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Solar Ceilings for Farmland, Coal Mines, Desert
Almost 3,000 acres of Mojave Desert will soon be permanently shaded by solar panels. Federal officials have indicated they’re ready to approve a third plant in the same area. Better options for situating solar projects could be…
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Ordering the Path to Wildlife Resilience
Wildlife need wild pathways — corridors of trees, streams, meadows, or other habitat that allows them to move through a landscape increasingly fragmented by human alteration. And as climate change upends formerly stable patterns, wildlife’s need for corridors must also shift, often in complex ways, in order for each species and ecosystem to remain resilient.
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Fitbit for Sustainability
A Contra Costa County platform encourages residents and businesses in six cities to reduce fossil fuel use and improve area resilience.
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Power Down, Safety Up for Christmas Hill
“We’re still in the process of analyzing our other fire-prone areas of town, but based on what we already know about Christmas Tree Hill’s vulnerabilities to fire and its limited access routes, we felt it was prudent to initiate this project right away,” says Ron Suokko, Corte Madera’s director of public works.
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The Farm That Could
In 2019, Governor Newsom signed AB 1486 into law which connects developers interested in building more affordable homes with surplus public land suitable for housing. In the Bay Area, the housing crisis is nothing new. Using public land to create affordable housing is a step towards solving the crisis. However, taking Happy Lot Farm and Gardens land to service one need would also be squandering another need, in this case, urban farming in food deserts.
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Planners Ruminate on Adaptation Lessons
Random snippets from the 2021 California Adaptation Forum, an event designed for government planners and activists to share insights on climate adaptation and resilience.
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Less is More In Second Growth Forests
The towering old-growth forests of California’s Redwood National and State Parks attract thousands of visitors per year. But the once-logged and reseeded adjacent forests aren’t so healthy, prompting a restoration initiative.
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Climate Zoning Defined for Burlingame Shore and Sonoma Hills
Agencies in San Mateo and Sonoma count are floating new rules for development in flood and fire prone areas. “Where and how you build can be among the most important decisions that are made in any community,” said a FEMA official.
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Suisin City Is No Island
Suisun City has always had the waterfront and nearby wetlands at its heart but it won’t be long before the entire area is vulnerable to flooding from sea level rise.
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Art Carries Water To Our Horizon
The idea of On the Horizon first blossomed in 2017 when Fernández attended an Art + Environment Conference at the Nevada Museum of Art. Over the next two years, Fernández was driven to figure out a way to suspend six feet of water and visualize the magnitude of the sea level rise.
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Yell Fire on a Community Network
When Sonoma County residents smell smoke, they usually hop on social media or check some alert services like Nixle or PulsePoint to find out what’s going on. But social media isn’t really designed for quickly and accurately sharing disaster alerts.
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The "#KingTides also remind us how complex of an issue a few extra inches of seawater really is... It all has to be considered together to prepare the region for more sea-level rise." https://www.kneedeeptimes.org/royally-flooded-dispatches-from-the-highest-tides/ @KneeDeepTimes @SierraGInTheSea @CA_king_tides
What do watching king tides, second growth redwood forests, and Suisin City's climate plans have in common? They're all in our first stories of 2022, which are live today!
Read and share our in-depth coverage on #climate resilience in the #BayArea at https://www.kneedeeptimes.org.
U.S. dietary guidelines recommend eating more meat than other nations do. Watch "Red Meat Has Big Hoofprints," an explainer from our next-gen inspiration team contributor Hoi Shan Cheung, to learn how this impacts Americans' greenhouse gas emissions.
https://www.kneedeeptimes.org/red-meat-has-big-hoofprints
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