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Green Financing Explanations

April 10, 2010 by Anonymous

Check out the Q&A on the new Green Financing program.  Monday April 12. On cable Channel 78 in SF and on UStream on the Internet. Archive should be available at http://www.ustream.tv/mayornewsom after the show.

Green Festival This Weekend

April 9, 2010 by Anonymous

greenfestival posterBut wait, you say, isn't the Green Festival a fall event?  Well yes indeedy, it usually is.  But this year they're trying something new.  Not only is there a Spring Green Festival, in the spring, but the event itself has been restr

Google Adds Bike Routes and Directions to Maps

SF Bike Map
It's a beautiful San Francisco Day.  You have a meeting in the Richmond at a location you've never visited.  You'd love to ride your bike, but don't want to find yourself climbing a mountain.  How can you find the safest and flatest route to your destination?  Google Maps is here for you. The Google Mappers have been hard at work responding to public demand for bike maps. More than 50,000 people signed the petitions like the one at http://www.petitiononline.com/bikether/petition.html  for bike maps to:

  • Make bicycling safer for millions of bicyclists around the world.
  • Empower world citizens to better adapt their lifestyles to face the
    challenges of global climate change.
  • Help Google realize its core mission of 'organizing the world's
    information and making it universally accessible and useful.

The new maps are currently available for 150 U.S. cities.  Mobile apps will no doubt be coming soon.

Finding a Green Job in the Bay Area

Here are a few resources to help find that perfect Bay Area Green job. We will be rounding up more green job listings and reposting them here.  If you know of a good resource for green job listings, please send an email to sfgreenscene@gmail.com.

Solar Jobs:
http://greenjobs.greenjobsearch.org/a/jobs/find-jobs/q-solar/l-san+franc...

LEED Jobs:
http://greenjobs.greenjobsearch.org/a/jobs/find-jobs/q-LEED/l-san+franci...

Cleantech Jobs:
http://greenjobs.greenjobsearch.org/a/jobs/find-jobs/q-cleantech/l-san+f...

 

Geyserville Fish Restoration A Model Success

Fishery advocates say a spawning stream built by the state near the Warm Springs Dam in Geyserville should serve as a model to communities throughout California looking to restore steelhead trout and coho and chinook salmon populations.

Calif. Nixes Rule Mandating Reflective Car Windows

California air regulators have reversed a mandate that would have required sun-reflecting glass to be installed on all new vehicles sold in the state, giving auto manufacturers a temporary reprieve. The California Air Resources Board made the change Thursday after critics complained the new windshields might block cell phone signals in remote areas. Law enforcement officials also expressed concern that the windows would interfere with the electronic signals from ankle bracelets worn by paroled felons..

Conservationists Criticize Proposed Tahoe Resort

A coalition of environmental groups is criticizing plans for a resort on Lake Tahoe's north shore, citing concerns over its size and impact on traffic. The League to Save Lake Tahoe, the Tahoe Area Sierra Club and the California Watershed Network are among groups that have expressed concerns over the Boulder Bay project in Crystal Bay. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, which governs land use around the lake, has issued a draft environmental impact statement offering five alternative options for the project.

SoCal City Bids For Tesla Assembly Plant

A Tesla electric car assembly plant is a step closer to reality in Southern California.

Report: Global Warming Law To Boost Calif. Economy

California's landmark global warming law will help boost the state's sagging economy by expanding the green technology sector and reducing fuel costs, according to a report released Wednesday by the state Air Resources Board. The panel's latest economic analysis revised its earlier estimate that the law, known as AB32, would add 120,000 jobs to the economy by 2020 — a figure critics said was overly optimistic.

New Call In Berkeley For Statewide Styrofoam Ban

A group of about 40 students from a statewide advocacy organization gathered in Berkeley Wednesday to call for local and state bans on polystyrene, commonly known as Styrofoam, takeout containers.

From Twitter

  • Seems like a great program. Congrats to all in City Gov't who made it real. #greenfinanesf (#GreenFinanceSF live at http://ustre.am/c8zq ) 1 year 43 weeks ago
  • How does this work for a TIC (Tenants in Common) #Greenfinancesf (#GreenFinanceSF live at http://ustre.am/c8zq ) 1 year 43 weeks ago
  • What about a solar panel on the dog house? #greenfinancesf (#GreenFinanceSF live at http://ustre.am/c8zq ) 1 year 43 weeks ago
  • Can use this for a wind power generator on the house? #greenfinancesf (#GreenFinanceSF live at http://ustre.am/c8zq ) 1 year 43 weeks ago
  • QUESTION: Can someone use this program to put a wind power generator on their house? #greenfinancesf 1 year 43 weeks ago

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