Water Restrictions To Make Life Difficult
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The most abundant resource on earth, is going to be a lot tougher to come by for many on the Central Coast. According to Cal Am residents already have the lowest usage of water in California but the state wants more cut backs.
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Down to Earth: Going Green With Speed
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The 2009 auto racing season comes to a close this weekend at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for the Monterey Sports Car Championships featuring the American LeMans Series.
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An Unlikely Approach To Going Green
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Imagine a farm where you can pick your fruits and vegetables, cook them, and eat them right there on the farm. That's the life Darryl Wong, co-owner of Freewheelin' Farms in Santa Cruz lives. Wong says how he got here all stems from a trip overseas to Europe.
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Go green for your dog's health
Are you living an eco-friendly lifestyle? The benefits of going green for you and your pet may surprise you.
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Farmers Market Geared Towards Less fo
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It's no denying, having a healthy diet it really doesn't come cheap, but now a farmers market here in Salinas is proving just that, even for low income residents as well.
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California Couple Turns Green Product into Booming Business
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Despite a tough economy, a California couple is turning their homegrown invention into a booming business.
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Local Business Saving Thousands on Energy
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Business on the Central Coast can save hundreds, even thousands, of dollars each year in energy costs by taking advantage of a free program from PG&E
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Elkhorn slough receives $4 million in federal stimulus funds
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WATSONVILLE, Calif.,- "I had a visitor to Elkhorn Slough comment, that they had been to Safari in Africa and that the Elkhorn slough wildlife experience surpassed that," says Bruan Largay, Tidal Wetland
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Food Scrap Recycling Program
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Currently, only a small handful of participants in Santa Barbara separate out food scraps generated daily so the city can send them up to a processing plant in Santa Maria to be turned into compost.
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Down to Earth
Local Green Entrepreneur Help Businesses with Styrofoam Ban
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With bans and restrictions on the use of non-renewable goods such as Styrofoam, you may have noticed you're to go boxes or to go silverware look a bit different these days.
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Parting with the Green to be Green is Difficult
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The eco-product industry is expected to grow to more than $70-billion dollars this year but, that's less than it could be. That's because choosing to go green is becoming an expensive proposition in these economic times.
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Down to Earth
Go Green By Buying Local Foods & Supporting Local Farms
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SALINAS, Calif., - It's often said it's a better buy when you buy local, and located in the sprawling farmlands somewhere in between Salinas and Chualar sits an organization which leads the way in creating
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Eco-Friendly Company Taking the Guesswork out of Greening Your Home
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Making your home more eco-friendly can be a challenge. A new kit by a California company is designed to take some of the guesswork out of the process.
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Central Coast Man Biking Across North America
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Albert Einstein once said on the theory of relativity, I thought up that on while on my bike.
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8 ways to make every day Earth Day
When all the fun, games and tree plantings have come to an end after April 22, where does that leave you? What about the other 364 days of the year?
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Earth Day 2009: What’s the big deal?
With all the daily attention being paid to the environment, people this year may be asking themselves what the big deal is about Earth Day. The answer, quite simply, is that without the advent of Earth Day, environmental issues would likely still be in the background.
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Water Rationing Creates Unrest in Northern California
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While we're conserving here on the Central Coast, as well as residents up in the Bay Area, water customers down in the L.A. basin aren't facing the same restrictions.
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An 8-step recipe for a greener kitchen
Between energy use, water use and food/packaging disposal, there's lots of opportunity to help or hurt the environment in your kitchen.
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Sorting through the facts on bioplastics
From plastic bottles to mobile phones, bioplastics are being used to create products that might otherwise be made from petroleum-based plastics. But can bioplastics be recycled?
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Ozone pollution taking toll on American lives
By Amanda Gardner, HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Thousands of Americans are dying each year from lung disease caused by atmospheric...
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Pizza-box mystery: Recyclable, except when they're not
Pizza leaves its mark on pizza boxes, posing a challenge for dedicated recyclers determined to live a green lifestyle.
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California Assemblyman Wants To Help Clean The Oceans
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Santa Barbara Assemblyman Pedro Nava wants to greatly restrict Styrofoam, and even some paper products, from being used as disposable food containers in California.
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PG&E Building Solar Network
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PG&E says a solar network designed to deliver enough power to run about 150,000 homes is planned for California and, while none of the solar sites are approved yet, the Central Coast is among its most desirable locations.
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8 ways to green your trash
You can green everything from car trips and job searches to camping expeditions and wardrobes. But when all is said and done, it boils down to one thing: trash!
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The restaurant report card
The salad on your plate may be green, but what about the restaurant that is serving you that leafy appetizer? How does it rate on an eco-friendly scale? Do its practices help reduce its environmental impact, or is it wilting in that category?
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