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Mar 9, 2011
Apps for Oak Trees
Sudden Oak Death has taken down tens of thousands of trees in fourteen counties statewide, from Monterey to Humboldt. But how can researchers predict...
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Mar 2, 2011
The Richmond Bioswale Project
In a drought-plagued state, why waste the rainwater? It's a point Matt Freiberg makes often. "When it rains, you see a tremendous amount of...
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Dec 29, 2010
Keeping Goats in Oakland
It seems like everyone has a goat these days. It's technically legal in Oakland, as long as you don't sell the milk or slaughter...
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Dec 15, 2010
Fighting Bad Air with Cellphones
The air in West Oakland contains pollutants that make people sick. Children in the neighborhood, sandwiched between the port, several major highways, and a...
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Nov 3, 2010
Study Finds Air in Bay Area Homes Is Toxic
Those dust bunnies behind the couch may be worse for you than you think. A recent study analyzing air and dust samples from homes...
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Sep 29, 2010
When Bambi Invades
A bobcat walks into a bar in Arizona; a bear saunters down the street in Oxnard; a coyote wanders into a sandwich shop in...
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Sep 8, 2010
The Art of Solar Cooking
At ten in the morning, the usual fog layer covered North Berkeley. Reyel and Michaela Daystar, self-described solar cooking enthusiasts, were leading one of...
Jul 21, 2010
Are SmartMeters Dangerous, Too?
With a spectrum analyzer pointed skyward, Stephen Scott, a patient, self-described radio-frequency geek, tested for electromagnetic fields in the basement of an apartment building...