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Bay Delta
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Grizzlies In the Tules, Part 2: Larger Mammals of the Historic Delta
Post date:The prehistoric Delta teemed with huge herds of hoofed mammals, and at least one large species of formidable carnivore hunted thems.
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invertebrates
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Dead Birds Prompt Renewed Pesticide Spraying in Bay Area
Post date:A Bay Area county not usually known as a hotspot for West Nile virus has undertaken a second round of pesticide spraying this year after finding mosquitoes infected with the virus, according to public health officials.
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birds
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Crash In Tricolored Blackbird Population Has Biologists Worried
Post date:A bird sometimes called "California's passenger pigeon" is in worse trouble than some wildlife advocates suspected. According to a new survey, the population of tricolored blackbirds has dropped by 44 percent since 2011.
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Alameda County
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Meet California's New Solar Capital: Buffalo, New York
Post date:Elon Musk's SolarCity, the Menlo Park-based solar panel leasing company, is buying Fremont-based solar panel manufacturer Silevo.
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department of energy
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In Bay Area, Obama Announces New Solar, Conservation Programs
Post date:President Obama announced a set of new executive actions the White House will be taking to promote the domestic solar industry.
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urban wildlife
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Skunks and Social Media: Campaign Over Yogurt Containers Gains Steam
Post date:Since Yoplait yogurt's containers first appeared, wildlife rescuers have warned that they threaten a range of wildlife species, especially skunks.
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PG&E
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Power Station Shooting an Act of Domestic Terrorism, Says Former Energy Chairman
Post date:An incident of deliberate damage to a California substation may have been more than vandalism, according to a report published Tuesday in the Wall Street Journal.
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drought
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California Bans Fishing in Central Coast Rivers Due to Drought
Post date:CDFW closes many rivers and creeks to fishing to protect salmon and steelhead struggling to survive during the drought.
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endangered species
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Fish and Wildlife Service Drops $3 Million On California Wetlands
Post date:Four coastal wetlands in California will benefit from $3 million in grants.
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Here's a Great Idea: Power Storage With No Cash Upfront
Post date:We don't cheerlead much here at ReWire, but we're just really not seeing a downside to this: a Bay Area firm is leasing power storage capacity to businesses at no money down.
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predators
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Rat Poison May Be Increasing Deadly Disease in California Bobcats
Post date:Exposure to rat poison may be the reason California's bobcats are dropping dead from a disease that once didn't slow them down at all.
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'Don't Fund Evil': Google HQ Targeted for Climate Change Protest
Post date:In the wake of recent revelations that Google is supporting one of the most stubborn climate change denialists in the Senate, climate activists plan are planning a demonstration Wednesday at Google's headquarters in Mountain View.
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Silicon Valley City to be Carbon-Neutral by 2017
Post date:Palo Alto, home to Stanford University and a frillion startups, says it will be run on entirely carbon-neutral electrical power by 2017.
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CaISO
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Bay Area Flex Alert Called After Substation Hit by Bullets
Post date:A reminder of how fragile our current power distribution system is, vulnerable to acts of both Nature and bored vandals with guns.
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San Jose
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Sewage-Powered Electricity Goes Online in San José
Post date:Every time you flush in San José, you're creating renewable energy. Sort of.
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santa clara county
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Get Bendy: Flexible Solar Panel Company Opens Oregon Factory
Post date:A Bay Area company may have a rooftop solar solution for commercial buildings that can't support conventional panels