Monthly Archives: September 2007

Da Dome

By Alex Breitler | Published: September 29, 2007 | Comments closed
Wife and I are tackling Half Dome tomorrow. We’ll leave Stockton about 3:30 a.m. for the drive up to Yosemite, hitting the trail hopefully 30 minutes or so before sunrise. Should be fun! Although I’m a California native, I never attempted Half Dome until last year. I think the whole cables thing scared me off. Don’t let [...]
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Lawsuit imminent

By Alex Breitler | Published: September 28, 2007 | Comments closed
A group called the Coalition for a Sustainable Delta filed a notice of intent today to sue a couple of power plants and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, alleging that the plants in Contra Costa County are a significant reason for the decline of the Delta smelt. This coalition, an “ad-hoc group of water users [...]
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Hot topic (sorry)

By Alex Breitler | Published: September 24, 2007 | Comments closed
It’s been debated and discussed at the international, national and regional levels. Now global warming is coming to Stockton. The local Sierra Club chapter will discuss climate change at its meeting tonight (Monday). And you’re invited. You don’t have to be an “environmentalist” to attend. 7 p.m. at Central United Methodist Church, 3700 Pacific Ave. Be there [...]
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Who’s gonna drive ya home?

By Alex Breitler | Published: September 22, 2007 | Comments closed
My email inbox, which informs me about all things in the world, says tomorrow (Saturday) is “World Car Free Day.” People from all over the world are supposed to get out of their cars and try other transportation options, thus reducing auto emissions. Two thoughts. First, let’s try this on a weekday and see how well it [...]
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Life without TP?

By Alex Breitler | Published: September 21, 2007 | Comments closed
BBC News reports that a family in lower Manhattan is trying to live for one year with a near-zero environmental impact, including no electricity, no water, no plastic, and…. you guessed it, no toilet paper. Read all about it here.
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Scary movie

By Alex Breitler | Published: September 19, 2007 | Comments closed
Safe to say Stockton East Water District is not a fan of the new multimillion-dollar ad campaign launched last week by the Association of California Water Agencies. ACWA is seeking financial support from its member agencies to let people know about the state’s water crisis. But it won’t find much help here. “Holy cow!” reads an email sent [...]
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The real cause of global warming is…

By Alex Breitler | Published: September 15, 2007 | Comments closed
Jane Fonda?? That’s the gyst of a New York Times Magazine piece to run over the weekend, according to this blurb from Editor & Publisher: NEW YORK In their regular “Freakanomics” column which will appear in this Sunday’s edition of The New York Times Magazine, Stephen J. Dubner and Steven D. Levitt, pose this question: “If you [...]
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C’ya CO2

By Alex Breitler | Published: September 12, 2007 | Comments closed
At the Society of Environmental Journalists annual conference in Palo Alto last week, we heard a lot about reducing greenhouse gases and debate over a new carbon tax or cap and trade system. We also spent a lot of time on a diesel-belching bus. To account for this apparent contradiction, SEJ found a sponsor — Clif Bar — [...]
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Bless me, father…

By Alex Breitler | Published: September 10, 2007 | Comments closed
…for I have purchased a giant multipack of thick Bounty paper towels. A new Web site, www.truegreenconfessions.com, allows people to confess their sins against the environment. “I drive a gas-guzzling Range Rover…” one sinner writes. “I drive my car 14 blocks to work. It gives me an extra 10 to 15 minutes to sleep in the morning,” another [...]
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Gone again

By Alex Breitler | Published: September 5, 2007 | Comments closed
I’ll be out of the office for the rest of the week, attending the Society of Environmental Journalists conference at Stanford University. Will hop back on the blog bandwagon early next week. Have a good one!
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