SAN DIEGO–With the goal of achieving 100% renewable energy citywide, the City of San Diego is launching an innovative project to demonstrate how existing municipal buildings can be converted to zero net energy. The project will focus on three San Diego Public Library locations: Point Loma/Hervey Library, Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library and Valencia Park/Malcolm X […]
Students 2020 Vision Celebrates Clean Air on APCD’s New Calendar
SAN DIEGO–Nearly 500 kindergarten through high school students submitted their personal artwork to the County Air Pollution Control District’s 2020 Calendar contest in October and November to show the importance of clean air and how each of us can reduce pollution. Thirteen of those works of art, one piece for the cover and one for […]
Christmas tree recycling service offered to Vista Residents
VISTA–Now that Christmas is over residents in Vista will be looking for ways to properly dispose of their tree. EDCO will collect Christmas trees from residence beginning, December 26 through January 11 curbside on their regular collection day at no extra charge. The trees must be cut to four feet or less in length when […]
Reduce, reuse, recycle: the future of phosphorus
(Newswise)–When Hennig Brandt discovered the element phosphorus in 1669, it was a mistake. He was really looking for gold. But his mistake was a very important scientific discovery. What Brandt couldn’t have realized was the importance of phosphorus to the future of farming. Phosphorus is one of the necessary ingredients for healthy crop growth and […]
County Board Supervisors approve traffic study to reduce air pollution in portside neighborhoods
SAN DIEGO–The San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a plan this week to reduce air pollution and improve health in the region’s Portside neighborhoods — Barrio Logan, Logan Heights, Sherman Heights and western National City — by studying the types of trucks and cars driving through them. The study would create a local […]
New study reveals important yet unprotected global ocean areas
(Newswise)–The largest synthesis of important marine areas conducted to date reveals that a large portion of earth’s oceans are considered important and are good candidates for protection. A first of its kind, the study was conducted by a multidisciplinary team of researchers including Ellen Pikitch, PhD, and Christine Santora of Stony Brook University and Dr. […]
Students invited to get creative to cut air pollution
SAN DIEGO–This fall, student artists can show what it means to be a part of the solution to air pollution. The San Diego County Air Pollution Control District is asking students to submit their artwork with clean air messages and ways people can help to reduce air pollution. The art can include words and messages […]
Rep. Levin calls for increased funding for Encinitas-Solana Beach Coastal Protection Project
Washington, D.C.–U.S. Representative Mike Levin (D-CA) called for at least five million dollars in final Fiscal Year 2020 appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shore protection investigations to support the Encinitas-Solana Beach Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project. The funding could be used for the Planning, Engineering and Design (PED) phase of the Encinitas-Solana Beach […]
SANDAG recognizes 131 local employers for embracing green transportation choices
SAN DIEGO–The SANDAG Diamond Awards reception celebrated employers all over San Diego County on Thursday for embracing methods to reduce traffic and greenhouse gas emissions. One-hundred-thirty-one employers countywide were treated to a luncheon hosted by the SANDAG iCommute program at the San Diego Central Library. The Diamond Awards recipients were recognized for their outstanding efforts […]
County supervisors vote to preserve 300 acres of agricultural land
SAN DIEGO–San Diego County Supervisors voted Wednesday to pay property owners to keep roughly 300 acres of their land in agricultural production instead of possibly selling it into development, as part of a program to preserve agriculture and still support farmers and ranchers. The County Board of Supervisors voted 5 to 0 to pay nearly […]
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