Global Footprint Network • 17th August 2021

Global Footprint Network Annual Report

Humanity is simply demanding more than the earth can provide.

Global Footprint Network Blog • 17th August 2021

How many planets does it take to support your lifestyle?

Whether you’re a car-pooling vegan from Italy, frugal home-maker from China or a jet-setting
fashionista from Brazil, you can calculate the size of your Footprint on the planet with a new Web
tool developed by Global Footprint Network. The calculator takes users through a series of questions about their lifestyle, and determines their
Ecological Footprint – the amount of land area it takes to produce all the resources they consume
and absorb their CO2 emissions.

Global Footprint Network Blog • 17th August 2021

India's Demand on Nature Approaching Critical Limits

As the world grapples with the escalating effects of the financial crisis, Global Footprint Network reported on another mounting—and unsecured—debt: a growing gap in India between the amount of natural resources the country uses and how much it has.

India now demands the biocapacity of two Indias to provide for its consumption and absorb its wastes, according to a report released by Global Footprint Network and CII (Confederation of Indian Industry). The report, India’s Ecological Footprint: A

Global Footprint Network Blog • 17th August 2021

Measuring the Footprint of the 'World's Greenest City'

Some 50 square meters of parkland per inhabitant. A food-for-trash program that supports a 70-percent citywide recycling rate: the highest in the world. A public transportation system that carries 1.9 million riders a day, 70 percent of commuter traffic. A vast network of open space, mowed by grass-nibbling sheep, that serves as flood control and offers an attractive alternative to concrete canals.

These are just a few of the attributes that make Curitiba, Brazil, something of an Emerald City f

Half Moon Bay Review • 17th August 2021

Water rights fight

Since the Civil War, the fields surrounding the Johnston Ranch have been kept green in the summer by two old sets of wooden planks dropped into Arroyo Leon to form reservoirs.

But this year, under an edict to protect endangered salmon, the dams remain open - and instead of leafy rows of mustard greens and brussels sprouts, there are acres of mostly unplanted dirt.

The California Department of Fish and Game and the property's owner, the Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST), say leaving the dams op

Mindful wanderer • 16th November 2007

Bike Share Gains Speed

If you think car share is a good way to trim your carbon profile, you’ll love the next trend: communal bikes.
In July, Paris kicked off the world’s largest bike sharing program, putting some 20,000 bikes for communal use in 3,000 kiosks around the city.

Users put down a deposit, get a smart card, go to the nearest kiosk and viola: they’ve got a set of wheels to get from their flat to the metro, take a lunchtime ride through the Tuilleries, or make a quick trip to the pattiserie.

Since the succe

Half Moon Bay Review • 17th August 2021

The grapes of fog—New coastal vineyards hope for boutique wines

A few fearless vintners are endeavoring to prove that the damp and foggy San Mateo County coast can produce not only a decent wine, but one that appeals to the palate of some of the country's most exclusive wine collectors.

Two vineyards being established in La Honda - one by local land-use lawyer Michael McCracken and another by Woodside residents Kevin and Katherine Harvey - are setting out to disprove the conventional wisdom that wine grapes don't grow west of Skyline Boulevard.

"No one has

Half Moon Bay Review • 17th August 2021

Just a fisherman out of water

Before a groundfishing ban closed the continental shefl four months ago, the Mr. Morgan was one of the busiest boats in the harbor. Now, it’s a battle against the rust, says owner Steve Fitz.

Half Moon Bay Review • 2nd August 2000

Birds return romance to egg rock

Plaster decoys help repopulate historic breeding ground.