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April 9, 2013
Fracking In Monterey County Blocked -- Temporarily
The land of Steinbeck has more to it than fertile soil from which the nation's spinach and strawberries sprout: The country's biggest supply of shale oil lies below the central California turf.The Monterey Shale extends through most of central California and has as much as 15.4 million barrels of oi ... More >>
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July 30, 2012
Environmentalists Demand FDA Lower Mercury Rates in Seafood
Put the chopsticks down; you might want to curb your sashimi-binging habits after you read this.We've all seen the signs when we've gone out to eat sushi -- the ones that the Food and Drug Administration require all food establishments to show that warn of the dangers of mercury poisoning that can c ... More >>
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July 27, 2012
Massive Blue Whale to March at Crissy Field This Weekend
Are you one of those Shark Week and Free Willy fans who always wondered what it would be like to fill the shoes, or rather, fins, of these sea creatures? Well, here's your chance.On Sunday, Blue Whale Tatzoo is holding a march at Crissy Field, where participants will be able to create an imitat ... More >>
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April 20, 2012
Environmentalists Use Sex to Promote Earth Day
Well, here's an interesting take on the phrase "she brings out the animal in me." Since Center for Biological Diversity is certain that everyone will be celebrating Earth Day by having lots of sex, the organization will be passing out endangered species condoms to those of you who are both environme ... More >>
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April 9, 2012
Judge Sides with Tree Huggers Over Highway-Widening Project
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) must reassess how its planned road-expansion project along Highway 101 could truly harm the surrounding redwood trees, a judge ruled.Environmental groups filed a lawsuit last week in San Francisco, hoping to stop Caltrans from widening the two- ... More >>
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August 12, 2011
Environmental Groups Fight to Put Gray Wolf Back on Endangered Species List
Gary Kramer, US Fish and Wildlife ServiceEnvironmental groups appealed to the Ninth Circuit to reinstate the northern rocky mountain gray wolf on the Endangered Species List, after Montana judge Donald Molley reluctantly upheld Congress' move directing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to delist ... More >>
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March 2, 2011
S.F. Sued for 'Killing' Endangered Species at Sharp Park Golf Course
He has a family to look after, tooIt came as no surprise to city leaders when conservation groups slapped them with a lawsuit today, accusing the Recreation and Park Department of perpetually killing endangered species at Sharp Park Golf Course. The suit -- which was filed today in San Francisco ... More >>
Blogs
August 18, 2010
Kill the Frogs Before It's Too Late: Message to San Francisco
Go ahead, punk: Make my day.Killer frogs lurk in the dark waters of Golden Gate Park's Lily Pond, awaiting the moment when a visiting youngster totes a few tadpoles home to Auburn and lets them loose in a stream -- thus threatening aquatic ecosystems in the Sacramento River Delta and beyond.Notwi ... More >>
Blogs
June 18, 2010
Caltrans Sued Over Highway Project Through Redwood Forest
Environmental activists are suing Caltrans over plans to expand and reroute a highway that passes through Richardson Grove State Park, the Humboldt County preserve that boasts some of California's oldest and tallest coast redwoods.The suit was filed yesterday in San Francisco Superior Court by th ... More >>
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June 2, 2010
Bleeding Green
Forget about Sharp Park’s endangered frogs and snakes. The real problem with the golf course is its enormous cost to the city.
Blogs
June 2, 2010
Moving Franciscan Manzanita: Not Cheap
© California Academy of SciencesThe most expensive bush since Reggie Bush? Readers may recall the irony of scientists discovering an "extinct" Franciscan Manzanita, a plant no one had seen for 60 years in the wild, right in the middle of land about to be leveled for a highway project. At the tim ... More >>
News
February 24, 2010
Dead Sea
An unpublished study shows the surprisingly lethal effects of the Cosco Busan oil spill. Why are government scientists helping the ship's owner keep it a secret?
Blogs
November 20, 2009
Conservation Group Not Necessarily Opposed to Moving 'Extinct' Plant From Doyle Drive's Path
© California Academy of SciencesA roadblock?SF Weekly has written a little bit about the jaw-dropping recent discovery of a Franciscan Manzanita beneath mounds of overgrown plants abutting the Doyle Drive highway project. While finding a manzanita plant in coastal California is a bit like spotti ... More >>
Blogs
November 19, 2009
Could Discovery of 'Extinct' Plant Toss Monkey Wrench Into Doyle Drive Rebuild?
© California Academy of SciencesThe Franciscan ManzanitaThe other day we reported on the apparent discovery of a Franciscan Manzanita in the Presidio -- the first wild specimen of the native San Franciscan plant spotted since 1947. But, in a development that appears to be ironic -- without any m ... More >>
Blogs
June 15, 2009
Flipping the Bird: Lawsuit Alleges Government Neglecting Our Feathered Friends
An endangered species indeedAn environmental group last week sued the federal government in San Francisco District Court, charging the U.S. has moved with the speed of a roadrunner with a broken leg and the efficiency of a decapitated chicken in protecting 31 species of birds via the Endangered Spec ... More >>
Blogs
June 2, 2009
Turtle Power: Enviros Sue Government In S.F. Court For Alleged Failure To Shell Out For Leatherbacks
A group of environmental organizations are not 'happy together' about the government's foot-draggingA trio (not a quartet) of environmental groups (not named after Renaissance painters) sued the U.S. government last week in San Francisco federal court, claiming the Department of the Interior, U.S. F ... More >>
Blogs
April 17, 2009
Welcome to San Francisco Ken -- Here's a Lawsuit. Interior Secretary Slapped With Suit During His Brief City Visit
Mission accomplished!The other day we noted how the Center for Biological Diversity was off to answer the David Letterman-worthy query: Can a man in a bear suit hand an environmental petition to the Secretary of the Interior? It turns out he can: The group sent out an e-mail claiming its 52,000-stro ... More >>
Blogs
April 15, 2009
Environmentalists to Answer Letterman-esque Question at S.F. Hearing: Can Man in Bear Suit Hand Petition to Secretary of Interior?
Will bears of color be heard from as well? In this city, you've got to watch yourself when you crack wise about ferocious wild predators gallivanting through the city; after Tatiana the Tiger hopped the fence at the San Francisco Zoo, all bets are off. So when the Center for Biological Diversity ann ... More >>
Blogs
January 20, 2009
Save the Vetch! Enviro Groups File Bevy of Endangered Species Suits
As George W. Bush and his James Watt-like environmental personnel exit, stage right, San Francisco environmentalists have fired a salvo of lawsuits aimed to hit their posteriors on the way out. Last week, Lisa Belenky, a San Francisco staff attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity, filed a t ... More >>
News
February 14, 2001
The Battle for Walpert Ridge
A lawsuit over a proposed Hayward country club promises to be more than just another environmentalists-vs.-developers fight

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