AltWeeklies Wire
S.F.'s Coastal Foraging King Shows How to Fish (and Eat) Locallynew
Questions surrounding environmentally responsible seafood consumption have gotten a lot of buzz lately in both foodie circles and among commercial fishermen and fishmongers. These questions really boil down to one: What should we be eating from the ocean?
SF Weekly |
Peter Jamison |
04-22-2011 |
Environment
San Francisco's Killer Frogsnew
A tiny pond near the mouth of Golden Gate Park is host to as many as 10,000 invasive African clawed frogs so voracious they're a threat to the entire state.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
07-23-2010 |
Environment
An Unpublished Study Shows the Lethal Effects of the Cosco Busan Oil Spillnew
Federal and state scientists hid from the public the groundbreaking results of a government report on the extreme danger posed to fish by the 2007 Cosco Busan oil spill. Even as they shared them with the companies that control the Cosco Busan.
SF Weekly |
Peter Jamison |
02-24-2010 |
Environment
Surfers Think City's Exposed Sewage Tunnel Warning is a Bunch of Crapnew
Though less famous than its San Diego–area namesake, San Francisco's Ocean Beach is anything but unknown to surfers: Its three miles of coastline provide "a world-class surf spot," says surfer Josh Berry. However, the recent spate of storms means surfing there could soon get shitty.
SF Weekly |
Chris Roberts |
02-03-2010 |
Environment
Christopher Muhammad, the Man Who Cried Dustnew
Muhammad's fight with Lennar over toxic dust has resulted in a restraining order against him, an accusation that he's a shakedown artist, and grudging respect from his rivals.
SF Weekly |
Lauren Smiley |
07-02-2009 |
Environment
San Fran's Plastic Bag Ban Has Left the City with More Pollution and Costnew
It has become apparent that many of the rationales used to justify the ban -- such as its benefiting the environment and alleviating the city's litter problems -- are not playing out in the real world.
SF Weekly |
Joe Eskenazi |
01-07-2009 |
Environment
California Regulators Admit 'Shredder Waste' from Junked Cars is Unsafenew
In September, regulators wrote to auto recyclers saying that the state's 1988 policy on shredder-waste handling would be rescinded. This policy shift largely went unnoticed by the public, but it was momentous.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
12-03-2008 |
Environment
Car Recycling is a Huge Generator of Hazardous Wastenew
Donating your old car to charity may make you feel good, but it doesn't necessarily create a net benefit for the environment.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
12-03-2008 |
Environment
Fighting Global Warming With High-Risesnew
Mayor Gavin Newsom could become an environmental star by raising, and broadening, San Francisco's skyline more aggressively than anything we've seen before.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
11-08-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Are Green Graves Really Green?new
Can a burial business still be eco-friendly if its new biodegradable caskets are brought in on cargo ships from China?
SF Weekly |
Lauren Smiley |
08-22-2007 |
Environment
Corporate Pollution Absolutionnew
Planktos is dumping questionable materials into the ocean so that you can buy forgiveness in the form of carbon credits.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
07-18-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
A Leak From the Deepnew
Nobody knows for sure what kind of oily polutant is seeping into the water at Fisherman's Wharf.
SF Weekly |
Mary Spicuzza |
06-27-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Natural Coolnew
Workers at San Francisco's new "green" federal building endure temperature extremes due to buggy system.
SF Weekly |
Eliza Strickland |
04-26-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Green Like Menew
Is PG&E's new ad campaign in San Francisco just more greenwashing?
SF Weekly |
Eliza Strickland |
12-22-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Hard to Be Really Greennew
Let's scrap San Francisco's weak, pale-green environmental standards and actually take the total environment into account.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
07-10-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
