By Michelle Slade Published: May, 2007 Tucked away at the very end of a busy, light-industrial street in San Leandro is the Davis Street Station for Material Recycling and Transfer, a recycling division of Waste Management. It sits on a landfill that once butted up against the water at the top end of the Alameda […]
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Green Points
E-Recycling Policies at U.C. Published: May, 2007 U.C. has become the first university in the nation to adopt guidelines for buying greener electronics, disposal of e-waste, and takeback recycling. U.C. will only buy products registered under EPEAT (Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool), which measures laptops, desktop computers, and monitors according to a set of environmental […]
Around the Bay
Jumping the Snark Published: April, 2007 Jack London Square is presenting an art exhibit commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the 1907 maiden voyage of Jack London’s schooner, Snark, through Apr. 29. The Museum House of Happy Walls exhibit includes over 50 historical photographs of the 57-foot author-designed schooner, models of the Snark by Warren Watson, […]
JACK LONDON SQUARE
Published: April, 2007 OAKLAND – All law-abiding and loyal citizens are urged to be vigilant and alert to the presence on your coast of the fast, and heavily armed Clipper Schooner Lynx. The 122-foot square topsail schooner will be sailing into Jack London Square for the Strictly Sail Pacific boat show. Join the flotilla on […]
Team Bike Challenge
By Jonathan Keller Published: April, 2007 It’s about riding as much as you can, for the environment and for your health. Whether it’s to work, to play, on errands or around town, the Team Bike Challenge is about the team that can ride the most all throughout the month of May. Why? Because May is […]
TECHNOLOGY
By Mary E. Shacklett Published: April, 2007 Adopted by telecommunications carriers delivering video services to consumers, IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) provides send and receive capabilities for video streams that are encoded as a series of Internal Protocol packets. The video clips that stream through to desktops and notebooks – and to your home television via […]
Bike to Work Day
By Jonathan Keller Published: April, 2007 The work of countless volunteers will come to fruition as all nine Bay Area counties host commuters on bikes. Signing up as a participant in Bike to Work Day not only helps event coordinators measure participation in the event, it also means you’ll be eligible for the chance to […]
Opening Day’s Pages of Time Parade
Published: April, 2007 In a patriotic affirmation of our determination to stand tall and strong, up to 250 recreational boats from Northern California Yacht Clubs are expected to enter a decorated boat competition to the theme Pages of Time. In addition, various classic vessels, both motor and sail powered, are being invited, some of which are […]
COAST GUARD CORNER
Published: April, 2007 • March 7, WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard is the lead agency for maritime law enforcement that conducts drug interdiction operations on, under and over assigned international waters and waters subject to United States jurisdiction. During 2006, the agency set a cocaine interdiction record (97,635 pounds). • March 23, ALAMEDA – The […]
WORKING WATERFRONT
Bay Crossings Staff Report Published: April, 2007 Air Quality Board Changes Spare the Air Days The new plan extends the current three free roundtrip transit days to four on Muni, BART and buses, and also changes the three free days on Caltrain and ferries to four free one-way trips. Spare the Air days occur when […]