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SAN FRANCISCO (Map, News) - San Francisco community organizations have a chance to earn some serious green by operating projects that assist with going green, thanks to new grants by the city’s Environment Department.
The department is releasing nearly $2.3 million to be awarded in a period of two years for organizations that work toward producing zero waste, promote environmental justice or recycle oil.
The Environmental Justice program will fund up to $1 million for projects that promote “green collar” jobs, locally grown produce, improved air quality, reduced power demand and economic development.
Up to $1.2 million will be awarded to projects that assist San Francisco in working toward reaching 75 percent waste diversion.
Projects that increase the proper disposal of used motor oil and oil filters could be awarded up to $80,000.
The Environmental Department is accepting applications for the grants through Jan. 18.
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3:12 PM MST on Wed., Jul. 9, 2008 re: "City refuses to remove toxic dirt despite dangers, documents show"
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re: "Severn Savings Bank debuts largest green roof in Annapolis"
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4:05 AM MST on Thu., Jun. 12, 2008
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11:36 AM MST on Mon., May. 14, 2007
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7:27 AM MST on Wed., May. 9, 2007
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Examiner Reader said:
I've discovered that at least 80% of the pile placed there is contaminated by fuel and human waste from a broken sewer pipe and the rest is probably been contaminated by contact. The City directed where to leave it. Their plan is to have all of the contaminents wash out into the community and then stick one of the contractors with the cost of moving it once it is "clean". City pays to dispose of contaminated materials, contractor pays to move uncontaminated (now you see their game). City will not share test results after "dog and pony show" of moving 12 truck loads. I'm sure we will see results once they get a good test. It is amazing that City wastes money on politically connected but utterly useless layer of "consulting" oversite (they already use RK&K, Whiting Turner & qualified good city inspectors and also 4th unnamed layer of pointless political money related oversight) , but will not pay to protect residents from contaminated material. All easily verified by good reporter
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Mike said:
I bet Severn Savings wishes they had not built this green monster/white elephant now that the stock price has gone from 22 to 6...yikes!
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Examiner Reader said:
nothing like a pile of dirt in the city!
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Examiner Reader said:
I guess the City of Belmont is more worried about saving its dying and hazardous trees than the homeless camps that were being covered by these trees. I personally was happy to see the trees removed I was always worried about the big branches overhanging the roadway that were broken not to mention that the homeless camp was sent packing because they lost their cover of the tree branches hanging down. Why would the city sue them for providing a great service, except they want money from the little guys.
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Examiner Reader said:
You can bet on it that if the pile of dirt had been left in Roland Park, it would be gone PDQ.
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Examiner Reader said:
Solution - Either move it or put up a 12 foot high fence around it with security 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week. (whichever is cheaper.
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Examiner Reader said:
Great. I live two blocks away and walk my dog past that pile of dirt. Wonderful Baltimore. Just wonderful.
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johnn said:
not dixsons clean and green program is it
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Examiner Reader said:
I guess when the salmon count is so low that wildlife agencies have to place a mandatory ban on fishing to replenish their numbers, and when the whales are about 10-15% thinner, it's a sign that the oceans are stressed out. Kudos to the state Supreme Court for protecting the ocean and giving our coasts protective areas to restore ecosystems and rejuvenate her marine life.
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Examiner Reader said:
Policy issues related to the solar program need to be vetted before money is spent, McGoldrick told The Examiner in an e-mail. The supervisor characterized Solar City’s threat to abandon The City as “greenmail.” Oh man...can someone please get goldbricker McGoldrick to get a real life, hopefully one not in public service! Geeze if this guy ran the world we would be forever spitting in the wind.
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Examiner Reader said:
Next step: Wire Hangers!!! (Dry cleaners don't seem to want them back).
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Examiner Reader said:
I throw everything I can into the recycling bin and let them decide.
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Examiner Reader said:
i think the bicycle built for water is a dum story
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Examiner Reader said:
how much will the bike cost?
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Examiner Reader said:
Good. Can't wait for the criminals to do a number on the City!
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Examiner Reader said:
there are no heading on what each paragraph is about
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Bob said:
What concerns me isn't so much all this green stuff; (and green is just a buzz word for Corporate America to make big bucks)what is being done to animal species being wiped off the face of the earth? Polar bear, Rhinos (being slaughered for their horns); elephants, snow tigers, and the list goes on and on;
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Examiner Reader said:
all this green is a bunch of crap....i still burn wood, drive my car alone to work (better than some smelly bus or bart) do not recycle..thats what i pay those garbagemen for. i would rather use my firplace and wood than pay Pacific Grred and Extortion zny of their rip bills.
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Another Examiner Reader said:
Sure nuclear power is "clean." Just ask the Chernobylites.
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Examiner Reader said:
Thank you for this article. However it needs more development, especially in the area of light trespass onto down hill property. Full cut off on level ground is not full cut off on slopes. Also, motion detectors often activate when a person walks on his own property and is detected by the neighbor's poorly designed/installed system. Please consider this in the future.
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Examiner Reader said:
Al Gore should provide more support for nuclear power. When you come to the realization that we have to STOP using fossil fuels, there is nothing else that can produce the huge amount of power that would be required to replace fossil fuels. Nuclear already provides 20% of our electric power. Nuclear power is as cheap or maybe cheaper than coal, especially when you compare 'clean coal' vs. nuclear. It is time we started replacing all of our coal fired power plants with nuclear.
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Sandy Wisner said:
Dear Kelsey, If you take 15% of one portion of a thing and 17% of another portion of the same thing, you will not get 32% of the whole. Depending on the size of the portions, you will have between 15 and 17 percent of the whole.
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