http://dir.salon.com/topics/berkeley/?source=rss&aim=berkeley en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/06/stimulus_and_berkeley_solar/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/06/stimulus_and_berkeley_solar/index.html?source=rss From Obama's signature to my laptop: A cool way to calculate the cost/benefit of solar for my very own home By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/15/happiness_taxes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/15/happiness_taxes/index.html?source=rss Those darn Scandinavians lead the world in "life satisfaction" and super-expensive "nanny states." Could they get any more annoying? By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/04/17/berkeley_solar_virus/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/04/17/berkeley_solar_virus/index.html?source=rss An innovative plan to promote residential solar power installations gains momentum. By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/04/07/three_cups_of_tea/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/04/07/three_cups_of_tea/index.html?source=rss Greg Mortenson has devoted his life to building schools in Central Asia -- with a little help along the way from a Pakistani in a Berkeley copy shop. By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/10/31/the_youth_vote_in_berkeley/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/10/31/the_youth_vote_in_berkeley/index.html?source=rss A real stunner: Barack Obama out-polls Alan Keyes by more than a thousand votes. By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/07/water_rationing_in_berkeley/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/07/water_rationing_in_berkeley/index.html?source=rss Water rationing arrives in Berkeley, Calif. Ho hum. Tell it to the Ethiopians By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/06/13/graduation_day/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/06/13/graduation_day/index.html?source=rss Guess whose name kept popping up at elementary and middle school commencement ceremonies in Berkeley, California? Hint: It wasn't John McCain's By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/18/alex_farrell/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/18/alex_farrell/index.html?source=rss Alex Farrell dedicated his life to solving some of the hardest problems humanity faces on this planet. He will be sorely missed. By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/22/solar_power_economics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/22/solar_power_economics/index.html?source=rss From Botswana to Berkeley, calculating the cost-benefit value of harnessing the sun calls for a new kind of accounting. By Katharine Mieszkowski Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/02/15/berkeley/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/02/15/berkeley/index.html?source=rss The U.S. Senate! By Katharine Mieszkowski Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/02/13/berkeley/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/02/13/berkeley/index.html?source=rss The City Council retracts letter dubbing the Marines "unwanted intruders." By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/09/berkeley_solar/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/09/berkeley_solar/index.html?source=rss While Washington politicians bicker about the blame for record oil prices, the People's Republic of Berkeley takes care of business. By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/02/01/energy_biosciences_institute/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/02/01/energy_biosciences_institute/index.html?source=rss Everyone is all smiles when Gov. Schwarzenegger and Big Oil come to Berkeley bearing half a billion dollars. By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/12/13/berkeley_nano_2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/12/13/berkeley_nano_2/index.html?source=rss A word of clarification from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/12/12/nano_berkeley/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/12/12/nano_berkeley/index.html?source=rss Where federal regulators dare not tread. By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/10/20/magnetic_north/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/10/20/magnetic_north/index.html?source=rss Magnetic North: Staying conscious enough just to hit replay By Sarah Elizabeth Richards Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/05/22/naked_guy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/05/22/naked_guy/index.html?source=rss Andrew Martinez led an amusing crusade to be nude that taught me about body acceptance. By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/11/02/berkeley/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/11/02/berkeley/index.html?source=rss Even in Berkeley, each person's vote matters. And it feels good to wait in line. By Gary Kamiya Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/01/30/debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/01/30/debate/index.html?source=rss As President Bush all but declared war on Iraq, journalists Christopher Hitchens and Mark Danner thrashed out the big issues that the country should have months ago. By Anthony York Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/04/12/tikkun/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/04/12/tikkun/index.html?source=rss Michael Lerner and Cornel West have teamed up to combat the pro-Israel lobby. But so far Ariel Sharon isn't losing sleep over it. By David Rieff Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/10/19/appeasement/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/10/19/appeasement/index.html?source=rss The peace-loving people of Berkeley believe that fighting evil makes one evil. By Damien Cave Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/10/19/berkeley/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/10/19/berkeley/index.html?source=rss Antiwar sentiment still runs deep in cities like Berkeley, Madison and Cambridge. But peace activists are being confronted by a strong wave of pro-war patriotism. By Cary Tennis Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/03/16/berkeley/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/03/16/berkeley/index.html?source=rss The conservative columnist defends his views in the former Mecca of free speech. No chairs are thrown, but a mike mysteriously goes dead. By Ed Frauenheim Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/12/04/xcf/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/12/04/xcf/index.html?source=rss Berkeley's Experimental Computing Club has produced some of the Net's most cherished software. By William Speed Weed Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/03/29/mullis/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/03/29/mullis/index.html?source=rss Kary Mullis revolutionized genetic research but thumbs his nose at the scientific establishment. It thumbs its nose right back.