Tag: California - Page 7
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The Week in Animal News: Ringling Bros. Animal Abuse, Canadians Put Price Tag on Polar Bears, and More
The "Greatest Show on Earth" has been fined for animal welfare violations -- about half the worth of a polar bear. We also have news on tracking Turkey's wolves, the case for invasive species, and more.
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Californian Desert's Swimming "Crater" Is Made of Salvaged Wood
Land Art that you can swim in: built in the middle of a desert, this conceptual artwork is made entirely of salvaged wood.
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Students Occupy Monster Homes In Merced, California
The housing market is so bad that it is cheaper to rent a McMansion than it is to go into residence.
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What Should California Do With Its Delta? Speak Up!
The draft EIR for San Joaquin Delta Plan was recently released, this is your opportunity to comment before January 2012.
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Bottled Water Company Told To Stop Making Claims That Its Bottles Are Biodegradable
A brand that we have ridiculed before for claims about its water now is in big trouble for its claims about its bottle.
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8 Sustainable Wineries in Paso Robles Wine Country
Paso Robles is one of California's best kept secrets with wines as tasty as they are eco-friendly. The area is one of the few wine regions to boast its own sustainable certification program. So next time you go wine tasting in California, remember Paso!
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16 Year Old Builds Tiny House for a Mortgage-Free Future (Video)
High school students may face a daunting economic climate, but one young man has built a tiny house to ensure himself a mortgage-free future.
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Hawk Shot With Nail Gun Rescued in San Francisco
Two weeks ago, visitors to the San Francisco Botanical Gardens spotted an injured young red-tailed hawk, the apparent victim of a senseless nail-gun attack -- and now, thanks to wildlife rescuers, the bird has been saved. After
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Solar Reflective Paints Can Make Your Car Cooler, Cleaner
Cooler cars don't have to all be white and light. Reflective paints can make dark colors cool.
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California Passes First State Cap-and-Trade Program in US
The plan, part of the state's climate change law AB32 mandating carbon emissions be reduced to 1990 levels by 2020, starts in 2013 and covers 85% of the state's climate polluters.
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Does Kicking Hybrid Drivers Out of Carpool Lanes Make Traffic Worse for Everyone?
Up until recently, California has been allowing single occupants to drive in the carpool lanes as long as they are driving gasoline-electric hybrids. But as of July 1st 2011, solo hybrid drivers were no longer entitled to
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The Week in Animal News: Man Kills Entire Pelican Colony, Sharks at Golf Course, and More (Slideshow)
The arrival of thousands of pelicans could annoy just about anyone, but few resort to a mass killing to deal with the "problem." That's what one Minnesota farmer did this week, and he now faces fines of $15,000 and six months in
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Castoro Cellars: Damn Fine Eco-Friendly Wine
Castoro Cellars, founded by the husband and wife team of Niels and Bimmer Udsen in 1983, is one of Paso Robles' oldest wineries. What started out as just a few barrels in some rented space has grown into a 25,000-case
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California Governor Signs Shark Fin Ban Into Law
Great news for sharks came on Friday in California when news hit that Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 376 into law, banning the sale, trade and possession of shark fins. The hope is that by hitting the market from the
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Poison Oak to Guard Ancient Indian Burial Grounds
For thousands of years, the Curse of the pharaohs guarded the gilded tombs of Egypt from grave-robbers -- but a trip to the British Museum proves that that didn't go over too well. So, with hocus-pocus clearly off the table,
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Shark Rescued By Venice Beach Surfers
In light of the hard-to-swallow story I wrote about shark fin soup a few weeks ago, I was thrilled see humans show some compassion for this stunning predator. Venice beach surfers risked getting
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Two Most Important Southern California Recreational Fisheries Have Collapsed
According to a new study coming from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, two of the most important recreational fisheries in Southern California have collapsed--barred sand bass and kelp bass. In terms of total biomass,
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Clever "Cut Here" Guerilla Graffiti Calls For Demolition Of Obsolete Dam
It's well-known that dams have a huge environmental impact: they are destructive, expensive, displace millions and threaten pristine wildlife habitats and populations worldwide. Not only that, there are scores of obsolete dams that
