Environment
California’s Gray Wolves
When a gray wolf wearing a GPS collar crossed from Oregon into California in December, it was the first wild gray wolf to tread on California soil since the 1920s. It is debatable whether this lone wolf is a sign of things to come, but if wolves return to California, their role in the ecosystem will be different than it was in times past.
Post on Feb 06, 2012 by Jennifer Skene from QUEST Northern California
Life with the Leaf: 5 Tips to Beat Range Anxiety
Five tips for easing range anxiety while driving an electric car.
Post on Feb 03, 2012 by Andrea Kissack from QUEST Northern California
The Bay Area's National Park Expands South
The addition of Rancho Corral de Tierra is historic, "the largest land acquisition for Golden Gate National Recreation Area pretty much since it began."
Audio Report on Feb 03, 2012 by Amy Standen from QUEST Northern California
Life With the Leaf: Clean Car Future
Big news for electric car drivers: the state of California has just passed the toughest clean car standards in the country.
Post on Jan 27, 2012 by Andrea Kissack from QUEST Northern California
Life with the Leaf: Charging Up
Considering an electric car? Our QUEST editor has some tips on looking for a home charger.
Post on Jan 23, 2012 by Andrea Kissack from QUEST Northern California
Methane Moves From Landfill to Fuel Tank
Trash that ends up at a landfill is the ugly stepsister of hipper, cooler compostable kitchen scraps and recyclable bottles and cans. But landfill trash has more of a future than you might think.
Post on Jan 23, 2012 by Jennifer Skene from QUEST Northern California
California Pushes to Get Clean Cars on the Road
California officials are considering the toughest regulations in the country to promote sales of cars powered by batteries, hydrogen fuel cells or other technology that produces little or no air pollution. These kind of tough mandates have been tried before but they failed. So is this finally the right time for the clean car?
Audio Report on Jan 19, 2012 by Lauren Sommer from QUEST Northern California
Life With The Leaf: Missing Out On The Federal Tax Credit
It's best to plan ahead when buying an electric car or you might miss out on important tax credits. Find out more from QUEST's new blog series, "Life With The Leaf."
Post on Jan 19, 2012 by Andrea Kissack from QUEST Northern California
Six Bay Area Cities Play the Waiting Game
This month may be the moment of truth for six Bay Area communities. Each one is vying to be the new home of a high-profile national research center. But when it comes to development in the Bay Area, there are no easy answers.
Audio Report on Jan 13, 2012 by Amy Standen from QUEST Northern California
Life With The Leaf: Lessons From An Early Adopter
Find out what it's like to own and drive an all-electric car. "Life with the Leaf" is a new QUEST blog series on observations from early adopters.
Post on Jan 12, 2012 by Andrea Kissack from QUEST Northern California
The Benefits of Radioactive Fallout
Wildlife seems to be thriving in the radioactive areas around Chernobyl. For now it looks like if animals had to choose, they'd choose radioactivity over humans.
Post on Jan 09, 2012 by Dr. Barry Starr from QUEST Northern California
Got Science on the Brain? Come Blog with QUEST
Got science on the brain? Come blog with us. KQED’s QUEST is looking to add new voices to our blog, which already offers commentary from our producers, reporters, and several writers from science organizations in our region. pply by February 1st.
Post on Jan 02, 2012 by Craig Rosa from QUEST Northern California
A Census for the Birds
Grab your binoculars and checklist! The annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count is under way. During the last two weeks of the year, from dawn to dusk volunteers spread out over 22,000 count areas, including Peru, Haiti, the U.S. and Canada. Their tally is used by scientists to understand changes in bird populations.
Audio Report on Dec 30, 2011 by Andrea Kissack from QUEST Northern California
Got Mercury? The New EPA Ruling And The San Francisco Bay
This week, after decades of legal delays and foot dragging by the coal and power industry, the EPA unveiled a new rule protecting public health from mercury and other toxins.
Post on Dec 23, 2011 by David McGuire from QUEST Northern California
Top KQED QUEST Stories of 2011
From hackerspaces to banana slugs, flying telescopes to cheese – it's been a quite a diverse year of storytelling here at QUEST. Here's a round-up of the top 10 video and audio stories and blog posts that you've enjoyed from the past year.
Post on Dec 21, 2011 by Jenny Oh from QUEST Northern California
O Perfect Christmas Tree
The Berkeley students from the Forestry Club described their trees as “free range,” in contrast to trees from Christmas tree farms, which are painstakingly grown to be perfect.
Post on Dec 20, 2011 by Jennifer Skene from QUEST Northern California
Algae…Soylent Green…and the Future of Biofuel
Can a renewable plant really replace crude oil? Find out how algae is becoming the fuel of the future — grown like a farm crop.
Post on Dec 19, 2011 by Gary Hochman from QUEST Nebraska
Biofuels Face a Reality Check
Despite the buzz around biofuels, the industry been slow to scale up. But Bay Area researchers are making breakthroughs that could move us one step closer to having our cars run on fuels from plants.
Audio Report on Dec 16, 2011 by Lauren Sommer from QUEST Northern California
How To Wash That Energy Waste Right Out of Your Hair
For an individual, switching to a two-in-one shampoo and conditioner could save more than 730 gallons of water a year and save about $4 in energy costs.
Post on Dec 15, 2011 by Jim Gunshinan from QUEST Northern California
'Tis The Season for the Science of Holiday Lights
Learn about the science of holiday lights with Discovery Street Tours in December.
Post on Dec 15, 2011 by Cat from QUEST Northern California
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