// General
San Fran’s Mayor Signs Mandatory Recycling and Composting Ordinancewww.sfgov.org
Measure is Key to Reaching 75% Landfill Diversion
06/23/09 - Mayor Gavin Newsom today signed mandatory recycling legislation requiring residential and commercial building owners to sign up for recycling and composting services.
Mayor Newsom’s ordinance will require all residences and businesses in San Francisco to take advantage of the city’s recycling and composting collection programs. While several other [...]
// Discovery
Help Protect Pikas From Global WarmingCenter for Biological Diversity
Pint-sized rabbit relatives, pikas live in high-elevation boulder fields surrounded by mountain meadows throughout the western United States. Specially adapted to cold alpine conditions, they cannot tolerate high temperatures. Rising temperatures and drier conditions in summer can expose the animals to heat stroke, reduce food in mountain meadows, and make conditions too [...]
// Campaign
San Fran’s Mayor Signs Mandatory Recycling and Composting Ordinancewww.sfgov.org
Measure is Key to Reaching 75% Landfill Diversion
06/23/09 - Mayor Gavin Newsom today signed mandatory recycling legislation requiring residential and commercial building owners to sign up for recycling and composting services.
Mayor Newsom’s ordinance will require all residences and businesses in San Francisco to take advantage of the city’s recycling and composting collection programs. While several other [...]
// Global Warming
Birds Thrown Off by Global WarmingDiscovery
The habitats of wild bird species are shifting in response to global warming, but not fast enough to keep pace with rising temperatures, according to a study released Wednesday.
Researchers in France also found that the delicate balance of wildlife in different ecosystems is changing up to eight times more quickly than previously suspected, with potentially [...]
// Technology
Help Protect Pikas From Global Warming
Center for Biological Diversity
Pint-sized rabbit relatives, pikas live in high-elevation boulder fields surrounded by mountain meadows throughout the western United States. Specially adapted to cold alpine conditions, they cannot tolerate high temperatures. Rising temperatures and drier conditions in summer can expose the animals to heat stroke, reduce food in mountain meadows, and make conditions too [...]
