- State Supreme Court OKs Manhattan Beach plastic bag ban
- SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court says Manhattan Beach can ban retailers from using plastic bags without going through a lengthy environmental study on the increased use of paper bags.
The unanimous court said Thursday that "sub... Full story
- Marysville Gold Sox cutting waste
- At Bat on Recycling
- By Ashley Gebb/Appeal-Democrat
- Baseball may be as red, white and blue as America gets, but the Marysville Gold Sox is pushing to add a touch of green to the country’s favorite pastime.
The 2011 season is continuing a partnership that began last year with Recology Yuba-Sutte... Full story
- Bicycling challenge saves gas, tires and boosts health
- By Ashley Gebb/Appeal-Democrat
- They pledged to pedal, and the miles racked up.
For the 31 days in May, people across America stepped away from their steering wheels and grabbed bicycle handlebars instead. They were celebrating May is Bike Month by making mileage goals and cycling... Full story
- Yuba College rallies for the planet
- Celebrating Earth Day
- By Ashley Gebb/Appeal-Democrat
- Harold Whitson Jr. can remember carrying an ecology lunchbox to school in the 1970s.
Forty years ago people were calling attention to the problems the planet faced, and yet the challenges seem to be growing, he said. He does not understand why actio... Full story
- Yuba College celebrates Earth Day, unveils mascot
- By Ashley Gebb
- Strolling out in tall brown boots, a gun on his hip and stubble on his chin, Dusty Niner sauntered into the crowd for high-fives, handshakes and the occasional hug.
"Dusty," screamed 3-year-old Damarcus Washington, who had just left preschool. "That... Full story
- Riverbend's energy efficiency earns state honor
- By Ashley Gebb/Appeal-Democrat
- Environmental conservation is taking place inside, outside and above the classrooms at Riverbend Elementary School.
Light sensors turn empty rooms dark and recycling bins are everywhere. Sheets of cerulean blue solar panels stretch across rooftops t... Full story
- Clean technology grows
- The New York Times' "Dealbook" section offered this story on Theodore Roosevelt IV and his conversationist credentials as a proponent of clean technology.... Full story
- Recycling 'fresh cut trees' is a gift to the environment
- By Ashley Gebb/Appeal-Democrat
- What's red, white and green all over?
Unfortunately, not Christmas.
One of the most mass-consumer holidays of the year, the Christmas holiday season produces as much as a 25 percent increase in trash as people discard the packaging, wrapping and ot... Full story
- A different kind of Philadelphia Eagles green
- Interesting article in The New York Times details how the football team will be playing in the first stadium capable of generating all its own electricity, via wind turbines and a generator that runs on natural gas and biodiesel.... Full story
- Green power costs a tough sell
- The high costs of developing renewable energy - and the reluctance to pass them along to consumers during a recession - is canceling or delaying projects across the country, according to an article in Monday's New York Times.... Full story
