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PG&E Smart Meter 'Rebellion' Growing

Skyrocketing bills, off-the-charts energy usage, the complaints just keep flooding in following a CBS 5 investigation into Pacific Gas & Electric's rollout of their new Smart Meters in the Bay Area. The new meter allows the utility to read your energy usage remotely, eliminating the need for meter readers. But what's it doing for customers? Hundreds don't like them. And now, there's a growing rebellion from people who don't want them.

How Should I Properly Dispose Of Old Medications?

Leftovers from old prescriptions or expired medications can pile up in your medicine cabinet. But you shouldn't flush them down the toilet and you can't give them away. Robert in Santa Rosa asked: What do I do with my old medications? How can I properly dispose of them?

Old SF Freeway Site Becomes Urban Garden

Amid the urban jungle that is San Francisco sits an oasis of green. Under eucalyptus trees and where old highway on and off ramps once stood, community organizers are building on a vision, an urban garden they call the Hayes Valley Farm.

Calif. Salmon Season Set For Limited Fishing

California's chinook salmon fishery is likely to be opened this year after two straight closed fishing seasons — but with restrictions, according to recommendations released Thursday by a federal panel. Fishermen in Oregon and Washington are poised to have an even better season because fish are more abundant there.

EPA To Allow States To Address Ocean Acidity

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it will consider ways the states can address rising acidity levels in oceans, which pose a serious threat to shellfish and other marine life. The agency's decision was announced in a legal settlement with the Center for Biological Diversity. The environmental group sued the EPA last year for not requiring Washington state to list its coastal waters as impaired by rising acidity under the Clean Water Act.

Bay Area Workshop Seeks Ways To Reduce Emissions

Proposals for drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions from cars and light trucks for the nine-county Bay Area were discussed Wednesday at a packed workshop hosted by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments.

Lean And Green: Opt-Out Of Pre-Screened Credit

Every year, American families receive billions of pieces of junk mail. Many of these are offers of credit and insurance that are generated from lists sold by the credit bureaus. These "pre-screened offers" waste trees and water, contribute to planet-warming carbon emissions, and waste nearly a week of your time each year.

Calif. Analyst Sees Job Losses Under Climate Law

The state's landmark global warming law likely will lead to modest jobs losses in the near future, according to a nonpartisan review that bolsters a growing Republican movement to shelve climate regulations until the economy recovers. The Legislative Analyst's Office determined businesses will face higher electricity and fuel prices as well as costly investments to improve building and heating standards. However, it did not calculate average costs to businesses or say how many jobs might be lost. It did say the effect on the state's overall economy is expected to be small.

Famed San Francisco Conservationist Dies At 103

Dr. Edgar Wayburn, a five-term president of the Sierra Club who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for working to preserve vast tracts of wilderness in the U.S., has died. He was 103.

Alcatraz Island Gets Funding For Solar Power

The National Park Service, which oversees the island, said Friday it will fund a project to put more than 1,000 solar panels on the main prison and laundry building.

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  • great green events coming up in #SF. Start w/ greendrinks tonight. Check out the calendar at http://www.sfgreenscene.com — 43 weeks 4 days ago
  • The Dubai Star Container ship was being refueled by a small fuel barge when leak happened. 1 mile visible slick in #sf bay. — 44 weeks 2 days ago
  • Prelim reports are that ship is leaking bunker fuel oil into the middle of #sanfrancisco bay. Oil slick visible from helicopter. — 44 weeks 2 days ago
  • A mile long oil spill spotted in the San Franciso Bay. Coming from the Dubai Star container ship at anchorage 9. — 44 weeks 2 days ago
  • Catching up with recent green developments in San Francisco at the SFGreenScene blog. http://ow.ly/xf3a — 44 weeks 3 days ago
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