Transportation
Call for sustainable redevelopment of Fireman’s Fund site
On November 29, Sustainable Novato has sent the following letter to the City Council and developer who has purchased the Fireman’s Fund property on San Marin Drive advocating significant revisions to the initial proposal for redevelopment and calling for the project to be a model of sustainable community development. We encourage our members to make your…
Read MoreSustainable Aviation, coming soon!
Global aviation contributes around 2.5% of total CO2 emissions, which, if it was a country, would rank 6th in the world between Germany and Japan. Factoring in other factors, such as contrails and other pollutants, brings aviation’s total impact on atmospheric warming as a whole up to around 5%, so it’s a problem! Although decarbonizing aviation…
Read MoreWhat to expect (or not) when driving electric.
First off, if you haven’t yet driven electric, it’s only a matter of time. With some governments around the world, including California, banning sales of new fossil burners within fifteen years, auto manufacturers are set to launch hundreds of new electric models. And once you’ve tried electric, you’ll never go back. Fact is, driving electric…
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