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Virus Poses Grave Threat to Salmon
BusinessEnvironmentPolitics Nov 02, 2011, by Eric Johnson
Margot Stiles, a marine scientist with the con-servation group Oceana, calls the breaking news of a salmon-killing virus loose in the Pacific Northwest “horrifying.” Tobias Aguirre, director of the international nonprofit FishWise, agrees that the virus—infectious salmon anemia (ISA)—could have a “devastating” impact on fisheries in the region and beyond. They both believe the disease could spread to California—a view widely held by ocean ecologists.
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Canadian Clean Tech Accelerator Program in San Jose
BusinessCommunityEnvironment Sep 14, 2011, by Bay City NewsWhile the national pastime of Canada is played down at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, this month a different group of Canadians are moving into town - green tech companies that are looking to expand in Silicon Valley.
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Trail System Leaving Some Residents in the Dust
CommunityEnvironment Sep 14, 2011, by Ted Cox
For weeks, Willow Glen resident Betsy Preciado couldn’t figure out why dust covered her patio and clouded her pool. She soon noticed dusty cars parked in the business lot next to her. “We thought maybe it was pollen from the trees or wherever,” says Preciado, whose six grandchildren visit on weekends and spend a lot of time in the back yard and pool. Finally, Preciado remembered that the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) had mailed her a work notice.
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Fogging Scheduled To Eradicate West Nile Virus-Infected Mosquitoes
CommunityEnvironment Sep 14, 2011, by Bay City NewsAn area of San Jose will be fogged tonight as part of a mosquito eradication effort to protect against the spread of West Nile virus. The Santa Clara County Vector Control District determined that a sampling of adult mosquitoes from South San Jose had tested positive for the virus.
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Mosquitoes With West Nile Virus Found in Southwest San Jose
CommunityEnvironment Sep 11, 2011, by Bay City NewsMosquitoes collected from south San Jose have tested positive for West Nile virus, according to the Santa Clara County Vector Control District.
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Raw Milk Results in Arrest
BusinessCommunityEnvironment Aug 31, 2011, by Ari LeVaux 1 Comments
Wednesday, Aug. 3, was a telling day for freedom of choice in America. In Venice, Calif., the Rawesome raw food club was raided by armed federal and county agents who arrested a club volunteer and seized computers, files, cash and $70,000 worth of perishable produce.
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Smart Phones Could Get Smart
BusinessEnvironmentSports Aug 30, 2011, by Danny Wool
A new startup called InStep Nanopower has developed a way to harvest as much as 20 watts just from walking. That’s enough to charge a cell phone, a flashlight, or a camera.
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The Big Chill
BusinessCommunityEnvironment Aug 18, 2011, by Jenny Cain
The past two summers in the Bay Area prove that “global warming” was renamed “global climate change” for good reason. While the Midwest, the Northeast, and the Central Valley roast, local temperatures have been dropping.
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Solar Flares Threaten Electronics
BusinessCommunityEnvironment Aug 16, 2011, by Danny Wool
Back in 1859, British astronomer Richard Carrington reported seeing what is now believed to be the biggest solar storm in history. A cloud of electrons, ions, and atoms escaped the sun’s corona and hurtled through space, eventually hitting the Earth.
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Life Goes on in San Jose
BusinessCommunityEnvironmentLocalNews Jul 27, 2011, by Josh Koehn
San Jose tops the list for America’s longest life spans. The question is: why? What makes people live longer here than any other place in the country?
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