Green
Economy
SF weighs acquisition of PG&E assets to meet clean, independent energy goals
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission released a report Monday identifying ways the city could decrease its dependence on PG&E while still providing ...
East Bay
CalRecycle awards two Bay Area counties with illegal waste cleanup grants
Sonoma and Contra Costa counties are among five counties in the state that will receive a grant to clean up illegally dumped solid ...
East Bay
Special election pits senior housing, homeless services against open space
Alameda residents are voting in a special election Tuesday on two competing measures that will decide the fate of vacant former federal offices ...
Earthquakes
Anti-nuke rally planned at Japanese consulate on Fukushima anniversary
A rally will be held Monday afternoon at the Japanese consulate in San Francisco to mark the eighth anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear ...
Green
San Francisco taps LEDs for brighter, cheaper streetlights
The new LED lights will shine warmer white light, consume half the energy, and last four times longer.
Green
San Francisco cuts greenhouse gases faster than planned
Francisco has reached an ambitious goal to reduce greenhouse gases locally two years ahead of schedule.
Green
San Francisco officials tout CleanPowerSF future
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and The City's board of supervisors held a celebration touting the new energy service provider coming to ...
Culture
Dolores Park reopens with cheers and candles
With the theme of "Light up Dolores," San Franciscans welcomed the re-opening of 13.7-acre Mission Dolores Park.
Green
Palo Alto students install first water filling station
Student organizations and individuals at a Palo Alto high school have unveiled the school's first water bottle filling station, according to school officials.
Green
San Jose flips switch on LED streetlights
San Jose has started what officials said today is the largest streetlight conversion project in the country.
Green
Mayor Lee wants fresh start on clean power
Mayor Ed Lee is asking the SFPUC to launch a city-run clean energy program by the end of the year.
Environment
Marin wins at water conservation
Marin Municipal Water District customers are conserving water more than the statewide average and the levels of the district's reservoirs are higher than ...
Environment
California first state to ban plastic bags
Single-use plastic bags will be banned at many stores in California starting next year after Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill prohibiting their ...
Environment
Thousands bag trash for coastal cleanup
Volunteers turned out by the thousands this weekend to help clean up the Bay Area's beaches as part of the 30th annual California ...
Green
Obama floats climate relief for California farmers
President Barack Obama proposed a $1 billion fund to mitigate climate change in the U.S.
Environment
California drought leaves state parched
While the East Coast gets slammed with an arctic blast, the West is bone dry.
Environment
Polluters benefit from lax state enforcement
The state Department of Toxic Substances Control has come under heavy fire this winter.
Green
Solar power set to surge
The US government predicts that photovoltaics will grow 11.6 percent each year until 2040.
Green
Man wants to upcycle Bay Bridge into house
A Brisbane man wants an modern, eco-conscious house built from environmentally-tainted Bay Bridge parts.
Crime
Defenseless parklet defaced by taggers
We’re still scratching our heads over why someone would go so far as to vandalize the brand-new Clement Street parklet.
Cars
Schwarzenegger defends Hummers, all-day jacuzzis
In Brussels for a meeting of EU leaders, Arnold Schwarzenegger calls for a more "hip" and "sexy" environmental movement.
Business
Tesla rolls to first-ever quarterly profit
Palo Alto-based electric car maker Tesla posted its first-ever profit of $11 million in the first quarter.
Environment
‘Spare the Air’ is actually working
The group responsible for enforcing "Spare the Air" days says they have decreased peak levels of gunk in Bay Area air.
Environment
Recology wants to hike trash collecting fees
Recology wants SF residents to shell out a few more bucks to cover the rising cost of disposing of their trash.
Green
‘Forward on Climate’ rallies for change
Thousands of people gathered on the waterfront Sunday demanding the Obama administration confront climate change.
Environment
Bay Area wetlands now even more special
In celebration of World Wetlands Day, several Bay Area wetlands officially became the nation's 35th "wetland of importance".
Green
Concerns raised about CleanPowerSF
Recent concerns raised about San Francisco's renewable energy program, CleanPowerSF, shows that going green isn't always easy — or cheap.
Green
Silicon Valley contest seeks sustainable solutions
A Silicon Valley nonprofit is looking for a few good ideas – to save the Earth.
Green
CA solar power passes key milestone
California achieved a major milestone when it crossed 1 GW of installed solar power capacity recently.
Green
Phone books refuse to just go away
As it turns out, the yellow pages clogging up your front door are two pounds of bound and printed free speech.
Environment
San Francisco’s latest trashy drama
Like many things in The City, garbage is a process full of politics and intrigue. And it stinks.
Environment
Obama bans oil rigs along NorCal coast
President Barack Obama signed an executive order protecting large swaths of NorCal coast from oil drilling.
Environment
Fracking freaking out Californians
Fracking rules floated in California do little to allay concerns of residents and environmental groups.
Business
Sci-fi motorcycles take shape in San Fran
SOMA startup Lit says they have 500 pre-orders for their futuristic, electric, gyroscopically-balanced motorcycle.
Green
Price tag jumps for SF clean power
CleanPowerSF just got about 20 percent more expensive, less than a year before its scheduled rollout.
Green
San Francisco jolts public power to life
Big bad PG&E? or big bad Royal Dutch Shell? That's a choice San Francisco residents could face as soon as next year.
