Everyone, or nearly everyone, will spend a few moments reflecting on the close of the first decade of the 21st Century before beginning the next decade with a an awe inspiring hangover. We, here in the land of green opportunity, are no different. Let us review the events of the past decade in all their… [Read more…]
October 10, 2010 by shilohballard
In the US, garages are akin to storage units, providing a safe haven for holiday decorations, photo albums, camping gear and that bike you manage to ride very infrequently. In Amsterdam, garages are used to park cars. How does this happen? In Amsterdam the Dutch do not allow people to buy a parking… [Read more…]
Who knew that taking over parking spaces with trees, grass, plants and people could be so much fun!? Last Friday was PARK(ing) Day, an international, grassroots event for artists, advocates and citizens to temporarily transform on-street parking spaces into urban parks. This annual event got its start in 2005 by Rebar, a San Francisco art… [Read more…]
As a kid I walked the beaches along California’s Central Coast. Often coming home with thick bits of black goo stuck to my feet, my clothes and on the shoes I refused to wear in the sand. Mom was not happy. I would stare at the oil rigs far offshore and wonder why fish and… [Read more…]
If these aliens could speak that is what they’d tell us, gently, with a soft flourish and delicate touch. Don’t let their fragrance or prettiness fool you. These aliens have got to go. No, I’m not talking about little green men with antenna or even blue giants. These alien invaders show up in your yard, line… [Read more…]
A large solar project, 1.2 million panels on roughly 3,200 acres, is being proposed for the Panoche Valley, South of Hollister. The project poses an interesting question, which environmentalist gets the nod? According to the Audobon Society the issues center around wildlife habitat and corridors for travel. With several endangered species living in the valley… [Read more…]
That’s the advice for plants and animals in a study released yesterday by the California Academy of Sciences. Some, like the flat ecosystems of California’s deserts, mangrove forests and grasslands will be packing their bags and are expected to move as much as 4 miles a year to find hospitable habitats. The study, paid for… [Read more…]
Two years ago religious leaders convened next to one of Greenland’s retreating glaciers in prayer for the planet with the blessing of Pope Benedict. Today the Christian Science Monitor reports the sea near Alaska has increasingly higher acidity – a side effect of the ocean’s ability to scrub CO2 from the atmosphere. What this could… [Read more…]
December 31, 2010 by thenewipo
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