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The Central Question
Could the battle for South Central Farm be coming to a close? |
Jason Mark |
09 Jun 2006 |
Main Dish |
| The scene at South Central Farm would look familiar to anyone who's ever attended a multi-day protest: there's a makeshift kitchen to feed the masses, a small sound stage, a tent for banner-making. But the kitchen is preparing nopales quesadillas instead of vegan stew, the stage features a Norteño band replete with cowboy hats, and the banner-makers are nine-year-old Latina girls. Que Dio ... |
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| Topics: California, food and agriculture (all these topics) |
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Wining and Declining
Global warming screwing up wine country |
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05 Jun 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Wining and Declining Global warming screwing up wine country Bad news for oenophiles: Global warming is messing with wine country. Wine grapes are highly temperature-sensitive, and if the globe gets much hotter (which smart folks say it will), famed wine-producing regions like France's Burgundy and California's Napa Valley may lose optimum climate for their grape varieties. Already, warmer temperat ... |
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| Topics: California, climate, food and agriculture, France, news (all these topics) |
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Whose 'Cide Are They On?
California regulating pesticide air pollution and fish farming |
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30 May 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Whose 'Cide Are They On? California regulating pesticide air pollution and fish farming California is trailblazing again: It aims to be the first state in the U.S. to tackle air pollution from pesticide use. State officials hope to eliminate tons (literally) of smog-forming gases that waft from pesticide-treated agricultural regions. California's Department of Pesticide Regulation -- long acc ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, California, food and agriculture, news, toxics (all these topics) |
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Fuel Me Once, Shame on You
GM promotion will cap gas at $1.99 a gallon for SUV buyers |
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25 May 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Fuel Me Once, Shame on You GM promotion will cap gas at $1.99 a gallon for SUV buyers In a promotion that begins today, General Motors promised to cap gasoline prices at $1.99 a gallon for a year for customers in California and Florida who purchase certain new full-size SUVs or midsize cars. That's right: if you buy a gas-guzzler from GM, they'll help pay for the gas. The refu ... |
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| Topics: California, commercial and industry organizations, Florida, news, placemaking (all these topics) |
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Fly by Nitrogen
Threatened California butterfly hurt by cars and helped by cows |
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22 May 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Fly by Nitrogen Threatened California butterfly hurt by cars and helped by cows The bay checkerspot butterfly population on Northern California's Coyote Ridge is threatened with "drive-by extinction," according to conservation biologist Stuart Weiss. Car commuters to Silicon Valley and other sources of pollution deposit up to 20 pounds of nitrogen per acre on the ridge every year, enriching soil to the benefit of invas ... |
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| Topics: California, news, wildlife (all these topics) |
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He Who Pays the Piper Calls the Tuna
California loses suit to make tuna companies issue mercury warnings |
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15 May 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| He Who Pays the Piper Calls the Tuna California loses suit to make tuna companies issue mercury warnings California law requires products containing chemicals that could cause reproductive harm or cancer to have warning labels, but a state Superior Court judge has ruled that the law does not apply to mercury-licious canned tuna. Mercury has been shown to slow neurological development, thus the ... |
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| Topics: California, food and agriculture, marine life, news, toxics (all these topics) |
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Solar Eclipsed
Solar providers can't keep up with growing demand |
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01 May 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Solar Eclipsed Solar providers can't keep up with growing demand Solar power may not yet be ready for the big time: The current spike in oil prices is causing a surge of interest in home solar, but supply of polysilicon (the stuff solar panels are made of) is unable to keep up with demand. It used to be that only those in the semiconductor industry cared about polysilicon, but about half of this yea ... |
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| Topics: California, energy, Florida, news, solar voltaic power (all these topics) |
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The Fume, the Crowd, the Berries
EPA withdraws plan to approve toxic fumigant methyl iodide |
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27 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| The Fume, the Crowd, the Berries EPA withdraws plan to approve toxic fumigant methyl iodide After contriving to approve toxic fumigant methyl iodide for use in strawberry fields forever, the U.S. EPA has withdrawn the plan in the face of fierce opposition from California officials, labor unions, and enviros. The approval of methyl iodide was to be the culmination of a nearly 15-year search for a sub ... |
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| Topics: California, food and agriculture, news, toxics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Do You Reely Want to Hurt Me?
Low salmon numbers provoke protests, legislation, and a state of emergency |
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26 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Do You Reely Want to Hurt Me? Low salmon numbers provoke protests, legislation, and a state of emergency Next week is supposed to kick off salmon season in Oregon and California, but the Bush administration is expected to severely restrict or completely bar commercial salmon fishing due to a critically low salmon count in the Klamath River. About 100 angry fisherfolk protested in San Francisco on ... |
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| Topics: California, fishing, news, Oregon, rivers and watersheds (all these topics) |
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Hydrogen Fidelity
Bush stumps for hydrogen on Earth Day |
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24 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Hydrogen Fidelity Bush stumps for hydrogen on Earth Day For Earth Day, President Bush visited a California hydrogen fuel-cell project, decrying the danger posed to the planet by ... high gas prices. Predicting a "tough summer" and calling the scourge at the pump "a serious problem we've got to do something about," he pledged immediate action. And by immediate action, he meant immediately talking about running ... |
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| Topics: California, hydrogen, news (all these topics) |
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That's Some Good Ship
Calif. plan would curb air pollution from shipping and cargo industries |
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21 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| That's Some Good Ship Calif. plan would curb air pollution from shipping and cargo industries Yesterday, the California Air Resources Board approved a far-reaching plan to reduce air pollution by the cargo-moving industry to 2001 levels -- no small feat, as the amount of goods entering California ports is expected to triple in the next 15 years. A combination of regulations and business incentives, the plan would redu ... |
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| Topics: California, news, pollution and waste (all these topics) |
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SOL: Sustaining Ourselves Locally
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Chris Schults |
16 Apr 2006 |
Gristmill |
| According to the Current TV Studio blog, SOL, a viewer-contributed piece about a sustainable development project in Oakland, will be airing on TV. I think this is a good example of how people like you, armed with a camera and a passion, can produce a short film that could potentially reach 28 million homes (according to a company press release [PDF]). Here's the synopsis on Current: This is specifically a piece on an urban sustainable development project in Oa ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, California, food, placemaking (all these topics) |
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Governor, May I Take One Baby Step?
Schwarzenegger calls for slow and steady climate action |
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12 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Governor, May I Take One Baby Step? Schwarzenegger calls for slow and steady climate action In line with his recent climate-action plan to reduce the state's greenhouse-gas emissions 25 percent by 2020, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) called yesterday for power plants, refineries, and factories to begin ... reporting their emissions. Ah, well: baby steps. In a speech, Schwarzenegger ad ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, climate, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Rage against the (hybrid) machine
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Clark Williams-Derry |
10 Apr 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Some California drivers are getting all steamed up that they have to share the carpool lanes with single-occupant hybrids, like the Toyota Prius and Honda Civic, under a new state program. Some of the complaints, of course, should be taken with a grain of salt. Said one fumer in an online discussion group: "These [drivers] barely go 65 mph and allow no one to pass them on the right... Talk about road rage!" Uh, dude, that's not road rage -- that's wh ... |
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| Topics: California, cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, politics, travel (all these topics) |
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Cap in Hand
California bill would mandate serious greenhouse-gas emissions caps |
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03 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Cap in Hand California bill would mandate serious greenhouse-gas emissions caps California will jump (farther) into the lead on state-level action to combat global warming if a soon-to-be-introduced bill requiring stiff emissions caps becomes law. The measure would mandate greenhouse-gas pollution cuts to 1990 levels by 2020; that's 25 percent lower than they would otherwise be by that time, according to the bill's sponsors. Shoc ... |
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| Topics: California, climate, news (all these topics) |
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L.A. Story
A virtual walking tour through an L.A. neighborhood with activists from Pacoima Beautiful |
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31 Mar 2006 |
Main Dish |
| Click image to take the tour. Photo by Mary Wiltenburg. The tiny community of Pacoima, at the north end of Los Angeles, suffers from nearly every imaginable obstacle to a healthy urban environment. That means, for starters, lead paint, freeway traffic, airports, landfills, diesel trucks, chemical manufacturing, power plants, heavy industry, an ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, California, education, environmental justice, grassroots activism, Poverty and the Environment (all these topics) |
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Bay City Tollers
San Francisco looks into congestion charging |
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30 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Bay City Tollers San Francisco looks into congestion charging If you're going to San Francisco, be sure to wear ... a money clip. The city creatively known as "The City" plans to study the possibility of "congestion charges" -- making drivers pay to enter downtown during business hours. Critics include some stores in high-traffic areas, which fear that disincentives for down ... |
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| Topics: California, cars, London, news, placemaking, San Francisco (all these topics) |
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Fit to Be Ride
Francisca Porchas, clean-bus campaigner, answers readers' questions |
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17 Mar 2006 |
InterActivist |
| Francisca Porchas of the Bus Riders Union. How is your organization working with the state of California and the feds to bring cleaner transportation options to your communities? I noted that you mentioned gas-powered buses -- how many? -- Bill Turner, Dillsburg, Pa. Our main focus to this day has been working with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, an agency with an annual budget of $3 bill ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, California, environmental justice, grassroots activism, health, InterActivist, interview, Mexico, Poverty and the Environment (all these topics) |
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Love Means Never Having to Remove Your Oil Platforms
Controversial research shows fish thriving around California oil platforms |
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14 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Love Means Never Having to Remove Your Oil Platforms Controversial research shows fish thriving around California oil platforms Controversy over 27 oil platforms off the California coast is making waves (ouch!). Delightfully monikered marine biologist Milton Love says the submerged portions of the platforms are serving as artificial reefs and valuable habitat for overfished species like rockfish and bocaccio (w ... |
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| Topics: California, energy, marine life, news, oil (all these topics) |
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Chem and Get It
State report urges California to adopt greener chemical policy |
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14 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Chem and Get It State report urges California to adopt greener chemical policy California continues to leave the rest of the nation in the (toxic) dust: A new report commissioned by the state legislature recommends a tough "green chemistry" policy to identify, restrict, and replace the most dangerous chemicals used by American industry -- because, says the report's lead author, federal laws are not strong enough to prote ... |
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| Topics: California, news, toxics (all these topics) |
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The Bus Stops Here
Francisca Porchas, clean-bus campaigner, answers Grist's questions |
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13 Mar 2006 |
InterActivist |
| Francisca Porchas. What work do you do? I am a lead organizer with the Labor/Community Strategy Center and the Bus Riders Union's Clean Air, Clean Lungs, Clean Buses Campaign, based in Los Angeles. How does it relate to the environment? The Strategy Center has engaged in environmental-justice and civil-rights campaigns for the last 17 years, combining grassroots organizing and policy work with a str ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, California, environmental justice, grassroots activism, health, InterActivist, interview, Mexico, Poverty and the Environment (all these topics) |
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A Spat on the Back
California governator at odds with biz lobby over plan to cut CO2 |
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07 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| A Spat on the Back California governator at odds with biz lobby over plan to cut CO2 Arnold Schwarzenegger's til-now cozy relationship with the California Chamber of Commerce has hit turbulence over the Republican governator's ambitious proposal to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. The chamber has denounced a preliminary report from the California EPA's climate action team, which predi ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, business, California, climate, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Florida, Come and Rock the Offshore Shot
Congress and Bush admin push to open offshore areas to drilling |
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03 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
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| Topics: California, energy, Florida, mining and drilling, natural gas, oceans, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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Fin and Dandy
Low-mercury fish label debuts in Northern California |
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28 Feb 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Fin and Dandy Low-mercury fish label debuts in Northern California If you love fish but avoid it because you're worried about high mercury content, you may be in luck -- if you live in Northern California, that is. Pacific Seafood Group, a large fish wholesaler, has partnered with Holiday Quality Foods, a chain of 19 grocery stores in rural Northern California, to test-market fish labeled as low-mercury. Fish to be s ... |
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| Topics: California, marine life, news, toxics (all these topics) |
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Old Dog Poop, New Tricks
San Francisco looks to harness the power of pet poop |
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23 Feb 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Old Dog Poop, New Tricks San Francisco looks to harness the power of pet poop Renewable energy is the sh*t. No, really. San Francisco Bay Area cities are aiming to generate no trash by 2020, and nearly 4 percent of San Francisco's residential waste is animal excrement. What to do with the doo? Turn it into methane and heat your home or cook your meals with it! (Um, ew.) In the next few months, a San Franc ... |
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| Topics: California, news, renewable energy, San Francisco (all these topics) |
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