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Engaging Sustainable Transportation Solutions: UCSC slugs combat social & environmental injustices with bicycles in San Jose
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Engaging Sustainable Transportation Solutions. Home to the Pedaling Periodical bi-weekly Santa Cruz bike newsletter and other transportation-related posts, this blog seeks to bring together the many realms of sustainable transportation in Santa Cruz into one place. IDEASS Bicycle Transit Planning Team. Tuesday, May 13, 2014. UCSC slugs combat social and environmental injustices with bicycles in San Jose. At a recent Bikes and Food Justice Festival. Adrian speaking at the Bikes and Food Justice Fest.
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Jim Ott's Blog: November 2010
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This blog is a collection of columns I've written for Bay Area News Group newspapers serving the East San Francisco Bay region. Tuesday, November 23, 2010. A puppet, a little girl, and a magical memory. This column was published in the Bay Area News Group newspapers in November 2010. We are thankful for many blessings at Thanksgiving. This dummy was a toy Santa brought me when I was a little boy. While some readers will remember ventriloquist puppets such as Charlie McCarthy, Danny O’ Day, and ...As I gr...
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Jim Ott's Blog: June 2014
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This blog is a collection of columns I've written for Bay Area News Group newspapers serving the East San Francisco Bay region. Friday, June 20, 2014. Pleasanton girl graduates despite life-threatening challenges. This column appeared in the Tri-Valley Times in June 2014. Before this graduation season fades from memory, I want to bring longtime readers of my column up to date on a Pleasanton girl I’ve written about on occasion over the years. The girl is my daughter, Kelsey. I’ll never forget as th...
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Jim Ott's Blog: March 2014
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This blog is a collection of columns I've written for Bay Area News Group newspapers serving the East San Francisco Bay region. Thursday, March 06, 2014. Two friends save the life of their cycling buddy. This news item was published in the Tri-Valley Times on March 6, 2014. The three friends regularly ride their mountain bikes together, and on this day they planned to continue their ride up a steep, unpaved trail that leads to the top of the ridge overlooking the valley. Assisted over the phone by an eme...
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AVHS Environmental Club: Agriculture Facts: An Apple A Day
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Friday, March 19, 2010. Agriculture Facts: An Apple A Day. This week is National Agriculture Week. Each day, we will post a new set of agriculture facts. We got these awesome facts from AgDay.org. Apples are a member of the rose family. Washington state grows the most apples in the U.S. The apples from one tree can fill 20 boxes every year. Fresh apples float because 25 percent of their volume is air. If you grew 100 apple trees from the seeds of one tree, they would all be different. Posted by Green Gal.
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AVHS Environmental Club: December 2009
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Saturday, December 19, 2009. 2009 Holiday Green Goals and Tips. For the next two weeks, please try to make one or more of the following green tips a goal to stick with:. 1: Wrap gifts in newspaper. Comics are great for some fun wrapping! Or brown paper grocery bags, rather than using wrapping paper. It's a great way to reuse, and the materials are more recyclable. 2: Avoid metallic or foil wrapping paper because they use more resources to manufacture and often can't be recycled. Our first Environmental C...
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AVHS Environmental Club: 2010 Goldman Environmental Prize
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010. 2010 Goldman Environmental Prize. Patricia, Liana, Swethaa, Krista, and I (Melissa) attended the Goldman Environmental Prize Ceremony on Monday, April 19. Here are some pictures from the inspiring event that took place in San Francisco:. The ceremony took place in the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center/Opera House. We sat in the top balcony with the other youth groups from the Bay Area. Series.I knew I recognized his voice! Of Cuba: "A scientist and biodiversit...
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AVHS Environmental Club: Bulletin Green Tips #8 and #9
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Monday, April 26, 2010. Bulletin Green Tips #8 and #9. I've been a little neglectful of our Environmental Club blog lately and never got around to posting Green Tips eight and nine. So here they are for archival purposes- and to remind you of them :). Environmental Club Green Tip #8: Water conservation. Turn the water off when you're brushing your teeth and shampooing your hair. Be water conscious! Some facts from Water.org:. 3575 million people die each year from water-related disease. The daily require...
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Jim Ott's Blog: June 2010
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This blog is a collection of columns I've written for Bay Area News Group newspapers serving the East San Francisco Bay region. Wednesday, June 23, 2010. 100 miles of endurance. This column was published in the Tri-Valley Herald and Valley Times in June 2010. On Saturday, June 26, 2010, Marianne Paulson will join more than 450 other athletes in her third attempt to run 100 miles in the Western States Endurance Run. The annual Western States run starts in Squaw Valley and climbs 2,550 vertical feet in the...
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Jim Ott's Blog: August 2010
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This blog is a collection of columns I've written for Bay Area News Group newspapers serving the East San Francisco Bay region. Thursday, August 12, 2010. From Silicon Valley to the Silver Screen. This column was published in the Bay Area News Group papers in June 2010. Pete Saulnier was 58 when he was laid off from his job two years ago. Aside from serving four years in the Air Force, Saulnier worked his entire life in Silicon Valley. Soon Saulnier was offered opportunities to appear on television and i...
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