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  • First responders went to Tesla to learn how new technology is changing how they respond to crashes.
  • First responders went to Tesla to learn how new technology is changing how they respond to crashes.
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tesla, crash, electric vehicles, green, karina rusk
  • Goldman Prize winners
  • ABC7 profiles the winners of the world's most prestigious environmental awards.
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green
  • Activists are celebrating a victory in their lawsuit against the state's Air Resources Board, halting the start of the landmark climate change law, at least momentarily.
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california watch, green
  • ahi tuna
  • The people at ILoveBlueSea.com are making a big splash when it comes to sustainable seafood.
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green, terry mcsweeney
  • sea lion
  • Discover how monitoring the marine life in Monterey Bay can help detect signs of climate change.
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animal, animals in peril, NOAA, monterey bay, green, karina rusk
  • Will the money you save on gas be spent instead on paying for more electricity to charge your car?
  • Will the money you save on gas be spent instead on paying for more electricity to charge your car?
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green, heather ishimaru
  • Patrick Wang, 25, picked up his new Volt Monday morning at Concord Chevrolet.
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auto industry, green
  • Cal intern Megan Rast helps eBay save more energy
  • Cal Berkeley intern, Megan Rast, took up the mission of helping eBay becoming even more energy efficient.
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uc berkeley, ebay, energy, san jose, green, teresa garcia
  • The Sunset Reservoir Solar Project is the largest municipal solar plant in the state.
  • San Francisco has a new way to generate renewable energy -- the Sunset Reservoir Solar Project, the largest municipal solar plant in the state.
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solar energy, green, leigh glaser
  • When it comes to air quality, the Bay Area pulled off a mediocre year.
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spare the air, green
  • tubeless toilet paper
  • The Kimberly Clark Company is coming out with tubeless toilet paper to help save millions of pounds of garbage.
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green
  • Google
  • Google has just signed a deal to invest in what it calls "the superhighway of clean energy."
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google, green
  • cruise ship
  • Certain cruise ships can now plug in when they dock at the Port of San Francisco.
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green
  • A new study shows there are invasive species choking our waterways in Northern California
  • A new study shows there are invasive species choking our waterways in Northern California.
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northern california, animal, green, wayne freedman
  • Feinstein marks end of wetlands restoration project
  • The landscape people see as they drive over the Dumbarton Bridge is now dramatically different.
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animals in peril, dumbarton bridge, dianne feinstein, green, leigh glaser
  • IBM computer scientist Christine Robson snaps a photo of debris she spotted in a tributary of Arroyo Creek near IBMs Almaden Research Center in San Jose.
  • Scientists and environmentalists see a great opportunity to enlist the help of the public to become data collectors.
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san jose, iphone, cell phone, ibm, green, david louie
  • New research makes solar panels generate more power.
  • New research makes solar panels generate more power by utilizing the heat as well as rays from the sun.
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stanford university, solar energy, green, david louie
  • San Francisco showed off an environmentally-friendly new machine that kills weeds without pesticides.
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green
  • San Jose's Children's Discovery Museum Wednesday introduced kids in its summer program to the possibilities of solar power.
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san jose, solar energy, green
  • An environmental group released its annual report on the health of America's beaches.
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green
  • Racing Green Endurance SR0
  • Racing Green Endurance is trying to drive an all-electric vehicle along the entire Pan-American Highway.
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green, don sanchez
  • A display of compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs is seen at Ritters True Value Hardware in Mechanicsburg, Pa., Tuesday, April 29, 2008
  • A new government study is reporting the downside of compact fluorescent light bulbs.
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green
  • What 40 years of study have taught a Northern California man about butterflies and what they're teaching him about climate change.
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global warming, animal, northern california, green, wayne freedman
  • A biochemist has developed a product that can lift oil from shorelines and marshes for easy recovery.
  • A biochemist has developed a product that can lift oil from shorelines and marshes for easy recovery.
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oil spill, green, wayne freedman