Environment
Fighting Fire Where Homes and Wilderness Meet
In California, a state agency called CalFire is charged with fighting fire in rural areas. But over the years, the line between rural and urban has become much less clear. Governor Jerry Brown proposed to scale back CalFire and help trim the state's budget, but that proposal may go down in flames.
Audio Report on Mar 07, 2011 by KQED QUEST staff from QUEST Northern California
Fighting Fire Where Homes and Wilderness Meet
One idea for closing the state budget gap proposes trimming funds for Cal Fire, the state fire-fighting agency.
Post on Mar 04, 2011 by Amy Standen
Mobile Homes You Wouldn't Consider Mobile
What's better than keeping one 100-year-old house out of the landfill? Keeping two 100-year-old houses out of the landfill.
Post on Feb 25, 2011 by Jim Gunshinan
Science on the SPOT: Revisiting Albino Redwoods, Biological Mystery
UC Santa Cruz plant biologists study rare albino redwood trees to better understand the inner workings of these unusual plants. By learning how albino plants survive, they may unlock some of the mysteries of how redwood trees live.
Video on Feb 23, 2011 by Chris Bauer from QUEST Northern California
Producer's Notes: Science on the SPOT Revisiting Albino Redwoods
Science begins with our curiosity. The first step is to start asking questions, probably most often “Why?” and “How?” And as much as we wish it were different, "because I said so" is never enough, as you have to back up your case with some proof, or at least some compelling evidence.
Post on Feb 23, 2011 by Chris Bauer
Shark Fin Trade Puts Sharks At Risk
Sharks are seriously at risk in the world ocean to overfishing and the growing threat of shark finning.
Post on Feb 23, 2011 by David McGuire
Land Preservation on the Chopping Block
For more than four decades, much of California's ranchland has been protected by the Williamson Act. But with the state's budget woes, its funding is threatened – and that has both ranchers and environmentalists concerned.
Audio Report on Feb 14, 2011 by KQED QUEST staff from QUEST Northern California
Land Preservation on the Chopping Block
Under Governor Jerry Brown's proposed budget, state funding for the Williamson Act would be eliminated.
Post on Feb 11, 2011 by Lauren Sommer
A New Energy Label Promotes Wind Power
Soon you’ll be able to go to a store and buy a product you know was made from pure, clean wind energy.
Post on Feb 11, 2011 by Jim Gunshinan
Producer's Notes: Science on the SPOT – Falcons Up Close
QUEST's web-only video series, Science on the SPOT, takes a close-up look at the Peregrine Falcon.
Post on Feb 08, 2011 by Chris Bauer
Science on the SPOT: Peregrine Falcons Up Close
QUEST meets the San Francisco Zoo's resident Peregrine Falcon, "Bella." The story of the Peregrine Falcon is a conservation success story. And the zoo's hope is that when people meet Bella they are inspired to take conservation into their own hands.
Video on Feb 08, 2011 by Chris Bauer from QUEST Northern California
Falconry Ruffles Feathers and Saves a Species
This time of year, you may see birds of prey, with their wings outstretched, circling overhead – it is nesting season.
Post on Feb 07, 2011 by Jennifer Skene
Sudden Oak Death Plus Wildfire: A Natural Experiment
A natural experiment created by the overlap of the Basin Complex Fire and a UC Davis study allowed scientists to test whether SOD did in fact make wildfire worse. What they found was not what the news media or the firefighters predicted.
Post on Jan 31, 2011 by Jennifer Skene
A Happy Medium For Solar
Solar power is booming in California. Last year, state officials approved an unprecedented amount of new solar energy. But large solar farms and small home rooftop installations have run into challenges. As Lauren Sommer reports, that's why a new sector of solar is emerging — one that benefits from being in the middle.
Audio Report on Jan 31, 2011 by Lauren Sommer from QUEST Northern California
Cool Roofs
As global average temperature increases, the Arctic becomes warmer, the snow melts, and seawater takes its place. Snow is a great reflector of invisible light; seawater isn’t.
Post on Jan 28, 2011 by Jim Gunshinan
Oil and the Sanctuaries Expansion Bill
Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Petaluma, is pushing to expand marine sanctuaries and permanently ban offshore oil drilling off much of the North Coast.
Post on Jan 26, 2011 by David McGuire
It's Gray Whale Season!
It’s gray whale season. As you gaze out across the Pacific, you may see one.
Post on Jan 24, 2011 by Jennifer Skene
How CFLs Got Their Bad Rap
This month begins America's long goodbye to the incandescent light bulb. The most common replacement bulbs, CFLs, are just as bright and warm-colored as the old incandescents. So why do so many people complain about them?
Audio Report on Jan 24, 2011 by KQED QUEST staff from QUEST Northern California
How CFLs Got Their Bad Rap
CFLs — maligned for their industrial color and low-quality manufacturing — deserve better.
Post on Jan 21, 2011 by Amy Standen
15 Months Later, Rediscovered San Francisco Plant Thrives
Fifteen months after a native plant thought to be extinct was rediscovered in San Francisco, local botanists have succeeded in growing it and are making plans to plant it out in the wild.
Post on Jan 19, 2011 by Gabriela Quirós
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