Posts Tagged ‘The Environment’

The Feds say that Muni has spilled tens of thousands of gallons of fuel into the Bay, and they want a quarter million dollars in fines. No, the Feds are not happy about it. No, folks at Muni aren’t happy about it either.

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District announces that today will be Spare the Air Day and asks Bay Area residents to rely on transit and other alternative forms of transportation.

San Francisco’s natural gas-powered traffic vehicles are having a difficult time maneuvering around some of our hilly terrain.

The SF Weekly reports that the SF Department of the Environment has been searching for new ways to spend some green since Mayor Gavin Newsom’s GreenFinanceSF program was shut down, leaving the agency with a couple mil to put towards environmental efforts in our city.  Show me the money!

San Francisco will have to compete against other interested organizations for the right to develop a tidal power trial off of Ocean Beach.

The results of the SFPUC’s longawaited study are in: SF’s compost is no more toxic than other form that you could buy at the store.  Nonetheless, not everyone thinks the results are telling the full story.  In the meantime, please enjoy the compost stories below and the pretty roses to your right to help you get through them.

While the City earns high marks in ozone pollution standards, it fails the American Lung Association’s particle pollution standards.  Being green ain’t that easy.

With one week to go until its annual celebration, the San Francisco Bay Guardian reports on Earth Day’s origins.

The San Francisco Business Times reports that as city based companies agree to lower greenhouse gas emissions, such reductions could allow San Francisco to serve as a green leader nation-wide.

As the Exploratorium plans to make its new home along The Embarcadero, the much needed safety precautions to protect marine life may impact the project’s construction.

If you haven’t been paying attention (shame!), you might not know that a key issue with the Hunter’s Point development is the environmental cleanup required before buildings can be built and people can move in. Never fear, said cleanup is underway, and the Navy promises it will be done by 2017. I’d tell you not to hold your breath, but given that we’re talking toxins and chemicals and heavy metals (oh my!), perhaps holding your breath is entirely appropriate in this situation.