owue.water.ca.gov - 3/2/2009
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Water Desalination Task Force Meetings Schedule Summary of Key Issues (Draft: 06/06/03) Task Force Final Report Draft Issue Papers Desalination Issues Assessment Report (Draft: 05/21/03) Task Force Membership List Assembly Bill No. 2717 (Hertzberg) - Chaptered Seawater Desalination And the ...
features.csmonitor.com - 3/5/2009
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features.csmonitor.com —
The first meeting of the White House’s Middle
Class Task Force on Friday focused on how the...
creation of so-called “green jobs” can help fuel the economic recovery and bolster the middle class. The meeting, which took place Friday ...
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Biden task force pushes ‘green jobs’
huffingtonpost.com - 3/2/2009
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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 -- ...
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Richard Stuebi: California Dreamin'
tech.yahoo.com - 2/27/2009
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Associated Press: California air regulators on Thursday broadened
their reach into Silicon Valley, implementing rules intended to...
cut greenhouse gas emissions from semiconductor plants. The state Air Resources Board voted unanimously to regulate some ...
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Calif. regulators target tech industry emissions
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Desalination - Energy Down the Drain
The Oil Drum —
... In 2003, I was one of two elected officials
invited to serve on the California
Desalination Task Force.
The task force was the result of Assembly Bill 2717 (Hertzberg), authorizing
the Department of Water Resources to study desalination facilities and
“report on potential opportunities and impediments...” ...
Energy Down the Drain
Energy Bulletin - —
The next worst idea to turning tar sands into synthetic crude is turning ocean water into municipal drinking water. Sounds great until you zoom in on the environmental costs and energetic consequences. It may be technically feasible, but in the end it is unsustainable and will be just one more stranded asset. In 2003, I was one of two elected officials invited to serve on the California Desalination Task Force . The task force was the result of Assembly Bill 2717 (Hertzberg), authorizing the Department of Water Resources to study desalination facilities and “report on ...
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