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News, Eco Watch, Sep 1, 2010
Roots Revisited

Outdoor Afro pushes back on the assumption that green is just for whites.
- by Alec MacDonald
- Tags: Eco Watch, Redwood Regional Park, East Bay Regional Park District, Golden Gate Audubon Society, Redwood Park

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News, Eco Watch, Apr 13, 2011
The Cruel Irony of the Oakland Zoo Expansion

A proposed exhibit celebrating California native species would plow under parkland that is home to endangered wildlife.
- by Nate Seltenrich
- Tags: Eco Watch, Oakland Zoo, Ralph Kanz, Matteo Garboletto, Sudden Oak Death, Alameda whipsnake, Sierra Club, Golden Gate, Audubon Society, California Native Grasslands Association, Joel Parrott, Ruth Malone, Friends of Knowland Park, Laura Baker, California Native Plant Society

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News, Eco Watch, Nov 25, 2009
Green Washing the Milk

Two organic milk companies dominate the industry by relying on lax federal standards. Some local producers, however, are doing it right.
- by Robert Gammon

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News, Eco Watch, May 4, 2011
Organic Co-op Lowers Standards

Organic Valley, a trailblazer for small, sustainable farms, has an exclusive deal with a California factory-farm egg producer that doesn't let its chickens roam freely outdoors.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Eco Watch, Organic Valley, Mark Kastel, Cornucopia Institute, National Organic Program Standards, Petaluma Farms, Steve and Judy Mahrt, Uncle Eddie's Cage Free Eggs, Rock Island Eggs, Gold Circle Eggs, Berkeley Bowl, Rocky, Rosie, free range, Michael Pollan, Omnivore's Dilemma, Proposition 2, Prevention of Farm Cruelty Act, US Department of Agriculture, California Department of Agriculture, David Swayne, George Siemon, Alexandre Kids Organic Eggs, Blake and Stephanie Alexandre, Whole Foods, Polyface Farm

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News, Eco Watch, May 5, 2010
Greening the Greeks at UC Berkeley

An initiative to boost recycling at Cal's fraternity houses had a good start, but will it be sustainable?
- by Nate Seltenrich
- Tags: Eco Watch, Frat house recycling program, Rebecca Mason, Kelley Doyle, Theta Delta Chi, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Jordon Hemingway, Associated Students of the University of California, Jasmine Tuadi, Gordon Wozniak, Berkeley City Council, Nick Cash, Tau Kappa Epsilon

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News, Eco Watch, Jun 29, 2011
Berkeley's New Farm Is a Moveable Feast

Urban Adamah is ready to roll ... away.
- by Anneli Rufus
- Tags: Eco Watch, Adam Berman, Urban Adamah, Wareham Development, Rich Robbins, Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center, Green Gulch Farm, Walter and Elise Haas Fund, UpStart Bay Area, Covenant Worship Center, Lifelong Medical Care

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News, Eco Watch, Oct 6, 2010
East Bay Enviros Lead the Charge Against Prop 23

The fight against the repeal of climate change legislation is a statewide campaign headquartered here.
- by Nate Seltenrich
- Tags: Eco Watch, Elections 2010

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News, Eco Watch, Apr 27, 2011
The Slow Death of Mushrooms

Sudden oak death, deforestation, and livestock have shrunk local mushroom populations.
- by Alastair Bland
- Tags: Eco Watch, Mushrooms, Todd Spanier, King of Mushrooms, sudden oak death, chanterelles, porcini, king bolete, truffles, morels, David Campbell, Mycological Society of San Francisco, Brice McPherson, San Leandro Reservoir, Matteo Garbelotto, Oakland Zoo, David Rust, Bay Area Mycological Society, Ken Litchfield, Norm Andresen, East Bay Regional Park District, Dennis Desjardin

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News, Eco Watch, May 11, 2011
Using Trees to Curb Pollution

North Oakland's Urban Releaf leads a revitalization of neglected blocks while studying benefits of trees in storm-water management.
- by Nate Seltenrich
- Tags: Eco Watch, Urban Releaf, Qingfu Xiao, Kemba Shakur, Hyphae Design Laboratory, Brent Bucknam, California Department of Water Resources, West Oakland Project Area Committee, City of Oakland Redevelopment Agency, American Reinvestment and Recovery Act

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News, Eco Watch, Aug 10, 2011
The Great Land Grab

The Oakland Institute is shining a light on the disturbing new trend of impoverished nations selling their agricultural land to wealthy countries and large corporations.
- by Darwin BondGraham
- Tags: Eco Watch, Anuradha Mittal, Oakland Institute, World Bank, St. Mary's, Katy Mamen

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News, Eco Watch, Apr 6, 2011
Destroying Alameda Creek

A Caltrans road-widening project will cut down more than four hundred trees, and could ruin restored habitat for steelhead and salmon.
- by Nate Seltenrich
- Tags: Eco Watch, Alameda Creek Alliance, CalTrans, Save Niles Canyon, Jeff Miller, Alameda Creek Fisheries Restoration Workgroup, East Bay Regional Parks District, California Department of Fish and Game, PG&E, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

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News, Eco Watch, Sep 21, 2011
Solar is Still Humming

Despite the demise of manufacturing companies like Solyndra, solar installers, including Oakland's Sungevity, are growing rapidly.
- by Nate Seltenrich
- Tags: Eco Watch, Solyndra, Sungevity, SolarCity, solar power, Danny Kennedy, Jonathan Bass

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News, Eco Watch, Jul 7, 2010
Foes of Hayward Power Plant Fight Back

Opponents of a giant new fossil-fuel facility proposed for Hayward note that even the manufacturer won't stand behind the operator's low pollution estimates.
- by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Eco Watch, Calpine Corporation, Russell City Energy Center, Chabot Community College, Chabot-Las Positas Community College District, Charlotte Lofftus, Sierra Club, East Bay Regional Park District, Hayward Regional Shoreline, Jewell Hargleroad, US Environmental Protection Agency, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, EPA Environmental Appeals Board, Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation, Alexander Crockett, John Ronan, PG&E

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News, Eco Watch, Jan 27, 2010
On a Roll

Walk Oakland Bike Oakland works grassroots and government angles to spread its message.
- by Nate Seltenrich
- Tags: Eco Watch, Walk Oakland Bike Oakland, Trek Bicycles, Alliance for Biking and Walking, Whole Foods, Lake Merritt, Jen Jackson, Nancy Nadel, Jason Patton, Roger Miller

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News, Eco Watch, Jun 9, 2010
Rainwater Collective

In a sign of what's to come, Berkeley issues its first permit for interior use of rainwater.
- by Nate Seltenrich
- Tags: Eco Watch, Greywater, graywater, City of Berkeley, Roger Rushing, Jetton Construction, Hyphae Design Laboratory, David Brower Center, L.J. Kruse

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The use of hexane in soy processing threatens the organic cred of many energy bars and veggie burgers.

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The utility is involved in a project that may further increase demand for fracked natural gas while raising your monthly utility bill at the same time.

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Outdoor Afro pushes back on the assumption that green is just for whites.

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A proposed exhibit celebrating California native species would plow under parkland that is home to endangered wildlife.

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Two organic milk companies dominate the industry by relying on lax federal standards. Some local producers, however, are doing it right.

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Organic Valley, a trailblazer for small, sustainable farms, has an exclusive deal with a California factory-farm egg producer that doesn't let its chickens roam freely outdoors.

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An initiative to boost recycling at Cal's fraternity houses had a good start, but will it be sustainable?

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Urban Adamah is ready to roll ... away.

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The fight against the repeal of climate change legislation is a statewide campaign headquartered here.

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Sudden oak death, deforestation, and livestock have shrunk local mushroom populations.

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North Oakland's Urban Releaf leads a revitalization of neglected blocks while studying benefits of trees in storm-water management.

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The Oakland Institute is shining a light on the disturbing new trend of impoverished nations selling their agricultural land to wealthy countries and large corporations.

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A Caltrans road-widening project will cut down more than four hundred trees, and could ruin restored habitat for steelhead and salmon.

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Despite the demise of manufacturing companies like Solyndra, solar installers, including Oakland's Sungevity, are growing rapidly.

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Opponents of a giant new fossil-fuel facility proposed for Hayward note that even the manufacturer won't stand behind the operator's low pollution estimates.

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Walk Oakland Bike Oakland works grassroots and government angles to spread its message.

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