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State adds more appliances to rebate program

California is expanding a rebate program for shoppers purchasing energy efficient appliances. The state's 'cash for appliances' program is adding dishwashers, freezers, water heaters and heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems to the list of appliances eligible for rebates. READ MORE

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  • The movement is nationwide, in red states and blue states, on both coasts and in the heartland. Local governments are leading the charge by adopting resolutions calling for state policies for extended producer responsibility (EPR), otherwise known as product stewardship. In California, the City of Roseville became the 100th local government, agency or association [...] One Hundred CA Producer Responsibility Resolutions
  • Experts illuminate the future of lightingJeannie Matteucci, Special to The SF Chronicle, Sunday, July 25, 2010 More…When lighting designer Randall Whitehead of San Francisco set out to remodel a two-bedroom home on Potrero Hill, he knew he wanted to upgrade the lighting and make it more energy efficient. But while Whitehead wanted [...] The Future of Lighting
  • Come support the environmental leaders of tomorrow!Green APES Revolutionpresents a musical benefit for the creation of an AP Environmental Science program at El Molino High School!Wednesday, July 28th from 5-9 p.m.Hopmonk Tavern, 230 Petaluma Avenue, Sebastopol, CA 95472 Music:¢ Thiessen Bros (of Mighty Chipling fame)¢ Hubbub Club¢ Pepperland (sing-a-long)Tickets are $15 and available from Incredible Records, [...] Event: El Molino High Envr Science Fundraiser, Wednesday, July 28, Hopmonk Tavern!!!!
  • D'Argenzio Winery and the Environmental Center of Sonoma County welcome you and your friends to our up-and-coming Santa Rosa neighborhood at Ridgway and Cleveland Avenues, north of College Avenue and west of Highway 101.Taste award winning artisan wines made on-site, enjoy happy hour snacks and visit with old and new friends.Friday, July 16, 4:30 – 7:00 [...] Event: Friday, 7/16 Environmental Center Open House Hosted by D'Argenzio Winery
  • "It's one of the great assumptions underlying modern democracy that an informed citizenry is preferable to an uninformed one. 'Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government,' Thomas Jefferson wrote in 1789. This notion, carried down through the years, underlies everything from humble political pamphlets to presidential debates to the very notion of a free press. Mankind may be crooked timber, as Kant put it, uniquely susceptible to ignorance and misinformation, but it's an article of faith that knowledge is the best remedy. If people are furnished with the facts, they will be clearer thinkers and better citizens. If they are ignorant, facts will enlighten them. If they are mistaken, facts will set them straight. Researchers discover a surprising threat to democracy: our brains

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  • A few months ago, I was on a hike somewhere and saw a note on a kiosk board talking about the Bay Area Ridge Trail. It's a 325-mile stretch of trails that forms a huge vertical loop around the Bay Area. Fog and wind over Sausalito
  • Sad story that's been circulating about a hiker who had a fatal fall around here. Predictably... Fatal fall for teen hiker near Muir Beach
  • The first hike after a long layoff is always a bit daunting. Do you start with a quick neighborhood stroll, or a lap around a lake, or do you dive in to something vigorous and accept that it'll be painful and rough? Back to Alamere Falls
  • Great weather this weekend to get out and about and go for a hike. A few possibilities come to mind: 3 places to hike this weekend
  • How's this sound? A hike up a mountain that's not yet open on a trail that's not yet built? The yet-to-be-built North Slope Sonoma Mountain Trail rocks

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