KGO Radio Green News

Palm Tree From Ancient Seed Thrives

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:17:37 +0700

Date palm from 2,000-year-old seed found at Masada is now three years old and doing well. (06/12/08)

Spare the Air - No Free Transit

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:59:49 +0700

Air quality officials have declared today a Spare the Air day, but funds have dried up for free transit. (06/12/08)

Marin Declares Drought Emergency

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:46:58 +0700

Local farmers hard hit by lack of rain, high prices for hay. (06/12/08)

USGS Faults Selenium Settlement

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:36:03 +0700

Report says deal to clean up polluted Kesterson farmland will again endanger shore birds and provide water in perpetuity to wealthy conglomerates. (06/12/08)

Climate Change Hits Africa

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:09:03 +0700

New UN atlas shows drought, deforestation and other effects. (06/12/08)

Hondas, Toyotas Outsell Ford Pickups

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:14:30 +0700

U.S. auto sales in May brought the starkest signs yet that gas prices have dramatically shifted the market to smaller cars, as the top-selling Ford F-series truck was dethroned by cars from Toyota and Honda and as General Motors announced it was closing four truck and SUV plants after dismal results. (06/03/08)

Brazil Cracks Down on Illegal Grazing

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:49:36 +0700

Destruction of the Amazon seems to be on the upswing, and Brazil's new environment minister has wasted no time in aiming at a villain: Cattle. (06/03/08)

Senate Begins Global Warming Debate

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:30:28 +0700

The Senate began what is expected to be a weeklong, contentious debate Monday over legislation to combat global warming by mandatory reductions in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. (06/03/08)

Hummer May Be History

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:59:10 +0700

Bloomberg reports that General Motors Corp. may drop its Hummer unit, as surging gasoline prices turn buyers away from the hulking sport-utility vehicles that generated profit for the automaker and criticism from environmentalists. (06/03/08)