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San Francisco Chronicle, 02.01.09 16:02 UTC

Many delta islands may be lost

(01-02) 04:00 PST Walnut Grove, Sacramento County -- Two decades ago, water breached a levee on Tyler Island, 8,800 acres along the northeastern edge of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, wiping ...

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Economist, 30.12.08 19:17 UTC

A special report on the sea - More abused than used

But the sea can be harnessed for energy, and to store carbon

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San Francisco Chronicle, 29.12.08 03:33 UTC

Ban on driver texting among new California laws

(12-28) 18:34 PST -- When the clock strikes midnight New Year's Eve, Californians will welcome 2009 and several new laws, including a ban on text messaging while driving, more-detailed labeling on ...

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San Francisco Chronicle, 29.12.08 03:33 UTC

Bush moves to open state coast to drilling

(12-28) 18:51 PST -- The federal government is taking steps that may open California's fabled coast to oil drilling in as soon as three years, an action that could place dozens of platforms off the ...

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San Francisco Chronicle, 22.12.08 16:02 UTC

New wetlands plan worries S.F. Bay fishermen

When it's complete, it will be one of the largest wetlands restorations in U.S. history, a sprawling complex of critical habitat in the North Bay that scientists believe will benefit threatened and ...

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San Francisco Chronicle, 16.12.08 15:36 UTC

U.S. issues rules to protect Delta smelt

Scarce irrigation and drinking water in California could be reduced even further under a set of rules enacted Monday by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect a rare fish uniquely adapted to ...

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USA Today, 15.12.08 18:02 UTC

Yacht springs leak in S.F. Bay, 26 rescued

SAN MATEO, Calif. (AP) — The Coast Guard says it rescued 26 people from a yacht that ran aground on rocks and took on water in San Francisco Bay.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 11.12.08 06:25 UTC

Thomas L. Friedman: While Detroit sleeps

Others are building mobility systems for the 21st century

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Economist, 04.12.08 18:10 UTC

Case history - Wind of change

Energy: Wind power has established itself as an important source of renewable energy in the past three decades. The basic idea is ancient, but its modern incarnation adds many new high-tech twists

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San Francisco Chronicle, 30.11.08 17:31 UTC

San Pablo Bay lighthouse needs new keeper

Recently laid off? Don't despair. The job of a lifetime awaits you on a windswept island lost in time. Or at least lost in the fog. A Richmond nonprofit is looking for a couple to serve as lighthouse ...