Greenlist: Cali news, from lilies to sonar
>> Local, organic flowers at the click of a mouse. California Organic Flowers are grown in Chico, Calif. and certified organic! Get your anemone and lilies here (via Body+Soul). Organic Bouquet has a wider selection, though it doesn't have a local focus.
>> See what affordable eco-housing looks like. (3rd clip in short video) LA might be home to eco-mansions, but in Poway, Calif., there's Solara -- a new green affordable housing complex built by Community Housing Works. The waiting list's already super long.
>> Bad news: CO2 emissions will kill an additional 1,000 US citizens every year for every 1 °C rise in temperature they cause, say researchers at Stanford. Good news: This info boosts Cali's (and 15 other states') suit against the EPA to limit its own CO2 emissions from vehicles.
>> Navy must cut sonar use off California. To protect whales and other underwater mammals, a judge has ordered the Navy to "refrain from using the powerful submarine-hunting sonar within 12 miles of the coast" and to search for marine mammals in testing areas starting an hour before and during sonar use. "If any marine mammals are spotted within 2,200 yards of a ship using sonar, the Navy will have to cease its use immediately." The decision's a victory for the California Coastal Commission, the Natural Resources Defense Council and other environmental groups.
Photo courtesy of California Organic Flowers
