Monday Must Reads: Badly Designed Bolts in New Bridge Tower, Too; Frazier Was Going to Seek Jordan's ...
Source: East Bay Express
Berkeley :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-13 07:44:39 -0700 | green-news
The signature tower of the new Bay Bridge contains more than four hundred giant steel bolts that may be inferior to the 32 rods that have already snapped, SF Gate reports. The 400-plus bolts in the tower had been dipped...
CEQA Reform Bill Is Too Modest
Source: East Bay Express
Berkeley :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-07 19:55:36 -0700 | green-news
When state Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg unveiled his proposal last month to reform California's primary environmental law, business groups that want a sweeping overhaul of the law were clearly disappointed...Senate Bill 731 does not go far enough to...
Monday Must Reads: Climate Change Could Cause Drought in California; Boxer Angers Environmentalists ...
Source: East Bay Express
Berkeley :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-06 07:13:41 -0700 | green-news
News stories that East Bay environmentalists and progressives shouldn't miss: 1...The study essentially predicts that dry regions around the world will become drier and wet regions will become wetter. Drought and dry conditions also could lead to more massive wildfires...
Annual East Bay tour gives native plants their day in the sun
Source: The Berkeley Voice
Berkeley :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-03-29 17:27:03 -0700 | green-news
Even the state Legislature has jumped on the go-native bandwagon, declaring the third week of April as California Native Plant Week. The ninth annual Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour on May 5 will showcase 40 gardens in Alameda and...
January 5th Is National Bird Day
Posted by: Craig Mullins
Berkeley :: CA :: USA | updated 2012-05-07 18:46:05 -0700 | green-news
Established by bird activists to bring attention to the plight of birds in captivity, National Bird Day is celebrated annually on the 5th day of January. The day was created in an effort to reflect upon the conditions of captive...
2.4 earthquake reported in Berkeley overnight
Source: The Berkeley Voice
Berkeley :: CA :: USA | updated 2012-01-01 07:47:01 -0800 | travel-news
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake was reported underneath the UC Berkeley campus overnight, marking the fourth quake to hit the university area in just over a week...Geological Survey, the temblor occurred at 2:42 a.m. near Memorial Stadium, where seismic retrofitting is...
Evaporated water helps bring cool to global climate
Posted by: Rodolfo Buccico
Berkeley :: CA :: USA | updated 2012-07-26 21:25:49 -0700 | green-news
Scientists have long debated about the impact on global climate of water evaporated from vegetation. New research from Carnegie's Global Ecology department concludes that evaporated water helps cool Earth as a whole, not just the local area of evaporation, demonstrating...
Den of Pacific fisher found in Yosemite National Park for first time
Source: Merced Sun-Star
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2011-07-19 05:27:45 -0700 | political-news
The fisher is a medium-sized weasel that's a candidate for listing as threatened or endangered species under the federal endangered species act. The 2-year-old female fisher was captured as a juvenile in October 2009 in the Sierra National Forest, just...
Botanical Gardens - a great place for a walk
Posted by: GoldenStateTouch
Berkeley :: CA :: USA | updated 2012-02-26 15:02:04 -0800 | green-news
Nov. 18, 2010 The Regional Parks Botanical Gardens is one of the crown jewels of the Regional Parks System, and is a great place to spend time walking in appreciation of nature. The park is open from 8:30 a.m. to...
Huge spider webs glistening in the sunlight
Posted by: GoldenStateTouch
Berkeley :: CA :: USA | updated 2012-02-25 18:25:36 -0800 | green-news
Nov. 7, 2010 Large, circular spider webs glisten in the late morning autumnal sun in Berkeley's Tilden Park, providing a photo opportunity. While it doesn't come close to matching the splendor of actually seeing the webs in person, it serves...
Feeling a bit "sluggish"
Posted by: GoldenStateTouch
Berkeley :: CA :: USA | updated 2012-02-25 18:28:03 -0800 | green-news
Nov. 2, 2010 Mud between the toes is a given when hiking barefoot after recent rainfalls, but members of the Bay Area Barefoot Hikers got a special treat on a Halloween hike in Berkeley's Tilden Park: A banana sliug almost...
Create with nature, take part in planting event Saturday in Berkeley's Live Oak Park
Posted by: GoldenStateTouch
Berkeley :: CA :: USA | updated 2012-02-26 02:06:16 -0800 | green-news
Oct. 19, 2010 Looking for affordable, educational and enriching fun for the entire family? Look no further than Berkeley's Live Oak Park this Saturday, Oct. 23, from 1 to 4 p.m. The Berkeley Art Center at nearby 1675 Walnut is...
Corals, big mammals to go extinct in future catastrophic event?
Source: Daily News & Analysis
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2010-11-03 13:50:18 -0700 | technology-news
Corals, big mammals and many tropical species could all go extinct in what could be a major extinction event in the not too distant future, predict scientists who are attempting to forecast the fate of today's animals by studying what...
Red dragonfly doing what it does best
Posted by: GoldenStateTouch
Berkeley :: CA :: USA | updated 2012-02-26 02:20:37 -0800 | green-news
Aug. 22, 2010 A recent visit to Tilden Park's Jewel Lake was enhanced by seeing several red dragonflies zipping about above the water and partially submerged branches. Original photo by Golden State Touch. Golden State Touch: reflexology, massage therapy and...
UC Berkeley’s $500 Million BP Deal Outrages Professors, Students
Posted by: Stephanie Sklar
Berkeley :: CA :: USA | updated 2012-04-15 23:14:52 -0700 | green-news
BP’s disastrous oil spill in the Gulf is fueling opposition of the University of California, Berkeley’s research partnership with the company, with activists and professors calling for all ties to be cut off, The Associated Press has reported. Three years...
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