Local Industry News
7.24.2008 Roche may leave Palo Alto if it buys Genentech [Palo Alto Online]
4.14.2008 Palo Alto's Terradex Wins 2008 USEPA Environmental Achievement Award for Google Earth Content
3.16.2008 Bay Area Economy tied to Climate Protection Action
1/30/2008 HP INNOVATES "CLOSED LOOP" INKJET CARTRIDGE RECYCLING PROGRAM
11/27/2007 Google Launches "Renewables Cheaper than Coal" Initiative
Palo Alto and Regional News
8.2.2008 Public Transit Benefits Mandate Proposed for San Francisco Employers [Planetizen]
7.18.2008 State is first to OK green building standards [SF Chronicle]
7.12.2008 Palo Alto Landlords to Help Small Businesses get Green Certified [PA Daily News]
7.8.2008 Green Collar Jobs in America's Cities (report) including Oakland's Green Jobs Corps
6.24.2008 Palo Alto to Implement Restaurant Food Waste Composting and other Recycling Contract Enhancements (PA Online)
4.30.2008 Local Communities Reach for Renewable Energy Sources
4.20.2008 Turning Blue Collars Green [Oakland Tribune]
4.10.2008 Green Rules Emerging For Palo Alto Buildings
4.1.2008 CA Energy Commission open seminar April 7th on effects of climate change on energy production and consumption in CA
4.1.2008 Northwest gaining Green industry leadership
3/27/2008 New Report Defines Current Western Climate Change
3/7/2008 Palo Alto Utility Rates may jump 10% in July
3/7/2008 Palo Alto Weekly to build & occupy new LEED Silver building
3/5/2008 Big turnout for 'environmental action' group.
2/10/2008 Palo Alto to Create New "Community Environmental Action Partnership"
2/1/2008 Decline in Western Snowpack Linked to Global Warming
12/29/2007 Palo Alto tops country with green electricity program
(20% of Palo Alto residents use 100% renewable electricity through CPAU's PaloAltoGreen. Do you?)
12/11/2007 Environmental Commission voted down by Palo Alto Council
12/3/2007 Palo Alto City Council approves Climate Protection Plan
(for more background and discussion on the plan click here)
12/3/2007 Palo Alto adopts revised Green Building Policy for city buildings requiring LEED Silver certification
General Climate Crisis Related News
7.24.2008 Teamster's Hoffa Rejects 'Drilling Our Way Out" of Energy Crisis, Demands Long-term Policy Solution [World-wire]
7.22.2008 Auto, Electricity Sectors Collaborate on Plug-in Hybrids [ENS]
7.18.2008 Al Gore Lays Down Green Challenge for America [SF Chron]
6.4.2008 Wind energy can provide 20% US Electricity by 2030
4.30.2008 Independence from fossil fuels; a town in Sweden shows the way
4.28.2008 Pigs, Private Jets, and Investment Bankers: Making Money from Carbon Credits
4.4.2008 World Health Day 2008 to Highlight Health Effects of Climate Change
3.28.2008 Roads, Ports, Rails, Not Ready for Changing Climate (Federal Report)
3.27.2008 Massive Antartic Ice Shelf Collapsing
3.27.2008 Food Choices Important Action in Fighting Climate Change
2/8/2008 Biofuels Grown on Agricultural Land Worse For Climate Than Oil
Renewable Energy and Efficiency News
7.9.2008 Oil Magnate T. Boone Pickens Plan to Produce 22% of U.S. Electricity with Wind (and use Natural Gas for Vehicles) [article] [website] [video]
4.10.2008 Wind Power Continues Rapid Rise, Creates New Jobs
3.31.2008 Free Electric Car with a 6 Year Charging Contract?
3.28.2008 Wind Energy Boom Will Continue
3.28.2008 New Ethanol from Plant Waste Process
3.26.2008 Europe: Energy from Wind Up, Coal and Nuclear Down
Water Efficiency News
7.11.2008 US EPA is now accepting nominations for 2008 Water Efficiency Leader Awards through August 29, 2008.
Environmental News Links
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