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- EV fleet management gets another venture-backed contender as Electriphi raises $3.5 million Fri, 21 Feb 20, 3:41pmElectriphi, a provider of charging management and fleet monitoring software for electric vehicles, has joined the scrum of startups looking to provide services to the growing number of electric vehicle fleets in the U.S....
- Meet the urban planner responsible for San Francisco's car-free Market Street Wed, 19 Feb 20, 4:30amDowntown San Francisco is putting pedestrians first by turning the 2-mile Market Street, a major hub for the city, into a completely car-free space. Inhabitat spoke with an urban planner of the esteemed Perkins and Will...
- Century-old building is reborn as a LEED Platinum home in San Francisco Fri, 7 Feb 20, 2:30amWhen architect Jonathan Feldman of Feldman Architecture began remodeling his home in San Francisco in the early 2010s, the growing green building movement in the city inspired him to turn his residence — dubbed ‘The Farm’...
- Which cities are the most sustainable? WalletHub releases Top 100 Greenest US Cities 2019 Thu, 10 Oct 19, 3:30amEver wonder which American cities are the most eco-friendly? WalletHub recently unveiled its list of 2019's Greenest Cities in the U.S., after comparing 100 of the country’s most populated cities across 28 underlying indicators...
- Richmond v Chevron: the California city taking on its most powerful polluter Wed, 9 Oct 19, 10:00pmLocal activists are suing the fossil fuel firms that gave the city life – but may also be slowly killing it
- EPA Puts San Francisco On Notice Over ‘Instances Of Sewage Flowing In The Streets’ Sat, 5 Oct 19, 11:00amFrom The Daily Caller Chris White Tech Reporter October 03, 2019 10:30 AM ET The Environmental Protection Agency issued a notice Wednesday accusing San Francisco of violating the Clean Water Act, a 1970s environmental regulation...
- High-tech public toilets proposed for San Francisco can recycle rainwater for reuse Fri, 30 Aug 19, 4:30amThe San Francisco Department of Public Works (DPW) has crowned SmithGroup the winner of its design competition for public toilet proposals. The winning entry, called AmeniTREES, would offer not only washroom functionality...
- Breaking up is haaarrdd to do oo Sun, 18 Aug 19, 3:00amSan Fran looks to wean itself off Kern County oil revenues Act One From Bakersfield.com BY JOHN COX Aug 3, 2019 For decades, the gift Alfred Fuhrman bestowed on his beloved San Francisco worked just as he hoped it would,...
- San Francisco airport bans all plastic water bottles Wed, 7 Aug 19, 2:30amThe San Francisco airport (SFO) has become the first airport to announce a full ban of plastic water bottles throughout its stores and restaurants. The ban will go into affect swiftly, starting August 20, as part of the airport's...
- An autonomous robot EV charger is coming to San Francisco Fri, 2 Aug 19, 2:03amElectric-vehicle chargers today are designed for human drivers. Electrify America and San Francisco-based startup Stable are preparing for the day when humans are no longer behind the wheel. Electrify America, the entity...
- Market map: the 200+ innovative startups transforming affordable housing Tue, 14 May 19, 6:24amHow founders are taking on housing costs worldwide.
- CA sea level rise alarmist study ignores 30 years of NOAA data with no coastal sea level rise acceleration Thu, 14 Mar 19, 4:00pmGuest essay by Larry Hamlin NOAA tide gauge data measurements exist for 17 locations along the California coast with 8 of these locations having actual measured sea level rise data covering periods for more than 70 to 120...
- Uber transforms 19th-century industrial buildings into hub for futuristic tech Thu, 7 Mar 19, 7:30amA row of historic industrial buildings long considered at-risk of collapse has been saved thanks to Uber. The Uber Advanced Technologies Group R&D Center, a group that develops experimental and futuristic transit projects...
- LA City Council unanimously agrees to ban the sale of fur Wed, 26 Sep 18, 6:30amThe Los Angeles City Council made a historic vote last week by unanimously agreeing to ban the sale of fur. The meeting resulted in a direct order to the L.A. City Attorney, who is responsible for penning the formal policy...
- Cities around the world lay the groundwork for a zero-waste future Wed, 19 Sep 18, 2:30amCities around the world are pledging to reduce waste over the next 12 years in an effort to curb global warming and eventually become zero-waste cities...