Climate champion and former Vice President Al Gore denounced Washington’s assault on climate policy and democratic norms Monday night at the start of San Francisco’s third annual Climate Week. During a keynote address at the city’s Exploratorium museum, Gore ripped into the alleged corruption and greed fueling the Trump administration and called its climate actions … Continue reading Al Gore Slams Washington’s Attack Оn The Distinction Between True And False
The carbon removal community met last week to talk shop in the climate tech and venture capital hub of San Francisco. At a two-day summit hosted by London-based convener Carbon Unbound, over 300 inventors, investors, market analysts, and policy experts dissected the current state of CDR affairs. However, a single theme dominated the meetings and … Continue reading Buyers Wanted: Carbon Unbound SF Targets Low CDR Investment
San Francisco’s second annual Climate Week ended last Saturday, capping a seven-day extravaganza of more than 300 events across the city. Over 20,000 people – includingcorporate and government officials, investors, innovators, academia, and simply the curious – hiked, biked, ferried, bussed, and hopped the trolley to learn, share, be inspired, make deals, and continue working … Continue reading SF Climate Week Bigger, Better, (Not Yet) Bolder
On the day the skies over San Francisco turned orange from wildfire smoke in 2020, it’s commonly said, a generation of climate activists was born. The city is home to dozens of cleantech startups, environmental organizations, and progressive venture capital groups. While funding for cleantech startups fell overall last year, it fell much less in … Continue reading Wary But Ultimately Bullish Positive Sentiment Prevails At SF Climate Week
The Death and Revival of Lake Merritt Alameda Magazine - August 31st, 2011 On a warm July day in 1949, the shores of Lake Merritt played host to a collision of faith and folly. Down near 12th Street, crowds gathered for a “Freeway Fiesta” to celebrate the opening of the $17 million Frickstad Viaduct. The … Continue reading Undoing the 1950’s
Richmond startup helmet company Brainguard may revolutionize head protection. Oakland Magazine - March 3rd, 2020 If you chanced upon a skull one day, like Hamlet, you might be surprised by what it looks like inside. While the upper half is the smooth inner eggshell that most of us imagine, the lower half starts out smooth … Continue reading Brainguard Guards the Brain That Nature Provided
Researchers are trying to help companies figure out how to account for each step in a product’s life. Today, you can buy a pair of sneakers partially made from carbon dioxide pulled out of the atmosphere. But measuring the carbon-reduction benefits of making that pair of sneakers with CO2 is complex. There’s the fossil fuel … Continue reading A carbon footprint life cycle assessment can cut down on greenwashing
After a winter 2019 outbreak of measles in Clark County threatened Portland’s many clusters of unvaccinated children, state rep Mitch Greenlick decided to act. With House Bill 3063, the Northwest Portland Democrat aimed to boost Oregon childhood vaccination rates by ending the state’s religious and so-called philosophical exemptions. Not everyone agreed. As the bill sailed through spring hearings, protesters … Continue reading Meet Portland’s Original Anti-Vaxxers
AS THE ALZHEIMER’S COMMUNITY HERALDS BILINGUAL BRAINS AS MITIGATING DEMENTIA, SOME RESEARCHERS SUGGEST OTHERWISE. Knowing another language is a lovely thing. It opens new worlds, helps you navigate them, and leads you, explorer-like, to new discoveries. You find words like zeitgeist, the spirit of the times, that are much catchier in another tongue. You uncover … Continue reading Is There a Bilingual Advantage to Ward off Dementia
