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Green Lifestyle News tagged with California

Voters Give Green Light for Trains in California
Green Lifestyle  (tags: sustainable transportation, California, trains, Marin-Sonoma )

Larry
- 11 days ago - sfgate.com
On a smaller but comparable scale was the success of Measure Q, approved by Sonoma and Marin county voters. Modern diesel trains will ride on 70 miles of refurbished rails from Cloverdale to Larkspur. The commute system will be paid for with a quarter-cen
CA Solar Shade Act Invoked By Neighbors
Green Lifestyle  (tags: energy, greenliving, home, technology, solar, California )

Jennifer
- 227 days ago - ecoscraps.com
If your trees are shading your neighbor's solar panels, you could be fined $1,000 a day. The 1978 California Solar Shade Act deems shading trees a nuisance. In Sunnyvale, CA, Prius driving Carolynn Bissett and Richard Treanor were convicted under the law.
Harvest Rhythm / News From Common Vision's California Fruit Tree Tour 2008!
Green Lifestyle  (tags: community fruit trees, California, permaculture, Whole Life Times, recycled vegetable oil fuel, regroovables, Southern Cali )

Larry
- 246 days ago - care2.com
n the brink of this adventure's next phase, we take a moment to reflect upon the Fruit Tree Tour 2008 experience with students, teachers, and communities in Southern California. So far, Common Vision has planted 425 trees, worked with 6,200 students, and
Modern Homestead: A California Home Creates Self-Sufficient Green Dream
Green Lifestyle  (tags: green building, California, architecture, Sonoma County )

Larry
- 258 days ago - naturalhomemagazine.com
With its passive-solar design, locally quarried materials and elaborate landscaping, this California couple took the best of the old and new when designing their eco-friendly dream home in the Sonoma County countryside.
Creating Sustainable Cities: San Francisco and New York Are Leading the Way
Green Lifestyle  (tags: eco-friendly, sustainable, development, city, New York, California, pollution, emmissions, greenhouse gas, solar, bio-diesel, environment, green, green space, retrofitting, social landscape, urban agenda, urbanism, environmental action, smart growth )

Cris
- 308 days ago - alternet.org
New York City recently launched a multi-year plan to ramp up energy efficiency, reduce pollution and cut emissions. And across California, local governments have mapped out eco-friendly development policies that complement new state...
Bay Area Builders Make Green Pledge
Green Lifestyle  (tags: architecture, california, conservation, eco-friendly, electricity, energy, environment, greenliving, home, humans, impact, green, protection, pollution )

Shannon
- 309 days ago - care2.com
The Home Builders Association of Northern California pledges to cut energy consumption by 50 percent, carbon emissions by 30 percent and use more eco-friendly building practices by 2020.
California Has Serious Green-Collar Labor Shortage, Advancing the New Energy Economy Summit Attendees Say
Green Lifestyle  (tags: green jobs, renewable energy economy, green careers, green-tech industry, San Francisco, California )

Larry
- 309 days ago - sfgate.com
It isn't just a question of finding enough college-educated engineers. The green-tech industry also will need thousands of skilled laborers, people trained in construction and electrical work.
Sun Run Biz Model Makes Solar More Affordable
Green Lifestyle  (tags: conservation, CoolStuff, coolstuff, eco-friendly, emissions, energy, environment, electricity, greenliving, green, home, Sustainabililty, solar, solar power, residential, solar panels, california )

Victoria
- 321 days ago - victoria-e.com
Still dreaming of a solar powered house but think you can't afford it? Even with State and Federal assistance, installing a full solar system on your house can run you upwards of $10,000, depending on your location. A new collection of companies are ...
The Whole Meal / Alice Waters Is Crusading to Change Not Just What Kids Eat, But What They Learn - California Magazine
Green Lifestyle  (tags: schools, food, Alice Waters, Chez Panisse, students, school gardens, Berkeley, California )

Larry
- 391 days ago - alumni.berkeley.edu
"It's about giving [schoolchildren] an authentic experience with food," she explains. "Bringing them to the culture of the table, acquainting them with the rituals of food. So that food isn't an island out there, instead, you're experiencing an everyday p
When You Grow, Grow Green
Green Lifestyle  (tags: energy efficiency, biofuels, California, Brazil, China )

Eduardo
- 394 days ago - sciencenow.sciencemag.org
Report of the world's national science academies: It calls on local governments and scientists to develop practices for constructing more energy-efficient buildings. California and Brazil are models for energy efficiency and the use of biofuels.
Rebates for Solar Water Heaters Signed By California Governor
Green Lifestyle  (tags: residential solar power, solar power, California, Cali, Solar water heating, green building )

Larry
- 403 days ago - sfgate.com
California's effort to draw more of its power from the sun took a new direction Friday when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation to spend $250 million over the next 10 years on rebates for solar water heaters.
Solar-Powered Homes Outselling Weak Market
Green Lifestyle  (tags: green energy, renewable energy, alternative power, solar power, panel, housing market, home sales, california )

Social
- 422 days ago - thedailygreen.com
Rays of hope for long-suffering solar advocates? Solar industry leaders are citing record high demand for their technology, perhaps in part because of the woes in the overall housing market.
Victory in Vermont: Federal Court Judge OKs California Emissions Rules There
Green Lifestyle  (tags: emissions, auto emission, Vermont, California, auto induistry )

Ombretta
- 435 days ago - nytimes.com
Good news for us! The ruling also rejected usurpation of Federal authority charges from auto makers to allow the standards to be implemented in Vermont. Only California & Vermont were sued by the auto industry. 13 states in all have copied California.
California Considers Hemp Pilot Program
Green Lifestyle  (tags: Hemp!, California, hemp pilot program, human rights, democracy, scientific, moral, ethical, social justice issues, green, government, eco-friendly, environment, food, garden, family, clothing, consumers, CoolStuff, crafts, health, hemp, interesting, m )

Barb
- 452 days ago - dandelionsalad.wordpress.com
The United States is the only industrialized nation where hemp is not an established crop, much to the delight of oil, coal, and chemical industries which benefit from the ban....
   

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