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San Francisco Launches Program to Help Property Owners Pay for Green Living - San Francisco has been out front on a lot of green issues--from banning plastic bags to transforming pet feces into energy--and now the City by the Bay is leading the way in helping property owners go green, by allowing them to add the cost of various eco-upgrades to their property taxes and pay them off over a couple of decades. Today, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom signed legislation to establish GreenFinanceSF, a new program designed to help tens of thousands of San Francisco homes and businesses become more water- and energy-efficient, use more renewable energy, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions while creating local green jobs. Read more... San Francisco Launches Program to Help Property Owners Pay for Green Living originally appeared on About.com Environmental Issues on Monday, February 8th, 2010 at 22:36:25. Permalink | Comment | Email this

Proposed National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil - The consultation process has opened on new national environmental standards proposed for assessing and managing contaminants in soil. Public feedback on the proposal can be made through public submissions. Submissions must be received by the Ministry for the Environment no later than 5.00 pm on 19 April 2010.