By John Platt Published: November, 2012 With all the ghoulish predictions of traffic armageddon, I thought I would challenge my 62-year-old body and see if I really could bike to the America’s Cup races from Alameda. Skipping out of work at 2 p.m. and biking from the middle of the island, I caught the 2:25 […]
By Bill Picture One of those obstacles, according to Johanna Partin, Renewable Energy Program Manager for the San Francisco Department of the Environment, is misinformation. "I get a lot of calls from people who want to know if solar is possible in San Francisco because of the fog," she says. "And I tell them, ‘It’s […]
Published: April, 2004 The Port of Oakland endured a purgatory of environmental reviews before being permitted to undertake dredging necessary to retain its status as a major port. It took years, cost millions, and thoroughly convinced the Port of the need to be ahead of the environmental curve. Here, examples of the Port of Oakland’s […]
