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Yoga Journal has announced today that they will be having their 7th annual Yoga conference in San Francisco January 28-February 1, 2010.  It will be five days, with more than 40 teachers, and 100 different classes offered.  Classes are for beginners to advanced yogis.  For more information and details, check their website here. 

San Francisco, long known for it’s eco-consciousness, passed a mandatory composting law this week that is believed to be the strictest ordinance in the nation.   Residents will be required to have three color coded trash bins, including one for recycling, one for trash, and one for compost (table scraps, banana peels, coffee grounds, etc.)

Why all the fuss?  Because food scraps sent to landfills decompose fast and turn into methane gas, a potent greenhouse gas.  Under San Fran’s new law, collected scraps will be turned into compost that helps farms and vineyards flourish.  The city hopes to eliminate waste at landfills by 2020.

San Francisco, a proven leader in eco-issues, is also working on other green initiatives such as banning plastic bags at supermarkets.

The city says they aren’t looking to punish violators harshly, but they do want to eliminate food scraps in their garbage.  Imposing their mandatory composting law is a tool to bring cognizance to our fragile eco-system.

Kudos to San Francisco for being front-runners in the Green movement!