Energy analysts say reaching 100% renewable will be hard, but we can get close.

Energy: civilization can’t run without it. But the way we use energy – depending mostly on fossil fuel – can’t go on for long, say analysts worried about the rising impacts of climate change. Elena Krieger, director of an Oakland-based energy think tank has a plan for boosting renewable energy and, over the weekend, spoke to KRCB reporter Danielle Venton about it.

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Santa Rosa teachers and school district remain at odds over contract negotiations

Contract negotiations between the Santa Rosa Teachers Association and the Santa Rosa School District are at a standstill. With each side refusing to budge, KRCB reporter Danielle Venton speaks to teachers and the district to hear what’s behind the dispute, and what lies ahead.

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Anti-war activists, then and now, talked of their experiences in Viet Nam and Iraq in modern campus Teach-in at Sonoma State on Wednesday.

American involvement in Viet Nam was gearing up 50 years ago, and programs to recall that history are likewise increasing now. At Sonoma State yesterday, that included a series of “teach-ins” that reviewed some of the opposition to that war - and the others that have followed it.

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SRJC is being urged to split up its biggest trustee district to increase diversity, in study session on the issue to be held this afternoon.

Santa Rosa has changed a lot since 1965, but the districts for the city’s SRJC trustees have not. A coalition of activists wants to update some of those lines to make the areas more representative.

The redistricting proposal will be discussed at the SRJC Board of Trustees meeting this afternoon. See maps of the districts on the North Bay Report webpage at radio.krcb.org/news. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

Sonoma County’s newest regional park provides an important connector for both hikers and wildlife.

More than 10 years in the making, the newest Regional Park in Sonoma County offer bucolic vistas and a comfortably serpentine trail that belies the behind-the-scenes work required to create it. The Park was officially dedicated yesterday, and KRCB’s Bruce Robinson was there.

See photographs and a map of the new North Sonoma Mountain Park on the North Bay Report webpage at radio.krcb.org/news. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

Growing up in the digital age changes behaviors, and possibly also brain functions. A local expert explains how and why.

The Digital Divide isn’t just about online connectivity; it’s also a reflection of cross-generational differences in navigating the world through the Internet.

Dr. Zur presented a talk on “How the Internet has Changed Our Culture World and Brains” at Santa Rosa Junior College earlier today. You can hear more from him on the North Bay Report webpage at radio.krcb.org/news. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

Local school children are pairing up with conservationists to restore habitat.

Yesterday the conservation group “STRAW” celebrated their 500th project, with a day of planning trees. KRCB science reporter Danielle Venton saw it happen.

See pictures from the day and learn more about the STRAW project and Point Blue on our website at radio.krcb.org/news. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

Water conservation efforts in the North Bay have been good, but they now must be still better.

As reservoir levels have started declining again, after our meager winter rains, the state is ratcheting up its mandatory water conservation measures. New and more stringent restrictions were announced this week by the California Water Resources Control Board.

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Tough new rules governing groundwater use are on their way across California - with a goal of sustainability by 2042.

For the first time ever, California is moving to protect and monitor groundwater resources and ensure their sustainability. But it will be up to local governments to implement the measures - with a threat of state intervention if they fall short.

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Information may “want to be free” on the Internet. But it still comes at a cost.

Has the evolution of the Internet undone the democratic ideals of its founders? In economic terms, says digital industry critic Andrew Keen, the answer is distressingly clear.

Andrew Keen’s latest book is The Internet is Not The Answer. You can hear more from him on the North Bay Report webpage at radio.krcb.org/news. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.