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Environmental Issues and Protection

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    Vegan Eggs, Ethical Meat, and a Cupcake ATM!

    ​Hey guys! March 20th was Meatout. I refrained from eating meat. Best holiday ever.  ​The UN's World Water Day was this week too! Second coolest holiday of the week. Since this year's theme was food security, people actually talked about how meat is a nightmare for water conservation! It's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    Sierra Club, Historians File Lawsuit to Stop Construction of Hotel in Presidio National Park

    ​ Local nonprofits and environmentalists are suing the San Francisco Presidio Trust to try and stop its plans to build an "unnecessary" 14-building hotel in the Main Post of The Presidio National Park.The Presidio Historical Association and Sierra Club said they were left with "no choice" but to f ... More >>

  • News

    August 24, 2011

    List: Why There Are Still No Green Jobs in San Francisco

    ​ Local nonprofits and environmentalists are suing the San Francisco Presidio Trust to try and stop its plans to build an "unnecessary" 14-building hotel in the Main Post of The Presidio National Park.The Presidio Historical Association and Sierra Club said they were left with "no choice" but to f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    Why Leland Yee Won the Sierra Club Endorsement

    A snapshot of Leland Yee's environmental record​Somebody has it out for State Sen. Leland Yee -- someone aside from Rush Limbaugh. When the news hit that the highly esteemed Sierra Club tossed its support behind Yee for mayor, the Twitter activity started buzzing; City Hall insiders -- and even re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2011

    Hillary Clinton Sued by S.F. Environmental Group Over Alleged Oil Pipeline Project Bias

    Playing favorites?​Environmental groups are going after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, worried that she's allowing Washington lobbyists close to her get away with building a massive oil pipeline from Canada to Texas.Friends of the Earth, a nonprofit with offices in Washington, D.C. and San Fr ... More >>

  • News

    March 30, 2011

    Recycling Company Pays SFPD to Catch Trash Thieves

    Playing favorites?​Environmental groups are going after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, worried that she's allowing Washington lobbyists close to her get away with building a massive oil pipeline from Canada to Texas.Friends of the Earth, a nonprofit with offices in Washington, D.C. and San Fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    Slim's Liquor License Temporarily Suspended Due to Neighbor Complaints

    Battle of the signs on the doors of Slim's​The alcohol permit for S.F. music venue Slim's was suspended for 10 days last week due to a long-running battle with a neighbor over noise complaints -- a battle venue part-owner Dawn Holliday hopes will end soon.The club was barred from serving alco ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 16, 2011

    New View for the Bayview

    Battle of the signs on the doors of Slim's​The alcohol permit for S.F. music venue Slim's was suspended for 10 days last week due to a long-running battle with a neighbor over noise complaints -- a battle venue part-owner Dawn Holliday hopes will end soon.The club was barred from serving alco ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    Obama National Forest Rule: Litigation Is 'Highly Likely'

    Was he counting on Obama for protection?​Environmentalists have come out swinging hard against Obama's new forest rules, which they claim is a watered-down plan for wildlife protection across the nation. But are they prepared to take the president to court? "We are still early in the process, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Gas Mask Removed from Cow at Aquarium's Controversial Global Warming Exhibit

    Humans in gas masks just aren't the same​A cow in a gas mask is a memorable image. That's probably why it was deployed, to great effect, in a recent exhibit on climate change at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. While this is the sort of thing that would doubtless please André Breton, dairy farmers -- n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2010

    Gavin Newsom Stars in Video Touting His Winery a Day After Vetoing Booze Fee

    And if more of you buy my environmentally friendly, low-tax wines, I'll be richer still...​One day after San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom vetoed a fee on alcohol sales aimed at paying for  treatment of chronic drunks, he starred in a video on Forbes Magazine's website touting a Napa Valley wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2010

    99¢ Only Stores Fined Enough to Afford 413,626 Items

    Well, this'll cost a lot more...​The 99¢ Only chain has declined to appeal a federal judge's ruling -- meaning it now faces a fine of $409,490, or enough to afford 413,626 items at its stores. The chain was on the losing end of an Environmental Protection Agency suit claiming it had sold hundreds ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2010

    California Faces Interstate Lawsuit -- If Voters Don't Pass Prop. 23

    Don't touch that greenhouse gas, warn out-of-state attorneys general...​If California voters don't pass Proposition 23 -- which would pull the rug out from under the state's 2006 law limiting greenhouse gas emissions -- a gang of out-of-state attorneys general have threatened to file suit against ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2010

    Is Chevron's Richmond Refinery 'Tour' a PR Stunt Connected to Expansion Plans?

    Chevron's Richmond refinery​Chevron is facing serious criticism of its alleged efforts to evade state environmental laws and push through a proposed expansion of its oil refinery in Richmond. Faced with the opposition of environmental activists and some state legislators, is it a surprise that the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2010

    Barge Manager Sentenced For Dumping Toxic Pollutants Into Bay

    Dumping millions of gallons of toxic waste in the bay can land you in jail -- or worse​A barge manager who dumped -- and ordered his employees to dump -- perhaps millions of gallons of toxic pollutants into San Francisco Bay off the coast of Pittsburg has received a barge load of justice. Mark Gui ... 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 >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    You Think Carly Fiorina Gives a F*ck About Global Warming?

    Soft on terrorism, just like Barbara Boxer​Republican Carly Fiorina has launched a doozy of an attack ad (view after the jump) against incumbent Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer, managing to make herself look like a wannabe national-security hawk and something of an ecological cretin in just over 30 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    Gear Up for Earth Day with Talk on Global Warming Cuisine

    Gibbs Smith Publishers​As a drug rug-clad, headband-sporting Johnny Mathis might warble, it's beginning to look a lot like Earth Day. Revving up to Thursday, related food-themed happenings abound. Tomorrow, chef Laura Stec and atmospheric scientist Eugene Cordero, Ph.D. will appear at the Ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    Big Rig Drivers Smoked in Quest to Loosen State Emission Standards

    But don't Keep On Emittin' ... ​In a case involving a convoy of lawyers, federal judges ruled against a pair of truckers' organizations claiming the state of California's emissions standards were rigged.  Readers may be surprised to learn that the federal Clean Air Act gives California -- and ... 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

    October 5, 2009

    S.F. State Prof: Comparision of Republicans to Neanderthals Is Insulting -- To Neanderthals

    His knuckles do not drag...​Angry words continue to be exchanged about fiery Florida freshman Congressman Alan Grayson referring to Republicans as "knuckle-dragging Neanderthals" and Rep. Nancy Pelosi's refusal to compel him to apologize. But a San Francisco State University professor has a probl ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 16, 2009

    No Impact Man

    His knuckles do not drag...​Angry words continue to be exchanged about fiery Florida freshman Congressman Alan Grayson referring to Republicans as "knuckle-dragging Neanderthals" and Rep. Nancy Pelosi's refusal to compel him to apologize. But a San Francisco State University professor has a probl ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 9, 2009

    Earth Days

    His knuckles do not drag...​Angry words continue to be exchanged about fiery Florida freshman Congressman Alan Grayson referring to Republicans as "knuckle-dragging Neanderthals" and Rep. Nancy Pelosi's refusal to compel him to apologize. But a San Francisco State University professor has a probl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2009

    Hip Hop Responds to Van Jones Drama

    EKAphotographyAli Chagi-Starr, Van Jones (c), and Ron Dellums at Silence the Violence Day, 2007​ By now, everyone and they mama has heard that controversial green jobs adviser Van Jones has been forced to resign from his white house job. There are many differing takes on the subject, from ultr ... More >>

  • News

    September 2, 2009

    In environmental terms, Cash for Clunkers is a jalopy

    EKAphotographyAli Chagi-Starr, Van Jones (c), and Ron Dellums at Silence the Violence Day, 2007​ By now, everyone and they mama has heard that controversial green jobs adviser Van Jones has been forced to resign from his white house job. There are many differing takes on the subject, from ultr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2009

    SFGate Article on 'Diaper-Free Babies' Craps Out Debunked Notion that Diapers are Overwhelming Our Landfills

    But the cute bear wants me to buy disposable diapers...​Like many of you, I was more than a bit amazed at an article yesterday on SFgate, in which a woman with the Marx Brothers-worthy name of Willow Lune explained her raison d'etre: Pushing a diaper-free lifestyle in which one's children can be t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 29, 2009

    Brain Glaze

    But the cute bear wants me to buy disposable diapers...​Like many of you, I was more than a bit amazed at an article yesterday on SFgate, in which a woman with the Marx Brothers-worthy name of Willow Lune explained her raison d'etre: Pushing a diaper-free lifestyle in which one's children can be t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 15, 2009

    Eating Unnaturally, Naturally

    But the cute bear wants me to buy disposable diapers...​Like many of you, I was more than a bit amazed at an article yesterday on SFgate, in which a woman with the Marx Brothers-worthy name of Willow Lune explained her raison d'etre: Pushing a diaper-free lifestyle in which one's children can be t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2009

    Mandatory Recycling Hasn't Led to Fascism In Other Locales -- But San Francisco's Proposed Fines are 10 Times Higher Than Elsewhere

    It hasn't gotten quite to this point yet...There's no getting around it -- the notion of a government employee or contractor inspecting one's refuse and approving or disapproving its composition is creepy, regardless of how altruistic the goal of waste reduction. You cannot argue about this. That be ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 12, 2008

    Breathe Deep the Gathering Gloom

    It hasn't gotten quite to this point yet...There's no getting around it -- the notion of a government employee or contractor inspecting one's refuse and approving or disapproving its composition is creepy, regardless of how altruistic the goal of waste reduction. You cannot argue about this. That be ... More >>

  • News

    August 22, 2007

    Green Graves

    Can a burial business still be eco-friendly if its new biodegradable caskets are brought in on cargo ships from China?

  • News

    December 20, 2006

    Global Warning

    Al Gore was in town last week to remind us all that we're ruining the planet. But do you think the concern about climate change is just a bunch of hot air?

  • News

    September 22, 2004

    Big Dam Mess

    The Environmental Defense Fund embarks on a national campaign to shame San Francisco into restoring the other great Yosemite valley, Hetch Hetchy. But is shame really a good political strategy?

  • News

    June 2, 2004

    Bioscience Warfare

    UC professor Tyrone Hayes found that a highly profitable weed killer causes sexual abnormalities in frogs. Then he found out how nasty a biotech multinational can be.

  • News

    January 28, 2004

    A Question of Risk

    Plans for a biodefense "hot lab" at Lawrence Livermore have ecologists, disarmament advocates, and mainstream scientists up in arms

  • News

    July 31, 2002

    Burning Mad

    Deciding they just wouldn't take it anymore, Bayview citizens stopped a Navy plan to incinerate toxic gas at Hunters Point Shipyard

  • News

    January 2, 2002

    Massing Gas

    San Francisco asks the Navy to investigate potentially dangerous methane concentrations at Hunters Point Shipyard

  • News

    December 12, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    Tale of the Whale; Night Crawler: A Cure for the Common Cold

  • News

    July 18, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    Power to the People; A Love/Hate Relationship

  • News

    July 4, 2001

    Gray Skies

    If Gov. Davis has his way, California soon will have dozens of new power plants -- a lot of them in the wrong places, some of them unnecessary, and very, very few of them based on renewable energy

  • News

    April 25, 2001

    The Return of the Screw

    PG&E is doing to New England what greedy, polluting, out-of-state energy suppliers have done to PG&E and California

  • News

    April 25, 2001

    Russian Roulette

    The Western Pacific gray whale, once thought extinct, clings to life in a remote Siberian sea. Biologists fear their research is serving as cover for massive oil drilling that could wipe out this lost tribe once and for all.

  • News

    March 28, 2001

    Devil Fish

    Fierce prey. Spiritual brother. Ecological bellwether. The majestic gray whale inspires awe, conflict, and troubling environmental questions from the icy seas of Russia to the warm lagoons of Baja.

  • News

    August 25, 1999

    Political Economy

    How a Willie Brown real estate venture snagged tens of millions of dollars in government subsidies and opened the way for Democratic heavyweight Angelo Tsakopoulo to make even more money

  • News

    April 7, 1999

    Coming Clean

    Environmental group targets Stanford investment muscle

  • News

    February 3, 1999

    Letters

    Environmental group targets Stanford investment muscle

  • News

    May 27, 1998

    Building a Better Bomb

    While condemning India for its nuclear testing, the U.S. government quietly funnels billions to research programs aimed at creating an ever-more-virulent nuclear arsenal

  • News

    December 17, 1997

    Deep Xanadu-doo

    William Randolph Hearst's heirs want to build hotels and a golf course on his seaside estate, below his fabled castle. Ranchers and environmentalists are raising Kane.

  • News

    January 10, 1996

    Off-Base (Part II)

    The most vituperative battle ever fought over the Presidio pits a handful of activists (and a certain weekly newspaper) against a local coalition of environmentalists, business, and the majority of elected officials. Is the congressional compromise to es

  • News

    March 29, 1995

    Whirly Birds

    The wind-power entrepreneurs at Kenetech have spent millionsin vain tosolve this avian mystery: Why have hundredsof raptors, including golden eagles, died alongside the windmills of Altamont Pass?

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