Climate Ride

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:16:49 +0100

A large pack of bicyclists swarming down the north coast this week are riding to raise awareness of climate change—and incidentally to have a great time in the process.
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Farmworker Health Risks

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100

California’s 1 million farmworkers are at increased risk for respiratory diseases and other health problems, according to a new report, in large part due to poor air quality where they are working.

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Meat vs. Carbon

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:00:00 +0100

There’s one simple thing an individual can do to greatly reduce their carbon footprint: eat less meat.

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SMART's Railcar Decision

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:00:00 +0100

The Sonoma-Marin commuter train faces a pivotal decision this week, as its directors choose the type of rail cars they will design the rest of the line to match.

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Climate One debate

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:00:00 +0100

An oil industry leader and a major California environmentalist agree on the steps the United States must take to address climate change and increase national energy independence-but they have markedly different ideas about how long it will take to reach those goals. Today's North Bay Report is a preview summary of their conversation.

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Grow Smart Bay Area

Bruce Robinson — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:00:00 +0100

With another 2 million people expected in the Bay Area by 2035, Greenbelt Alliance is urging local governments to plan now where they are going to live. And they've got some ideas to suggest, too.

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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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The West at Risk

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:00:00 +0100

The seeds of the rapacious exploitation of the American West lie in the popular myths about the region's history, but there's not very much real history within those myths.

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Wood-burning Rules

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Where there's fire there's smoke, and on Spare The Air days that's not a good thing.

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