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Weekly web roundup
Important and interesting stories from elsewhere on the web:
• Senate Dems ignore GOP protests and send climate bill to full chamber, LAT
• 85 percent of Kilimanjaro glacier is gone, but it's hard to say if or how climate change is to blame, NYT
• Radar Reveals Dynamic World Under Antarctica's Ice, NPR
• Interview with Steven Chu on administration push for smart grids, Mother Jones
• Efforts to make palm oil sustainable, Green Inc.
| November 06 2009 at 12:28 PM
Weekly web roundup
This week's important stories from elsewhere on the web include the third part of the New York Times series on toxic waters, an article showing that coal plants that install scrubbers often just dump the removed pollutants into waterways.
Not coincidentally, the EPA promised to do a better job of maintaining clean water, also covered in the Times.
Also this week, the MTA released a study on extending parking meter hours in San Francisco—follow links in this Streetsblog post to the full study.
PG&E; moved to buy solar power from Arizona, reported by Green Inc.
| October 16 2009 at 03:21 PM
Weekly web roundup
Selected important stories from elsewhere on the web:
• If you read one thing, let it be this one, a major expose on pollution in tap water and how the EPA fails to enforce, New York Times
*Also check out this map and list of known polluters in California; curiously (ahem!), NorCal fares much better than SoCal
• Population is finally getting mainstream attention as a major environmental issue: viz Washington Post
• Legislature asleep at the wheel, could hurt growth of solar power in Cal., SacBee
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| September 18 2009 at 07:22 AM
The week in green
The most important stories from elsewhere on the web:
• Diesel causes cancer, Mother Jones
• There's more lead in lipstick than you thought, Safe Cosmetics
• Some buildings don't live up to LEED green label, NY Times
• Cal. geothermal energy drilling that might have caused earthquakes is nixed, NY Times
• The L.A. fire's effect on wildlife: sad, L.A. Times
| September 04 2009 at 01:25 PM
The week in green
Sometimes a non-Chron story is worth reading from start to finish. Here are the ones I recommend this week:
• State agriculture's dark side: Polluted drinking water in the Central Valley. Will residents ever get a clean tap? SacBee
• It's a hot topic: Whose water is it? Colorado gives Nestle 65 million gallons a year—free; Greenspace
• Fight brews in Alameda over growth, smart growth, or no growth; SacBee
• Simple regulations have reduced the scale of oil spills dramatically: a success story; SacBee
• Roadside renewables are an interesting new trend. Oregon is building a solar highway; Streetsblog
| August 21 2009 at 01:03 PM
Web roundup
It's hard to keep up with all of the environmental news, so each Friday TGL brings you a quick roundup of the most significant stories not otherwise covered on SFGreen.
• Research has shown that warming climate has increased hurricanes—but a new study questions those findings, New York Times
• First there were forged letters from the coal lobby, now the oil lobby's got a national strategy to fake opposition to cap-and-trade, Guardian
• What exactly is a "known" carcinogen, and can a strong lobby change the definition? The ongoing battle over listing styrene, SacBee
• Golf courses use—and save—a lot of water, New York Times
• California green building code will take effect this month, SacBee
| August 14 2009 at 01:33 PM
Weekly web roundup
Important stories from elsewhere on the web:
• We're not just in the sixth wave of extinctions, we're causing it; Guardian
• Many of the world's species are still uncatalogued; NY Times
• Another controversial mining project in Alaska: Natives are fighting it; LA Times
• Department of Low-Hanging Fruit: White roofs save energy; NY Times
| July 31 2009 at 01:46 PM
Weekly web roundup
• SF Examiner says faster Muni buses would mean more riders, and more money, Examiner
• Profile of Bogatá's transit programs and the need for better transit in the developing world, NY Times
• Park Service eyes visitor caps for Yosemite, SacBee
• Another Bush plan bites the dust: this one more logging in old-growth forests, NY Times
• An interview with local green energy superstar Dan Kammen, SacBee
| July 17 2009 at 01:47 PM
Weekly web roundup
It was a big week for environmentalists, particularly in California: The state got its EPA waiver; the same agency offered to look into the effects pesticides in use in the Bay Area have on endangered species; and Bush-era deregulation of national forests was nixed.
But, wait! There's more! Here are other important stories from around the web:
• Chevron's Richmond expansion was put on indefinite hold due to an inadequate environmental impact report, Chronicle
• Good news for Oakland and other port residents: Mandatory cleaner fuels for ships, LA Times
• Feds fund $7.5 million training program to place vets in green jobs, LA Times
• California proposes ways to help homeowners invest in energy efficiency measures, SacBee
• Several states force electronics makers to take back old products for recycling, NY Times
| July 03 2009 at 07:46 AM
Web roundup
Important stories from elsewhere on the web:
• More delta blues: Now longfin smelt are endangered, too, SacBee
• Sears Tower will power itself, New York Times
| June 26 2009 at 12:56 PM
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