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California's Wind Slowdown
greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com - 2/7/2009
California's Wind Slowdown
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Why California got passed by Iowa in the wind power rankings.
California farms, vineyards in peril from warming, U.S. energy secretary warns - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com - 2/4/2009
California farms, vineyards in peril from warming, U.S. energy secretary warns - Los Angeles Times
— 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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California farms, vineyards in peril from warming, U.S. energy secretary warns - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com - 2/4/2009
California farms, vineyards in peril from warming, U.S. energy secretary warns - Los Angeles Times
— 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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climateprogress.org - 2/6/2009
Stephen Chu: “We’re looking at a scenario where there’s no more agriculture in California,” Part 2
— climateprogress.org — Finally, we have a top administration official telling it like it is. Energy Secretary and Nobelist Stephen Chu told a Los Angeles Times reporter: In a worst case, Chu said, up to 90% of the Sierra snowpack could disappear, all but eliminating a ... (more) Stephen Chu: “We’re looking at a scenario where there’s ...

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Matter Network - Clean Technology, Green News and Sustainable Business News:  Texas Invests $5 Billion to Deliver Wind Power

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Texas Invests $5 Billion to Deliver Wind Power
Matter Network - Clean Technology, Green News and Sustainable Business News — ... Texas is the undisputed wind capital of America, with over 7 gigawatts of turbine power. The only problem is that it's located in the middle of Texas and the electrical grid doesn't have the capacity to get all that extra juice to the big cities. To remove this roadblock, the state is pumping $4.93 billion into new transmission lines. If this plan sounds familiar, it's because it made news last May when it was ...

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Climate Change Effects In California
sciencedaily.com 4/13/2009 — ScienceDaily: A biennial report released April 1 by a team of experts that advises California's governor suggests that climate changes are poised to affect virtually every sector of the state's economy and most of its ecosystems. Significant impacts ...
Richard Stuebi: California Dreamin'
huffingtonpost.com 3/2/2009 — No-one has ever accused California of being timid. Certainly, in the area of energy and environmental policies, California has long been considered the leader among the 50 United States. But, maybe, California has bitten off more than it can chew -- ...
California takes on King Corn
wwwp.dailyclimate.org 4/20/2009 — Daily Climate: California regulators, trying to assess the true environmental cost of corn ethanol, are poised to declare that the biofuel cannot help the state reduce global warming. As they see it, corn is no better – and might be worse ...
Calif. considers low-carbon fuel standard for cars
sfgate.com 4/24/2009 — Associated Press: California air regulators are taking another step to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, considering first-in-the nation standards to require the use of so-called low-carbon fuels. The California Air Resources Board, which will debate ...
California to ethanol: You're not helping
supereco.com 4/21/2009 — The California Air Resources Board (CARB), a governmental agency and part of the California EPA, is about to announce that the corn ethanol math just doesn't make sense. Months (and years in some cases) after mainstream media outlets have declared that it might actually take more than one ...
The California Solar Initiative - CSI
gosolarcalifornia.org 1/2/2009 — photo of large solar array in farm or vineyard? photo from CPUC A Decade of Support for Solar The California Solar Initiative is part of the Go Solar California campaign and builds on 10 years of state solar rebates offered to customers in ...
California Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments in Prop 8 Legal Challenge on March 5
commondreams.org 2/3/2009 — The California Supreme Court announced today that it will hear oral arguments on Thursday, March 5, 2009 in the Proposition 8 legal challenge. The National Center for Lesbian Rights, Lambda Legal, and the ACLU-with support from civil rights groups, religious organizations, labor unions, and ...
E.P.A. Allows California Emissions Rules
greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com 6/30/2009 — The Environmental Protection Agency has granted California's long-sought request to tighten tailpipe emission regulations, a key step in the Obama administration's plan to make cars across the nation more fuel efficient.
California's energy efficiency an economic boon
sfgate.com 1/27/2009 — 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 ...
California’s Climate Change Policy Leaves Agriculture in the Dust
ewg.org 9/28/2009 — September 28th, 2009 #reportTopperWrap h3 { display: none;} California’s Climate Change Policy Leaves Agriculture in the Dust: Major missed opportunities for synergies in climate change mitigation and adaptation by Kari ...
Kevin Grandia: How do you feel about a taxpayer funded conspiracy theory? — Green on HuffingtonPost.com 2/4/2009
Much like trusting your mechanic when he says you need new brakes or a doctor when he tells you that your cholesterol is too high, you would hope that elected officials would listen to the experts in a particular field when it comes to developing ...
CHU: Climate Change Imperils California Farms — Green on HuffingtonPost.com 2/4/2009
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 ...