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Environment

San Francisco is at the vanguard of the 21st century green economy. By pioneering programs to educate our community and by creating incentives for residents and businesses alike to go green, we have created environmental standards unsurpassed by most American cities. Yet we can do better. In 2008, Phil Ting helped launch GoSolarSF – San Francisco’s first municipal solar energy incentive program, and also one of its most successful. This program, coupled with the California Solar Initiative, could pay for more than half the cost of a solar power system installed in San Francisco. The demand for environmental incentive programs is high in San Francisco – as it should be. Our city has one of the largest and most aggressive solar incentive programs in the nation. Our green building standards outrank all others. And we are working to build the country’s first electric vehicle network. Programs like these empower San Franciscans to reduce our carbon footprint and integrate renewable energy into our daily lives. But when it comes to the environment, our work is never done.

Look To Your Neighbor, SF: Cafeteria Composting Helps Oakland Students Go Green
12 years ago

Look To Your Neighbor, SF: Cafeteria Composting Helps Oakland Students Go Green

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By: Hayley Solarz

We’ve written before about one inherent contradiction about life in San Francisco – while we’re fortunate to live in a hyper-conscious “green city”, we still rank among …
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That’s Not My Bag, Baby
12 years ago

That’s Not My Bag, Baby

By  •  Environment

By: Evan Brown

The day has arrived: Plastic bags in SF are a thing of the past… mostly.

If you somehow hadn’t heard, just plain forgot, or were understandably confused …
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Crowdfunding: Making Solar Energy More Affordable?
12 years ago

Crowdfunding: Making Solar Energy More Affordable?

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By: Tanay Kothari

Solar Mosaic, startup company in Oakland, has found an interesting way to help communities afford solar energy — crowdfunding.

As a city that pioneers green technology growth, San …
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Don’t Let the Sun Set on GoSolarSF
12 years ago

Don’t Let the Sun Set on GoSolarSF

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This week, a group of San Francisco cleantech companies wrote a letter to the city imploring the continued funding of GoSolarSF. Sunrun, Suntech North America, Carbon War Room, First Solar, …
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Creating Energy Efficiency and Broadband Access in Our Increasingly Digital World
13 years ago

Creating Energy Efficiency and Broadband Access in Our Increasingly Digital World

This week, the Center for Innovation Technology at the Brookings Institution held a forum on the future of energy efficiency and how it relates to the digital age. A panel …
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At Last, Green Energy Is For Everyone, Even Renters!

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By: Evan Wynns, Founder and Executive Director of San Francisco Energy Cooperative

The San Francisco Energy Cooperative is a community-owned effort to make the benefits of solar …
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