A.M. Greenlist: From here to Africa
>> San Francisco's new Solar Energy Incentive Program is the largest municipal solar program in the U.S. Starting as soon as July 1, home and business owners will be able to get rebates up to $6,000 and $10,000, respectively. (via grist)
>> The ocean off San Clemente is getting an artificial reef made of about 125,000 tons of volcanic rock. The reef is intended to serve as the foundation for a kelp forest, which is hoped to serve as the basis for a complex marine ecosystem. The artificial reef is part of an effort to undo the damage from the nearby San Onofre nuclear plant.
>> Kleenex: Still Kleercutting. Greenpeace teams up with the Natural Resources Defense Council to step up the campaign against Kleenex-owner Kimberly-Clark, which still purchases pulp for its disposable products from destructive logging operations in North America’s Boreal Forest. The latest: A billboard displayed on the route traveled by Kimberly-Clark executives in Texas. Earlier: Kleercut campaign keeps spoofing Kleenex.
>> Wooden bicycles from around the world. "Made with whatever wood can be found, they use small wooden home-made wheels covered with discarded rubber rims. Forward movement depends on the rider pushing with their feet." (via kottke)
>> Africa's changing environment is in a slide show put together by the New Scientist: "The 'before and after' photos show glaciers receding and the effects of deforestation, but they also show how some of the damage is being reversed."
Photo courtesy of NRDC
