sfgate.com - 12/29/2008
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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 Fault heat pools of underground water - the ...
borregosolar.com - 1/5/2009
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borregosolar.com —
Solar power makes business sense We have installed
commercial solar power systems throughout California. About Commercial Solar...
Costs & Savings Rebates & Tax Credits See a Case Study Power your home with solar energy More than 800 homes are powered ...
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California's Solar Power Company : Installing Home & ...
latimes.com - 1/3/2009
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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 ...
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Flat-screen TVs to face energy-efficiency rules in ...
latimes.com - 1/5/2009
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latimes.com —
The consumer electronics industry opposes the regulations, expected
to pass in mid-2009, and claims that they could...
remove some TVs from store shelves and slightly boost sticker prices. But the California Energy Commission is looking for ways to ...
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Flat-screen TVs to face energy-efficiency rules in ...
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Triple Pundit: People, Planet, Profit —
... In order to increase its renewable target to 33% by 2020, California needs an additional $6.5 billion worth of transmission projects. That's according to the California Independent System Operator, which plays babysitter to the state's electrical grid. ...
Getting renewable power to the people
Peak Oil News —
... - the perfect fuel for geothermal power plants. There is, however, a problem. Most Californians don't live there. Any electricity generated in the desert by solar plants or wind farms needs to travel via power lines to the cities, most of them clustered along the coast. And the state's grid of transmission lines can't do the job. It doesn't have enough lines in the right places to carry all that power. Electrical transmission could turn into a bottleneck for renewable energy. San Francisco Chronicle
DrumBeat: December 30, 2008
The Oil Drum —
... Prices
(Bloomberg) -- Indonesia’s revenue from oil and gas production climbed 63 percent this year as crude prices reached a record in July.
Income from petroleum surged to 303 trillion rupiah ($27.4 billion) this year from 186 trillion last year, Energy Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said in Jakarta today. The country’s mining industry, including coal, brought in 42 trillion rupiah this year, 13 percent higher than a year earlier, he said.
Getting renewable power to the people
The Southern California desert could produce a ...
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San Francisco Airport to Offer Carbon Offsets —
Earth2Tech
During the hectic holiday season and its multitude of inconveniences, like delayed flights, icy roads and traffic jams, it’s easy for travelers to forget about the impact their travel has on the environment. But some early-adopter airlines have started to offer carbon offsets for ...
San Francisco Businesses Get Ten Thousand Dollars for Solar —
Ecopreneurist
As we end the year, I’m looking back at 2008 and am happy to see that some good things did happen this year. In addition to Federal subsidies for renewable energy purchases being renewed and even increased, cities governments also stepped up with programs to support cleaner energy ...
Better Burgers at Burger Lounge —
TreeHugger
Image source: Burger Lounge
The Burger Lounge , which opened in 2006, now has 3 locations across San Diego offering organic and healthy burger alternatives for one of the healthiest, if not greenest, of cities. Created by Dean Loring and Mike Gilligan, the two see the Lounge as a "bridge ...
Shakespeare Santa Cruz saved —
The SF Bay Area Theatre Blog
Unlike AMT, which continues to be unsaved, Shakespeare Santa Cruz found enough donations during a do or die fundraising period to stay afloat. Source: San Jose Mercury (and apparently there will be a story in tomorrow's paper about it.)
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