sfgate.com - 1/27/2009
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A new report shows that, since the 1970s when the state government first started requiring more energy-efficient buildings and appliances, California has grown more prosperous and added jobs even as its citizens cut the amount of energy they use and the greenhouse gases they produce. Despite the ...
latimes.com - 2/4/2009
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latimes.com —
Reporting from Washington -- California's farms and vineyards
could vanish by the end of the century, and...
its major cities could be in jeopardy, if Americans do not act to slow the advance of global warming, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu said ...
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California farms, vineyards in peril from warming, U.S. ...
usatoday.com - 2/2/2009
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usatoday.com —
The snowpack was about 61% of its usual
depth across the 400-mile-long mountain range, according to the...
state Department of Water Resources, which released the findings as part of the second snow survey of the season. Department Director Lester Snow ...
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Calif. facing worst drought in modern history
latimes.com - 2/4/2009
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latimes.com —
Reporting from Washington -- California's farms and vineyards
could vanish by the end of the century, and...
its major cities could be in jeopardy, if Americans do not act to slow the advance of global warming, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu said ...
(more)
California farms, vineyards in peril from warming, U.S. ...
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Sustainability News Headlines - 1/27/2009
Conservation Value Notes —
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today Brought to you by Conservation Value Institute Obama's Order Likely to Tighten Emissions Standards NY Times, 1/27 Connecting the Economy-Energy-Environment Dots Sightline, 1/27 Banking on Green Homes Medford Mail Tribune, 1/27 Harvesting Emissions - Climate Solution Farming Living On Earth, 1/27 California's Energy Efficiency An Economic Boon SF Chronicle, 1/27 Plants That Heal and ...
Can Utilities Champion Solar Power?
Switchboard, from NRDC —
... Utility revenue decoupling has been in play for nearly 3 decades in California with very visible positive effects on growing green jobs, incubating new technology, and saving billions of dollars on consumer energy bills. Decoupling has allowed energy efficiency to thrive in California because it not only removes the disincentive for utilities to promote using less energy, but redirects incentives (read: higher profits) for utilities to reach even greater levels of cost effective efficiency. But can decoupling open new avenues of clean energy beyond energy efficiency? ...
The Color of Money
Switchboard, from NRDC —
... The result? California's electricity consumption per capita has stayed relatively flat over the last 30 years, while the rest of the country has nearly doubled its use of the (mostly fossil fuel fired) juice. Californians use 40% electricity per person and emit about 30% less global warming pollution than the average American. The difference also means lower energy bills and has saved Californian electric customers 56 billion dollars, money they have put to use improving their quality of life and creating 1.5 million new jobs. ...
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