formality to be able to support like bio diversity that can be swept under the rug i'm a consulting ecology and run the habitat potential and run a nursery we have a contract i do this kind of work professionally in san francisco and around the bay area i write plans and study this stuff i'm one of the leading wildlife ecology people in the san francisco bay area i want to mention right off the bat that i support the eir and support the message without the message used by the natural areas program that are controversial it needs to be done a necessary challenge and this is really part of maintaining the balance so i wanted to remind people, of course, we're all the commissioners we're, of course, in a global guest program that's identified by world leading ecologists the san francisco province we're located and san francisco has one of the top 10 bio diversity hot spots in the world so we can't choose to put those plant in another place that is why it so important to claim every last people of hillside and things we have lost species like the blue butterfly extinction and want to bring up a

the eir and the natural project programs my - we took kids both natural areas to learn about local ecologynd many of the students those are their nature and the exit we're able to find is phenomenal to be able to take a bunch of kids to wed lands and grass lines and a forest it phenomenal in the natural areas program has been the amazing resource for my students i urge you to keep the program going and pass the eir and the plan thank you. >> thank you. >> hi my name is brigitte i'll nobody but a citizen what i wanted to share with you you know i'm an artist to pictures are worth a thousand word my biggest concern i'm not saying right or wrong but what is happening in reality what happened to glen park i want to give credit to those people that helped that but a hillside they took down the eucalyptus and seeing that at mountain davidson i have pictures when is it is looking like this was happened what you removal a hillside now it looks like this to me that is it is a success story the trees are not managed their failing do you think that's one tree here's another tree lots of trees this is

artery a lot of people live in the cities these cities will determine what happens and the local ecologyf san francisco is so rich as others have eloquently stated been identified as rich from the analyzed and international we can be the leaders into the future as john said the first rule of intelligent trickling to save all the cars and the cleelz and keep the pieces of the engines and work on the ecology and this is a great plan 2 should be applauded by you and applauded in other areas thank you very much. >> thank you next please. >> thank you very much my name is robert doyle i'm the general manager did east bay park and come from the opposite shore well, welcome and nevertheless, the east bay parks and the city and county of san francisco are two of the most systems we have in california if not the entire united states their truly marvel benefits to the urban populations we serve happy for i building a letter supporting in plan and eir i want to make a few additional comments i'm not going to take the time to read into the record you have it before i'm a 40 year veteran of park mana

in principle and by a reckoning for programs and policies for the - one should develop models of ecology in accordance to true principles and good guidance for peace of mind one should make great expression of the ecology to be in charge of all affairs for great teachings and rescue for world mission for the success of personal credits in the right direction the true way and true principle one must on all good deeds of credits of success and social prosperity and one should lead on the with kindness and encourage to have the kind of civilization and then can make perfect success on to a safe cause to save souls. >> thank you, mr. yip any other speakers ms. sacks. >> now we have a new administration coming in all republicans i was wondering how that will effect the san francisco in light bayview getting any funding for the projects on the books all right. i think you should take into consideration and don't let the bart board try to lobby that is before the open - new stations god knows where we have we have we have money in prop k we should use to accordingly and see how the federal gove

ofol: he is a professor marine biology and ecology at the university of miami.t is so important. >> it goes back a long way. he had been based in the philippines for years, and he had done this very early study of exactly what was happening in the spratly islands. they are mostly reefs and a tolls. carol: you look at a global map, and they are like nothing. that isare tiny, and what everyone is fighting over. this was back in the 1980's and early 1990's, back in the philippines, trying to figure out where fish were coming from, how these fisheries were getting repopulated. and he did this study based on archaic methodology, looking at rrows on them,h a rose on th and he figured out the spratly islands were the source for the fisheries on the coast, and providing these replenishing pulses of fish, if you will. carol: did he call it a genetic reserve? >> yes. at the time, the spratly islands were contested already, but were not overfished. there weren't fishermen's going going out there and taking all these fish. he is a scientist, but decided to make this policy

in principle and by a reckoning for programs and policies for the - one should develop models of ecology in accordance to true principles and good guidance for peace of mind one should make great expression of the ecology to be in charge of all affairs for great teachings and rescue for world mission for the success of personal credits in the right direction the true way and true principle one must on all good deeds of credits of success and social prosperity and one should lead on the with kindness and encourage to have the kind of civilization and then can make perfect success on to a safe cause to save souls. >> thank you, mr. yip any other speakers ms. sacks. >> now we have a new administration coming in all republicans i was wondering how that will effect the san francisco in light bayview getting any funding for the projects on the books all right. i think you should take into consideration and don't let the bart board try to lobby that is before the open - new stations god knows where we have we have we have money in prop k we should use to accordingly and see how the federal gove

the eir and the natural project programs my - we took kids both natural areas to learn about local ecology and many of the students those are their nature and the exit we're able to find is phenomenal to be able to take a bunch of kids to wed lands and grass lines and a forest it phenomenal in the natural areas program has been the amazing resource for my students i urge you to keep the program going and pass the eir and the plan thank you. >> thank you. >> hi my name is brigitte i'll nobody but a citizen what i wanted to share with you you know i'm an artist to pictures are worth a thousand word my biggest concern i'm not saying right or wrong but what is happening in reality what happened to glen park i want to give credit to those people that helped that but a hillside they took down the eucalyptus and seeing that at mountain davidson i have pictures when is it is looking like this was happened what you removal a hillside now it looks like this to me that is it is a success story the trees are not managed their failing do you think that's one tree here's another tree lots of trees this

both were among the 15 tested again this this year's ecology center study.indings indicate significant change. >> this year, none of the seats we tested it cppc in it. this was a long time coming. >> reporter: for the first time in 10 years none of the seats contained any chlorinated retardants and for the first time no lead or hazardous metals. >> 13 out of the 15 still contained brominated flame retardants. >> reporter: which can be toxic and accumulate in the body, which they found in warning labors, velcro and fabrics. many fabrics are naturally flame resistant. flame retardants migrate into dust and kids ingest. high levels were found inside my child the same flame retardant found in her car seat. gear heart says all 15 of the car seats tested this year contained phosphorus based retard dance believed to be safer but they say health related data is lacking. >> we want to start that cycle of using our children as an experiment on hazards of chemicals and waiting until the we have the health impacts on your kids. >> reporter: federal law doesn't require h

abc 7 news was at civic center plaza as ecology workers showed how they chop up and repurpose the trees. folks can put the trees on the curbs during the first two weeks of january. just remember to take off the stand obviously and all the decorations. always hard to get all of them off but try to do that. the trees don't go in the green bin because they can't be composted. >> they are hard to compost because of that acidity, so better thing to do is to put it out at the curb on your regular collection day so that we can take it down to the transfer station and chip it. >> the tree's chips are converted into biomass and used to generate electricity. >>> lake tahoe fire investigators are looking into the cause of a raging fire at a popular ski resort. >> the fire broke out at homewood mountain resort. anchor kristen sze is here with dramatic pictures and new information. kiss ten? >> dan and ama, check out this picture provided by the north tahoe fire protection district. the blaze really devoured a ski lodge at homewood and forced the resort to turn away holiday skiers today. the fire br

in this, namely its impact on air quality and eventually of course on the very careful balance, ecological balance of the planet. as we go back and start calculating the possible costs of global warming, we just take that out as a cost that had to be paid for that wasn't, maybe the total productivity calculation don't look nearly as rosie as that it did in his bar. so that would be true for almost anything. so antibiotics, grea, great inv, people live longer, fantastic. what wasn't realized at least adequate at the time was antibiotics were built in mechanism because it can to become ineffective and we have to run faster and faster to stay in place. so again these calculations look a bit dicey to me, and lots of growth in the next 50 years will be to some extent to pay the costs this generation didn't pay, in part because the market failed and in part because they just were not aware of it. so that's one thing that make me worry about this productivity comparison. the other thing is, and that kind of takes me back to bob's point about leisure. yes, we can measure the number of hours people

artery a lot of people live in the cities these cities will determine what happens and the local ecologyf san francisco is so rich as others have eloquently stated been identified as rich from the analyzed and international we can be the leaders into the future as john said the first rule of intelligent trickling to save all the cars and the cleelz and keep the pieces of the engines and work on the ecology and this is a great plan 2 should be applauded by you and applauded in other areas thank you very much. >> thank you next please. >> thank you very much my name is robert doyle i'm the general manager did east bay park and come from the opposite shore well, welcome and nevertheless, the east bay parks and the city and county of san francisco are two of the most systems we have in california if not the entire united states their truly marvel benefits to the urban populations we serve happy for i building a letter supporting in plan and eir i want to make a few additional comments i'm not going to take the time to read into the record you have it before i'm a 40 year veteran of park mana

regarding the geneva and representative of the hollywood neighborhood expressed concerns over the new ecology for the central sector is not shown to the public but regarding the new options will be part of funding requests and residents were concerned that the brt is only severing now populations go did new neighborhoods again adequately the way they see this project going forward didn't adequately consider the needs of existing residents i want to voice the concerns for the residents in those projects on item number 5 the child transportation survey we - very interesting survey it is well worth paying attention to with over 50 percent of parents driving their children to school it is a really good effort to look at how people are getting around the city and getting their kids to school some of the recommendations included a shuttle service for looking at different apps to help with coordinating ridership this was interesting this was presented on the same day at the instrumental update program having two shuttle issues one ongoing to help adults get to work and one recommendations to help ki

regarding the geneva and representative of the hollywood neighborhood expressed concerns over the new ecology for the central sector is not shown to the public but regarding the new options will be part of funding requests and residents were concerned that the brt is only severing now populations go did new neighborhoods again adequately the way they see this project going forward didn't adequately consider the needs of existing residents i want to voice the concerns for the residents in those projects on item number 5 the child transportation survey we - very interesting survey it is well worth paying attention to with over 50 percent of parents driving their children to school it is a really good effort to look at how people are getting around the city and getting their kids to school some of the recommendations included a shuttle service for looking at different apps to help with coordinating ridership this was interesting this was presented on the same day at the instrumental update program having two shuttle issues one ongoing to help adults get to work and one recommendations to help ki

regarding the geneva and representative of the hollywood neighborhood expressed concerns over the new ecology for the central sector is not shown to the public but regarding the new options will be part of funding requests and residents were concerned that the brt is only severing now populations go did new neighborhoods again adequately the way they see this project going forward didn't adequately consider the needs of existing residents i want to voice the concerns for the residents in those projects on item number 5 the child transportation survey we - very interesting survey it is well worth paying attention to with over 50 percent of parents driving their children to school it is a really good effort to look at how people are getting around the city and getting their kids to school some of the recommendations included a shuttle service for looking at different apps to help with coordinating ridership this was interesting this was presented on the same day at the instrumental update program having two shuttle issues one ongoing to help adults get to work and one recommendations to help ki

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. >> reporter: fortunately, the ecology project keeps tracks of sightings in the bay area. so far in the lake and 1700 others around the greater region. >> probably a good sign that the environment is improving. >> reporter: yep. that's what the environmentalists think. the ecology project provided this video and credit a ban on hunting, clean water act, and wetlands restoration for the comeback. the otters here don't mind loud noises because the lake is right in the shadow of six flags. the fishermen seem to enjoy their encounters with the furry critters. this gentleman plans to leave them a meal of the trout he didn't throw back. >> i guild these, so i figure, well, they will go to waste or leave them for the otters. >> reporter: a good treatment for a species almost wiped out by hunting and pollution in the 1960s before protections were put in place. eric thomas, abc 7 news. >> time to turn to the weather, chilly weather. >> chilly, that radiational cooling, and drew is here because there's no anomalous propagation on the radar. >> my mind is blown. you are dropping so m

but what happens over time we get used to certain viruses and they start to become part of our eecd ecology. that's what you've been covering and what it's really focusingi n on. >> i am the good cop in this scenario.. i don't want to contradict any of the concerns raised by the book has the more beneficial side and i talk about how they've been with us for the longest time. we evolved in the microbial micl world and to this date all of us depend on microbes for all sorts of parts of our development. every human body contains tens of trillions and hope to build and calibrate our immune system and digest our food and protect us from disease and may even help to shape and even viruses we contain many more. most of those infected cow and they are part of this ecosystem. i've talked about some of the roles they play us humans but if you look at the kingdom you will see all kinds of incredible superpowers that they convey to their host. they allow words to regenerate their entire bodies. there are birds in microbe rich foods that help to protect the chicks from infections and there are even wasp

regarding the geneva and representative of the hollywood neighborhood expressed concerns over the new ecology for the central sector is not shown to the public but regarding the new options will be part of funding requests and residents were concerned that the brt is only severing now populations go did new neighborhoods again adequately the way they see this project going forward didn't adequately consider the needs of existing residents i want to voice the concerns for the residents in those projects on item number 5 the child transportation survey we - very interesting survey it is well worth paying attention to with over 50 percent of parents driving their children to school it is a really good effort to look at how people are getting around the city and getting their kids to school some of the recommendations included a shuttle service for looking at different apps to help with coordinating ridership this was interesting this was presented on the same day at the instrumental update program having two shuttle issues one ongoing to help adults get to work and one recommendations to help ki

mike ann they mentioned i'm the president of the historical society and the president and psychoof ecology in that part of my life thriving to be involved with a recycling project for this building (laughter) that will bring to a fresh start it is my honor today to introduce you to our california state senator for another week mark leno been in sacramento fighting for better schools assess is a higher education and safer streets and quality for all californians we're grateful to senator mark leno for his effort in helping us to as a great advocate for this project to help us achieve and secure the funds to allow the california historical sovereignty to continue collaboration with the city of san francisco and the library and others partners to fully explore the design and rejection of this building senator mark leno thank you for your presence today. >> (clapping.) >> welcome everybody to this historic reasonable building which we all here have agreed is our responsibility to preserve, and to protect and finally to restore to its original grandeur so the generations can recognize and enjoy

public health official from there with all the combined san francisco to me as an abundance of urban ecology that chicago doesn't only has what happened if this plan didn't go through it is invaded and do away with that it is not profitable or prosperous or sound so chicago right now is going baugsdz e backwards trying to get native spaces didn't have any left within our backyard here glorious hills that have a view of the entire city on the worst days it is surprising how is city that has so much as hand realize that oh, we should preserve those spaces and do we we can to make sure the communities around them as and assess that is often meaning restricting assess while a project is done that has to happen so i'm all for this plan and program moving forward because that is something that as an outdoor cider can only service to be a benefit to the city in the long term maybe not in the short term a lot of disagreement but under the long term one of the best looking programs that will not effect the city as a whole as a an outsider thank you for letting me speak. >> hello commissioners thank y

. >> reporter: however, the ecology center's jeff gearhart says almost all of the car seats still containcerning brominated flame retardants. the study cited findings from our investigation and highlighted the first-ever flame retardant-free car seat expected to hit the market next year. north to meet flammability regulations it will be too expensive for most consumers an only available for infants. people say regulatory changes are needed for affordable and healthy car seats. >> the fundamental issue of justice to working and poor families. >> reporter: the ecology center, cox collings consumer advocates and car seat manufacturers and toxicologists support the legislation. the chemical doesn't necessarily mean it is harmful or not in compliance with laws, according to the industry. >>> still ahead the later side of consumerwatch. the viewers consumerwatch has helped on the air and a glimpse behind the scenes. ♪[ music ] you , ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> we're faking a look at some of the best of consumerwatch. while the biggs investigations often lead to policy change helping viewers is the cor

that's why we go into schools to give lessons in ecology.into the mosques, so that people's behavior changes. >> at the same time, the activists also promote other sources of income for the village such as dried apples or forest-grown herbs. arstanali matkadirov was able to use this dryer to compensate for last year's catastrophic walnut harvest. no one here can imagine a life without the forest, but in the future, their focus will be on how to live with it rather than off it. >> we'll be back next week, and in the meantime, do write to us. and check out our new facebook page -- dwglobalsociety. 8úxúa?ó] 12/09/16 12/09/16 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from pacifica, this is democracy now! >> if your object to is to bolslster and support the unions and you're not concerned about whetether young people will have entry level jobs, , then youou should be e protesting for $15 minimum wage. i think your people are concerned about big labor. amy: president-elect donald trump has picked a fast food ceo to become the next secretar

regarding the geneva and representative of the hollywood neighborhood expressed concerns over the new ecology for the central sector is not shown to the public but regarding the new options will be part of funding requests and residents were concerned that the brt is only severing now populations go did new neighborhoods again adequately the way they see this project going forward didn't adequately consider the needs of existing residents i want to voice the concerns for the residents in those projects on item number 5 the child transportation survey we - very interesting survey it is well worth paying attention to with over 50 percent of parents driving their children to school it is a really good effort to look at how people are getting around the city and getting their kids to school some of the recommendations included a shuttle service for looking at different apps to help with coordinating ridership this was interesting this was presented on the same day at the instrumental update program having two shuttle issues one ongoing to help adults get to work and one recommendations to help ki

that's why we go into schools to give lessons in ecology.into the mosques, so that people's behavior changes. >> at the same time, the activists also promote other sources of income for the village such as dried apples or forest-grown herbs. arstanali matkadirov was able to use this dryer to compensate for last year's catastrophic walnut harvest. no one here can imagine a life without the forest, but in the future, their focus will be on how to live with it rather than off it. >> we'll be back next week, and in the meantime, do write to us. and check out our new facebook page -- dwglobalsociety. - [voiceover] this program is made possible in part by the town of marion, historic marion virgina, home of the wayne henderson school of appalachian arts. celebrating 21 years as a certified virginia main street community. the ellis family foundation. the general francis marion hotel, the historic general francis marion hotel and black rooster restaurant and lounge, providing luxurious accommodations and casual fine dining. the bank of marion. the b

these traditional canoes, or mokoros, used to be carved from tree trunks, but for ecological reasonsfibreglass. and we're off! nice and smooth. at the moment, no sign of any crocodiles, which is good news. in the olden days, they'd go out using mokoro for hunting, fishing, and gathering wild berries. in the olden days, there were several small villages, they lived in islands. when they visited each other, they'd use mokoro as their transport. do you think you will always stay here? i will say yes because it is where i originate. all my friends, i have to ask them to come to visit me in this paradise. the boat is wonderfully smooth. i have not felt the least bit threatened. i would do — if i felt a hippo or crocodile was coming this way. but so far, so good. it has been an epicjourney crisscrossing botswana. eight plane trips and some hard slogs, driving more than 3000 km on rough terrain. it is not necessarily a cheap place to travel in, and in fact sometimes it feels a bit exclusive, but the truth is, the future of botswana for the next 50 years and beyond lies in all its inhabitant

in solving problems that are perceived by ranchers and also hunters so that we can maintain the ecological impacts of wolves on the ground. >> wha are the ecosystem impacts of wolves? predation is a prominent force. through predation, you can not only impact the species, but it can trickle down to other aspects of the food web, even down to the dictation. in the absence of wolves, elk herds got to such a high density that we saw the impact on grassland and some of the wooded browse. now that wolves are back, we are understanding that some areas of the park here on the northern range are starting to grow back yard that is important for other species, such as songbirds and beavers and other aspects of ecosystem. if wolf populations get too low, we are concerned as biologist for conductivity between the recovery areas and the subpopulations, for genetic health. we can't have our prepositions get too small. the states do acknowledge that carnivores play a role on these landscapes. yes, it's a different situation where you have livestock and there will be conflict. i think that is where the sta

opinion, a spiritual crisis which has to do with the relationship between human civilization and the ecologicalm of the earth. terre: welcome back to "big problems, big thinkers." i'm terre blair. the 1992 earth summit was the largest meeting of leaders in history. 117 heads of state, 178 nations in total, gathered to discuss how to balance economic development with protecting the earth. despite the disagreements between industrialized and developing nations, the summit made sustainable development a more pressing item on the world's agenda. fernando henrique cardoso: from that point on, i believe that the brazilian people became more and more aware of the importance of environment. so in 20 years, the change was like that. in 2002, it was already clear that the brazilians had much more awareness of the problems of environment than other people. on the other hand, we were burning our forests. it took 10 years to realize this is no longer acceptable. michael bloomberg: governments are responsive to citizens' demands. you don't think so all the time, and there is some friction in it. but fundamen

is world's first solar -- opening, and will be inaugurated by the ecology minister. enerate enough electricity to power street lighting local towns, but there are some questions about its cost efficiency. reporter: northern france isn 't known for its beaming sunshine but this town in normandy is offering -- is opening its first solar road. it stretches along this one road which ister capable of producing electricity. it has been well received by the locals. >> it is great for the area. and the environment. >> maybe we will get free electricity. reporter: it has taken six years to find the right materials that can carry the weight of traffic and since gained severe weather -- sustain severe weather. >> it is mixed with glass greens which makes it grip to the road. reporter: any electricity runs onto the tarmac. oad there arer tunnels, and inside them there are cables that send electricity to a transformer which is sent to the network. reporter: according to the creators, the panels should be able to produce enough electricity to power the street lighting of the town

they also took 20 years to change the whole ecology of that. we will also achieve it.e he is right, because the ganges sustains a unique ecosystem and one of the rarest animals in the world, the ganges river dolphin. what's more, they still survive in the main stretch of the river between the tanneries and the temples of varanasi. we have come down to the ganges and the hope was we might be able to spot the incredibly rare ganges dolphin. incredibly, within minutes of rising, i saw the dorsal fin of one of them, break the water. the challenge will be filming them. we have hired a little boat. this is it. this is sanjay, the cameraman. how difficult will it be to film the dolphins, we have seen a couple? how difficult will it be to film the dolphins, we have seen a couple7m is quite tough because they pop up suddenly. you are an expert on the dolphins, you work for the world wildlife fund and one of the programmes is to protect his rare animal, how rare is the gangetic dolphin? the gangetic dolphin is an endangered species and it is pretty rare to spot these animals. bu

animal rights activist met with the special presidential representative for environmental protection ecologyanderson compared the earth to a spaceship which needs a live support system for the crew to survive. >>> and simply the best news for teen at a turner fans. music will he vend live and songs are headed for the stage. product company says it's developing a musical based on turner's story. tina turner today attend add workshop in london for the show which has actually been in the works for a year now. no word yet on when or where you might be able to see that show. >>> well, that will do it tonight for us at 11:00 o'clock. for entertainment news straight ahead on fox 29 with tmz and dish nation and then stay tuned for chasing news followed by the simpsons. we are back here at 7:00 a.m. for "good day philadelphia" weekend. scott, you will be back, right, in the morning. >> track the cold. tracking the snow changing over to some sleet, some freezing rain. eventually all rain as those temperatures warm. >> going to be a crazy forecast. >> it really is. we could be looking at near 60 on sun

. >> i truly believe that it can be an alternative for meat, because it's much more ecological to breedinsects than other meat, and it tastes good. >> reporter: nikolaas viaene farms crickets indoors in the basement of this belgian business park. it takes him just 40 days to raise them from larvae to adults, and because crickets are so tiny, viaene can breed tens of thousands in this small space, as long as he's able to control the heat and humidity: 31 degrees celsius, or 88 degrees fahrenheit, is ideal. what are some of the benefits of both eating and breeding crickets? >> to make the same amount of protein as a cow,, crickets need 25 times less food, 300 times less water, and they produce 60 times less greenhouse gases. >> reporter: viaene says another benefit of breeding crickets is they feed on by-products normally thrown away, like soybean hulls and corn husks. breeding and selling crickets for food is so new, different countries have different rules. it's not allowed in italy, iceland, or denmark. it is legal in belgium, the netherlands, the uk and the u.s. with all that uncertai

mike ann they mentioned i'm the president of the historical society and the president and psychoof ecology in that part of my life thriving to be involved with a recycling project for this building (laughter) that will bring to a fresh start it is my honor today to introduce you to our california state senator for another week mark leno been in sacramento fighting for better schools assess is a higher education and safer streets and quality for all californians we're grateful to senator mark leno for his effort in helping us to as a great advocate for this project to help us achieve and secure the funds to allow the california historical sovereignty to continue collaboration with the city of san francisco and the library and others partners to fully explore the design and rejection of this building senator mark leno thank you for your presence today. >> (clapping.) >> welcome everybody to this historic reasonable building which we all here have agreed is our responsibility to preserve, and to protect and finally to restore to its original grandeur so the generations can recognize and enjoy

a rigorous voluntary standard for energy efficiency in a building, centered around reducing the ecologicaltprint, that results in ultra-low-energy buildings that require little energy for space heating or cooling. since its inception, there are now more than 50,000 structures worldwide that ulize these design principles, that include positioning of the structu, material choices, systems choices, and windows and doors all selected for how they contribute to the management of the thermal barrier. - a passive house is a building that is--and it doesn't have to be a house; it could be a commercial building, it could be a skyscraper, it could be a school-- that is built to a very demanding energy performance standard. you have ventilation requirements, you have fresh air, air quality requirements, you have heating and cooling requirements, and you've got to make them all work together. and it's possible to do that. - i built a passive house toave money and to live comfortably. the walls were insulated panels that were anchored with interior walls-- regular 2x4 walls. the walls have windows that

in principle and by a reckoning for programs and policies for the - one should develop models of ecology in accordance to true principles and good guidance for peace of mind one should make great expression of the ecology to be in charge of all affairs for great teachings and rescue for world mission for the success of personal credits in the right direction the true way and true principle one must on all good deeds of credits of success and social prosperity and one should lead on the with kindness and encourage to have the kind of civilization and then can make perfect success on to a safe cause to save souls. >> thank you, mr. yip any other speakers ms. sacks. >> now we have a new administration coming in all republicans i was wondering how that will effect the san francisco in light bayview getting any funding for the projects on the books all right. i think you should take into consideration and don't let the bart board try to lobby that is before the open - new stations god knows where we have we have we have money in prop k we should use to accordingly and see how the federal gove

climate change. -- infrastructure, ecology, climate change bill.t would be more than 1.5 million jobs. it would be 5 million jobs. if we could take that majority of the people in the house of representatives, they will get the senate. they are going to get the senate. don't let us take over the house. you are talking about progressive programs. that is was going to happen. -- that is what is going to happen. it can happen and we need that. what the corporate money are doing, they are trying to break you. they are trying to kill the middle class. now the middle class looked at that and then we have to get an edge on the political side of this. we need more of these young brothers and sisters. even the black lives matter wants etc. we to look from a progressive standpoint for seats. we want to maximize political seats. that is where i want to do that. now look what happened. by the time we got to the end of 1969, they attacked us. i was in the position and i was going to tell party members that you're going to learn to identify your districts. you're