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calendarLiving Ecocity Examples - Sustainable Communities Salon Series
sustainable_communities_salons.pdf
by Lucas Patzek
Green Building Exchange 305 Main St. Redwood City, CA...
Event Date: Thu, Sep 13, 2007 6:00pm PDT
Posted: Sun, Aug 12, 2007 1:42pm PDT
textLennar BVHP LLC and Toxic Mass Pollution in San Francisco's Bayview Hunters Point area by Francisco Da Costa
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Region IX, in San Francisco is being used as a ploy to make all the Toxic of Mass Pollution in the Bayview Hunters Point area and more precisely Parcel A that comes under the jurisdiction of Lennar BVHP LLC go away. We all remember 9/11 and the EPA, the Katrina fiasco and FEMA, we remember the Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq - no where to be found - we remember the deceit and the lies reaching up to the White House and the scum bags th...
Posted: Sun, Aug 12, 2007 4:48am PDT
imageMemorials for Cyclist Elena Castaneda Visited by Family & Friends
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by dave id
The day after Elena Castaneda was tragically killed by a truck in West Oakland, family and friends payed tribute at the memorials set up by local residents and witnesses to the accident....
Posted: Sun, Aug 12, 2007 12:49am PDT
textChem Trailing by Wendy Buckleman
Cleanup CU-23 of "Encapsulated Bacteria for In Situ Bioremediation" for US Navy fueling station clean up without moving out the soil. Bacteria from fuel contaminated superfund sites is applied in some way to any area where fuel has been supplied to ships over the years. The effect on trees and people could explain 'Chemtrail Syndrome' as we have heard about it in alternative media for years....
Posted: Sat, Aug 11, 2007 8:04pm PDT
calendarRally to Save Coyote Valley
savecoyoflyer.pdf
by Lailo
San Jose City Hall 200 East Santa Clara Street San Jose, CA 95113-1905...
Event Date: Mon, Aug 13, 2007 5:00pm PDT
Posted: Sat, Aug 11, 2007 7:06pm PDT
textFew Defend UC Lab in Heated Meeting on EIR by via the Berkeley Daily Planet (reposted)
Friday, August 10, 2007 : Berkeley residents came to share concerns about the fuel on the hill Wednesday night, and by the time the meeting had ended, only one voice had been raised in its unconditional defense. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) officials called the gathering to collect comments to be addressed in the environmental impact reviews of two major projects already greenlighted by the UC Board of Regents....
Posted: Sat, Aug 11, 2007 9:21am PDT
image8/15: Tickets onsale for 9/21 Berk. Sustainability Summit
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by via Ecology Center
The Ecology Center will be hosting the Second Annual Berkeley Sustainability Summit on Friday, September 21, from 9AM to 3PM....
Posted: Fri, Aug 10, 2007 8:55pm PDT
calendar7:30pm-11pm>Got Green Love>San Rafael<"One World, One Voice" Fundraiser>Dance/Arts by
san rafael community center 168 B st...
Event Date: Sat, Aug 11, 2007 7:30pm PDT
Posted: Fri, Aug 10, 2007 5:42pm PDT
documentSave Coyote Valley
savecoyoflyeremail_1.pdf
by Lailo
Please come to a public hearing taking place next Monday, August 13th, at the San Jose City Council Chambers, concerning the future of Coyote Valley. Coyote Valley is one of the last remaining open spaces of its size in Santa Clara County, and is home to many endangered animals and plants. Developers are planning a community to accomodate an addition 80,000 residents in Coyote Valley, which raises many questions and concerns for the San Jose commuity. Please join us for a small gathering on...
Posted: Fri, Aug 10, 2007 2:48pm PDT
calendarKids in Gardens by Kari
Martin Luther Middle School, San Francisco...
Event Date: Sat, Oct 13, 2007 9:00am PDT
Posted: Fri, Aug 10, 2007 12:49pm PDT
calendarMore Than Your Standard Garden by Kari
Richmond Field Station, Richmond, CA...
Event Date: Sat, Nov 3, 2007 10:00am PDT
Posted: Fri, Aug 10, 2007 12:44pm PDT
calendarWatching for Wildlife by Kari
Civic Park, Walnut Creek...
Event Date: Sat, Oct 27, 2007 1:00pm PDT
Posted: Fri, Aug 10, 2007 12:27pm PDT
textPollution May Cancel Out China's Economic Growth by NPR (reposted)
Friday, August 10, 2007 : Much has been made of China's dazzling economic growth, but when the negative effects of China's pollution are factored in, the growth rate is less impressive. The Chinese government has calculated that the effects of pollution wiped out $67 billion, or 3 percent of the nation's GDP, in 2004....
Posted: Fri, Aug 10, 2007 7:30am PDT
textBritain: Injunction granted against environmental protest at Heathrow Airport by wsws (reposted)
Friday, August 10, 2007 :The granting of only a limited injunction to the British Airports Authority (BAA) on Monday banning named individuals from Heathrow Airport has been hailed as a victory for free speech. But whilst BAA failed in its original and far more sweeping objectives, its legal action and injunction that was agreed on is still in line with ongoing efforts to criminalise extra-parliamentary protest....
Posted: Fri, Aug 10, 2007 7:24am PDT
textChina Chided, U.S. Conducts Business As Usual by NAM (reposted)
Originally From New America Media Friday, August 10, 2007 : China has been in the news lately for its contaminated exports, but the U.S. is also producing products that contain hazardous chemicals, reports NAM writer, Donal Brown. Brow is a former journalism teacher. The recent flurry of news reports over the Chinese exports of contaminated consumer products raises the specter of dangerous U.S. products long marketed in the U.S. and around the world....
Posted: Fri, Aug 10, 2007 7:07am PDT
textChronicle Frames Dispute to Protect Lennar by Chris Brizzard via Beyond Chron
Friday, August 10, 2007 : “The media may not always be able to tell us what to think, but they are strikingly successful in telling us what to think about.” ~Bernard C. Cohen The corporate media often writes stories where the external factors (i.e., the real causes of the problems) have been relegated an offstage presence. Consider the San Francisco Chronicle’s coverage of last week's Board of Supervisors meeting, where Supervisor Chris Daly proposed a memorandum to temporarily stop the work ...
Posted: Fri, Aug 10, 2007 7:02am PDT
imageRally/Celebration of Industrial Polluter Shutdown!
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by Ruth Robertson
East Palo Alto Youth Rallied against Environmental Racism and Celebrated the Partial Shutdown of Romic Technologies, a major toxic waste facililty serving Silicon Valley....
Posted: Fri, Aug 10, 2007 3:09am PDT
imageCyclist killed by truck on San Pablo in Oakland (warning: graphic photo)
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by dave id
In yet another bicycle tragedy, a cyclist was run over and killed some time around 8am today by a large dump truck at the intersections of West, Isabella, and San Pablo....
Posted: Thu, Aug 9, 2007 10:38am PDT
textYangtze River Dolphin May Be Extinct by NPR (reposted)
Wednesday, August 8, 2007 : The rare Yangtze River dolphin in China is now believed to be extinct, due to pollution and human activity. After a six-week search, an international team of researchers couldn't find any evidence that the species still exists. Samuel Turvey, a conservation biologist who took part in the search, talks with Alex Chadwick....
Posted: Wed, Aug 8, 2007 6:28pm PDT
textChevron Hearing Aug 9th POSTPONED by jessica tovar
The rally and public hearing has been postponed! Apparently Chevron did not have enough time to respond to all comments on the Draft EIR! new hearing date to be announced!...
Posted: Wed, Aug 8, 2007 5:19pm PDT
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