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‘It’s our future’: Berkeley kids leave school to join global climate strike
Kids of all ages took to the streets in Berkeley and San Francisco to demand action on climate change.
Berkeley says good riddance (mostly) to disposable plastic foodware
First, Berkeley banned Styrofoam. Then it joined in the wave to ditch plastic bags. Tuesday night, city leaders voted to jettison, in large part, disposable plastic foodware.
Why does your December electricity bill look different?
In November, most residents were switched over to the new East Bay Community Energy provider.
Berkeley Unified could get a lot greener with sustainability plan
A proposal before the School Board this week could bring more climate-change lessons and compost bins into schools.
Opinion: City staff must do what the council mandated: tell PG&E to tax natural gas for its pollution, not cost
Natural gas pollutes more than electricity per dollar, yet PG&E only allows cities to tax them the same. As an incentive to switch to electricity, customers should pay more for gas
First permitted cob structure in Berkeley could pave way for more green building
The backyard shed is made out of a cheap, earthen material similar to adobe and not recognized in the building code.
Berkeley Bicycle Plan workshop draws a crowd
More than 100 people turned out Monday night to offer feedback to the city of Berkeley, which is updating its Bicycle Plan for the first time in over a decade.
Berkeley bike festival, cycling plan open house coming up
Berkeley cycling aficionados have two big events coming up in the next week: the city’s third annual Bikes in Berkeley Festival on Sunday, followed by an open house Monday focused on a major update to the city’s Bicycle Plan.
Berkeley council adopts new building sustainability law; small properties exempt for now
The Berkeley City Council unanimously adopted a new law Tuesday night aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by making local buildings more sustainable, but included carve-outs — at least initially — for properties with up to four units.
Berkeley competes for $5M energy efficiency prize
Berkeley is one of 50 communities across the country selected as a semifinalist for the Georgetown University Energy Prize, a national competition to reduce energy use with a $5 million prize for the winning community. Berkeley is one of six Northern California cities in the competition, with other semifinalists coming from 26 states.
Berkeley property owners to pony up for energy audits
Later this month, the Berkeley City Council is slated to approve a new law — designed to increase building sustainability and reduce greenhouse gas emissions — that will mandate new fees and recurring energy assessments for local property owners.
To improve the food system, start with the words
Douglas Gayeton's new book is a dictionary of sorts, albeit with gorgeous images. He hopes it will change the way we make and consume food.
