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San Francisco’s board of supervisors has finally approved the Solar Energy Incentive Program making San Fran the country’s largest municipal solar program. The program has been a go for 10 years with an annual budget of $3 million dollars.

Theres no doubt that San Francisco, if not all of California, is ahead of the curve with regards to environmentalism. All things green are coming out of there, but there is definitely some great steps made from all over the world. So we can’t give all the credit to California, but this next one is a beauty.

Kerry Davis, a 23-year-old environmental studies major at San Francisco State, is the CEO of O’BON, an environmentally friendly school supplies company that uses recycled materials to create pencils, folders and notebooks.

O’BON’s top product is their eco-logically designed pencil, made from recycled paper and a non-toxic, water-based glue used to protect the graphite and hold the pencil together. The paper is wrapped around the graphite center 36 times creating a much more durable pencil than traditional pencils made from incense-cedar wood.

On Wednesday the Bay Area Air Quality Management District board of directors voted 15–1 to charge companies 4.4 cents per ton of carbon emitted. Set to go into effect on July 1st for the nine Bay Area counties, the carbon tax will be the first of it’s kind in the country.

The Mayor of San Francisco is in talks with Project Better Place to get and influx of electric cars and recharging stations to help his city cut their carbon footprint. Hopefully this will catch on across the country!

This article is about the high-speed rail currently being built that will connect every major city in CA and go from SF to LAX in 2 hrs and 40 min.

Imagine a high-speed rail line that could get you from San Francisco to LA in 2 hours and 40 minutes. That dream appears to be coming true, thanks to work by the California High-Speed Rail Authority.

Creative ideas for your greener city.

the Academy of Art University is hosting the Recycled Couture Fashion Show and Auction named "Discarded to Divine" on 26th April in San Francisco.

Lexus and Fairmont hotels join to create luxurious eco-friendly suites for travellers who want to stay green while they're not in their homes. The package deal also includes the use of a brand new Lexus LS 600h L.

The first-in-the-nation rule would impose the commonsense energy-saving practice in a draconian way, with fines of $50 to $250 per offense, depending on the frequency of the problem.

SAN FRANCISCO - The pilot of a ship that spilled thousands of gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay last November was charged by federal prosecutors Monday with criminal negligence and breaking environmental laws.

Bruce Van De Velde

A ranking of the largest 50 US cities -- and which are best and worst prepared for expensive gasoline prices!

Far from besieged forests and melting icebergs, American cities are a new front in the environmental movement.

The Home Builders Association of Northern California will cut energy use by 50 percent, compared with 1990 levels, and plans to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions associated with those homes by 30 percent by 2020.