AltWeeklies Wire
Climate Change Warnings Heat Upnew
Two leading agencies say we must curb emissions now to avoid catastrophic warming.
East Bay Express |
Susanne Rust |
11-28-2011 |
Environment
Tags: Climate Change
The Plastic Problemnew
Berkeley pioneered curbside recycling but is now buried in plastic after failing to convince residents to stop buying it. Do its neighbors have a solution?
East Bay Express |
Nate Seltenrich |
11-11-2011 |
Environment
Tags: Recycling
No Drought, No Water Bond for California?new
Now that California is flush with water, the passage of an $11 billion bond measure is in doubt.
East Bay Express |
Lance Williams |
10-31-2011 |
Environment
The Rapid Growth of GMOsnew
Much of our lives are now infected with genetically modified organisms, from our clothes to our food.
East Bay Express |
Jessica Carew Kraft |
10-27-2011 |
Environment
Solar Takes a Hitnew
The collapse of Solyndra and new political fears about solar energy are sending ripples throughout the industry.
East Bay Express |
Nate Seltenrich |
09-28-2011 |
Environment
UC Berkeley Student Wastenew
The annual cycle of buying stuff and throwing it away has begun.
East Bay Express |
Peter Lollo |
08-31-2011 |
Environment
Fighting Tar Sandsnew
Protesters from around the country are holding a sit-in at the White House against the destructive oil extraction process.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
08-24-2011 |
Environment
PG&E to Increase Frackingnew
The utility is involved in a project that may further increase demand for fracked natural gas while raising your monthly utility bill at the same time.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
08-17-2011 |
Environment
Using Trees to Curb Pollutionnew
West Oakland's Urban Releaf leads a revitalization of neglected blocks while studying benefits of trees in storm-water management.
East Bay Express |
Nate Seltenrich |
05-11-2011 |
Environment
Tags: Urban Releaf
The Recycler Relocation Projectnew
In West Oakland, sometimes recycling isn't so green.
East Bay Express |
Scott J. Morris |
05-04-2011 |
Environment
Tags: Recycling, West Oakland
The Slow Death of Mushroomsnew
Sudden oak death, deforestation, and livestock have shrunk local mushroom populations.
East Bay Express |
Alastair Bland |
04-29-2011 |
Environment
The Cruel Irony of the Oakland Zoo Expansionnew
A proposed exhibit celebrating California native species would plow under parkland that is home to endangered wildlife.
East Bay Express |
Nate Seltenrich |
04-14-2011 |
Environment
San Francisco Bay Pollution Cleanup Plan Will Be Costlynew
East Bay cities have been fouling the bay with partially treated sewage for decades, but a new court settlement will be expensive to implement.
East Bay Express |
Judith Scherr |
04-07-2011 |
Environment
Oakland Overgrown: Trees Are Growing Out of Control Due to Deep Budget Cutsnew
In one fell swoop in November 2008, the city's Tree Services Division shed 40 percent of its workforce. The deep budget cuts forced the department to curtail one of its most essential services: routine trimming and pruning, which help keep trees from becoming overgrown to the point that they require immediate attention.
East Bay Express |
Nate Seltenrich |
04-06-2011 |
Environment
Is San Francisco Bay Fished Out?new
Not yet. But with salmon off-limits, and catches of striped bass, halibut, rockfish, sturgeon, and other fish way down, Bay Area fishermen, fish wholesalers, and seafood restaurants face an uncertain future.
East Bay Express |
Alastair Bland |
12-09-2010 |
Environment
