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San Francisco has had a very active environmental community. Starting with the founding of the Sierra Club in 1892 to the establishment of the non-profit Friends of the Urban Forest in 1981, San Francisco has been at the forefront of many global discussions regarding our natural environment. The 1980 San Francisco Recycling Program was one of the earliest curbside recycling programs. The city's GoSolarSF incentive promotes solar installations and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is rolling out the CleanPowerSF program to sell electricity from local renewable sources. SF Greasecycle is a program to recycle used cooking oil for conversion to biodiesel. | San Francisco has had a very active environmental community. Starting with the founding of the Sierra Club in 1892 to the establishment of the non-profit Friends of the Urban Forest in 1981, San Francisco has been at the forefront of many global discussions regarding our natural environment. The 1980 San Francisco Recycling Program was one of the earliest curbside recycling programs. The city's GoSolarSF incentive promotes solar installations and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is rolling out the CleanPowerSF program to sell electricity from local renewable sources. SF Greasecycle is a program to recycle used cooking oil for conversion to biodiesel. | ||
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== News and comment == | |||
'''2016''' | |||
San Francisco just banned all polystyrene products in the city, Jun 30 <ref>[http://www.sciencealert.com/san-francisco-just-banned-all-styrofoam-products-in-the-city @ScienceAlert]</ref> | |||
San Francisco to require rooftop solar on all new buildings, Apr 21 <ref>[http://reneweconomy.com.au/2016/73875 reneweconomy.com.au]</ref> | |||
'''2015''' | |||
San Francisco Becomes First City To Ban The Sale Of Plastic Bottles, November 11 by Amanda Froelich, <ref>[http://www.trueactivist.com/san-francisco-becomes-first-city-to-ban-the-sale-of-plastic-bottles/ trueactivist.com]</ref> | |||
'''2013''' | |||
San Francisco: how the Bay Area plans to increase its cycling modal share, June 11 <ref>[http://www.worldwidecyclingatlas.com/journal/san-francisco-how-the-bay-area-plans-to-increase-its-cycling-modal-share/ Worldwide Cycling Atlas]</ref> | |||
'''2011''' | |||
How San Francisco Became a Cycling City Against the Odds, November 24 <ref>[http://sustainablecitiescollective.com/big-city/31828/how-san-francisco-became-cycling-city-against-odds Sustainable Cities Collective]</ref> | |||
'''2010''' | |||
Bay Area Air Quality Management District to a first of its kind regional pilot bike-sharing program. The project will deploy approximately 1,000 bicycles at up to 100 kiosk stations along the Peninsula transportation corridor in locations of up to five cities including San Francisco, Redwood City, Mountain View, Palo Alto and San Jose, October 28 <ref>[http://www.baaqmd.gov/~/media/Files/Communications%20and%20Outreach/Publications/News%20Releases/2010/102810%20Bikesharing.ashx baaqmd.gov]</ref> | |||
'''2009''' | |||
San Francisco opens the city’s data, TechCrunch, August 19 <ref>[http://techcrunch.com/2009/08/19/san-francisco-opens-the-city%E2%80%99s-data/ TechCrunch]</ref> | |||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
*City and County of San Francisco (Government Organisation) on [https://www.facebook.com/SF facebook] | *City and County of San Francisco (Government Organisation) on [https://www.facebook.com/SF facebook] | ||
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The newly completed Sunset Reservoir Solar Project has installed 25,000 solar panels on the 480,000 sq ft (45,000 m2) roof of the reservoir. The 5-megawatt plant more than tripled the city's 2-megawatt solar generation capacity when it opened in December 2010. [1] Initiatives by topicCycling activismBay Area Bike Share - Bike Kitchen San Francisco - San Francisco Bicycle Coalition - SF Critical Mass on facebook Wikipedia:
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Candlestick Point Eco-stewards - EcoCenter at Herons Head Park - Education Outside Wikipedia:
Environment qualityAdopt-A-Street Program, San Francisco Public Works Ethical consumerismThe Good Hotel, a San Francisco hotel in the SOMA district that prides itself on being environmentally friendly. Its motto is “Renew, Reuse, Recycle, Relax”. SF Approved, Products that meet San Francisco's Health and Environmental Requirements, published by San Francisco Department of the Environment Food activismError in widget YouTube: Unable to load template 'wiki:YouTube'
more video: Guerrilla grafters: splicing fruit onto a city's trees CUESA (Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture), cultivating a healthy food system - forageSF - La Cocina, business incubator cultivating low-income food entrepreneurs - Slow Food San Francsico - SF-Marin Food Bank Farmer's markets: S.F. Farmers’ Markets: The Full List, Together In Food Open spacesWikipedia:
Road safetyWikipedia: San Francisco, Safety: San Francisco has significantly higher rates of pedestrian and bicyclist traffic deaths than the USA on average. In 2013, 21 pedestrians were killed in vehicle collisions, the highest since 2001, which is 2.5 deaths per 100,000 population – 70% higher than the national average of 1.5 deaths per 100,000 population. Four bicyclists were killed in vehicle collisions in 2013, a rate twice as high as the national average of 0.23 deaths per 100,000 population. On January 14, 2014, Supervisor Jane Kim introduced Vision Zero, a proposal to eliminate all traffic fatalities in San Francisco by 2024. Reduce, reuse, repair and recycleRecology SF, Recycling, Composting & Trash - Recycling and Composting, information from the San Francisco Department of the Environment See also: San Francisco Sustainability#Waste Management Social inclusionSan Francisco Homeless Resource wiki - Glide, Glide's mission is to create a radically inclusive, just and loving community mobilized to alleviate suffering and break the cycles of poverty and marginalization. Wikipedia: San Francisco, homeless: The homeless population is estimated to be 13,500 with 6,500 living on the streets. The city is believed to have the highest number of homeless inhabitants per capita of any major U.S. city. Sustainable transport activismTransit.511.org, plan a trip Wikipedia:
See also: San Francisco Sustainability#Air Quality and Transportation Walking: San Francisco Bay Trail - Walking San Francisco Bay (blog) Wikipedia:
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News and comment2016 San Francisco just banned all polystyrene products in the city, Jun 30 [3] San Francisco to require rooftop solar on all new buildings, Apr 21 [4] 2015 San Francisco Becomes First City To Ban The Sale Of Plastic Bottles, November 11 by Amanda Froelich, [5] 2013 San Francisco: how the Bay Area plans to increase its cycling modal share, June 11 [6] 2011 How San Francisco Became a Cycling City Against the Odds, November 24 [7] 2010 Bay Area Air Quality Management District to a first of its kind regional pilot bike-sharing program. The project will deploy approximately 1,000 bicycles at up to 100 kiosk stations along the Peninsula transportation corridor in locations of up to five cities including San Francisco, Redwood City, Mountain View, Palo Alto and San Jose, October 28 [8] 2009 San Francisco opens the city’s data, TechCrunch, August 19 [9] Resources
Calendar2015 May 14 San Francisco Bay Area's 21st annual Bike to Work Day May 28 - June 3 San Francisco Green Film Festival (Wikipedia): According to the festival's official website, the San Francisco Green Film Festival's mission is "to educate and connect communities through forward-thinking programs of environmental films and discussions." Regular events San Francisco Green Drinks, 1st Tuesday of Every Month Sunday Streets: Introduced in 2008, Sunday Streets aims to promote public health and community participation by closing a series of streets on automobile traffic on selected Sundays throughout the year. In 2014, there were nine events. The events allow residents to bicycle, skate, run, walk, do yoga, or just people-watch in public spaces normally devoted to automobiles. [10] Error in widget YouTube: Unable to load template 'wiki:YouTube'
April: Earth Day San Francisco 2014 May 8 San Francisco’s Bike to Work Day, (Wikipedia): San Francisco's Bike to Work Day, held in May of each year, aims to encourage commuters to try bicycling as a healthy alternative means of getting to work by organizing groups of cyclists to ride together starting from various neighborhoods, matching new bicycle commuters with more experienced "Bike Buddies", and providing free snacks and coffee at "Energizer Stations" along the busiest routes. Bike to Work Day raises awareness of cycling as a form of transportation, as bicycle have far outnumbered automobiles on the main commercial street, Market Street, during commuting hours on Bike to Work Day in recent years. Citizens data initiativeDataSF, the City and County of San Francisco’s official open data portal MapsCycling: Regional BikeMapper, 511.org - San Francisco Bike Map & Walking Guide Sustainable energy: San Francisco Solar Map Sharing ideas and actionsError in widget Vimeo: Unable to load template 'wiki:Vimeo'
Empowersf, Neighborhood Empowerment Network See alsoInterwiki linksWikipedia: San Francisco External links
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