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San Onofre Shutdown Leads Big Power Users to Conserve

San Onofre Shutdown Leads Big Power Users to Conserve

State energy officials say Southern California could be hit by rotating blackouts this summer if a heat wave hits while San Onofre's twin reactors remain dark. Read »

Apr 30, 2012
Volunteers Pick Up 100,000-Pounds of Trash in SD

Volunteers Pick Up 100,000-Pounds of Trash in SD

Volunteers picked up 100,000-pounds of trash in San Diego during the annual "Creek to Bay... Read »

Apr 29, 2012
Zero-Landfill San Diego Project 2012

Zero-Landfill San Diego Project 2012

San Diego area architects and designers can recycle unused projects or parts through a new program that helps school... Read »

Apr 27, 2012

Coastal City Mulls Plastic Bag Ban

Solana Beach may become the first city in San Diego to ban plastic bags from the checkout line. Watch »

Apr 27, 2012

Thousands Celebrate EarthFair 2012

Tens of thousands of people took part in Earthfair 2012, learning about green technologies and earth... Watch »

Apr 23, 2012

Jessica Alba Is "Eco-Mama"

Jessica Alba discusses ways that she is environmentally friendly as a parent and tells about her plans for a... Watch »

Apr 20, 2012

Landfill Provides Compost for Gardeners

Alejandro Cavroto tells NBC 7 reporter Consumer Bob about how he picks up compost at a local landfill to use in his... Watch »

Apr 22, 2012

Stone Cold Drinking

A Vermont-based stone company uses its soapstone scraps to cut cubes it markets as "green," reusable... Watch »

Apr 20, 2012
Earth Day Freebies: Coffee, Totes and Trees

Earth Day Freebies: Coffee, Totes and Trees

Companies like Target, Starbucks and Sprint are offering giveaways in honor of Earth Day, which is Sunday, Apr. 22. Read »

Apr 19, 2012

How to Be Earth Friendly Without Nagging

Just because you like to recycle doesn't mean others do. How can you talk to people about their green... Watch »

Apr 18, 2012

Green Library Gives Power Back to Grid

The West Irving Library in Texas operates completely on solar power. The 1-year-old building is generating... Watch »

Apr 18, 2012

UCSD Athletes Recycle Equipment

UCSD athlete Jacquelyn Davis commissioned her peers to help donate all their unused athletic gear to kids in Watch »

Apr 21, 2012

Learning to Live Green

A new environmental curriculum including books and activities has helped fire students up to recycle and care for th... Watch »

Apr 16, 2012
Earth Week 2012: Complete Coverage

Earth Week 2012: Complete Coverage

One Small Act Read »

Apr 16, 2012
Sewage Flowed into Ocean, No Notice: Report

Sewage Flowed into Ocean, No Notice: Report

A sewage spill in a San Ysidro treatment plant may have caused millions of gallons of sewage to flow through... Read »

Apr 12, 2012

Teaching Kids to Recycle

You may think that teaching your kids how to recycle is difficult, but it may be easier than you Watch »

Apr 11, 2012

How to Stop Using Plastic Bags

Can you do without plastic bags? Brandi Jeter, Sharon Rowley, Beth Engelman and Amanda Rodriguez, sit down... Watch »

Apr 11, 2012

Whiz Kid Brews Biofuels

16-year-old researcher Sara Volz is working in an Air Force Academy lab to extract fuel from Watch »

Apr 11, 2012

Home Canning Is Good For Our Environment

Canned foods are good for you and for the environment and it's making a comeback. The old-fashioned trend is one tha... Watch »

Apr 11, 2012

Qualcomm Clean-Up

Big Spring Clean-up Event at Qualcomm on Saturday, March 24th. This is an opportunity for people to get rid of... Watch »

Mar 21, 2012
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