(Newswise)–The winter ice on the surface of Antarctica’s Weddell Sea occasionally forms an enormous hole. A hole that appeared in 2016 and 2017 drew intense curiosity from scientists and reporters. Though even bigger gaps had formed decades before, this was the first time oceanographers had a chance to truly monitor the unexpected gap in Antarctic […]
County Receives State Grant To Help Whack Invasive Weed
SAN DIEGO–The County of San Diego has received a $53,966 state grant to continue efforts to corral a native plant-threatening, fire hazard-creating invasive weed that even Australian cows don’t like. Ward’s weed has taken over rangelands in Australia and is threatening to invade North America starting in San Diego County, which is home to fragile […]
San Diego’s Second Phase Of Polystyrene Foam And Single Use Plastics Ordinance Takes Effect May 24
SAN DIEGO–The City of San Diego is continuing its efforts to improve the environment and achieve Zero Waste goals, by rolling out the second phase of the polystyrene foam and single use plastics ordinance just before Memorial Day weekend. This ordinance is designed to reduce the amount of single use plastics and polystyrene entering San […]
Top Business Recyclers Recognized At City Of San Diego’s Recycler Of The Year Event
SAN DIEGO–The City of San Diego announced the winners of the annual Recycler of the Year competition. The awards were presented by the City’s Environmental Services Department staff at the San Diego Central Library at Joan Λ Irwin Jacobs Common. “We are encouraged by the ways our local businesses and organizations are recycling and helping […]
Top Business Recyclers Recognized At City Of San Diego’s Recycler Of The Year
SAN DIEGO–The City of San Diego on Wednesday announced the winners of the annual Recycler of the Year competition. The awards were presented by the City’s Environmental Services Department staff at the San Diego Central Library at Joan Λ Irwin Jacobs Common. “We are encouraged by the ways our local businesses and organizations are recycling […]
Rotarians At Work Day Project Seeks Volunteers For Community Garden
SAN MARCOS–The Rotary Club of San Marcos have organized a volunteer project in support of the annual Rotarians at Work Day. The San Marcos Community Garden will receive much-needed weeding, path clearing, and spreading of mulch. Led by adult volunteers from the Rotary Club, student members of the Interact Club from San Marcos and Mission […]
Cleaner Diesel-Electric Locomotives Now In Service On Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Trains
Just in time for Earth Day, Amtrak Pacific Surfliner passengers can now enjoy cleaner, more reliable rides on trains throughout Southern California. A total of 14 new Siemens Charger locomotives are now operational on the Pacific Surfliner route, which carries nearly 3 million passengers a year to top destinations from San Diego to San Luis […]
U.S. Aquariums Make Progress Cutting Back On Plastic
MONTEREY–(PRNewswire)–On Earth Day 2019, aquariums across the United States are leading by example in the fight against one of the threats facing ocean and freshwater animals – plastic pollution. The 20 aquariums that make up the Aquarium Conservation Partnership (ACP) are committing to three business practices that bring their facilities closer to eliminating all single-use […]
City Of San Diego Offers Residents To Recycle Tax Files For Free
SAN DIEGO–The City of San Diego is providing a free, safe alternative to help residents recycle their old tax files. The City will be accepting up to one full bankers box of files or sensitive documents at the Miramar Recycling Center until April 24. Only one bankers box of files per resident is accepted per […]
Changing Strategies To Save Nature
(Newswise)–As UC San Diego official Earth Month celebrations continue, the university’s Institute for Practical Ethics welcomes environmental journalist and author Emma Marris for a unique and optimistic talk — one where “rewilding” is a reality, assisted migration is possible and the romantic notion of pristine wilderness is tossed out. Marris is the author of “Rambunctious […]