Local Firm Banks on Plankton to Ease Global Warming By Bill Picture Published: November, 2007 The vast majority of plans for cleaning up the environment call for removing some unwanted substance from the air, soil or water. So, at first glance, a plan to help solve the global warming crisis by putting something into the […]
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Published: November, 2007 GoSolarMarin Issues RFP to 15 Solar Companies GoSolarMarin announced last month that it had sent a Request for Proposal (RFP) to 15 solar companies that had expressed an interest in bidding on a group installation contract to bring solar power to Marin County homeowners. The coalition of homeowners now numbers in the […]
Boats Are Like Children
By Scott Alumbaugh Published: November, 2007 Boats are like children. Not in what they are, but in what they do. They both are here on earth mainly to remind us—the adults and, ostensibly, the people in charge—that we are not the center of the universe. Now, we all know, intellectually, that we are not the […]
Six Bay Area Breweries Win Big at Largest U.S. Beer Festival
By Joel Williams Published: November, 2007 The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) is one of the world’s largest and most prestigious beer competitions; it’s certainly the most important one in the United States. Over 100 professional beer judges evaluate more than 2,800 beers entered by almost 500 different domestic breweries. This October marked the 26th […]
JACK LONDON SQUARE November 2007
U.S. Military Veterans to be Honored on the USS HornetPublished: November, 2007 On Veterans Day, Sunday, November 11, American veterans will be honored and will receive free admission and tours during a special Veterans Day ceremony at the USS Hornet Museum aircraft carrier at the former naval air station in Alameda. The event is open […]
Richmond’s Historic Ford Point Building Craneway – This Scenic East Bay Area Event Venue Awaits You!
https://www.baycrossings.com/Richmond_Nov2007.pdf Published: November, 2007 The Ford Point Building’s massive Craneway was open to the public for the first time in over 20 years when it served as a venue during Richmond’s first Home Front Festival By-the-Bay, which took place from September 28th through the 30th. The Craneway, a stunning 40,000 square foot space enclosed […]
Around the bay in November 2007
Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremonies Published: November, 2007 A Green Holiday Season at Jack London Square Jack London Square has a better – and greener – way to light up the holidays at the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony on November 23rd. PG&E has replaced the tree’s 4,500 incandescent lights with energy-efficient LED (light-emitting diode) C-9 […]
ON OUR COVER OCTOBER 2007
Published: October, 2007 He has worked on several international book projects in the “day-in-the-life” genre, and is the author/photographer of two books: Timescapes: California Aerial Images (a coffee-table book celebrating the state’s natural features) as well as the Kodak Guide to Aerial Photography. You can see more of his work at www.rokeachphoto.com, and reach him […]
TransLink® Offers More Convenience for Golden Gate Transit and Ferry and AC Transit Riders
By Lysa Hale Published: October, 2007 These numbers will surge now that TransLink — the reloadable smart card that’s more convenient than cash, tickets or passes — is widely available to Golden Gate and AC Transit riders, and MTC and its partners are launching a marketing campaign. TransLink is simple to use. When boarding a […]
Ferry Saga Slogs On
Published: October, 2007 Latest Hornblower Dustup at Congressional Hearing The hearing was titled Management of the Statue of Liberty National Monument. This was referring to the fact that Hornblower Cruises has also been awarded the Ellis Island / Statue of Liberty ferry contract in New York, much to the consternation of union and environmental activists. […]