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In another case of put your money where your hybrid is, San Francisco via Mayor Newsom just launched a green hybrid car rental program at San Francisco International Airport. So, after flying in with a heavy carbon footprint, car renters will be able lighten their footprint and fatten their wallet somewhat by taking advantage of [...]
A recent study at the University of California Davis found a correlation between fetal and infant exposure to pesticides, household chemicals, and viruses and the rise of children diagnosed with autism. [Creative Commons photo by Arria Belli] In the past, vaccinations were a suspected link to increased autism due to the mercury-derived preservative thimerosal, but [...]
Many scientists cite 350 parts per million of Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere as the magic number where we escape the effects of global warming. We’re currently at over 380 parts per million and that number is going up all the time. So how can we get back below the tipping point? One Columbia University [...]
The decision to remove this critical bike lane baffled not only me, but hundreds of my fellow citizens and elected public officials, who demonstrated Friday morning in opposition to the MTA’s proposed plan. At the rally I overheard many frustrated protesters questioning the MTA’s logic: “They say that they want to remove the bike lane because cars are still making illegal right turns and hitting bicyclists. That’s like saying if pedestrians are still be hit in by automobiles we should remove the crosswalks. It makes no sense.”
