Tag: San Francisco - Page 6
-
The Perverse Hybrid Incentive
The hybrid car has become the icon of eco; a status symbol of responsibility. Roll up in one and you have instant green cred. There is even a sub-culture of hybridism, talking up the benefits and doling out deals to hybrid owners.
-
ZURBwired. A 24 Hour Design Marathon for One Lucky Non-Profit
Do you work for a not-for-profit organisation? One that could accomplish even more impressive results, if only more assistance were available for innovative marketing? Well, help might be at hand.
-
Fast, Sustainable, Organic, and Now Humane: Frozen EVOL Burritos
Guest blogger Cara Smusiak is a journalist and regular contributor to NaturallySavvy.com's Naturally Green section.
-
Cask Beverage Delivery: Booze by Trike?
Amsterdam may have its bike-powered pub, but in general it's accepted wisdom that bikes and booze don't mix. Not unless you are Cask Beverage Company of San Francisco, that is—which has joined the long
-
Creating a Better Market Street in San Francisco (Video)
Andrew reported last year that San Francisco was considering a car ban on Market Street. While that hasn't happened yet, there is plenty of work going into creating an inviting, culturally vibrant thoroughfare that San
-
Treecycling Pick Up Service in San Francisco
photo: J. Novak Treecycling programs have been popping up across the nation, but San Francisco's program is likely the most convenient of them all. According to an article in the San Francisco Chronicle that I saw on Mother Nature Network, San Francisco
-
GlobalTap Hits San Francisco With Free Water Bottle Refill Program
Getting free refills for your reusable water container can be tougher than it sounds. While it'd be nice to walk into a cafe or restaurant and ask to fill 'er up, social decorum says you should buy something to sweeten up your
-
SF Restaurant Offers Discount if You 'Convert a Carnivore'
First it was "Meatless Mondays" then "Weekend Vegetarians," "giving up meat for Lent" and now Graham Hill is even asking us to give up meat 5 days a week to have a better impact at lowering your carbon footprint. One San
-
Renegade Craft Fair Coming to San Francisco!
If you're looking for handmade arts and crafts from over 150 vendors and to support local and small businesses this holiday season, visit the Renegade Craft Fair, a DIY event featuring indie-craft and contemporary design talents. They just wrapped up
-
Going Once... Twice... Green Art for a Good Cause
San Franciscans with eco-minded
-
Linking and Pageviews 1850 Style: The American Bookbinders Museum
Everything is electronic these days; even if you read a book in paper form, it has been typeset on computers, printed and bound by computerized machines. One can forget that putting a book together used to take a lot of people with a lot of different
-
CycleTracks iPhone App Tells San Fancisco TA Where Bike Paths Should be Built
Image: CycleTracks iPhone App from Apple App Store Crowdsourcing Bike Path Planning People don't always go where you think they will. You can try to predict the best places for foot paths and bike routes, but you'll never be able to know for sure if
-
Vertical Farm + Fish Tank + Solar Power = Balanced Diet
It has been a science fiction dream: the completely integrated, closed loop system "micro-farm." And we get it with the Inka Curve, a vertical minifarm that provides herbs, grasses, fruits or vegetables grown on a vertical
-
Is San Francisco Dangerous for Pedestrians?
Source: Dangerous By Design It's the Jungle Out There! San Francisco is definitely pedestrian-friendly in many ways compared to many cities, but being walkable doesn't always mean that it is safe. A new report by Transportation for America ranks the San
-
French Organic Skincare Line Melvita Opens Shop in the States
French organic skin, hair, and personal care brand Melvita is launching their online e-commerce store for the US tomorrow, November 4, 2009, and first state-side boutique
-
Elegance in Composting with Valentina
The Valentina sounds more like a designer handbag than that of an outdoor composting bin but the message is clear, composting can be as stylish as this season's high boots if you ask designer Priscilla Woolworth. For urban
-
Mandatory Composting Law Already a Success in San Francisco
When I reported earlier this year that San Francisco was instituting a law making it mandatory to recycle and compost--lest citizens face a $500 fine--it was met with mixed reactions. Some were worried that such a law would infringe
-
Bioneers 2009: Brock Dolman's Watershed Approach
Bioneers 2009 wasn't your typical conference, and especially not a typical conference on climate change, which can give off an underlying feeling of doom and gloom. Bioneers represents a welcome change, as, even when
