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San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is interviewed by Current Green's Leah Lamb about the new recycling and composting laws. The question was chosen by Huffington Post Green, and submitted by asherp. Newsom spoke to land fill diversion, zero waste, water bottle bans, plastic bag bans, landfill diversions, the garbage police, community gardens, composting, and the influence of Bill Bill McDonough and the cradle to cradle theory.San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is interviewed by Current Green's Leah Lamb about the... more
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San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is interviewed by Current Green's Leah Lamb about the pitfalls of new green technologies. The question was submitted by Megkem. Newsom spoke to wifi, energy storage and management, tidal energy, lithium batteries, reducing consumption, LED lights, and banning T12 lights.San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is interviewed by Current Green's Leah Lamb about the... more
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San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom speaks with Leah Lamb of Current Green on his run for Governor and his take on how to talk green.The question was posted by NelsonJS and asked about Schwarzenegger's decision to close 220 State Parks. Newsom spoke to growing up in Mill Valley, tourism, California's economy, and how to be an influential activist.San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom speaks with Leah Lamb of Current Green on his run for... more
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San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is interviewed by Current Green's Leah Lamb about the new recycling laws. The question was chosen by ChelseaGreen, and submitted by unimatrix. Newsom spoke to the I-5 corridor, free wifi while traveling, growing population, smart growth, and electrifying the rail system.San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is interviewed by Current Green's Leah Lamb about the... more
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San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is interviewed by Current Green's Leah Lamb about wind and wave technology. The question was chosen by Huffington Post Green, and submitted by beachpoet and selected by Grist. Newsom spoke to mini wind components, San Francisco's urban wind.task force, sfsolarmap.org, solar foot print, environmental justice, wind generation, AB32, and rolling back CO2 emissions.San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is interviewed by Current Green's Leah Lamb about... more
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San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom speaks with Leah Lamb of Current Green on his run for Governor and his take on how to talk green.The question was posted by SteveDenver and selected by Treehugger.com. Newsom spoke to environmental education, connecting with youth, leed certification, and green building standards.San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom speaks with Leah Lamb of Current Green on his run for... more
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San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is interviewed by Current Green's Leah Lamb on his run for Governor and his take on solar energy. The question was submitted by sbove, topics covered included: solar incentive programs, solar map, solar installation, urban wind task force, solar portfolio, green renewable energy.San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is interviewed by Current Green's Leah Lamb on his... more
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San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is interviewed by Current Green's Leah Lamb on his run for Governor. This introductory segment discusses San Francisco's leadership role in sustainability and the environment, and how Newsom and other mayors need to be held accountable to the environment.San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is interviewed by Current Green's Leah Lamb on his... more
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San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is interviewed by Current Green's Leah Lamb about the higher fares on MUNI. The question was submitted by BK2. Newsom spoke to changing MUNI routes, transit budget cuts, California budget crisis, solar bus shelters, incentive programs, incentivising transit use, public transit, electrifying the grid, switch stations, electric vehicle fleets, and car share programs.San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is interviewed by Current Green's Leah Lamb about the... more
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San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom speaks with Leah Lamb of Current Green on his run for Governor on a green platform.The question was posted by goldenone and asks what can Newsom transform if he were elected governor. Newsom spoke to electrifying the electric fleet, alternative energy, fuel pipe emissions, Wade Crowfoot, and environmental stewardship.San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom speaks with Leah Lamb of Current Green on his run for... more
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A question to Mayor Newsome about his vision for a sustainable California.
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Mayor Newsom,
Can San Francisco lead the state and country in Climate Action Policy?
At the Clinton Initiative C40 (Largest Cities) Conference held recently in Seoul, participant Mayors stated that cities need to take a leadership role in global climate negotiations happening in Copenhagen this December. The US Conference of Mayors Conference is next week. Can San Francisco respond to the call by the international NGO community today for 40% GHG emissions reductions by 2020, modeling expectations for national policy?
Today the city is at 8%, with the goal of 20% reductions by 2012 based on 1990 levels. Toronto has set a 30% by 2020 goal, London a 60% goal by 2025, Copenhagen has set a goal of carbon neutrality by 2025.Mayor Newsom,
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Off-shore drilling, natural gas, and "clean" coal technologies are obviously unsustainable, or are severely damaging to the environment and our collective health. However, significant issues remain with newer, cleaner energy sciences that are currently being developed.
Technologies such as rechargeable batteries, wind turbines, and photo-voltaic cells all utilize limited natural resources at various points in their production. While these alternatives are preferable to their more prolific, wasteful counterparts, there are many considerations that must eventually be made with regards to mining/extraction, waste management, chemical treatment, and other procedures involved with their manufacturing.
What less-obvious challenges are - or will be - facing these new technologies? Are preventative measures being taken to ensure safety and sustainability within their development, and if not, what can or should be done?Off-shore drilling, natural gas, and "clean" coal technologies are obviously... more
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Is both raising the fare and cutting frequency on MUNI the way to go? Almost ever MUNI operator I come across seems upset about this, not to mention the fact some routes need more frequency and larger busses/trains. Shall we just have more people drive to work? That doesn't sound very good for the environment. Biking to work, well for the majority of people who live ten+ miles away, probably not. How about a monthly BART pass for ALL zones, not just San Francisco, working towards a more unified Bay area transportation system.... like New York perhaps...Is both raising the fare and cutting frequency on MUNI the way to go? Almost ever MUNI... more
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Mr Mayor!
The environment is on top of every list! ITs amazing and its working great. But lets look at another issue. Cost of being green! Take a look at the Hybrid. That car is beutiful but I do not have the money to put down on a brand new car. I have a 1994 mazda miata. Now if a company was willing to design an electric engine that can cheaply replace my engine i would sign up for it right away! Or a tax credit things along those line.
Then the next problem i see. All these wasted lights from companies. Is it cheaper to leave the lights on then to turn back on the whole building. Its just a waste i think to have all those lights on a mostly vacant building. Take the ampex building off of 101 i knew this building when i worked for excite at home. It was empty and yet still was lit...
Thank you for all your hard work
jess b hutchins iiMr Mayor!
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There are so many reasons to demote the car and replace this reduction with alternative transportation options.
Population will continue to grow according to predictions. There just is not enough room for the automobile to dominate San Francisco
Gawd there are a lot of good reasons to diminish car traffic:
-clean air
-healthier citizens
-stronger community interaction and human connections
-new industries in biking, electric lightweight vehicles and mass transit. new jobs, a model for other cities and products we can export as other cities try to catch up with our fine progressive city.
-bikes would need much narrower roads and parking would be 1/10 of the space
-new aesthetics, human scaled neighborhoods where the reduced parking spaces would mean more sidewalk patios, green spaces and outdoor meeting areas :)
Obstacles
-sometimes i'm scared to death interacting with traffic in sf
can we set aside some streets or full lanes where bikes and electric lightweight vehicles are protected from large suv's who seem to get infuriated if they have to wait 20 seconds to safely pass me. we need a safe grid throughout the city. this would not eliminate car roads it would just give people a safe corridor to travel by alternative vehicles and take away the biggest obstacle and mental barrier to riding bikes and ultra lightweight vehicles. sharing the road on these narrow streets is not enough, I would like to see cement curbs/walls separating me from the large SUV's barreling down the street. converting some streets to lightweight low speed vehicle use would easily convert the population as car streets would become more difficult and alt vehicle streets easier to commute. in fact certain hours the car streets should be just for service and delivery vehicles who will continue to need access with large trucks.
Sidenote: Muni needs to run an east west subway down geary. This bus route is always packed with constant surface double-buses moving every 10 minutes on this route. Put an underground line in and convert 1 lane in each direction for pedestrian, bike and ultra lightweight vehicles. Include street plantings, traffic calming, outdoor cafe's and rest areas. Yay it's beautiful, I can picture it, can you?There are so many reasons to demote the car and replace this reduction with... more
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Mr. Newsom, I am a resident of California as well as an active member of the "current" community and I have a simple question I would like to ask. Do you support nuclear energy or do you, like most "treehuggers" pun intended, support the policy of going with inefficient energy sources, such as wind and solar? Thank you, if answer my question.
Sincerely, Ismael (Ish05)Current Tag
Here are a couple of videos intended to inform the people of the potential of nuclear energy and the hazards of going with inferior energy. This is all based on scientific studies.
Afraid of Nuclear Power?
http://www.larouchepac.com/node/9787
Why would you go with an inefficient energy policy?
http://www.larouchepac.com/node/9296Mr. Newsom, I am a resident of California as well as an active member of the "current"... more
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Would you be willing to establish a 5 year challenge to BUY all of SF's electricity from SOLAR/WIND providers and become the world's FIRST major solar-electric-city? If NO, why not?
Rational for question: Using current technology, ll of SF's electricity (industrial, transportation, administrative, residential) can be generated by a solar array covering a very small portion of the CA Mojave Desert. A commitment from a major city for long term purchase of this power at guaranteed prices would provide much needed stimulus to get large-sale solar-electric underway in CA.Would you be willing to establish a 5 year challenge to BUY all of SF's electricity... more
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