Learn about Silicon Valley’s Innovations and Environment
The average shower uses less than a third of the water required to fill a bathtub, but there are many other ways people can save water and add more green products to their bathrooms, showers and linen closets.
Showers use less water than baths; plus more ways to be clean and green Read More »
Palo Alto based electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors, Inc. acts more like a Silicon Valley startup than a big-three automaker when it comes to paying its executives.
Looking to capitalize on China’s growing middle class, which increasingly demands entertainment technology, Dolby Laboratories opened its first Research and Engineering Center in Beijing.
Dolby opens new Beijing research center as China’s demand for tech grows Read More »
Data centers – warehouses full of computer servers that host websites – require vast amounts of electricity and emit more CO2 than small countries. And half a dozen of them are located in the city of Santa Clara.
Palo Alto selected local artist Michael Szabo’s fountain design as a centerpiece of proposed renovations to California Avenue. The street, which has always taken a backseat to University Avenue, wasn’t always part of the city.
Palo Alto chooses local artist’s fountain design to beautify neglected California Avenue Read More »
Despite being the birthplace of so much new cell phone technology, Silicon Valley has notoriously spotty cell service. A local organization is lobbying to make it easier for providers to put up cell antennas.
Community leaders lobby for improved cell phone coverage in Silicon Valley Read More »
A new program is limiting how much of certain fish West Coast fishermen can catch. Fishermen mush hire observers to judge quotas, so small fishing operations fear they won’t be able to afford the system.
New fishing quota rules may prove too costly for local fishermen Read More »
Scientists from around the world are moving into Stanford’s new, state-of-the art Lorry I. Lokey Stem Cell Research Building. The $200-million lab opened this fall, built completely with private donations.
Research is underway in Stanford’s new, $200-million stem cell building Read More »
Not all electronics recyclers are equal. Some depend on dangerous or unethical dumping and labor practices. The Environmental Protection Agency has compiled a list of the safest ways to recycle old equipment, and which manufacturers are the most eco friendly.
Not all electronics recyclers are green; learn the best way to get rid of an old laptop Read More »
