hardly a green building. there's also a special about durability in terms of the materials to make it up. i am having a meeting next week with folks about the construction of buildings. right now, there is a requirement in the san francisco building code required to take your demolition construction debris to a registered facility, and they are required to do a recovery of some percentage. >> 65%, and you need a registered for any thing greater than a single axel picked up. >> of their committed to a recovery rate. we have recovery, but we're talking about deconstruction come up with the park that will be reused. -- the construction, -- deconstruction, with the part that will be reduced. so there is a regulation, and they put it in place, and that is all. especially with the green toad. san francisco's green building ordinance, and we both word about the -- wrote the ordnance and dealt with implementation with a small number of people, and it primarily relates to new buildings. i will go through the ordinance

green. >> my own direct experience, generally, the buying public will not pay more if it is green. maybe that is something people don't want to hear. it is the honest truth. that is my own direct experience. i think it is absolutely -- what will happen with the current green movement in building, is that it will become standard. it is becoming the standard. ultimately, it will be frowned upon when a house does not have these features, i think. i think that is how it will migrate into society, in that way. it is a good thing. it is becoming an awareness of all of these things, your appliances, your window rating, things like that. it is something that happens over time. people like to talk about it. i have sold properties where they are solar-ready, which means they have all of the equipment installed to bring the solar down, the solar energy from the roof, down into the sub-area, to then transmitted to the electrical outlets and things, but the panel did not get installed yet because maybe the person did not want to spend the extra $20,000 or $30,000. it is a promise it is coming.

green builders. >> just to name a few resources in town that are low-cost, there is a monthly green building professionals meeting that typically is posted at the department of the environment, but it is by building it green, open to any interested parties. you go to builditgreen.org and ask to get on the mailing list, and there is a lot of information on the web site. they have the mission to facilitate overall change in the market to institutionalize standardized green buildings and practices, so there is not only information for how to verify. how to identify green materials, there is a database to resource system, so there is -- >> the energy resource center is at howard street. >> yes. they typically host in the neighborhood of 100 to 200 class's each semester, so basically twice that many a year, and they are affiliated with other programs throughout california streets of san francisco and stockton trading centers are the biggest, and they tend to focus in san francisco on commercial construction and building related issues, documents been focused on small-commercial and residential, a

iran, the green blue brick. the u.s. a, the fox and the paradox published last year and available for sale this evening. the burro is my home, a hamid dabasi reader and just out, she is them, a new religion protest. ervand abrahamian, a distinguished professor at baruch college, cuny. iran, between two revolutions published in 1982 and widely regarded as a magisterial reference point. the communism on the islamic republic is in published in 1993. tortured confessions, prisons and public presentations in modern peron published in 1999. most recently a history of modern air ron. teaches the iranian and middle eastern studies at rutgers university and is a frequent contributor to a range of publications including tehran bureau. per current research interests include political art and music in tehran, women engender in fundamentalist religious communities in north america and women's rights movements in iran and that global comparative context. nader hashemi teaches middle east and islamic politics at the joseph cornell's sc

build it green? green point rated is one. used for residential. there are a whole bunch of areas being developed. we're real grateful we have leed. one of the issues with leed is it's expensive to go through the leed process. you have to document everything you do. pay them a fee. they have to check it. what is a leed certification cost? >> there's an initial cost to register the project. the initial registration cost has come down and the u.s. gb c has worked really hard to bring this down. they are trying to address this and all nc. >> nc, new construction? >> yes. sorry. >> so what are we talking about? 10 that , $10,000. >> the certification will be around $1,200. >> that's not so much. i had been told many times it was cost prohibitive. but that doesn't seem to be the case >> i think part of it is the documentation. i think that's an important cost that gets pay back. because leed is third party verification. so talking to real estate agents. when they appraise places and say, this is absolutely a green place. third party verification will be

spring green lawn care. this is sharon. >> reporter: ted got the idea for this call center while working out in the field. >> if we could answer calls it would ease the time burden on a lot of our franchise owners at night. >> reporter: so, during the day when franchisees are typically out of the office, customer calls are routed here. ted's goal is to grow spring green's annual revenues from $36 million to $100 million over the next decade. prospective franchise scott garcia is part of the plan. the north carolina man visited company headquarters recently for a meet and greet. >> we're certainly excited that you're looking at taking the opportunity of taking it to the next step an becoming a franchise owner and we're certainly looking forward to it. >> reporter: while adding new franchises is a priority, so too is helping existing ones. >> just as important and probably more important is growing our existing franchises, so a lot of things we're doing on a day to day basis is putting tools together that ulti

all our cleaning products are green certified products. we are running out of space for our bike racks. we used to be like 3 riders. now we are 4, and 5. more and more people are riding to work. that's one of the commitments we have within our office >> somebody whispered to me that marvin johnson was recently named city and county bike commuter of the year. we are proud to have marvin to the office. we have a dish washer when is an energy star. part of being green. we are not using paper plates or styrofoam cups much minimal paper towels. so if you look in the cabinets, we have lots of bowels and plates and regular flat wear. we run the dish washer because that's part for the environment. >> this is david green, senior electrical inspector. >> i just had a question on the flooring, i noticed linoleum is starting to come back. i just was wondering how this relates to linoleum. we does use this in lieu of laminant >> linoleum is a linseed based >> pressed linseed. on a jute backing. it's a double whammy. >> the photo luminescent signs, we d

gem, red and green petite oak, and red and green tango, all 3 of which were researched and developed to meet both the company's standards of quality and the consumers' needs for taste, color, and texture. >> well, if we see--u just gotta look to the past. it was iceberg. it took a long to get to romaine. it took a long time to get to the spring mix. it took a shorter amount of time here. i think you're just gonna see more of these type of products. much like the electronics business, just the speed of technology's, you know, exponential. it goes faster. and so that's it--we've always got to be out in front trying to find out what is that next thing that the consumers are looking for. >> and at the top of most consumer surveys is convenience. the variety of lettuce in each package eliminates the need to buy a lot of different heads of lettuce, and thus allows for customized blends. also, the petite size and shape of each artisan lettuce head lets folks have a quick and easy preparation as well as flexibility in sizes and cuts. in fact, the lettuce only needs two cuts, a quick rinse in

that kind of label green washing. >> making your product look green when it really is not green. consumer believes there's an environmental benefit associated with that product. that's why they label it that way. >> and scott smith says even many utensils certified as compostable by third party testing aren't breaking down under commercial composting conditions. >> i'm not really aware of any composter that wants composted utensils. they need to have a certain thickness for function. >> utensils are certified compostable if they break down within 180 days. but the average commercial composting cycle is less than half that. why the discrepancy? it's about money. >> a composter's goal is to make good quality compost as quickly as they can. that's how they make money. >> what happens to all those utensils that get sent to commercial composters? most get screened out in the beginning of the process and end up going to landfills. just the fakes, these diners were hoping to avoid. >> now utensils will break down by 30% over three months and while we're still trying to figure out where

and from behind the green i know how it falls. it all depends. it could change completely this putt. jim: 14'2". knock it in, we have a playoff for the third straight week on tour. yes! and welcome to the clemson invitational! nick: my goodness. how impressive is that? luckily lucas knew it. he is not even budging or stirred or shaken by that one. that was impressive. the speed that putt or the lack of speed, that putt went in. perfectly judged. how quick was that? >> how prophetic was lucas? inoue he is thinking why did i open my mouth. you see what happens when you are a nice guy and you pull for others? jim: this is why. you never would have said that, would you? pretty special. nick: that was a great moment. that is an impressive hole. the way both guys played. lucas' drive would check him out on that one. but those seven shots from those guys were very impressive. jim: now is the awkward time where we still have to finish up. and you have a lot of fedex cup points on the line and a lot of money. you are just trying to get out of the way here

let's hear it for greenland's -- green plains -- green lanes and churros. [applause] it is one of will to have a building that reduces carbon emissions. webcor has been building a foundation for cycling for the last 11 years by supporting 8350-member cycling team. we have a professional team. we set by women to the beijing olympics -- four women to the beijing olympics, and we have national champions. we have been very successful. now, we are advocating for cycling. commuting, for kids to be able to have a safe way to get to school, more bicycle lanes, a better understanding that there needs to be recognition of the cyclist and -- as a vulnerable user on our roads, and that is starting to change the laws to make that recognition, so we have roads now designed to recognize the fact that people ride bicycles on them and walk on them. transit-oriented villages where people can have the ability to walk, to cycle, get transit. that is what we believe the future looks like. san francisco has embraced that. it is wonderful to see the new bicycle lanes. when we wer

green jobs to the inner city. social justice and environmental activist majora carter. i'm maria hinojosa, this is one on one. majora carter, welcome to our program. >> thank you for having me. >> hinojosa: so okay, you are a genius, award winning... important to say straight up at the front. i know, you're like, "no, no, no!" you are a woman of the south bronx. >> yes. >> hinojosa: and when people think of the south bronx, they think of blown out buildings, fire, garbage, pollution. when you look at the south bronx,ou see what? >> possibility, promise, some of the world's most beautiful people... >> hinojosa: hmm! >> ...all sorts of assets that are just waiting to be developed and recognized as such. >> hinojosa: but when you were growing up in the south bronx... >> uh! >> hinojosa: ...one of ten kids, okay? >> ( laughing ) yeah. >> hinojosa: what were you seeing around you? >> i was seeing, you know, the burned-out shells of buildings. i did see, you know, crack heads who lived across the street from me in a bur

they offer dark green service that customers can opt into. it is a 100% green product. supervisor mirkarimi: how much more expensive is that? >> mike campbell of sfpuc. the with a grain product is offered for marin is 1.5 cents more per kilowatt hour. it is one paying more per hour. it is the same structure. it is targeting the hired usgher usage customers. supervisor mirkarimi: are we talking about the same structure? >> pricing wise, yes. we are looking at bringing you further information about the other 100% green programs offered in california. we know that palo alto and others have the programs. compared to the other prices, marin and san francisco look comparable period supervisor mirkari. i believe the first capture was 9000. it may have eroded down to 8000. they have been operational -- tomorrow will be the one-year anniversary. with opt outs and customers moving, they have lost a few. at this point, they are at 8000. supervisor mirkarimi: the start of money required to instigate, we understand they have now paid off everything they required in order to initiate

lee speaking, the term "green jobs" became very much a mantra term. while i very much support the program, i think we should have a more honest discussion. i'm still not impressed by the term "green jobs" in san francisco or frankly, anywhere in california, because i do not think it has lived up to the term. i want to be careful. i think it's important that we continue to invest in the '80s of advancing a work force connected to renewable energy infrastructure, it does not seem to be the way we would want. i want you to be able to sort of opine. >> i guess i would agree with you, supervisor. i think we all have that hope that we will have local jobs, jobs for disadvantaged workers, green jobs or otherwise. green was the thinking. it has not panned out in my mind, either. it does not mean we give up on it. this may not have been the best strategy. we have to keep looking for ones that create more jobs and better jobs for people that are low income people that are entry level into the work force. supervisor mirkarimi: should we be scaling down our expec

green was the thinking. it has not panned out in my mind, either. it does not mean we give up on it. this may not have been the best strategy. we have to keep looking for ones that create more jobs and better jobs for people that are low income people that are entry level into the work force. supervisor mirkarimi: should we be scaling down our expectations in some ways so it is a more intellectually honest discussion? when we talk about subsidizing in low-income areas, like the southeast sector, which has been degraded by environmental impacts. it really felt like two or three years ago that we were on a promise that this was going to really deliver. it has not delivered. i do not think that anybody's fault, but i think we should be clear about how real this notion is of green jobs. >> again, supervisor, this has not worked out as much as we would like it to work out. i'm not willing to give up on the idea. if you recall, last year's budget had $8 million for l.e.d. streetlights. we are planning on replacing all the lights in san francisco with more

>supervisor mirkarimi: does pg&e have a green tier? >> i am not aware they have a green service offering. they have a climate smart program. it is an offset type of program. they do not have a green portfolio program beyond the standard service. supervisor mirkarimi: it speaks to what i think is a telling and positive outcome in the poll that has 45% of the respondents saying they would prefer to pay more to insure that their electricity is coming from clean, renewable sources like solar and wind. it is nice to capture more than the anecdote that this could beat the traffic that helps us insert towards unleashea niche t pg&e cannot provide. >> these are core customers that are consistently with us. >> i have a question for mr. metz on the data. i am trying to understand slide two versus slide 5. it looks like there were split on the idea of paying more for renewable energy. half wanted to and half did not. and guess it is because you are drilling down now and going by teaier that there seems to be ls interest at the higher tiers. >> th

gets it to green.k to garnett -- and it's back to ten, with 2:19 remaining. >> mark: celtics here going into a two-two-one. >> jeff: do you think they just made this up? i think they just put it in. i don't think the celtics have this in. >> mike: we haven't seen this. brand new. slowing down the pace of the game. wade. good defense. gets it to bosh. bosh, blocked by garnett. oh, terrific rejection from kevin garnett. rondo. inside. deflected. james got a piece of that one. wade's not going to be able to chase that one down. he goes diving into the crowd. and hopefully he landed on people to break his fall from the chairs there. and apparently okay. walking a little gingerly. wow. wade appears okay. the extra effort all afternoon for the miami heat. it's me. i'm coming home. when? ♪ ♪ surprise!!! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> mike: so many are officially addicted to abc's new show called "happy endings." tv's funniest all new comedy, all new wednesday at its regular time at 10:00/9:00 central. heat tr

s going green all the military is touting its environmental friendliness to the press well ask isn't the greenest thing you can do is to stop waging and listen wars then is the government on the hunt for activists to arrest record for activists under the obama administration has skyrocketed we're going to find out why and then you know about the g. eight but have you heard of the g eight the biggest names in the tech world coming together to give politicians their take on how to keep the internet growing financially but the thing is the governments of the g eight are pushing for regulation so will this meeting of minds and with a real solutions or just become a major clash i'll get to the bottom of these issues and throw in some happy hour for you at the end of the show but right now let's move on to our top story. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu addressed congress today here in washington d.c. and he got quite the reception receiving not one or two or three hundred fifteen but twenty nine standing ovations congress that applause the spoke about the long standing relationsh

three weeks arc another rig was sent north and it was boarded by green peace. can energy has its headquarters in eden breaux. he says his company as pioneers in the arctic. >> right now, we're leading the charge and we do that very safely and responsibly. we're ahead of everybody else, but there are a large number of other companies now that have made entry and they're all watching and waiting to see what we find. >> but the cables show that american diplomats believe green land -- >> is on a clear track to independence. >> and see this is -- >> a unique opportunity. >> for american gas and oil companies to get a foothold. a senior greenland official is saying greenland -- >> is just one big oil strike away. >> from independence. >> they say it's about 50 billion barrels oil equivalent around greenland. to put that in context, that's equive land of what the north sea has produced over the last 40 years. >> green peace launched a nighttime raid. >> green peace is taking this action to protect the arctic environment from dangerous deep sea drilling. >> green peac

seuss story is "green eggs and ham." >> "green eggs and ham." >> "green eggs and ham." >> i've alwaysted to do this, for "teen kids news" i'm sam i am. >>> hoops have been used as toys for ages, but in the 1950's a combination of plastic and great marketing brought us the hula hoop. it spun into a national craze. and now, it's back. >> i like to hula hoop because it's fun and active and you get a lot of exercise out of it. >> well, we're going to learn how to lift it and catch it with our hand. >> stefan pildes is a master hooper. he performs at rock concerts, street fairs and even on cruise ships. and he teaches a class called "groove hoops." >> people are tired of aerobics or step classes. they're looking for new things that give them a sense of joy and happiness. hula hooping makes everyone smile. >> hooping sure makes people smile in stefan's class. some of them have been taking lessons for years. like erica and angelica, who hoop along with their mom. >> what trick are you going to show us? >> i'm going to show you a cool one, can i show you right now? >> if you put your heart in

>> green this is the weird one and i should have gotten to you last and she is green because she is walking. very good. this patient. >> (inaudible). >> very good. >> we tagged red. >> because? >> not responding -- >> very good and tagged red correctly. triage and i hope you guys can do it and 32 can do and divide the reds and the yellows and th greens are walking wounded and blacks are dead and simple as that and how long should you be with a patient? not more than 15 seconds and ho long does it take to check breathing? and you know right away and couple seconds to ask for a command and 22nds to check this and 15 seconds with a patient at the most and common injuries are brucing bruising, lacerations and sprains and si signs and symptoms that you wil see is pain, di discoloration, e deformity and some of the treatments and you want to see the wounds and see blood and ri open the shirt so you can treat it and you see blood here and rip the shirt open and the bloo is from somewhere else and i immobilize them and someone has an object and never remove it and it's embedded and if you pull it o

that kind of labeling green washing. >> making your product look green when it really is not green.he consumer believes there's an environmental benefit associated with that product. >> and scott smith line of californians against waste says even utensils aren't breaking down under commercial composting conditions. >> i'm not aware of any composter that wants utensils. >> one reason. >> they need to have a certain thickness for function, but that acts as a barrier. >> utensils are certified compostable. they break down within 180 days. so why the discrepancy? it's about money. >> a composter's goal is to make good quality compost as quickly as they can. that's how they make money. >> what happens to all those utensils that get sent to composters. most get screened out at the very beginning of the process and end up going to landfills. these diners were hoping to avoid. >> now its utensils will break down by 30% in the landfill over three months and while we're still trying to figure out where to toss these, environmentalists are calling for new more realistic industry standards for

nick: that's a nice easy club, middle of the green.ease it and let the wind work in your favor. >> now, this has started on a nice line. it's all about carry. nick: there's that kick. and over the back. oh, in the hole. jim: that's a break there. that could have rolled all the way back down. webb simpson advantage. toorazy . but i was still over the edge with my cholesterol. anyone with high cholesterol may be at increased risk of heart attack. diet and exercise weren't enough for me. i stopped kidding myself. i've been eating healthier, exercising more, and now i'm also taking lipitor. if you've been kidding yourself about high cholesterol...stop. 80% of people who have had heart attacks have high cholesterol. lipitor is a cholesterol lowering medication, fda approved to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients who have heart disease or risk factors for heart disease. [ female announcer ] lipitor is not for everyone, including people with liver problems and women who are nursing, pregnant or may become pregnant. you need

. >> let's talk about greene design. a big thing and san francisco, before the board of supervisors, is legislation, if this building were built next year, would require that this have eight lead certified building, silver building if it were built next year. what kind of green provisions are built into the building? >> we have done as much as we can with the checklist with the limitations and budgetary constraints that we have. we're hoping to be certified to achieve just under the lead silver level, although we're not going for the certification because of the process on this particular building. >> can you mention specific green building construction strategies? >> we have worked with our structural engineer using flash in the concrete. >> what is that and why is a green? >> it is a byproduct of industrial waste, basically, the smoke from the smokestack, ash that is collected. it provides a great material, a great part of the concrete mix. it is recycled and is relatively inexpensive, although it is getting more expen

any new development area, shown in green, -- in the new development area, shown in green, there are the areas adapted to sea level rise. the areas on the perimeter of the island, it is not a levee- protected environment. we need to protect ourselves from waves. we've taken the perimeter and figured out what the elevation seems to be, taking in account tsunami is, storm events, and added 16 inches to the protection. then we have enough room around the island in order to adapt the perimeter over time as more and more information is available. we can adjust that perimeter area to protect. 50 years up, we can then understand what the sea level rise is going to be increate that perimeter protection -- and create that perimeter protection. commissioner torres: is this area vulnerable to a potential tsunami? >> no. it is protected by the golden gate. we can get into a lot of detail about tsunamis. commissioner torres: so, you're perimeter that you articulated would take care of that? >> yes. president vietor: you just said 55 inches by 2100. we are anticipating a minimum of a 55-inch sea level

here's ian poulter who's up on the green. he's taken the flagstick out. and here's how he got here. now johnny, here's a man who really doesn't want to get up early tomorrow morning. he is running the entire length of the hole. >> pretty good. >> i'll tell you what, he's in good shape. dustin johnson just taking his time. because all they have to do is get one guy to hole out and one guy to get over and hit the tee shot at 18 before the horn sounds. >> like he was on a little track there. >> yeah. >> you're not supposed to putt well with your heart racing a bit. we'll see if that holds true. >> there's only one under par and one over par for the day. so, if he's too overly concerned about that as we go to five. >> toms for that elusive birdie. >> this one should move just a little bit left, slightly uphill. good-looking birdie. >> just cannot buy one. >> and one for his confidence, roger. in a big way. >> after awhile starts to nod a little bit. like is it ever going to turn? >> he's being patient. >> that's exactly what he talked about, he's been better in his 40s being patient. >>

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