Swine flu turns up in elephant seals off Central Coast
Source: Contra Costa Times
San Diego :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 00:21:33 -0700 | green-news
According to a new UC Davis study, the marine mammals distinctive for their honking noses contracted the H1N1 virus back in 2010, just as the pandemic caused by the virus was winding down in humans. Influenza virus is famous for...
Climate Change Ushers In Early California Fire Season
Source: Fog City Journal
San Diego :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-13 13:38:01 -0700 | green-news
Several wildfires charred hundreds of acres in Northern California's wine country including the 125-acre Yellow Fire in Sonoma County, while numerous wildfires assaulted Southern California including the Springs Fire in Ventura County, charring over 28,000 acres.
Solar boat contest challenges students
Source: 10 News
San Diego :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-11 15:12:57 -0700 | green-news
Student teams from 39 high schools in San Diego County and across Southern California are getting ready for the nation's largest solar-powered boat competition next weekend, May 1719, organizers said. The Metropolitan Water District is sponsoring the 11th annual Solar...
San Diego River Days over two weekends starting Saturday May 11 2013
Source: Big News Network
San Diego :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-09 23:34:29 -0700 | green-news
San Diego River Days over two weekends starting Saturday, May 11, 2013 Imagine a 52-mile scenic park from the Pacific Ocean to the heights of the Cuyamaca Mountains. Its path marked by a clean, protected, and healthy San Diego River....
League of Conservation Voters San Diego Releases 2012 Environmental Quality Report Card
Source: San Diego Politico
San Diego :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-09 12:02:02 -0700 | green-news
The Report Card identifies 17 priority votes from 2012 and grades each member of the San Diego City Council and now-former Mayor Jerry Sanders on their record on environmental issues. Grades for the nine elected officials ranged from an 88%...
Massive billboard catches drivers' eyes
Source: 10 News
San Diego :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-07 13:55:14 -0700 | green-news
It's quite the sight for thousands of passing drivers on state Route 94 and Campo Road: A massive billboard that debuted Tuesday in the Rancho San Diego neighborhood. On the 48-foot-wide billboard, Robert Zakar asks Valerie Kassab, to marry him. But...
Power demands up amid nuclear outage
Source: San Diego Union-Tribune
San Diego :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-06 21:34:33 -0700 | green-news
The likelihood of power interruptions has grown slightly in Southern California as a second consecutive summer approaches without the San Onofre nuclear plant in operation, California's main grid operator announced Monday. The California Independent System Operator cited as an area...
Rain runoff raises ocean bacteria levels
Source: 10 News
San Diego :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-06 12:16:03 -0700 | green-news
Swimmers, surfers and other ocean-goers were advised Monday to avoid San Diego County's coastal waters because urban runoff from recent rainfall could have raised bacteria levels. The county's Department of Environmental Health issued a general advisory for the coastal ocean...
Plant proteins can help solve global food, fuel problems
Source: Zee News
San Diego :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-03 06:45:44 -0700 | green-news
Scientists have shown that certain proteins in plants that function as transporters can help solve global fuel and food problems, a study says. New discoveries of the way plants transport important substances across their biological membranes to resist toxic metals...
Condo residents fight to save trees
Source: 10 News
San Diego :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-01 19:34:49 -0700 | green-news
Some pine trees got a stay of execution Wednesday thanks to some concerned homeowners. A couple of homeowners contacted 10News after they learned eight 42-year-old pine trees would be chopped down outside their Bay Ho condominium complex. One homeowner said...
Report reveals desal plants' thirst for energy
Source: The Age
San Diego :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-01 15:47:07 -0700 | green-news
Energy is the largest single expense for desalination plants, accounting for as much as half of the costs to make drinking water from the sea, according to a report. Desalination plants on average use about 15,000 kilowatt-hours of power for...
Lizard's Remarkable Recovery
Source: Santa Barbara Independent
San Diego :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-04-29 01:17:30 -0700 | green-news
Overrun by introduced species, the islands' delicate and highly unique web of life was unraveling toward the point of no return. Forty years later, the eight-island archipelago stands as testament to the fact that man-made problems have solutions if we're willing...
These Scientists Live Like Martians In The Utah Desert
Source: BusinessInsider
San Diego :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-04-26 09:31:25 -0700 | green-news
Two members of crew 128A roam the Utah desert with air supply packs. The San Rafael Swell in central Utah is a massive dome of layered rocks, surrounded by a Delaware-sized maze of deep canyons and multi-colored cliffs. More than...
San Diego County Recognizes Navy for Recycling Efforts, Adding to the Economy
Source: Navy Compass
San Diego :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-04-25 15:43:11 -0700 | green-news
The Navy is the second federal agency to receive the 2012 California Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Award since its inception in 1996, said Leslie L. McLaughlin, sustainable solid waste program manager, Navy Facilities Engineering Command Southwest.
San Diegans to participate in Arbor Day
Source: 10 News
San Diego :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-04-25 05:04:19 -0700 | green-news
San Diegans who plan to celebrate Arbor Day Friday by planting a tree should make sure they don't conflict with overhead power lines or dig into underground cables, according to San Diego Gas & Electric. SDG&E said residents should pick...
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