Posts by Gina Covina
On The Green Beat
Don’t dump used motor oil—or anything else—in Santa Rosa. This city of 175,000 has a full-time environmental cop
Delta Blues
The hundred-year flood, the next big quake—which will trash California’s water system, and when?
Eye on Target
If you’ve driven I-80 recently past Albany and were startled by the sight of a big new box with a bright red bull’s-eye peering at you from the side of the freeway, you’re in good company. Target’s new store was plopped down in what many longtime observers say is a seasonal wetland—before regulatory agencies knew what was going on.
Contra Ka-Ching!
The Sierra Club has not taken an official position on the Point Molate casino, fearing that many residents may support it.
Feathering the Nest
In today’s stingy political climate, winning arguments for restoring damaged ecosystems can depend on convincing bottom-liners that working with nature instead of fighting it saves money and boosts economies.
