Robyn Purchia
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Gas cars may soon become as obsolete as horse-drawn buggies
Years ago, horse-drawn carriages shuttled San Franciscans up and down our hilly streets. In the coming years, more and more electric vehicles, many powered with clean, solar energy, will zip » → Read More
Finding high-tech solutions to the Arctic ice meltdown
Despite cold temperatures and even snow in the Bay Area, climate change is happening. Excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is warming the planet, increasing chaotic weather patterns and melting » → Read More
Breaking out of the single-family house mold
In 1964, a group of Bay Area architects decided to reject the sprawling, single-family residential style of development popular after World War II. Together, they built Sea Ranch, a Sonoma » → Read More
A couple’s lifetime of possessions find new homes
Refusing plastic straws and carrying a reusable water bottle is good for the environment. But to reduce unnecessary consumption and waste, strong communiti → Read More
It’s time for Pelosi to endorse the Green New Deal
On a sunny, but wet morning, activists gathered recently in San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza to demand Representative Nancy Pelosi and her colleagues end → Read More
Presidio habitat restoration effort plants seeds of hope
El Polin Spring was bubbling last Saturday with 133 volunteers ready to participate in the 13th annual Presidio Planting Day. The Presidio Trust, which man → Read More
S.F. needs a can – do attitude toward creating a public bank
Two years ago, unarmed protesters of the Dakota Access oil pipeline were hit with water cannons, tear gas and other weapons in below-freezing weather. The → Read More
Diversifying San Francisco’s water supply
Last week, students at Robert Luis Stevenson Elementary School celebrated a more sustainable future. As part of the Stormwater School Yard Project, city of → Read More
Peskin talks trash at Surfrider meeting, promises new plastic ban
San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin delivered a glimmer of hope last week when it comes to avoiding a future where there is more plastic in the ocean than fish. “We’re » → Read More
A city can thrive and be sustainable, Breed tells global leaders
As powerful Hurricane Florence headed toward the east coast of the United States Wednesday, Mayor London Breed kicked off the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco highlighting the importance » → Read More
Gov. Brown, keep oil and gas in the ground
During a heat wave last year, the night-time temperature in Amanda Senior’s San Jose home was 95 degrees. The air conditioning wasn’t working, and Senior was worried about her two » → Read More
Contracts give San Francisco power to make a big climate impact
This month, San Francisco’s Red and White Fleet will launch the Enhydra. Equipped with a lithium-ion battery, it may be the first commercial vessel in the United States with the » → Read More
San Francisco’s trash gets help from tech
The plaza in front of the Ferry Building was packed last Sunday. Unfortunately, so were the public trash cans lining the Embarcadero. Coffee cups overflowed into the street. Bags and » → Read More
Ban the butts to flick toxic cigarette filters out of SF
From July to December 2017, San Francisco kept 100,000 butts off the streets by making cigarette ashcans publicly available in the Richmond and Sunset districts. That number will grow as » → Read More
At SFO, zero waste means zero confusion
On Saturday afternoon, a visitor from Los Angeles stood perplexed at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Before he could rid himself of the dirty, d → Read More
SF’s farmers markets waste chance to compost and recycle
Almost every day, local farmers lay out tables of fresh produce for San Franciscans to buy. Farmers markets are hailed as healthy, sustainable alternatives → Read More
Bay Area kids moving the needle on climate change
In July, the planet’s future looked grim. President Donald Trump nominated a pesticide company executive to be chief scientist at the Department of Agricul → Read More
Market for ethically dope cannabis grows in S.F.
It’s no secret San Franciscans appreciate dope dope. In the immortal words of RBL Posse’s 1992 rap hit, don’t give us no bammer weed. But quality cannabis is only one » → Read More
SF can have an impact on food sustainability
This Independence Day, our country is facing deep and dangerous political divides. But food can bring snowflakes and deplorables together. Whether it’s tur → Read More
SF’s new hydrogen ferry could fuel clean energy market
Hydrogen has been the fuel of the future for decades. Two years ago, San Francisco received funding to help develop hydrogen infrastructure. Although the P → Read More