My paper shredder stopped working recently. I could buy a new one, but I hated the idea of throwing the old one away. It’s better for the planet if we fix our appliances but it’s not easy to find a [...]
Hello, this is Anna. I am an eighth-grader at Pacific Beach Middle School. Our school requires us to complete a Community Service Project (CSP). A CSP is a project you do to help your community. My partner Bridget and I [...]
On December 10, the SANDAG Board of Directors adopted the 2021 Regional Plan and certified the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR): 2021 Regional Plan (sdforward.com). This decision to invest in a modernized transportation system over the next 30 years will serve the [...]
I’m in the early stages of planning a kitchen remodel and considering replacing my 10-year-old electric radiant heat electric cooktop with one powered by natural gas. Then I heard about the San Diego Green Building Council’s free promotion for a [...]
Our STAY COOL for Grandkids Ocean Climate Science Education program began 5 years ago when STAY COOL co-founder David Engel created power point presentations on Ocean Warming and Ocean Acidification. He recruited two Scripps Institution of Oceanography grad students to [...]
While the jury is still out for this year, 2020 marked a historic year for extreme weather in communities across the country. Indeed, a recent report from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information indicates that the US shattered previous records, [...]
By Dr. Cliff Colwell, STAY COOL Advisory Council Member There has always been a special bond between grandparents and grandchildren and this bond is exemplified in the humorous quote, “If I had known that grandchildren would be this much fun, [...]
Article by Laura Schumacher Within the white towers of La Jolla’s Salk Institute, world-renowned plant geneticist Dr. Joanne Chory and her small team of research biologists are trying to save the planet with plants. It makes sense. We all learned [...]
Article by Linda Gianelli Pratt The City of San Diego is moving forward with Community Choice Aggregation, also known as Community Choice Energy, in order to achieve 100% renewable energy by 2035. This path will allow the City of San [...]
Article by Linda Gianelli Pratt Former energy lobbyist Andrew Wheeler, the current EPA Administrator, has continued the deregulatory course set by former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Within days of his appointment, he issued a proposed rollback of Obama-era fuel economy [...]