Tag Archive | "california"

5 Most Stunning Marathons in the World

Friday, April 11, 2008

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I’ve been a bit of a runner since I had a girlfriend call me out on being fat four years ago; of course, by “a bit of a runner”, I mean “obsessed about it constantly”, and dropped my weight from 220 down to a fighting 160. God, I [...]

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Black Market Bees: Stealing Hives, The New Fad

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

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National Geographic is reporting that, due to the inexplicable depopulation that’s befallen bees in North America, beekeepers in California are increasingly vulnerable to having their hives stolen. Image from jordanfisher on Flickr Some have even taken the step of placing micro-transmitters in the hives in order to track [...]

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250 Megawatts of Solar Power Coming to California

Friday, March 28, 2008

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Southern California Edison, the main utility company for an area including San Diego and Los Angeles, announced Thursday that they plan to spend $875 Million to power over 162,000 homes. Image from Capital I on Flickr At least when the rest of us have succumbed to the resource wars, [...]

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California Power Grid is Full of Sh*t

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

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California, long the most progressive state in the union when it comes to environmental policy, has launched an alternative energy initiative that’s, well, innovative. “When most people see a pile of manure, they see a pile of manure. We saw it as an opportunity”, claimed David Albers, [...]

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State of California Wins Major Fight Against Auto Industry

Saturday, December 15, 2007

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US environmental groups have reasons to cheer. In a ground-breaking ruling last Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Anthony Ishii, of Fresno, declared that, ‘California has the authority to limit cars’ emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases and that

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