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- Claim: San Diego Should be a “Sponge City” to Soak up Climate Crisis Floodwater Thu, 9 May 24, 7:00amProfessor Franco Montalto of Drexel University wants to slow runoff and allow parts of the city to flood, to mitigate damage from extreme rainfall and reduce runoff pollution.
- Pacific Ocean off the San Diego coast turns pink for science Wed, 1 Feb 23, 7:30amThe Pacific Ocean near San Diego has turned pink, leaving the locals with many questions. However, researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography have clarified that the occurrence is due to a study they are carrying...
- Park and Polk is a mixed-use building shaped like an H Tue, 9 Nov 21, 4:30amSan Diego, California is the site of a new mixed-use building, located between the Hillcrest and University Heights parts of town at a site that sat barren and empty for ten years...
- How hobbyists are saving endangered killifish from extinction Thu, 13 Feb 20, 5:30amKillifish biology has long intrigued fish enthusiasts and scientists. But human encroachment, habitat loss and climate change are dwindling killifish populations in the wild. Thankfully, collection efforts by conservationists...
- CA sea level rise alarmist study ignores 30 years of NOAA data with no coastal sea level rise acceleration Thu, 14 Mar 19, 4:00pmGuest essay by Larry Hamlin NOAA tide gauge data measurements exist for 17 locations along the California coast with 8 of these locations having actual measured sea level rise data covering periods for more than 70 to 120...
- The warmest ocean temperature in a century was just recorded in California Wed, 8 Aug 18, 8:15amResearchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography have recorded the warmest sea surface temperature in more than a hundred years near a pier in San Diego...
- LEED-seeking illumina i3 campus lets workers work anywhere Thu, 17 Aug 17, 7:30pmSan Diego’s new BioMed Realty i3 campus is raising the bar for corporate research parks everywhere. Perkins+Will recently designed the iconic science and research campus that’s on track for LEED Platinum certification...
- Conservation group names America's most endangered river Thu, 20 Apr 17, 8:47pmThe Lower Colorado River is one of the United States' most vital waterways. Besides providing drinking water to 30 million Americans in cities such as San Diego, Las Vegas, and Tucson, the river also irrigates about 90 percent...
- San Diego brewery unveils beer made from 100% recycled wastewater Mon, 20 Mar 17, 8:30pmSan Diego is aiming to to become the most environmentally sustainable city in the United States. As part of its ambitious Climate Action Plan, last year the city council unanimously approved a $3 billion initiative to recycle...
- San Diego's first off-grid Passive House has its very own wind turbine Tue, 2 Aug 16, 5:20amThe project is located on a hilltop in Ramona, California, where temperatures are sometimes below freezing in the winter and often in excess of 100-degrees in the summer...
- New California science center regulates solar gain with an arc of perforated screens Sat, 16 Jul 16, 12:26amThe energy-efficient building includes various sustainable features, including a stormwater retention system, a light-colored "cool roof", and custom perforated stainless steel screens that reduce solar heat gain while allowing...
- San Diego Republican mayor pushes plan to run on 100% renewable energy Tue, 26 Apr 16, 10:35pmCalifornia city’s bipartisan push to embrace clean energy such as solar and wind while paring back greenhouse gas emissions may be a model for rest of the US
- Ten solutions to California’s drought Thu, 14 May 15, 5:25amDesalination systems Carlsbad, plus small scale solar alternatives Fog Catchers http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2012/sep/19/peru-fog-catchers-water-supplies Atmospheric Water Wastewater Reusue Pipelines Ionization...
- 10 solutions to tackle the California drought Thu, 14 May 15, 2:15amDesalination systems Carlsbad, plus small scale solar alternatives Fog Catchers http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2012/sep/19/peru-fog-catchers-water-supplies Atmospheric Water Wastewater Reusue Pipelines Ionization...
- Artist David Adey assembles found images and magazine clippings into intricate collages Fri, 10 Apr 15, 2:20amWith the patience of a Buddhist monk, David Adey tediously searches for exact, unaltered images to place in his pieces. Hundreds of arms, legs, hands, feet, and lips in varying positions and colors are cut and pinned to foam...