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Light, Fruity, With a Hint of Smog
Winemakers in San Joaquin Valley will soon have to curb emissions |
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22 Aug 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Light, Fruity, With a Hint of Smog Winemakers in San Joaquin Valley will soon have to curb emissions The 109 wineries in California's San Joaquin Valley -- home to the worst smog in the U.S. -- emit 788 tons of ethanol and other smog-forming gases a year, according to regulators. Plans are in the works to implement new air-quality rules by the end of 2005 that would mandate emissions controls on wine-f ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, California, news, pollution and waste (all these topics) |
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A No Life on Lease
Court ruling blocks new oil drilling off California coast |
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16 Aug 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| A No Life on Lease Court ruling blocks new oil drilling off California coast New oil and gas drilling off the California coast has been effectively thwarted, thanks to a federal court ruling last Friday. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken ordered federal officials not to extend leases to energy companies on 36 central-coast tracts until environmental risks have been more fully assessed, a process that's likely to take ... |
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| Topics: California, mining and drilling, news (all these topics) |
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Dense and Densibility
Densest U.S. cities aren't the ones you think |
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11 Aug 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Dense and Densibility Densest U.S. cities aren't the ones you think Advocates of energy-saving urban density usually laud the towering buildings and subways of Manhattan, as contrasted with the car-heavy suburban sprawl of, say, Los Angeles. But the most dense city in the U.S., measured by people per square mile, is ... Los Angeles. In fact, despite its reputation for sprawl, the West contains 10 of the country's 15 most dens ... |
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| Topics: California, news, placemaking (all these topics) |
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Apotcalypse
Armed pot growers invade public lands |
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10 Aug 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Apotcalypse Armed pot growers invade public lands When we say "growing pot in national parks," what do you think of? Aging hippie, beat-up VW minibus, little dope field a few yards up the hill from the camp site? Yeah, those were good times ... but where were we? Oh yes. Well, times change: California's Sequoia National Park has become prime cropland for pot growers, and we're not talking bliss ... |
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| Topics: California, land degradation, national parks, news (all these topics) |
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Heifer Madness
Thanks to booming dairy biz, cows out-pollute cars in California valley |
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02 Aug 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Heifer Madness Thanks to booming dairy biz, cows out-pollute cars in California valley In California's San Joaquin Valley, air-quality regulators are squaring off against the area's lucrative dairy industry over cow gas: Each dairy cow in the valley emits nearly 20 pounds of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) a year, according to official estimates. (Sadly, more of the gas comes from burps than f ... |
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| Topics: California, food and agriculture, news, pollution and waste (all these topics) |
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Beach Blanket Politico
Green activist Donna Frye leading in race for mayor of San Diego |
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28 Jul 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Beach Blanket Politico Green activist Donna Frye leading in race for mayor of San Diego San Diego may soon get a jolt of green in City Hall. Veteran surfer chick and longtime environmental activist Donna Frye (D) took 43 percent of the vote in the city's mayoral election on Tuesday, far ahead of the 27 percent earned by her closest contender, but short of the majority needed to win without a runoff. Frye, who's served on the San ... |
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| Topics: California, news, politics (all these topics) |
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The Pernicious Effects of Hollywood Liberalism
Californians believe global warming is real and want state to act |
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22 Jul 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Pernicious Effects of Hollywood Liberalism Californians believe global warming is real and want state to act Most Californians believe their state should take action now to regulate human activities that are heating up the planet. According to a survey conducted by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California, 86 percent think global warming will affect them or their descendants, and more than half of thos ... |
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| Topics: California, climate, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Solar Derby
Schwarzenegger's solar-roof plan could get sidelined by partisan squabbling |
Amanda Griscom Little |
23 Jun 2005 |
Muckraker |
| Fiddling on the roof. Photo: AstroPower/NREL. The Golden State could soon enact the most ambitious solar-energy initiative ever proposed in the U.S. -- legislation intended to put photovoltaic panels on a million California rooftops. Unless, that is, the bill gets derailed by a behind-the-scenes political pissing match between Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, energy, legislation, Muckraker, politics, solar voltaic power (all these topics) |
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A View to a Killing
Silicon Valley investors putting big bucks into clean-tech start-ups |
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22 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| A View to a Killing Silicon Valley investors putting big bucks into clean-tech start-ups Silicon Valley's venture capitalists are seeing green in clean energy -- and we're talking gobs of profit, not the whole planet-saving thing. Investor interest in clean-energy tech firms has jumped in the past year, fueled in part by escalating global demand for electricity and the rising price of oil. This month, a consor ... |
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| Topics: business, California, news, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair
San Francisco named most sustainable city; Houston least |
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08 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair San Francisco named most sustainable city; Houston least San Francisco, Portland, Ore., Berkeley, Calif., and Seattle took the top four spots in a new ranking of 25 U.S. cities based on sustainability practices. Bay Area green group SustainLane created the list after scrutinizing the metropolises based on 12 criteria, ... |
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| Topics: California, news, Oregon, placemaking, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, Texas, Washington (all these topics) |
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Ferry Godfather
Architect shows that reusing discarded materials can be chic |
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03 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Ferry Godfather Architect shows that reusing discarded materials can be chic Greens have been going on for years about the need to reuse society's refuse. Now, a high-end modernist San Francisco architect named Olle Lundberg is showing that scavenging is not just for the poor and idealistic. The rich can play too! For instance, Lundberg lives on a decommissioned Icelandic auto ferry, retrofitted with materials di ... |
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| Topics: California, green living, news, recycling (all these topics) |
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Lights, Climate, Action
Schwarzenegger declares war on global warming |
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02 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Lights, Climate, Action Schwarzenegger declares war on global warming "I say the debate is over. We know the science, we see the threat, and the time for action is now." With those words, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) yesterday defied Bush administration orthodoxy, announcing ambitious plans to reduce his state's emissions of greenhouse gases. The Governator issued an ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, climate, news, Terry Tamminen (all these topics) |
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Like a Metric Earth Day
Mayors from all over globe gather to celebrate World Environment Day |
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31 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Like a Metric Earth Day Mayors from all over globe gather to celebrate World Environment Day A five-day gathering to mark U.N. World Environment Day kicks off tomorrow in San Francisco and is expected to bring together at least 70 mayors from cities across the globe. San Francisco is the first U.S. city to host the annual event and will focus workshops, lectures, and other activities on sustainable ... |
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| Topics: California, news, placemaking, politics, San Francisco (all these topics) |
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Power Ploy
California flirts with high-tech electricity meters, new pricing scheme |
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12 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Power Ploy California flirts with high-tech electricity meters, new pricing scheme California, ever the leader in innovative greenish programs, is planning yet another experiment, this time involving electricity use and pricing. With up to 15 million high-tech meters, at a cost of around $3.6 billion, three California utilities plan to meticulously track consumers' minute-by-minute energy usage (something current meters can't do) ... |
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| Topics: California, energy, news (all these topics) |
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Breaking a Bad Habitat
More problems uncovered with habitat conservation plans |
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05 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Breaking a Bad Habitat More problems uncovered with habitat conservation plans The Seattle Post-Intelligencer has published parts two and three of its special series on habitat conservation plans (HCPs) and, suffice to say, the story didn't get any cheerier after part one. A proposed 9.1 million-acre HCP in Washington -- which would cover the bulk of the state's private forestland -- promise ... |
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| Topics: California, environmental restoration, news, Texas, Washington (all these topics) |
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A Prius With Mayo, Hold the Mayo
Fledgling California bill calls for new sales outlets for hybrids |
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13 Apr 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| A Prius With Mayo, Hold the Mayo Fledgling California bill calls for new sales outlets for hybrids Ever wished you could get a five-pound jar of mayonnaise and a Toyota Prius at the same convenient location? Uh, let us explain. California drivers are crazy for hybrids; dealerships in the state have months-long waiting lists, presumably becau ... |
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| Topics: California, cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, news, placemaking, politics, Prius, renewable energy, shopping (all these topics) |
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A Hug's Life
Survey reveals truth to tree-hugging Californian stereotype |
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06 Apr 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| A Hug's Life Survey reveals truth to tree-hugging Californian stereotype It is often said that Californians are unfairly stereotyped as bleeding-heart tree huggers. Turns out it's not true. The "unfairly" part, that is. A new survey reveals that more than 60 percent of Californians really have hugged trees, some 24 percent have surfed, and 21 percent think mud baths are totally rad. A questionnaire compiled by mark ... |
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| Topics: California, green living, news (all these topics) |
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Canadian Breakin'
Automakers sign emissions deal with Canada, say nyah-nyah to Cali |
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06 Apr 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Canadian Breakin' Automakers sign emissions deal with Canada, say nyah-nyah to Cali Major automakers signed a deal with the Canadian government yesterday that will have them voluntarily reduce their fleets' greenhouse-gas emissions by roughly 25 percent by 2010. Though it takes the heat off them in Canada, where mandatory federal regulations had been threatened, it puts automakers in a tricky public-relations positio ... |
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| Topics: California, Canada, news, placemaking (all these topics) |
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Busy Bee
Environmental series on Hetch Hetchy Valley wins Pulitzer Prize |
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05 Apr 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Busy Bee Environmental series on Hetch Hetchy Valley wins Pulitzer Prize The best opinion writing takes the unthinkable and makes it a live possibility. That's what Sacramento Bee Associate Editor Tom Philp did with "Hetch Hetchy Reclaimed," his editorial series on breaching the dam that has held Yosemite National Park's famed valley under water since 1923. The Pulitzer board, which yesterday awar ... |
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| Topics: California, dams, energy, national parks, news (all these topics) |
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O Brother, Where Wal-Mart Thou?
Environmental lawsuits stymie Wal-Mart's attempts to colonize California |
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21 Mar 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| O Brother, Where Wal-Mart Thou? Environmental lawsuits stymie Wal-Mart's attempts to colonize California Retail Brobdingnagian and perpetual defendant Wal-Mart, having carpeted much of the U.S. in Supercenters, has its sights set on one of its last potential growth markets in the country: California. But the Golden State has proved a stormy climate for the hungry giant; dozens of lawsuits have been filed ... |
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| Topics: business, California, news, placemaking, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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Californication
Washington state House OKs bill adopting California auto-emissions rule |
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18 Mar 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Californication Washington state House OKs bill adopting California auto-emissions rule The Washington state House this week passed a bill calling for adoption of California's strict auto-emissions rules. If the Senate follows suit and the governor signs off, Washington would follow in the footsteps of six other states that have opted to follow California rules instead of the looser national ones. The ... |
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| Topics: California, news, placemaking, politics, Washington (all these topics) |
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They've Been Workin' on the Railroad
Hybrid railcar goes into use in California |
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16 Mar 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| They've Been Workin' on the Railroad Hybrid railcar goes into use in California With U.S. imports on the rise, ports are under growing scrutiny from air-quality regulators. Part of that concern focuses on the rail system that chugs goods out of ports and away to various Wal-Marts around the country. Yesterday, as part of its attempts to address such concerns, Union Pacific Railroad put into use one of the firs ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, California, news, placemaking (all these topics) |
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He Wasn't Kidding About Being Back
Schwarzenegger returns with new, revamped solar initiative |
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01 Mar 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| He Wasn't Kidding About Being Back Schwarzenegger returns with new, revamped solar initiative Yesterday, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) joined state senators from both parties to introduce a new version of his solar plan. What David Hochschild of Vote Solar called "the most ambitious solar initiative ever proposed in the United States" wou ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, energy, legislation, news, politics, solar voltaic power (all these topics) |
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Nary a Drop to Divert
Rash of water-rights lawsuits in California worries conservationists |
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22 Feb 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Nary a Drop to Divert Rash of water-rights lawsuits in California worries conservationists A series of water-rights lawsuits in California -- one of which is headed for the U.S. Supreme Court tomorrow -- has conservation activists worried about what Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) is calling a backdoor assault on the Endangered Species Act. At issue are contracts between farmers and the federal government for irrigation ... |
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| Topics: California, news, water conflicts (all these topics) |
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No Buses, No Peace!
Ansje Miller sends a dispatch from a conference on transportation and justice |
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20 Feb 2005 |
Dispatches |
| Ansje Miller is a program director for Redefining Progress and staffs the Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative, a consortium of environmental-justice, religious, and policy groups. Sunday, 20 Feb 2005 LOS ANGELES, Calif. Driving down California's Interstate 5 from Oakland to Los Angeles, the need for a new vision for the future of transportation was clear. The pouring rain transform ... |
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| Topics: California, Dispatches, environmental justice, non-government organizations, placemaking, politics (all these topics) |
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