Environment
Darwin saw Chile’s earthquake coming
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Among the people who saw the effects of an earthquake as big as the Chilean quake of Feb. 27 was none other than Charles Darwin.
San Francisco’s Superfund struggle
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A legacy of toxic pollution lingers in San Francisco’s Hunters Point Shipyard, which was once a booming hub for wartime construction efforts, but now is largely shuttered and represents a constant threat to the health of marginalized communities that live nearby. The U.S. Navy and diverse community groups are at odds over the best way to address the problem.
Voter’s quick reference to San Francisco’s mayoral candidates
A succinct listing of candidate positions and quotes on more than two-dozen key policy issues and ballot initiatives.
Pipeline foes decry Canada oil-sands boom
Environmental and indigenous groups stepped up their attacks against Canadian oil sands development as two U.S. representatives met with Canadian officials in Ottawa to discuss energy policy.
Economy
Got wind? Power up that ferry!
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A San Francisco Bay Area start-up has big plans to use the bay’s wind to help power a technologically advanced ferry to carry up to 400 passengers to The City in the traffic-plagued metropolis.
Environment
Pelicans dying off the U.S. West Coast
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For the second straight year, the much-loved California Brown Pelican population is experiencing a mystifying die-off.
Environment
Annie get yer gun: We’re goin’ campin’!
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As of now, it is perfectly A-OK to pack loaded, concealed guns into most U.S. National Parks and Wildlife Refuges. Congress said so. President Obama concurred.
Environment
Don’t blame it on El Niño; the PDO is a factor, too
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The warm temperatures that are playing havoc with the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, B.C. have less to do with El Niño than a little-recognized weather phenomenon called the Pacific Decadal Oscillation.