Tag: California
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Doctors Office Transforms 4,000 Sq.Ft Lawn into Edible Landscape
With diabetes and obesity causing major health problems, one family practice is transforming its front lawn into an educational, edible garden.
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Tweeting Robots Monitor Water Quality in California Rivers
A swarm of GPS-equipped robots has been released into the Sacramento River to monitor water quality, and tweet the results.
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Blame Cows for Los Angeles Smog?
L.A.'s famous haze has as much to do with cows as with cars or smokestacks according to a new study. Are drivers off the hook?
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Top Airline Executive Creates Tiny, "Treehouse" Home
A leading airline executive builds a tiny, rustic retreat with no electricity or running water.
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San Jose’s "Green Vision" Initiative Means Low-Impact Sleep, Eat and Play is Easy in Silicon Valley
Here's a one-stop green guide to traveling in San Jose, from hotels to a night on the town.
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Wildlife Service Accidentally Killed Over 50,000 Animals
According to reports, a secretive branch of the Department of Agriculture has been waging an irresponsibly haphazard war against wildlife – ironically, all in the name of conservation.
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Bubble Deck Technology Uses Less Concrete by Filing The Slab With Beach Balls
This is a really clever idea that takes out all the stuff in the middle that you don't really need, and replacing it with air.
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The Tiny House Movement Gets Its Own Documentary
A chance encounter with the Tiny House movement led one film maker to spend years in this "alternate universe". Now, she is telling her story.
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CA Senator Wants Warning Labels on Reusable Bags: "Can Cause Serious Illness, Cancer"
State senator Tony Strickland sets out to protect Californians from the rampant dangers of reusable bags.
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Garden On Wheels Offers Easy, Flexible Gardening for Seniors and Urbanites
A basic, wheelbarrow-like raised bed garden is a neat solution for those with no space or little strength.
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Beautiful, Tiny Shed Office Uses Clever Tricks to Maximize Space
By carefully designing for usability, natural light and storage, this architect's tiny home office feels much bigger than it actually is.
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Watch Mom and Baby Hummingbirds in Real Time with Phoebe's Hummingbird Nest Cam
Become a voyeur of Phoebe and her chicks as the elusive hummingbird tends to her domestic duties.
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The Giant Sequoias Need Your Help
Activists are hoping the National Forest Service's management plan for the Giant Sequoia National Monument will protect the majestic trees.
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Programmer Creates Mad Max-Style DIY Solar, Off-Grid Home
Having lived in a tiny house inside his sheep barn, Loren Amelang decided to build a solar, off-grid home. The result was this bizarre looking structure.
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Students Clean Up Lake, Discover Sunken Treasure
On a recent outing to clean a polluted lake in downtown Oakland, one group sixth-graders were rewarded with something more than just sense of civic pride.
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Fish Have Sex on the Beach? Grunion's Quirky Mating Method Attracts a Crowd
March madness for the silvery small fish known as the grunion means the frenzy of mating season along Socal beaches
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California Assembly Endorses Amendment to Overturn Citizen's United
Another step towards ending pernicious corporate money masquerading as free speech in US politics...
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Sierra Nevada Snowpack May Decline 80% by Mid-Century If Emissions Keep Rising
Everything from the winter sports industry to agriculture at current scale in California is at risk if that happens.
