February 1, 2013
by Simon Mui
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Simon Mui, Scientist, Clean Vehicles and Fuels, San Francisco
As a scientist working on clean fuel policies, I spend much of my time working to protect our environment, health, and economy from the negative, unintended consequences from… Continue reading
July 12, 2012
by Theo Spencer
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Theo Spencer, Senior Advocate, Climate Center, New York
You might have noticed of late that the weather has been odd. Perhaps you’ve been a bit hot–especially if your power went out—or perhaps soaking wet. Tragically, some … Continue reading
May 22, 2012
by David Pettit
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David Pettit, Director, Southern California Air Program, Santa Monica, CA
Sports/entertainment company AEG has proposed to build a new football stadium in downtown Los Angeles. The stadium, if built, will be in an ideal location f… Continue reading
April 18, 2012
by Amanda Eaken
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Amanda Eaken, Deputy Director, Sustainable Communities, San Francisco
When one of Southern California’s most visionary planning thinkers calls a plan “a model of sustainability”, it seems only right that we should list… Continue reading
December 6, 2011
by Reduce
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Mattresses, dining chairs, cell phones and even a small red guitar with its neck snapped – these were just a few of the items that made up the 25 tons of debris left by Occupy Los Angeles protesters who were evicted from their encampment last week, the LA Times reported. None of the discards, which [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookNovember 11, 2011
by Adrian Martinez
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Adrian Martinez, Staff Attorney, Environmental Justice, Santa Monica, California
I was very pleased to read the David Zahniser and Ari Bloomekatz piece in the LA Times yesterday about the Mayor’s plan to fast track street imp… Continue reading
November 4, 2011
by Amanda Eaken
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Amanda Eaken, Deputy Director, Sustainable Communities, San Francisco
Yesterday a prominent committee of the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) recommended a preferred alternative for its 2012 Regional Transportation … Continue reading
November 1, 2011
by Reduce
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For the last five years, a group of college students have built a haunted maze in Long Beach, Calif., and opened it up for free to community members on Halloween night. But this year, the students decided to make an eco-friendly Halloween attraction, constructing 90 percent of the 2,500-square-foot maze out of materials that would [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookMay 24, 2011
by Morgan Wyenn
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Morgan Wyenn, Project Attorney, Santa Monica The Los Angeles City Council and the LA Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Board of Directors are scheduled this week to select a version of the Wilshire Blvd. Bus-Only Lane that they want the cit… Continue reading
Share on FacebookFebruary 4, 2011
by Louisa Willcox
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Like many in the conservation sphere, I was thrilled to hear President Obama re-affirm his administration’s commitment to scientific integrity in decision-making. Earlier this week, the Department of Interior released new rules on the issue.
Pres… Continue reading