Get Green with Transit - For helpful tips on how to Spare the Air Every Day AND save money, time and gas, visit SpareTheAir.org, and to plan your commute and travel plans online, visit 511.org.

Take transit
The Bay Area has many transit options. Use them and you will save gas, money and stress.

Walk or ride
Walking or riding a bike to commute or run errands saves gas and money AND improves your health too!

Link your trips
Group your errands.  You'll save gas and time by eliminating extra trips.

Stay steady
Minimize pedal and break changes with a steady speedometer and improve gas mileage by 33 percent on the highway!

Buy Local
The shorter the trip to get to you, the less gas it requires.

Get Green with Transit - For helpful tips on how to Spare the Air Every Day AND save money, time and gas, visit SpareTheAir.org, and to plan your commute and travel plans online, visit 511.org.

Environmental Events & Happenings in the Bay Area

Do you have an Event to add to the Green List? Let us know about it: Click Here

Friends of Park and Rec - Ongoing - Learn More

Field Photography at Crissy Field - 5/30 -
http://www.parksconservancy.org/calendar/index.asp?event=1086

Potluck & Lecture "Vegetarianism Is Good For Life" - 5/31 -
http://www.sfvs.org/events.php

World Oceans Day Beach Cleanup at Ocean Beach - 6/6 & 6/7 -
http://www.oceandaysf.org/

Coyote Full Moon Hike - 6/6 -
http://www.parksconservancy.org/calendar/index.asp?event=1407

Muir Woods by Moonlight - 6/7 -
http://www.parksconservancy.org/calendar/index.asp?event=1850

"The Vegan Table" Book Launch Party - 6/7 - http://bapd.org/n1248.html

Reduce Your Ecological Footprint: free trainings  - beginning 6/8 -
http://bapd.org/n1235.html

Summer Solstice Celebration - 6/21-
http://www.parksconservancy.org/calendar/index.asp?event=682

2009 Summer Kick-Off: Help Restore Your National Park! - 6/25 -
http://www.parksconservancy.org/calendar/index.asp?event=2683

Watershed Hike - 6/27 -
http://www.parksconservancy.org/calendar/index.asp?event=1290

World Veg Festival Weekend SF - 10/3 & 10/4 - http://www.sfvs.org/wvd/

Sunset/Full Moon Walk to the Point Bonita Lighthouse -
http://www.parksconservancy.org/calendar/index.asp?event=1493

Muir Beach Cleanup & Stewardship - 2nd Saturday of every month -
http://www.parksconservancy.org/calendar/index.asp?event=2229

Crissy Field Cleanup Day - Every third Saturday of the month -
http://www.parksconservancy.org/calendar/index.asp?event=676

Presidio Plant Patrol - Fridays Ongoing -
http://www.parksconservancy.org/calendar/index.asp?event=193

Marin Headlands Native Plant Nursery -
http://www.parksconservancy.org/calendar/index.asp?event=222

Pier Crabbing - Saturdays through August 15th -
http://www.parksconservancy.org/calendar/index.asp?event=943

Ongoing Sony Recycling Events -
http://green.sel.sony.com/pages/recycle-2.html

Environmental Art Studio at Coyote Point - Sundays through August 24th -
http://coyoteptmuseum.org/activities/classes-workshops/art-studio

Celebrating our Urban Wildness: Coyotes to Quail  -
http://sfpl.org/librarylocations/main/envir/envir.htm

 

More travelers pitch tents cut costs on holiday -

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/21/BAIE17O99C.DTL&t
ype=green

The greening of corporate America -

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/20/BUN117MLME.DTL&t
ype=tech

Bay Area beaches score high on water quality -

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/21/MN0H17OAB8.DTL&t
ype=green

New S.F. study: Phase in Market St. car ban -

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/20/MN4N17NHVC.DTL&t
ype=green

Pedestrian Plaza Reclaims Pavement for People -

http://www.enn.com/top_stories/spotlight/39958

New auto standards: the start of Obama¹s green revolution -

http://www.enn.com/pollution/article/39948

IEA predicts surge in energy use by electronic 'gadgets'  -

http://www.enn.com/energy/article/39903

Shellfish reefs are 'most imperilled sea habitat'  -

http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/39955

US EPA Outlines Ways to Reduce Our Carbon Footprint -

http://www.enn.com/energy/article/39891

Warren Buffett Company Debuts Line of Green Prefab Homes -

http://www.enn.com/lifestyle/article/39875

Pumping Green Power from Fake Plastic Trees  -

http://www.enn.com/energy/article/39956

Migrating blue whales rediscover 'forgotten' waters -

http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/39893

In the Antarctic, a Huge Iceberg is About to Break off Glacier -

http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/39881

 

What To Do Today for a Better Tomorrow & Beyond

. Tips for living a Greener Lifestyle from "Wicked" now playing at the Orpheum Theatre - Learn More

. Got a new TV as a gift? Get paid $100 for the old one - Learn More

. Switch to Tree-Free Billing - Learn How

. Switch to Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs - Learn How

. Hop A Bus or Train (Take Public Transportation) - Learn Why

. Unplug Your Appliances - Learn More

. Get a Free Recycling Guide - Learn How

. What Does Green Really Mean? - Product Seals are often Grey Area - Learn More

. Confusion about fluorescent lighting - Learn More

. Saving Money and the Planet - Green can Be Good for Bottom Line - Learn More

 

 

For more on how to green your your everyday life, Visit EcoFabulous

 

 

Pearl Jam's Soft Spot for the Environment
Guitarist Stone Gossard chats about the band's environmental ethos. Read More

Jack Johnson - Pro-Environment Summer Tour
For his summer tour, Jack Johnson's team is adding a "Village Green" where fans can connect with nonprofit groups. Venues and promoters have to meet terms of what he calls an "EnviroRider," an extensive checklist that requires them to install energy efficient lightbulbs, purchase carbon offsets and document the amount of waste they recycle after the show. Read Moree

Radiohead - Best Foot Forward - Reducing the Carbon Footprint
The British band, Radiohead, asked an Oxford company called Best Foot Forward to look at the carbon and ecological footprints of two recent Radiohead tours, with the aim of reducing our carbon output. Read More

Getting Green with KT Tunstall
Showing off the London home she renovated to make more eco-friendly, the singer explains why it is easy to be green. Read More

For more on how to green your your everyday life, Visit EcoFabulous

RECYCLE YOUR ELECTRONICS
HP and Staples are recycling your old electronics this Saturday, so bring your old computer to the Staples at 1700 Van Ness in San Francisco and you could win new HP products.  KFOG's Renee Richardson will be there from 12-2pm with your chance to win an HP TouchSmart PC.

RECYCLABLE ITEMS: All brands of televisions, computer monitors, computer systems, VCRs, DVDs, cameras, phones and any other consumer electronics. COST: Free to consumers – courtesy of Sony’s National Take Back Recycling Program. Brought to you by Sony in partnership with Waste Management.

LOCATION: Shoreline Amphitheatre - Main Parking Lot
One Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043

The first 2,000 cars to recycle at the event will receive a product (valued at $100) to be picked up at your local stores - Valley Fair and Stanford Shopping center. http://www.sony.com/recycle

American Forests "Global Releaf" Project
Global ReLeaf is American Forests' education and action program that helps individuals, organizations, agencies, and corporations improve the local and global environment by planting and caring for trees. By the end of 2006, American Forests has planted 25 million trees in more than 500 projects across the United States and internationally. It is our goal at American Forests to continue to plant millions of trees in new Global ReLeaf projects across the country and the globe. Act Now!

Green Connect
Green Connect is growing a community of residents, businesses, non-profit organizations, and city agencies dedicated to improving the environment for all San Franciscans. Act Now!

Earth Island Institute
Earth Island Institute develops and supports projects that counteract threats to the biological and cultural diversity that sustain the environment. Act Now!

San Francisco Bay Area Darfur Coalition
An alliance of San Francisco Bay Area organizations and individuals working to end war and genocide in Sudan. You can obtain and provide information, publicize events and share resources related to genocide in Darfur. Act Now!

EcoFabulous
Sustainable. Sexy. Stuff. - Check out new products, thoughts and designs that will build a sustainable way of life. Act Now!

What is the Story of Stuff?
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. Click Here to Watch
 

Slow Food Nation
A "victory garden" has been planted across from San Francisco city hall to get people excited about the upcoming Slow Food Nation gathering. Check it out at www.slowfoodnation.org.

Green Weddings
KFOG's Peter Finch takes a look at Vibrant Events, an event company that helps people learn how to "Green" their entire wedding experience including having a zero waste event and reducing the corbon footprint of your wedding.

Clean & Green
The latest on hybrid cars, and an effort to convert more Marin County homes to solar are among the topics covered in this week's show.


 

Solar Marin
Any homeowner in Marin County can save on going solar thanks to the efforts of Lisa Max of San Rafael.  Hear her story here, or go to:  www.gosolarmarin.com.