Weather & Climate Change

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 06:00:00 +0100

Carl Mears has been studying the weather for years. Now he’s trying to do something about it.

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Carl Mears will be the featured speaker at a community gathering June 30 at 5:30 pm at the Universalist Unitarian Church in Santa Rosa. His topic: “What’s really going on with the Climate? A scientiRead More...

Innovation Hub

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 06:00:00 +0100

The Business Cluster at Sonoma Mountain Village, an incubator for green entrepreneurs, is getting a boost from the state's Innovation Hub (iHub) initiative for new companies intended to become a prime source for new, local jobs.

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"Searching for A Miracle"

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:00:00 +0100

What’s the ultimate solution for replacing fossil fuels with affordable alternatives? A detailed study by the Post-Carbon Institute says the only good answer available now is reduced demand and intensive conservation.

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Prop 16 Protest

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 19 May 2010 06:00:00 +0100

The opposition campaign to PG&E’s big-budget backing for Proposition 16 took to the streets—well, actually the sidewalks—of downtown Santa Rosa yesterday (above, with Lady Liberty joined by Santa Rosa Mayor Susan Gorin and Healdsburg City Councilman Gary Plass), blasting the measure as “another bailout” for the utility.

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Energy Bills & Climate Protection

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 14 May 2010 12:00:00 +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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Post Carbon Institute

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0100

When the Post Carbon Institute was started in 2003, the idea behind its name was a philosophical ideal. Seven years later, it’s become a imminent necessity—one with an accelerating deadline.

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After Copenhagen

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0100

A Santa Rosa social activist has returned from the climate summit in Copenhagen eager to implement some new ideas, and with a deeper appreciation for Sonoma County’s actions on the issue.

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Daily Acts

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +0100

Daily Acts, a Petaluma-based dedicated to sustainability and transformation, works, its founder says, by exercising “the freedom to act without having all the answers.”

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Bob Hillman, McElvaney's partner in their start-up, Bioconverter LLC, sees their new technologyRead More...

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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