AltWeeklies Wire
Will Berkeley's Solar Plan Go Viral?new
Cisco DeVries, who came up with the innovative financing plan, is trying to convince cities nationwide to join the solar revolution.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
11-19-2008 |
Environment
How Wild Mustard Could Be Used to Power Farms and Transitnew
In California's wine country, early spring paints the vineyards and fields with the chrome yellow of wild mustard. Its spicy leaves perk up a salad and infuse vinegar with a kick -- and oil from its seeds may soon power the buses of Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST).
East Bay Express |
Susan Kuchinskas |
09-10-2008 |
Environment
Bear Kaufman Says Being Carbon-Neutral Isn't Enoughnew
The senior at San Francisco State University's earth system science department has been experimenting with a scheme to return most of the carbon created by generating power to the ground in the form of charcoal, where it can improve the soil. His ultimate goal: A carbon-negative world.
East Bay Express |
Susan Kuchinskas |
08-27-2008 |
Environment
Only Communal Action Can Solve Global Warmingnew
Our focus must remain not on "What Can I Do as One Person?" but rather on the tougher question of "What Can We Do as One People?"
East Bay Express |
Jay Youngdahl |
05-28-2008 |
Environment
The Kleercut Boycott: Outcome Undeterminednew
It's hard to boycott a consumer product when you can't determine who buys it.
East Bay Express |
Anna McCarthy |
03-20-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment, kleenex
Mining for Black Goldnew
As Berkeley joins most of its Alameda County peers, food-scrap composting has become a viable business.
East Bay Express |
Matthew Green |
12-12-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
James Benney, the Indian Hunternew
Benney is so inspired by the East Bay's dozens of Native American sites that he published his own guidebook about them -- so why do all the experts wish he hadn't?
East Bay Express |
Nate Seltenrich |
10-03-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Nerdwatching: We're Rolling in Greennew
Canadian e-cars come to B-town, invasive trees pegged as a top eco-fuel candidate, and a carbon calculator that multiplies guilt.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
09-26-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Are Bees Too Busy?new
Could factory bee farming be behind the sudden decline in US populations?
East Bay Express |
Susan Kuchinskas |
08-01-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Ad Hoc Landfills Multiply in East Baynew
Catching illegal dumping is difficult.
East Bay Express |
Jeremy Singer-Vine |
07-25-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Conservation Is for the Birdsnew
A judge's ruling in a case pitting enviros versus wind-power firms delivers a blow to California wildlife, and a legal rebuke to her stepson.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
10-26-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Nuclear: For the Good of the Earthnew
Our search for energy has come down to a choice between the perils of nukes and the perils of global warming.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
05-22-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Environmentalists Try to Free Fish Trapped in Reservoirsnew
Getting home is an uphill swim for the East Bay's steelhead trout, even without San Francisco's water agency and George W. Bush teamed up against them.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
12-12-2005 |
Environment
The New Face of Environmentalismnew
Van Jones renounced his rowdy black nationalism on the way toward becoming an influential leader of the new progressive politics.
East Bay Express |
Eliza Strickland |
11-07-2005 |
Environment
