A bill that would require a third of the state’s electricity to come from renewable sources such as the sun and the wind is headed to Gov. Jerry Brown after passage Tuesday.The governor supports the concept. “He’ll consider the bill closely when it reaches his desk,” spokeswoman Elizabeth Ashford said. The bill passed the Assembly by…
DetailsAt least two dozen solar, wind and other energy projects currently tangled in bureaucratic and environmental red tape could give California a multibillion dollar boost if they were to move forward, a new report says. The study, commissioned by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, estimates that building and operating 31 stalled energy projects in the…
DetailsWhen negotiating with the developer of a big Imperial Valleysolar farm, San Diego Gas & Electricdidn’t just want green power. It also asked for local jobs.Specifically, it said the cutting-edge solar panels to be used in the project should be made in San Diego. Thursday, SDG&E announced a solar farm it now has under contract…
DetailsThe story leading up to the Super Bowl was whether it would happen at all. For the previous week, Dallas, along with the rest of the Midwest and Northeast, had been buried in a blizzard that dumped record amounts of snow, closing airports, clogging highways and causing rolling power blackouts. Commentators wondered sarcastically about what…
DetailsResearchers in the Department of Energy’s BioEnergy Science Center (BESC) celebrated another advance in the next generation of biofuels: using bacteria to covert plant matter into isobutanol to be used in car engines at a higher grade than ethanol or alcohol. Under James Liao of UCLA, isobutanol has been produced directly from cellulose for the…
DetailsWASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Senate today rejected a House-passed funding bill that included sweeping attacks on many of the nation’s core environmental and public health programs. The bill—H.R. 1, summarized below—would have blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from cleaning up a variety of dangerous pollutants, saving consumers billions of dollars annually at the gas pump through…
DetailsMorso Energy Efficient Wood Stoves has spent 157-years creating timeless, handcrafted Scandinavian-designed wood stoves and fireplace inserts that fuse inspired design with advanced engineering. Nothing less than the best, will work in your home. “Morso now offers direct ordering in Texas,” said US President Craig Shankster. “When you vist Morsona.com click on Find a Dealer…
DetailsEnvironment America recently released an estimate of the jobs from last year in the solar and wind industries, supported under the federal renewable energy grant program.Though the wind and solar industries are just a small portion of the total investment in the projects under the grant program, an estimated 59,000 jobs were created in these…
DetailsMitsubishi has lit a fire under the enthusiast community by announcing that the automaker is planning to send the Evolution out to pasture in order to focus solely on electric vehicle and hybrid development. Currently, the Evolution is an all-wheel drive terror best suited for locking horns with the Subaru WRX STI, and while rumors…
DetailsThe U.S. Green Building Council recently released its 2010 list of top 10 states for LEED-certified commercial and institutional green buildings per capita, based on the U.S. 2010 Census information. The District of Columbia leads the nation, with 25 square feet of LEED-certified space per person in 2010, with Nevada being the leading state, with 10.92…
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