Confessions of a Carpooler

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Until the pigs come home

Early clinical trials suggest that a swine flu vaccine is safe and effective, but even those who get it first won't be protected from the virus until Nov.

Cars cause accidents

A University of Toronto study refutes police data that cyclists are at fault for most bike-car collisions, finding that pedalers cause just 10 percent.

The Thin Green Line

BART shockers

Some controversial statistics are revealed in the Chronicle 's database of BART's top earners. Read 'em and...

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The Plastiki - Mission Control

Wed., 8/26

Pier 45, SF

Learn about upcoming voyage across the Pacific on a boat made out of reclaimed plastic soda bottles.

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The Green Life

Cheap nature fix Find added value in surprising places.
Bean counters More city dwellers are raising their own food.
Horseshoe revival Restoring a 1930s court in GG Park.

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Set your refrigerator to 40 degrees - but no higher - and the freezer to 0 degrees.

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Biofuels: Beyond Ethanol

Find out why the Bay Area is becoming a world center for the next generation of green fuel alternatives.

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Chronicle Special Section

Save The H2O

From turning your backyard into a water-saving wildlife habitat to deciding to ditch your lawn, here's how to do your part to conserve.