Time's rising tide may swamp Delta marshes
While marshes in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta area are currently keeping pace with rising sea levels, they may not be sustainable under future sea-level increases.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 16, 2010 |
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Research shows Silicon Valley land conservation didn't hurt housing development
(PhysOrg.com) -- It's no secret that the San Francisco Bay Area, where the median house price is $350,000, is home to expensive real estate. Developers have often blamed conservationists for the high costs by arguing that ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Mar 10, 2010 |
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Most sea lions gone from Ore. coast
(AP) -- The thousands of California sea lions that showed up this winter off the central Oregon coast seem to have largely moved on.
Mar 04, 2010 |
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Google may be gearing up for 'store view' feature
(PhysOrg.com) -- Google is rumored to have been busy taking photos inside selected retail stores in New York and San Francisco apparently in preparation for adding a tentatively-named 'store view'ť feature ...
Feb 05, 2010 |
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San Francisco vs Amsterdam in green city rivalry
San Francisco and Amsterdam set an online stage for an environmental rivalry regarding which city is more nature-friendly.
Dec 02, 2009 |
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Tanker spills oil in San Francisco Bay
A ruptured fuel line on a Panamanian-registered tanker released oil into San Francisco Bay before dawn on Friday, authorities said.
Oct 30, 2009 |
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US newspaper circulation slide accelerates
Daily circulation figures for US newspapers released on Monday provided more bad news for an industry battling the flight of readers to the Web and battered by a steep decline in advertising revenue.
Oct 26, 2009 |
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San Francisco tapping into tech-savvy citizens
San Francisco is letting citizens create software tools to exploit city data for the public good.
Oct 02, 2009 |
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Dutch help California's Bay Area plan for sea level rise
How to plan for sea level rise, a still-abstract concept for many Californians, drew serious consideration from engineers, designers and urban planners from Holland and the U.S. at a symposium held on Monday.
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Purchase Carbon Offsets at the Airport
(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the activities that puts a great deal of carbon dioxide into the environment is air travel. Air travel is one of the ways that individuals contribute to an increase in pollution and ...
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Calif. region is epicenter of U.S. nano-revolution
The San Francisco Bay Area has become the nation's hot spot for a microscopic technology that's already being used for everything from keeping drill bits sharp to extending the usable life of cooking oil, and that one day ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 27, 2009 |
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New data: Mega-quake could strike near Seattle
Using sophisticated seismometers and GPS devices, scientists have been able to track minute movements along two massive tectonic plates colliding 25 miles or so underneath Washington state's Puget Sound basin. Their early ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 16, 2009 |
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Wife of Twitter CEO 'tweets' delivery
The pregnant wife of Twitter chief executive Evan Williams delivered updates on the delivery of their son on Tuesday using the microblogging service co-founded by her husband.
Aug 11, 2009 |
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California commission approves sweeping restrictions on coastal fishing
California regulators sharply restricted fishing off more than 20 percent of the state's coastline from the San Francisco peninsula to Mendocino County, turning back pleas to allow more abalone diving and delay the new measures ...
Aug 07, 2009 |
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Town on SF Bay wants to photograph every car
(AP) -- Visitors should be prepared to have their pictures taken as they enter and leave this picturesque town of million-dollar views and homes along the San Francisco Bay.
Jul 20, 2009 |
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