Copyright 2009 http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/green en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:27:05 -0800 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:27:05 -0800 NBC Local Integrated Media http://www.nbcbayarea.com/entertainment/celebrity/Green_Celebrities.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:49:03 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*66/leonardo-dicaprio-green.jpg
Check out these celebrities who try to keep the environment clean by going green.

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The environmental movement just found the perfect spokesperson.

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Whose bright idea was it to hold the Chamber of Commerce convention in San Francisco?

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What happens when two documentary film makers decide to take on Fresh Direct and grow their own? Find out, as Cat Greenleaf heads to Red Hook, Brooklyn! Take the pledge to buy local!

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Live green wherever you are. It's not hard. Check out these simple ideas to go green and see what good it will do Mother Earth.

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One young firm bets the Internet can help you lower your heating and cooling bills.

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Look for concepts from Audi and BMW -- they're hard to miss.

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A $14 million eco-friendly would show your commitment to Mother Earth.

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Is there any plant rarer than a Raven Manzanita?

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From health to green to politics, find out the pet causes of these stars.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/green/Trees-Layoffs-Grow-in-San-Francisco-jw-70224207.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:20:32 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/506631002_3a562dede1_b.jpg
San Francisco is greener, but at the cost of some city jobs.

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Celebrate Green Week by checking out these stunning images of landscapes around the world.

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Check out the top ten hot eco-evangelistas on Twitter.

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Do utility customers have any choice when it comes to PG&E's "smart" meters?

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Drew Barrymore gets an A from the Green Car Challenge's A-list driving instructor.

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A European study could hold the key to solving the Bay Area's traffic gridlock.

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Much like its death-defying dives for fish, the brown pelican has resurfaced after plummeting to the brink of extinction.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/green/Berkeley-Activists-Oppose-Green-Tech-Development-jw-69780457.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:11:03 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/115754309_039b4db86d_b.jpg
Why would Berkeley residents oppose cleantech jobs and more housing?

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Styrofoam is San Jose's latest environmental foe.

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The Bay Area is all about the environment, but what about the more intimate aspects of life?

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Should California allow cyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs? East Coasters have advice.

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It's going to be a long time before another shark goes on display in Monterey.

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Thanks to the hip new trend of ecodeath, people are dying to have green funerals.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/Making-Green-Tech-Pay-Off-68874032.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:23:27 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/80*120/6a00d8341c630a53ef0115718975fd970b450wi.jpg
A Green Tech conference focuses on how to get some green yourself.

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Local fishermen are more than crabby over the Bay's latest oil spill.

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Where others see a multi-ton smelly mess, Mendocino man sees black gold.

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New allegations out of Pacifica are nothing short of gross.

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State rejects pika protection petition.

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Tesla Motors will be able to use new tax incentives to build electric cars, and hire new workers

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Time-for-an-Oil-Tax-in-California-jw-66621307.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:36:26 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*79/1159734.jpg
Cash-strapped California is the only oil-producing state in the union without an oil severance tax.

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After plenty of argument, one San Francisco agency weighs in.

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Why is the Green Party giving up its office, and how is this a good thing?

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Google plays host to Secretary of Energy, who plays Santa Claus to startups.

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The race is on to bring hundreds of red-throated loons after they were hit by an unusual algal bloom off the coast.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/green/Credit-Problems-May-Stall-San-Jose-Electric-Vehicle-Center-jw-65839327.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:46:46 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/3294869948_62785f8919_o1.jpg
Private banks and public money are giving San Francisco an edge over San Jose in electric vehicles.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/real-estate/Ghost-Fleets-Scary-Act-Finally-Leaving-the-Bay-65667642.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:51:38 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*92/ghostfleet.jpg
In time for Halloween comes word that one of the bay's scariest sights is leaving town.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/politics/Free-Muni-Would-Solve-Many-Problems-jw-64803637.html Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:10:11 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/muni20is20free.jpg
How could a radical rethinking of Muni's fare system improve the lives of San Franciscans?

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