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Mountain Lion Killed outside Redwood City Home
CommunityEnvironment Mar 30, 2011, by Danny WoolOfficials with the Department of Fish and Game killed a mountain lion that was hiding in the backyard of a Redwood City home on Tuesday morning.
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Fluoridation Debate Resurfaces in San Jose
Environment Mar 23, 2011, by Danny Wool 1 CommentsMore than 100 people showed up at the Santa Clara Valley Water District on Tuesday night to debate the pros and cons of fluoridizing the city’s water. San Jose is the largest city in the United States that does not fluoridate its drinking water, and people remain divided over the possible introduction of a fluoridation plant here.
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Shelter-in-place Warning for Homes Surrounding Water Treatment Plant
EnvironmentLocal Mar 21, 2011, by Danny WoolResidents living near the Santa Clara Valley Water District’s Santa Teresa plant were told to stay in their homes on Sunday after ammonia was found leaking from a 5,000 gallon holding tank in the plant.
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Coalition Trying to Save State’s Parks, Farmland
Environment Mar 10, 2011, by Danny Wool
A coalition of foundations and environmental groups are hoping to rein in development throughout the South Bay and protect the region’s natural beauty. The group, known as the Living Landscape Initiative, is not opposed to the high tech boom that fuels the growth of Silicon Valley. What they want is to maintain the balance, between housing and farmland, start-ups and forests.
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Intel Studies Mobile Etiquette
BusinessEnvironmentNews Feb 28, 2011, by Danny WoolWith 85 percent of adult Americans now owning a cellphone, Intel had decided to study the etiquette of electronic device usage around the country. The results were startling. More than nine out of every 10 Americans surveyed admit that they have seen people using mobile technology in annoying ways and places, while 19 percent admit that they do it too..
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VTA Decides to Pimp Its Rides
EnvironmentLocal Feb 22, 2011, by Josh KoehnIn an effort to increase ridership, the Valley Transit Authority has decided to enhance its new hybrid buses by provide reclining seats, bike racks and Wi-Fi.
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Rains Fill Local Reservoirs
EnvironmentLocal Feb 22, 2011, by Danny WoolThe stormy winter weather over the past three days was welcomed by the the Santa Clara Valley Water District. Vasona Reservoir is now at 101 percent capacity. In the last three days alone, water reserves in the Santa Clara Valley Water District have increased by 1.5 billion gallons. Still, people should be careful not to waste water.
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Test Driving the New Prius
EnvironmentLocal Feb 16, 2011, by Silicon Valley Newsroom
It will be at least a year before the new Prius goes on sale, but you may end up seeing them in San Jose before that. Toyota has decided to let city employees here and in Berkeley test drive the new model for several months before putting the cars on market. The decision to use the Bay Area as a testing ground is based on the way the car is designed for short, urban commutes.
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Earthquake Fault Zones Litter Bay Area
EnvironmentLocal Feb 11, 2011, by Josh KoehnOn Thursday, the California Geological Survey put up a map of active earthquake fault zones. Looking at the map, you’d be hard-pressed to find a spot in the Bay Area that isn’t in or near such an area.
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Solar Energy Companies Get Department of Energy Funding
BusinessEnvironment Feb 07, 2011, by Danny Wool
Three local companies have received a total of $6 million dollars from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop technologies that would reduce the cost of solar energy production by as much as 75 percent by 2020.
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