OAKLAND--California’s landmark climate change law, AB 32, would reduce polluting greenhouse gases from a range of sources—car and truck emissions, industrial sources, electricity producers and other sources—with each source slashed by a certain percentage. For example, 36 percent of the greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions will come from transportation—24 percent from cars that produce lower emissions, 9 percent from cleaner-burning fuels, an 3 percent from smart-growth development that decreases dependency on ......

San Francisco ranks first and San Jose ninth among 10 cities nationwide for their efforts to combat climate change and mitigate impacts on the environment, according to Boyd Cohen in a feature for Triple Pundit. Cohen, CEO of Vancover-based company CO2 IMPACT, analyzed the policies and practices of U.S. cities that are “positioning themselves to be leaders in climate capitalism,” he writes, to come up with his Top Ten list. ......

“We’re all here for the same reason,” said Louise Stewart. “We want to take us back to where we once were—a safe community, with a lot of fun and a lot of jobs.” Stewart was among some 300 Richmond residents who packed the pews of the Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church on Thursday night, June 2, for a gathering that was part community meeting and part church meeting. Not surprising. There ......

The iconic food pyramid of nutrition guidelines is out, and a much simpler plate graphic that emphasizes new approaches to healthy eating is in, a move welcomed by Bay Area nutrition experts. Sec. of Agriculture Tom Vilsack unveiled the new icon, MyPlate, on Thursday in the nation’s capital, accompanied by First Lady Michelle Obama, whose involvement is part of her campaign to reduce America’s bulging waistline, especially in children. The ......

Lack of physical activity is contributing to the epidemic of childhood obesity (and adult obesity, too) which engulfs a third of kids ages 12 to 17 in California. So, it should be no surprise that kids are not getting enough time in gym classes in California’s public schools, in spite of strong parent support for more physical education. According to a survey of kids’ physical activity by the UCLA Center ......