Copyright 2013 http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/green en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 01:48:27 -0700 Mon, 20 May 2013 01:48:27 -0700 NBC Owned Television Stations http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/green/Embarcaderos-Dying-Palm-Trees-Leave-Big-Bills-207794761.html Fri, 17 May 2013 06:34:44 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/160*123/palmtree1.jpg
When San Francisco’s quake-damaged Central Freeway met the wrath of the wrecking ball in the early nineties, it left a sprawling waterfront like a blank canvas. In the grand sprucing-up of the Embarcadero,...

Photo Credit: Joe Rosato Jr.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/green/Tesla-Stock-Soars-After-Big-Earnings-and-Car-Sales-206783371.html Thu, 09 May 2013 09:55:02 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/tesla_models_car_red.jpg
Tesla shares hit another new high after stronger than expected earnings.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/green/Solar-Impulse-Leaves-Moffett-on-Cross-Country-Flight-206119041.html Sat, 04 May 2013 15:26:58 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/175*120/167950753_8.jpg
The Bay Area hosted the Solar Impulse team for a couple months.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/news/green/State-of-the-Art-Green-Workplace-Provides-Lunch,-Games-and-Slides/205362681 Wed, 01 May 2013 12:13:33 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/Slide_aweber.jpg
AWeber Communications headquarters in Chalfont, Bucks County, Pa. isn't your average workplace as it features video games, a pool table and even slides. NBC10's Jesse Gary reports ahead of the...

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With his castoff treasures rattling in the cart, Ben Cowden wheeled back toward his art studio in San Francisco's Recology Recycling Plant to continue work. Joe Rosato Jr. reports on a man who...

Photo Credit: Joe Rosato Jr.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/green/Turning-Trash-Into-Treasure-at-Recycling-Yard-204377221.html Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:50:38 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/160*120/ben+in+trash.JPG
Ben Cowden pushed a shopping cart toward a mound of garbage, mentally sifting through its heap of grimy contents. He dug into a pile, flipping an unrecognizable gizmo into his cart, smiling at the find.

Photo Credit: Joe Rosato Jr.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/news/green/Cemetery-for-Green-Friendly-Burials/204194301 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:17:32 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/meadow.jpg
A cemetery in Lehigh Valley, Philadelphia, has become environmentally friendly for burials.

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The Investigative Unit’s Elyce Kirchner uncovers citations and arrests for drug related issues in Yosemite climbing over the past five years and compares those numbers to other popular national parks.

Photo Credit: Elyce Kirchner

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/green/Yosemite-Welcomes-Girl-Who-Returned-Sticks-204132041.html Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:46:01 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/evieyosemite1_npsphoto_722.jpg
A little girl's letter about accidentally taking two sticks from the national park captured the public's fancy. Young Evie recently returned in person to place the sticks "in nature."

Photo Credit: NPS Photo

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/news/green/Baxter-Brewing-Company-Goes-Green/204102271 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:49:39 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/baxter-brewing.jpg
Luke Livingston, president and founder of Baxter Brewing Company, talks about ways in which he is expanding his business sustainably, with the help of John Rooks, president of The SOAP Group.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/green/Windstorm-Helps-California-Blow-by-Wind-Energy-Record-202194991.html Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:20:19 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/PSwindturbines.jpg
Southern California's recent windstorm downed trees, knocked out power lines and fanned the flames of a wildfire, but it also set an energy record by spinning those towering white turbines in the desert.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/green/Sunnyvale-Liquid-Robotics-Unveils-Wave-Rider-201833991.html Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:57:53 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/160*120/glider.JPG
They are tracking humpback whales, both by sounds and on giants screens inside the Sunnyvale headquarters of Liquid Robotics.

Photo Credit: Liquid Robotics

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/green/Air-Quality-Group-Spare-the-Air-a-Success-201552491.html Fri, 05 Apr 2013 07:06:55 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/192*120/20081113085648SV14SMOG2.jpg
For five winter seasons and running, Bay Area residents have observed Spare the Air, curbing their wood- burning activities on select days to promote cleaner air.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/green/Port-Workers-Disturb-Rare-Bird-Nest-201335511.html Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:58:16 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/osprey2.jpg
A pair of rare raptors were nesting near Pier 80, on top of an 150-foot crane -- and their nest has been removed by workers.

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A plan to allow San Francisco utility customers to buy more expensive but cleaner electricity has been delayed thanks to concerns over what the money would pay for.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/green/WHOLE-WORLD-Water-Launch-in-San-Francisco-199698601.html Sat, 23 Mar 2013 13:18:57 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/180*120/164348188_8.jpg
Whole World Water launches their campaign to spur global change by having spas & hotels filter and sell their own water and contribute 10-percent of proceeds to benefit clean & safe water...

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/news/green/Green-Tech-Gets-New-Silver-Lining/197895231 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:57:51 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/solariaphotoforbudman1.jpg
Silver Spring Networks, which powers what we in Silicon Valley call "Smart Grids" (i.e., power plants, utilities), had its IPO this morning, and it was big. Oversubscribed by eager investors, at...

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Silver Spring Networks brings in big IPO dollars

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/green/Telsa-Cuts-Workers-on-Assembly-Line-195311911.html Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:24:38 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/166*120/red-tesla-electric-roadster-b01.jpg
Tesla motors is reducing the number of workers on its Fremont assembly line as it gains experience building its new Model S more efficiently, says Tesla spokeswoman Shanna Hendriks.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/green/Dana-Point-Festival-of-Whales-191126151.html Sun, 03 Mar 2013 21:43:36 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/180*120/ReadyforCloseUpCREDITDolphinSafari.jpg
One of the biggest whale fests in the west swims for the OC.

Photo Credit: Captain Dave's Dolphin and Whale

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/green/bayTwo-Dolphins-Wander-Into-Huntington-Beach-Wetlands-Area-194403961.html Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:12:25 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/dolphin-hb-wetlands.jpg
At least two dolphins wandered Friday into a wetlands area in Huntington Beach.

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Phillip Reed explains tips to get the most out of a gallon of gas, and why the decades-old advice still proves to be the most efficient when saving money at the pump. Chris Clackum reports for...

Photo Credit: Consumer Bob Hansen

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/green/Giant-Gold-Fish-Invade-Lake-Tahoe-192332411.html Fri, 22 Feb 2013 07:17:22 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/182*120/goldfishheldbyscientist.jpg
The non-native fish appears to have been the work of aquarium dumpers.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/green/Tesla-Zooms-Past-Controversy-To-Sell-More-Cars-192115571.html Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:31:35 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/tesla_models_car_red.jpg
Tesla releases earnings, moves past New York Times flap.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/green/Nissan-Opens-RD-Office-In-Silicon-Valley-191692651.html Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:41:04 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/160*120/robots2.jpg
Nissan becomes the latest automaker to hit techland.

Photo Credit: Scott Budman

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/green/Thousands-of-Dolphins-Spotted-Near-San-Diego-191455121.html Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:30:37 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/dolphinsinsd.jpg
Thousands of dolphins spanning across 7 miles of ocean were sighted off the coast of San Diego on Thursday, a boat captain told NBC 7 San Diego. Capt. Joe Dutra of Hornblower Cruises said he saw a...

Photo Credit: Photo Courtesy of Antonio Ramirez

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/green/Future-Is-Blowing-at-San-Franciscos-Cliff-House-190942481.html Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:43:43 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/cliffhouse.jpg
In an attempt to harvest the famous winds of San Francisco's western edge, an alternative energy company is installing a wind turbine at the site of the Cliff House, home to such forward-thinking...

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/news/green/D.C.-Has-The-Worst-Traffic/189785661 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 08:49:47 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/traffic-4.jpg
Washington, D.C. has the worst traffic congestion in the nation, according to a new report from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/green/Zipcar-Bought-Out-By-Avis-185429711.html Wed, 02 Jan 2013 10:11:11 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/234*120/zipcar1.gif.jpg
Avis purchases Zipcar for close to $500 million.

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