics) |
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Up Against the Wal-Mart
Big buyers make organic farmers feel smaller than ever |
Tom Philpott |
23 Aug 2006 |
Victual Reality |
| With Whole Foods continuing to dazzle Wall Street with its growth and Wal-Mart vowing to become the world's No. 1 organic grocer, now would seem to be a wonderful time to be an organic farmer -- particularly one with enough acreage to supply the corporate giants. According to classical economics, when demand jumps, supply should follow, pulled up by the good's rising price. But a funny ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, business, California, food, organic food, Victual Reality, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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Adieu, Advisinator
Environmental adviser to Schwarzenegger steps down |
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22 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Adieu, Advisinator Environmental adviser to Schwarzenegger steps down Terry Tamminen, influential environmental adviser to California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, is leaving his post, taking with him some of the green -- ethos, that is. Tamminen, a Democrat, was part of the Governator's inner circle and an outspoken voice for environmental protection. Republicans in the California legislature won't miss him -- &q ... |
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| Topics: California, news, politics, Terry Tamminen (all these topics) |
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Ferris Dueler
Old amusement parks don't die, they just ... become condos |
Dan Rafter |
22 Aug 2006 |
Main Dish |
| Mat Lindstedt was a typical 12-year-old growing up in San Jose during the 1970s. He spent his summers braving the runaway mine ride, paddling the Indian war canoes, and riding the lazy burros at Frontier Village amusement park. Riding an endangered species. Photo: iStockphoto But Lindstedt's summers changed in 1980, when the owners of Frontier Village decided the park's 33 acres would fetch them fa ... |
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| Topics: California, Maryland, Massachusetts, outdoor recreation (all these topics) |
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In Clemente Conditions
Radioactive, cancer-causing tritium leaks into California groundwater |
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18 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| In Clemente Conditions Radioactive, cancer-causing tritium leaks into California groundwater Tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen that can cause cancer, miscarriages, and birth defects, has leaked from a nuclear power plant near San Clemente, Calif. Groundwater tested at up to 330,000 picocuries of tritium per liter; we don't know what a picocurie is, but California's public- ... |
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| Topics: California, news, nuclear power, Pacific Ocean, toxics, water pollution (all these topics) |
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Do the Hempty Hemp
Hemp farming could be legalized in California |
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17 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Do the Hempty Hemp Hemp farming could be legalized in California Farmers could legally grow industrial hemp under a bill approved by the state Senate of, obviously, California. But isn't hemp, like, totally marijuana? Didn't Nancy Reagan warn us about this? No, no, says (Republican!) state Sen. Tom McClintock, in the best analogy we've ever heard: Hemp "bears no more resemblance to marijuana than a poodle bears ... |
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| Topics: California, food and agriculture, news (all these topics) |
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The Few, the Proud, the Marine Reserves
California will create nation's most ambitious marine-protection program |
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17 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| The Few, the Proud, the Marine Reserves California will create nation's most ambitious marine-protection program California wildlife officials voted this week to create 15 distinct marine reserves from Half Moon Bay to Santa Barbara, making about 110 square miles of ocean off-limits to most human activity and giving another 94 square miles or so protection of varying degrees. Backers hope the plan will provide import ... |
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| Topics: California, marine life, news, oceans (all these topics) |
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The Sea Lion King
A new documentary delves into the lives of California sea lions |
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17 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
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| Topics: California, green living, marine life (all these topics) |
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Tune In to Morro
Enviros buy out trawlers in California bay |
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08 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Tune In to Morro Enviros buy out trawlers in California bay Attempting to conserve rapidly vanishing bottom-dwelling fish stocks off the central California coast, Environmental Defense and The Nature Conservancy have teamed with bottom-trawling fishers to create three "no-trawl zones" covering a total of nearly 6,000 square miles. In exchange for their endorsement, t ... |
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| Topics: California, Environmental Defense Fund, marine life, Nature Conservancy, news (all these topics) |
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If You Can't Beat 'Em, Cut 'Em
Group tries logging forests to save them |
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07 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| If You Can't Beat 'Em, Cut 'Em Group tries logging forests to save them In order to save logged-over areas from development while improving wildlife habitat and creating jobs, the Virginia-based nonprofit Conservation Fund plans to ... log them more. It's a counterintuitive approach that's raising some hackles in the environmental community. The group has been acquiring thousands of ac ... |
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| Topics: California, environmental non-government organizations, logging, news (all these topics) |
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Update on Blair & Schwarzenegger's climate kissypoo
Leaders agree to share technology; carbon-trading system a possibility, not a done deal |
Lisa Hymas |
31 Jul 2006 |
Gristmill |
| The AP overstated the extent of the climate agreement announced today between British PM Tony Blair and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (and thus Daily Grist overstated it too). Now that the deal's been officially unveiled, a few clarifications: The two didn't agree to launch a new trans-Atlantic carbon-trading market, though they will look into the possibility. Rather, they said the U.K. and California would cooperate on research into cleaner fuels and technologies ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, climate, international politics, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Arnie on Blairoids
Blair and Schwarzenegger joining forces to fight climate change |
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31 Jul 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Arnie on Blairoids Blair and Schwarzenegger joining forces to fight climate change Perhaps finally sensing he's been poodling to the wrong pseudo-manly Republican, U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair has decided to wag his tail for California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger: The two leaders are planning to create a trans-Atlantic cap-and-trade system for carbon dioxide allowances. The all ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, climate, news, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Reps Gone Wild
House approves new wilderness areas in California, Oregon, and Idaho |
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25 Jul 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Reps Gone Wild House approves new wilderness areas in California, Oregon, and Idaho The U.S. House yesterday unanimously approved bills that would create over 1,000 square miles of new wilderness areas and protect 47 miles of rivers in California, Oregon, and Idaho. A bill to ban drilling in New Mexico's Valle Vidal also passed. All of the bills are compromises hammered out over several years, inv ... |
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| Topics: California, Idaho, New Mexico, news, Oregon, wilderness (all these topics) |
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Ya Sure, You Hetcha
New report feeds controversy over California's Hetch Hetchy dam |
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21 Jul 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Ya Sure, You Hetcha New report feeds controversy over California's Hetch Hetchy dam Activists have pushed for over 20 years to restore Yosemite National Park's Hetch Hetchy Valley to its natural state by knocking down a now 82-year-old dam and draining a 117-billion-gallon reservoir. This week, a California state report indicated that the project is technically feasible -- although the price tag would run b ... |
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| Topics: California, national parks, news, San Francisco (all these topics) |
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Beach Oys
Beach contamination is costly; chlorinated pools may elevate asthma risk |
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19 Jul 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Beach Oys Beach contamination is costly; chlorinated pools may elevate asthma risk As many as 1.5 million swimmers and surfers get sick every year from bacterial pollution at Southern California beaches, according to a new study by researchers at UCLA and Stanford. The chief cause of dirty ocean water is storm runoff laden with oil, pesticides, and human and animal waste; it can trigger stomach cramps ... |
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| Topics: California, news, outdoor recreation, water pollution (all these topics) |
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