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New California Solar Power Energy Measures
New California Solar Power Energy Measures
California recently approved several new bills that will help spur growth in solar power. They affect how California’s power market works and encourage people to setup more solar panel systems. The first bill AB920 requires California’s utilities to buy extra solar power you ...
Water Use by Solar Projects Intensifies
greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com — Tensions over water use in the West are likely to increase with Pacific Gas and Electric's announcement... Monday that the utility will buy 500 megawatts of electricity from two solar power plant projects to be built in the California desert. (more) Water Use by Solar Projects Intensifies
Green Cities California
GreenCitiesCalifornia.org — Welcome to the Best Practices website of Green Cities California (GCC)! Here you’ll find easily accessible, ground... breaking environmental policies, or Best Practices, that you can immediately download and modify for your jurisdiction. Best Practices ... (more) Green Cities California
Working Towards a Sustainable Chamber of Commerce
Working Towards a Sustainable Chamber of Commerce
triplepundit.com — As I have profiled in The Secret Green Sauce, CEOs are emerging as leaders in adopting sustainability... with over half of the Fortune 500 companies now tracking their carbon footprint. 85% of American consumers have now purchased a green product. Time ... (more) Working Towards a Sustainable Chamber of Commerce
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