Tag archives for sustainability
An Environmental Defense of Real Christmas Trees
Christmas is a holiday that involves traditions and rituals: gift giving, baking cookies, watching movies, caroling, and many others. Many would agree that an indispensable component to the Christmas...
Sustainability Wrapped
January Governor Newsom unveils a budget proposal allocating $22 billion to climate based projects, including transitioning to electric, energy efficiency, climate change prevention, and equitable distribution of aid. ...
Simple Tips to Make Your Holidays Zero-Waste
With the holidays right around the corner, it is easy for our excitement to cloud our judgment when it comes to making sustainable choices. Our eagerness for the holiday...
Happy 50th Birthday, BART: Half a Century of Sustainable Transportation
While saving my phone battery on public transport, my favorite activity is reading the advertisements and Public Service Announcements from the City of San Francisco. Down at Powell Station,...
Lets Chat About the Commons
A red Japanese Maple tree stood proud in the heart of my subdivision. When the buds made their annual return, excitement always accompanied. My house was at the end...
Transitioning to a Sustainable Home
Living sustainably doesn’t have to be expensive–in fact, it starts with what you already have. First of all, what is sustainability? I think that if you’re here reading this...
Women and the Environment
Climate change is one of the greatest global challenges of the twenty-first century and it affects regions, generations, age, classes, income groups, and gender. However, the impact of climate...
A Sustainable Summer
The summer is coming up, and travel and trips are going to significantly rise. Along with this people will be eating out a lot and shopping for new summer...
PFAS in San Francisco Bay
What is PFAS? PFAS are a group of thousands of manufactured chemicals produced since the 1940’s that have been used in a wide variety of consumer products, from textiles,...