Topic: California

Northern California still dominates the cleantech employment outlook, according to the Clean Tech Job Trends 2010 report published by research firm Clean Edge. But the future is uncertain, pending the results of the state's controversial Proposition 23, which would freeze provisions of ...
In California, 2/3 of voters still remain relatively unaware of Proposition 23, a ballot measure backed by several out-of-state oil and gas companies that would end California's regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. Opposition to the measure is greatest among Democrats (51% opposed) ...

What Is Emissions Testing?

Emissions testing checks the levels of hazardous materials that escape from a motor vehicle with a combustion engine. In many areas of the United States, particularly those that are urban or suburban, emissions testing is mandatory. The Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ...

The Green Funeral Cremation Process

Increased concern over climate change, pollution and general sustainability of life on the planet have motivated more people to incorporate ways to meaningfully green their lives and lower carbon footprints. According to National Geographic, as quoted in the Scientific American web article, ...

Calif.'s Fountaingrove receives Audubon honor

Fountaingrove Golf & Athletic Club's (Santa Rose, Calif.) greens are green enough to be certified by the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary. A two-year effort to reduce chemical use, conserve water and manage wildlife and habitat has paid off with recognition for environmental stewardship ...
Purpose The purpose of the cash-out law is to encourage California commuters to carpool instead of drive separate vehicles to work. Not only does carpooling reduce California's well-known traffic congestion but it also reduces emissions that are harmful to the environment.
99 Cents Only Stores ordered to pay more than $400,000 for selling illegal pesticidesA federal judge has ordered 99 Cents Only Stores Inc. to pay more than $400,000 in penalties for selling illegal pesticides in various household products.The decision announced Wednesday by ...
Server apparently their maximum capacity spike in demand may not be running, but there is a clear improvement of the time. In California, electronic waste recycling fee retail sales or specific electronic product (mostly monitor/display rental) is charged. Their website: "RICOM recycling ...
LA names new school built on toxic soil site for environmentalists Al Gore, Rachel CarsonStudents at a new green themed school named for noted conservationists Rachel Carson and Al Gore don't have to go far for a lesson in environmental contamination: Their ...

What was Redwood Summer?

Redwood Summer was a series of protests, demonstrations, and marches held against the Northern California timber industry in the summer of 1990. Ultimately, Redwood Summer had a number of base camps all over Northern California, and thousands of activists, demonstrators, and ordinary ...