San Francisco “Don’t Take the Bait” Campaign

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EPA says mouse and rat baits pose harm to the public, pets and environment. San Francisco Supervisor Malia Cohen and the Department of Environment…

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Climate Change and Carbon Dioxide

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We can also help protect our ocean and ocean wildlife by using fewer plastics and oil…

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Palo Alto Measure E

In the November 8th election, Palo Alto voters need to decide whether to build a composting plant…

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Green Feature: SF rainwater harvesting system

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San Franciscio Public Utilities Commission kicks off it’s Discounted Rain Barrel and Cistern Program – the fourth year in a row.

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Taiwan ITRI’s Two Breakthrough Green Technologies

(KTSF by Jessie Liang) ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute), Taiwan’s largest and one of the world’s leading high-tech research and development institutions, receive two 2011 R&D 100 Awards for its innovative, breakthrough technologies: i2Re-Paper, the [...]

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Institute in Taiwan wins green tech awards

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Taiwan’s largest and one of the world’s leading high-tech research and development institutions, receive two 2011 R&D 100 Awards for its innovative…

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Green Feature: SF to list green certifications in property records

(KTSF by Jessie Liang) Assessor-Recorder Phil Ting announced his office will record the energy-efficiency certifications and ratings of buildings in San Francisco and become the first Assessor-Recorder in California to include this vital information in [...]

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Green Feature: SunEdison brings jobs to new Belmont headquarters

  (KTSF by Jessie Liang) Maryland-based SunEdison, a solar company, has relocated its headquarters to the peninsula city of Belmont. SunEdison celebrated its grand opening today and was joined by Governor Jerry Brown and other [...]

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Green Feature: SF Green Programs

(KTSF by Jessie Liang) San Francisco has received the distinction as the “greenest” city in North America in the first North American Green Cities Index. San Francisco was ranked ahead of New York, Seattle, Denver [...]

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Green Feature: Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Spare the Air

  (KTSF by Jessie Liang) The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is marking the 20 year anniversary of the Spare the Air program which started in 1991. Through the Spare the Air program, Bay [...]

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