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La Jolla Boy Urges Plastic Bag Ban

La Jolla Boy Urges Plastic Bag Ban

Evan Lewis, 11, has started a petition he plans to send to the 'San Diego' city council to get plastic bags banned i... Watch »

Jul 9, 2012
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... Read »

Apr 30, 2012
Company Wants to Harvest Energy from Water

Company Wants to Harvest Energy from Water

Capital Power executives from Canada will pitch their recycled water energy project that could bring a local... Watch »

Jun 23, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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: Complete Coverage

Earth Week: Complete Coverage

One Small Act Read »

Apr 18, 2013
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

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

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

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
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