Conservation Corps

North Bay Report — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:00:00 +0100

What’s the antidote to gangs, unemployment and juvenile crime? In part, it’s the newly rechristened Conservation Corps North Bay.

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Natural Capitalism

North Bay Report — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:00:00 +0100

Capitalism doesn’t have to be an economic system that devours raw materials with massive waste. An advocate of a variant termed “Natural Capitalism” contends it can deliver greater prosperity through increased efficiency and careful stewardship of natural and human resources.

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Energy Bills & Climate Protection

North Bay Report — Fri, 14 May 2010 13:00:00 +0100

There’s a legislative brawl brewing over national energy policy and climate change. The 6th annual Climate Protection Everybody Profits Conference in Sebastopol laid out a preview of where those battle lines are being drawn.

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Copenhagen Climate Conference

North Bay Report — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:00:00 +0100

Sonoma County’s delegation to the Copenhagen Climate Summit will be heading home with some ideas they hope to apply locally.

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Bio-converter

North Bay Report — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:00:00 +0100

Sonoma County inventor James McElvaney (right), has developed a system to convert organic waste into energy and other beneficial byproducts, one that creates the energy that powers it in the bargain.

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The Deal for the Dump

North Bay Report — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:00:00 +0100

Even as amended by county supervisors this week, Sonoma County’s plan to sell its dump to a private operator will have to clear some huge hurdles before the deal is done.

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Bill McKibben and 350.org

North Bay Report — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Global warming has moved from a looming problem to an imminent crisis, warns environmental writer Bill McKibben, and the international campaign to demand action rests on a simple three digit number.

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Greywater Rules Relaxed

North Bay Report — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:00:00 +0100

Residential greywater systems are now legal in California, and most modest residential installations don’t ever require a permit. But exactly how the changed rules are being implemented remains a little murky.

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Landfill Leak

North Bay Report — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:00:00 +0100

Although the Sonoma County dump, west of Cotati, has been closed for more than three and a half years, the former manager of the facility says the issues behind its closure are political, not environmental.

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Marin Recycling

North Bay Report — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:00:00 +0100

With 30-plus years of experience, Marin County is a leader in recycling. Which means they have done the easy things already and are now tackling some of the most challenging aspects of reducing the overall waste stream.

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Somalia Pirates

North Bay Report — Mon, 04 May 2009 04:00:00 +0100

There's more to the story of pirates along the Somali coast than just bad guys in boats. In today's report, John Reid, President of the Conservation Strategy Fund in Sebastopol, looks past recent headlines to the root causes of this outbreak of nautical lawlessness.

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Oil companies are consolidating and reaping record profits. And that's not a good thing, for democracy or for planet earth.

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