Last week the city of Escondido announced the official start-up of the first renewable energy project in California to purify wastewater biogas so that it meets state standards for natural gas delivered to homes and businesses. The city of Escondido’s Hale Avenue Resource Recovery Facility is the test site of an innovative new pressure swing adsorption…
Wednesday Congressional Republicans convened by the energy and power subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee to review the economic impact of pending limits on carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases. But much of the discussion focused instead on whether climate science supports the agency’s finding that greenhouse gases are a threat to health…
Across America war veterans are coming home from the battle field and finding another way to serve their country, organic farming. This increasing trend has attracted soldiers from a variety of backgrounds and locations including natives of southern California. There are many programs emerging to help educate and fund these future farmers. Approved by Camp…
President Obama’s first formal speech to the U.S Chamber of Commerce on Monday came, in part, as an attempt to emphasize business-friendly policies despite differences between the administration and the nation’s largest business federation. Abiding to his agenda of investing in green energy and infrastructure, the President’s diction somewhat defused tensions with the Chamber by…
As the Defense Department’s largest gas-guzzler, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) has challenged the biofuels industry to meet their production needs of several hundred million gallons of alternative fuels by 2016. In an effort to help wean the USAF off foreign oil, 50-50 blends of jet and synthetic fuels have been approved for flight. However,…
Last night President Obama made several references to the growing renewable energy industry. He began by noting that the U.S. is not alone in its pursuit of clean energy. China, President Obama explained, is currently home to the largest solar power research facility and world’s fastest computer. He announced these breakthroughs with a steady air…
By Valerie Kosheleff Still unsure what “natural”, “biodegradable”, “compostable” or “ecofriendly” truly mean? No worries, so is everyone else. Fortunately, 2011 shows great promise for integrity in environmental labeling. Not only has the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) taken steps this past year to revise its Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (called Green…