Environment
Monday March 2, 2009 Updated 9:52 AM PST
Firm pledges to cut its greenhouse gases
SAP introduced a corporate sustainability office today and pledged to cut its greenhouse gases in half ...
PhotosRichmond hopes to protect 5 miles of wetlands
The north Richmond shoreline has seen its share of blasts and explosions - from the dynamite factory...
Daly City housing complex haunted by toxic past
When Gail Smith moved to Midway Village, a tidy public housing development near the Cow Palace in Daly City, she felt lucky to pay a...
Chronicle 3.2.09 4:00 AM
Obama raises hopes of world climate accord
Until recently, the idea that the world's most powerful nations might come together to tackle global warming seemed an...
Chronicle 3.1.09 4:00 AM
'Ecomigrants' on move as disaster fears grow
Adam Fier recently sold his home, got rid of his car and pulled his twin 6-year-old girls out of elementary school in Montgomery...
Chronicle 3.1.09 4:00 AM
Suburban job growth imperils emission goals
San Francisco lagged the region's suburbs in job growth over the last three decades, forcing increasing numbers of commuters to pack...
Chronicle 3.1.09 4:00 AM
State to order cuts in greenhouse gases
California air regulators approved requirements Thursday to compel chipmakers in Silicon Valley to severely cut greenhouse gases...
Chronicle 2.27.09 4:00 AM
Delay sought on emissions reduction bill
A Republican state senator has introduced legislation to put California's landmark greenhouse gas reduction plan on hold, but the plan...
Chronicle 2.27.09 4:00 AM
Green tips
-- A laptop uses just a quarter of the power required by a desktop computer. -- When possible, cook with a toaster oven, slow cooker...
Chronicle 2.27.09 4:00 AM
Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Larger than some states, it collects an ocean's trash.
Watch What You Eat
Identifying sustainable seafood can be a fishing expedition
- Fisher museum plan toned down to mesh with park
- Dow industrials fall below 7,000; lowest since '97
- Pelosi vow: Stimulus will help S.F.'s Doyle Dr.
- Bay Area nonprofits brace for 2010 Armageddon
- Roll through a red, fork over the green
- Boat found off Fla.; unsure if NFL players aboard
- AP Source: AIG to get up to $30B more in Fed aid
