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May 12, 2022

Two bay area refineries green lighted for the switch to biofuel

Contra Costa County approved the biofuel conversion of two petroleum refineries that will be among the highest capacity facilities in the world in a special meeting on May 3rd. …

Biofuel Production

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Two bay area refineries green lighted for the switch to biofuel
Two bay area refineries green lighted for the switch to biofuel
Biofuel Production

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Apr 23, 2022

CPUC adopts a new plan to improve the grid for solar resources, batteries and electric vehicles

The California Public Utilities Commission unanimously approved a four-year plan to improve integration of customer generated solar, energy storage, and electric cars into the state’s electrical grid. The Distributed Energy Resources Action Plan 2.0 lays out vision and action steps to accommodate current and increasing use of distributed energy resources…

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CPUC adopts a new plan to improve the grid for solar resources, batteries and electric vehicles
CPUC adopts a new plan to improve the grid for solar resources, batteries and electric vehicles

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Apr 23, 2022

Planning Commission raises voluntary community benefit options in P66 biofuel conversion

The Contra Costa County Planning Commission discussed a community benefit of $0.25 per barrel refined for the proposed P66 biofuel conversion and then approved the project with only voluntary commitments. In a special meeting on March 30th to certify the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Phillips 66 (P66) Biofuel…

P66

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Planning Commission raises voluntary community benefit options in P66 biofuel conversion
Planning Commission raises voluntary community benefit options in P66 biofuel conversion
P66

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Mar 29, 2022

Planning Commission approves Marathon refinery biodiesel conversion despite complaints of odor and environmental concerns

The Contra Costa County Planning Commission unanimously approved a plan to convert the Marathon Refinery in Martinez to process biofuels. In a special meeting last night the Planning Commission saw a brief presentation on the project’s Environmental Impact Review (EIR) and heard public comment on the final version of the…

Martinez Refinery

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Planning Commission approves Marathon refinery biodiesel conversion despite complaints of odor and…
Planning Commission approves Marathon refinery biodiesel conversion despite complaints of odor and…
Martinez Refinery

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Mar 16, 2021

Pop-up clinic provides doses of one-shot vaccine in People’s Park

Folks lined up to receive vaccinations in People’s Park last Thursday at a temporary clinic that was set up by Lifelong Medical. …

Peoples Park

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Pop-up clinic provides doses of one-shot vaccine in People’s Park
Pop-up clinic provides doses of one-shot vaccine in People’s Park
Peoples Park

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Mar 13, 2021

Alternative community health project takes shape in West Oakland as artists and healers build a “cob” kitchen and clinic to support encampment

From January 2021 Two community organizations formed by Bay Area residents as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic are working together to build a kitchen and a health clinic at an encampment on a stretch of Caltrans land off of Wood St. in West Oakland. …

Cob On Wood

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Alternative community health project takes shape in West Oakland as artists and healers build a…
Alternative community health project takes shape in West Oakland as artists and healers build a…
Cob On Wood

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Jul 19, 2019

Checking back in with East bay urban farming on social media

I had imagined sharing designs or visualizations of what functional integrated agriculture might look like. When I was looking for pictures to share, what I found was a lot of high-rises with plants. I was thinking more about regional integration of orchards, field crops and intensive production along with grazing…

Agriculture

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Checking back in with East bay urban farming on social media
Checking back in with East bay urban farming on social media
Agriculture

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Jul 1, 2019

On The Shelf at Berkeley's Independent Bookstores

Exploring the history of Berkeley’s Independent Bookstores, and the mystery behind how they continue to be so successful. Lucas Buckman grew up in Pegasus Books. His earliest memories include wandering among the aisles of the store, peering up at the inaccessible top shelves and wondering what stories awaited him. He…

Books

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On The Shelf at Berkeley's Independent Bookstores
On The Shelf at Berkeley's Independent Bookstores
Books

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Jun 26, 2019

INDY BKSTRS TEST

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Jun 24, 2019

How to beautify a phone booth

Once a romantic icon, the phone booth has become nothing more than the empty hull of a legacy infrastructure looming on street corners, outside of liquor stores, and in forgotten hallways like a silent reaper reminding us that every romance must end — only to be born anew…

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Ryan Geller

Ryan Geller

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Writing about transitions... in food, health, housing, environment, and agriculture.

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