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Property owners scramble to meet irrigation cuts
July 27th, 2009NORTH BAY – Landscapers and commercial property owners are making tough choices on how to maintain curb appeal while complying with new local rules for cutting irrigation by up to half this summer to avoid a state ban next year on watering.
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Federal officials approve wave energy research
July 16th, 2009SANTA ROSA, July 16, 2009 — The Sonoma County Water Agency has gotten the green light from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to investigate wave energy off the Sonoma Coast. Terms of the permits allow SCWA to study the feasibility of developing 2 to 5 megawatts of wave power at each location and to assess [...]
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Who’s Who in Green Industries
May 19th, 2009The 31 people selected here for the Business Journal’s first Who’s Who in Green Industries are widely recognized as being among the pioneers and visionaries in an industry that today includes many hundreds if not thousands of creative professionals.
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Sonoma County hopes to OK program for green loans next month
February 16th, 2009NORTH BAY – The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors is set to vote in late March on whether to establish a program to fund loans for residential and commercial property owners in order for them to make energy-efficient and water-conserving upgrades to their properties.
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Green Business: Businesses join PG&E’s ‘climate-neutral’ program
February 2nd, 2009M.A. Silva Corks USA joined a number of North Bay businesses that are opting to pay extra on their utility bills to “zero out” the greenhouse-gas emissions attributed to their operations. The Santa Rosa-based wine closure importer is participating in Pacific Gas & Electric Co.’s ClimateSmart program.
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County hopes for 1,000 electric cars
February 2nd, 2009SONOMA COUNTY – An ambitious plan to bring 1,000 electric-powered vehicles to the county starting next year could get rolling as early as this summer if the many moving components mesh.
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