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sfgate.com - 12/30/2008
United States: Bush moves to open state coast to drilling
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San Francisco Chronicle: The federal government is taking steps that may open California's fabled coast to oil drilling in as soon as three years, an action that could place dozens of platforms off the Sonoma, Mendocino and Humboldt coasts along with the specter of spills, air pollution and ...
Flat-screen TVs to face energy-efficiency rules in California
latimes.com - 1/3/2009
Flat-screen TVs to face energy-efficiency rules in California
— latimes.com — LA Times: That 52-inch, flat-screen television on the family room wall may have a terrific picture, but... there's a big drawback: It's an energy hog. State regulators are getting ready to curb the growing power gluttony of TV sets by drafting the ... (more) Flat-screen TVs to face energy-efficiency rules in ...

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sfgate.com - 12/29/2008
United States: Getting renewable power to the people
— sfgate.com — San Francisco Chronicle: The Southern California desert could produce a gusher of renewable energy. Strong sunlight bathes... its open plains, even in winter. Powerful winds stream through its mountain passes. Fractures in the earth along the San Andreas ... (more) United States: Getting renewable power to the people

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gosolarcalifornia.org - 1/2/2009
The California Solar Initiative - CSI
— gosolarcalifornia.org — 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 ... (more) The California Solar Initiative - CSI

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Energy Bulletin -:  United States - Dec 30

Red, Green, and Blue:  Bush Plans Oil Drilling Off California Coast By 2010

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United States - Dec 30
Energy Bulletin - — ... job creation; building a green economy/stopping climate change; and end the war in Iraq. What they didn’t: holding the Bush administration accountable; fighting for gay rights and LGBT equality; and reforming campaigns and elections. MoveOn Executive Director Eli Pariser says that this happy alignment with Barack Obama’s agenda — and fortuitous absence of conflict with same — comes in part because “the people he’s listening to and the people we’re listening to are the same people.” Drillers eye oil reserves off California coast Jane Kay, San Francisco Chronicle The federal ...

Bush Plans Oil Drilling Off California Coast By 2010
Red, Green, and Blue — ... The Bush administration has taken steps to open the Californian coast to oil exploration and drilling in as few as three years. The move could potentially tap more than 10 billion barrels of oil, enough to power the U.S. for 17 months. ...

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