Van Jones is an extraordinary speaker. But more importantly, his soaring speech is grounded firmly in the rock of reality. His grounding comes at least in part from his 10 years at the Ella Baker Center which he cofounded to "document, challenge, and expose human rights abuses." Since then the center has become a highly respected institution in the Bay Area.
The Clean Tech 2008 prize for transportation has gone to San Francisco's own 
Checkout this map showing the locations of certified green businesses in San Francisco. Nice.
Jared Blumenfeld has been assigned the job of Interim Director of the Rec and Park Department by Mayor Gavin Newsom. Blumenfeld has been the Director of the Department of the Environment for the last 7 years. In that role he's been at the forefront of most of the Mayor's environmental initiatives including the Zero Waste program, the massive solar installation on Moscone , the ban on styrofoam in take-out packaging, the city solar rebates, and the fight to get all the plastic water bottles out of City Hall, to mention just a few. His department has been one of the most productive and best led in the city.
The new Academy of Science Museum in Golden Gate Park has earned a Platinum rating from the U.S. Green Building Council with a total of 54 points in the LEED system, the highest sustainability rating of any museum in the world.
Since San Francisco announced the solar rebate program in July, applications to the state rebate program have gone from 16 a month to 60. In other good news 16 solar installation companies have hired or will be hiring graduates of local solar job training programs including 3 people from Western Addition, 2 from the Bayview, 2 from the Sunset, and 1 from Haight Ashbury.
The good people at "The Bond Buyer: The Daily Newspaper of Public Finance" have written up an overview of who supports and opposes Prop H and why.From Twitter
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09/07/2010 - 17:00
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Resource Efficient Building Task Force Meeting
- Start time: 01:30pm
- End date: 09/08/2010 - 14:00
- End time: 02:00pm
- The Resource Efficient Building Task Force advises the Department of Environment on matters of policy and reviews projects in design to ensure that Chapter 7 of the Environment Code (LEED Silver certification) is being achieved for municipal projects. The Task Force enables communication about green building issues throughout the City and acts as an educational forum to increase knowledge and share project related successes and lessons learned. Task Force meetings are open to the public and are held at 30 Van Ness Ave in the BOA Large Conference Room on the 4th floor. Meeting agendas and minutes are available here: http://sfgov.org/site/sfenvironment_meeting.asp?id=15426
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Green Apartment Campaign
- Start time: 04:30pm
- End date: 09/08/2010 - 19:30
- End time: 07:30pm
- We'll go door-to-door delivering green kitchen pails and educating residents about the City's green cart composting program. Come meet new friends, have fun, and save the planet. Contact Sunshine for more info: 355-3736 or sunshine.swinford@sfgov.org
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09/10/2010 - 17:00
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Meet the Food Producer
- Start time: 10:30am
- End date: 09/11/2010 - 11:00
- End time: 11:00am
- Enjoy a half-hour interview with one of the farmers, artisans or purveyors that sells at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. Location: CUESA's teaching kitchen, outside under the arcades north of the Ferry Building's clock tower. City: SF Cost: Free
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09/13/2010 - 17:00
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Commission Policy Mtg.
- Start time: 05:00pm
- End date: 09/13/2010 - 19:30
- End time: 07:30pm
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09/14/2010 - 17:00
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Green Apartment Campaign
- Start time: 04:30pm
- End date: 09/15/2010 - 19:30
- End time: 07:30pm
- We'll go door-to-door delivering green kitchen pails and educating residents about the City's green cart composting program. Come meet new friends, have fun, and save the planet. Contact Sunshine for more info: 355-3736 or sunshine.swinford@sfgov.org
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09/17/2010 - 17:00
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Meet the Food Producer
- Start time: 10:30am
- End date: 09/18/2010 - 11:00
- End time: 11:00am
- Enjoy a half-hour interview with one of the farmers, artisans or purveyors that sells at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. Location: CUESA's teaching kitchen, outside under the arcades north of the Ferry Building's clock tower. City: SF Cost: Free
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09/21/2010 - 17:00
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Green Apartment Campaign
- Start time: 04:30pm
- End date: 09/22/2010 - 19:30
- End time: 07:30pm
- We'll go door-to-door delivering green kitchen pails and educating residents about the City's green cart composting program. Come meet new friends, have fun, and save the planet. Contact Sunshine for more info: 355-3736 or sunshine.swinford@sfgov.org
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09/24/2010 - 17:00
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San Francisco Critical Mass
- Start time: 05:30pm
- End date: 09/24/2010 - 21:00
- End time: 09:00pm
- A movement of bicycles, in the street!
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Meet the Food Producer
- Start time: 10:30am
- End date: 09/25/2010 - 11:00
- End time: 11:00am
- Enjoy a half-hour interview with one of the farmers, artisans or purveyors that sells at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. Location: CUESA's teaching kitchen, outside under the arcades north of the Ferry Building's clock tower. City: SF Cost: Free
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09/28/2010 - 17:00
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Commission on the Environment Meeting
- Start time: 05:00pm
- End date: 09/28/2010 - 19:30
- End time: 07:30pm
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Eco Tuesdays
- Start time: 06:30pm
- End date: 09/28/2010 - 21:00
- End time: 09:00pm
- http://www.ecotuesday.com/ At $10 online/$20 door
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Green Apartment Campaign
- Start time: 04:30pm
- End date: 09/29/2010 - 19:30
- End time: 07:30pm
- We'll go door-to-door delivering green kitchen pails and educating residents about the City's green cart composting program. Come meet new friends, have fun, and save the planet. Contact Sunshine for more info: 355-3736 or sunshine.swinford@sfgov.org
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10/01/2010 - 17:00
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Meet the Food Producer
- Start time: 10:30am
- End date: 10/02/2010 - 11:00
- End time: 11:00am
- Enjoy a half-hour interview with one of the farmers, artisans or purveyors that sells at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. Location: CUESA's teaching kitchen, outside under the arcades north of the Ferry Building's clock tower. City: SF Cost: Free
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10/05/2010 - 17:00
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Green Apartment Campaign
- Start time: 04:30pm
- End date: 10/06/2010 - 19:30
- End time: 07:30pm
- We'll go door-to-door delivering green kitchen pails and educating residents about the City's green cart composting program. Come meet new friends, have fun, and save the planet. Contact Sunshine for more info: 355-3736 or sunshine.swinford@sfgov.org
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10/06/2010 - 17:00
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Environmental Community Gathering
- Start time: 05:30pm
- End date: 10/06/2010 - 19:30
- End time: 07:30pm
- We have 2 sustainability happy hours in San Francisco, one that has been on Green Drinks for a while now and meets on the 1st Wednesdays of the month, and this second one that is focused on sustainable business and meets on the 2nd Thursdays of the month. We meet at Elixir on 16th and Guerrero from 6:00 - 8:00PM. Elixir is a certified green business in San Francisco and has organic beer, wine and spirits available. The intention is to support the growth of green businesses in San Francisco through networking, sharing information about products and services and job seeking. Contact Tiffany Elston: Tiffany [at] GreenKeyRealEstate [dot] com for the next meeting or visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SustainableBusinessHappyHourSF/ to sign up for email notifications of upcoming Happy Hours.
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10/08/2010 - 17:00
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Meet the Food Producer
- Start time: 10:30am
- End date: 10/09/2010 - 11:00
- End time: 11:00am
- Enjoy a half-hour interview with one of the farmers, artisans or purveyors that sells at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. Location: CUESA's teaching kitchen, outside under the arcades north of the Ferry Building's clock tower. City: SF Cost: Free
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10/11/2010 - 17:00
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Commission Policy Mtg.
- Start time: 05:00pm
- End date: 10/11/2010 - 19:30
- End time: 07:30pm
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10/12/2010 - 17:00
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Resource Efficient Building Task Force Meeting
- Start time: 01:30pm
- End date: 10/13/2010 - 14:00
- End time: 02:00pm
- The Resource Efficient Building Task Force advises the Department of Environment on matters of policy and reviews projects in design to ensure that Chapter 7 of the Environment Code (LEED Silver certification) is being achieved for municipal projects. The Task Force enables communication about green building issues throughout the City and acts as an educational forum to increase knowledge and share project related successes and lessons learned. Task Force meetings are open to the public and are held at 30 Van Ness Ave in the BOA Large Conference Room on the 4th floor. Meeting agendas and minutes are available here: http://sfgov.org/site/sfenvironment_meeting.asp?id=15426
- View this event in Google Calendar
-
Green Apartment Campaign
- Start time: 04:30pm
- End date: 10/13/2010 - 19:30
- End time: 07:30pm
- We'll go door-to-door delivering green kitchen pails and educating residents about the City's green cart composting program. Come meet new friends, have fun, and save the planet. Contact Sunshine for more info: 355-3736 or sunshine.swinford@sfgov.org
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10/15/2010 - 17:00
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Meet the Food Producer
- Start time: 10:30am
- End date: 10/16/2010 - 11:00
- End time: 11:00am
- Enjoy a half-hour interview with one of the farmers, artisans or purveyors that sells at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. Location: CUESA's teaching kitchen, outside under the arcades north of the Ferry Building's clock tower. City: SF Cost: Free
- View this event in Google Calendar