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San Francisco Sues Fossil Fuel Industry Over Consequences of Climate Change

Guest Contributor — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 16:53:19 +0000

The US cities San Francisco and Oakland have filed a lawsuit against several big names in the fossil fuel industry, over the costs of the climate change that they’ve enabled. The companies that have been targeted are Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Royal Dutch Shell, BP, and ExxonMobil. This decision comes after similar legal actions were taken last […]

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San Francisco Bans Use of Small Plastic Water Bottles

Mila Luleva — Fri, 14 Mar 2014 18:51:46 +0000

As of 1st of October this year, citizens of San Francisco will no longer be allowed to buy water in small plastic bottles. In an attempt to minimize plastic pollution, and reach one of the most ambitious targets- zero net waste by 2020, the Board of Supervisors introduced the ban, prohibiting the sale of plastic water […]

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E. Coli Infections on the Rise After Plastic Bag Ban

Leigh Hutchens — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 22:08:08 +0000

San Francisco’s ban on plastic bags is having major repercussions on public health, according to professors at the University of Pennsylvania and George Mason University. San Francisco has been at the global forefront in the ban on the use of non-compostable plastic bags. The ban was gradually phased into effect, and became fully enforced in […]

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California’s City Planners Aim to Drastically Modify Suburban Paradigm

Leigh Hutchens — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 06:34:12 +0000

Planners in the Newark suburb area of California’s San Francisco Bay are planning a lifestyle revolution, starting with vacant industrial land near a derelict rail bridge and salt marshes. Newark’s city council recently voted to convert 200 acres, previously owned by chemical companies and have plans to parlay this acquisition to cut carbon emissions. City […]

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San Francisco Offers Free Public Charging for Electric Vehicles

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 11 May 2011 18:02:39 +0000

At the same time with the state offering incentives for buying electric vehicles, San Francisco authorities have decided to give yet another boost to the industry by offering free EV charging in public garages until 2013.

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