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United Airlines takes off with biofuel -
Los Angeles Times - Mar 13 -
A Boeing 737 jet that took off from Los Angeles International Airport last week looked like most other planes...more
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Clean Energy Got a Record $330 Billion in Investment Last Year -
Fortune - Jan 14 Despite the plunge in oil prices, investors and governments around the world put $330 billion into clean...more
Renewable Energy Focus - Large-scale renewables account for more than 60% of new energy capacity in the U.S. - CleanTechnica - Oct 28:
Recent figures reveal that utility-scale renewable energy projects accounted for more...more
11/3/2015
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Renewable Energy Focus - sPower wins 68.8-megawatt Southern California Public Power Authority solar PPA: SolarServer - Oct 22:
sPower has been awarded a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Southern California...more
10/26/2015
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Renewable Energy Focus: California’s ‘50% renewables by 2030’ legislation is passed - PVTech Solar News - Sep 14:
The passing of legislation that will see California sourcing 50% of its energy from renewable sources by...more
9/22/2015
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Renewable Energy Focus - California lawmaker withdraws bill to curb carbon emissions: Los Angeles Times - Sep 10 -
The push for aggressive new state policies to fight climate change suffered another setback Thursday....more
9/14/2015
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Renewable Energy Focus - Obama adds $1 billion in loan guarantees for clean energy: Bloomberg - Aug 24:
President Barack Obama will announce on Monday a $1 billion increase in loan guarantees for renewable energy...more
8/31/2015
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Renewable Energy Focus - U.S. wind energy priced at all time low: Clean Technica - Aug 13:
The price of wind energy in the U.S. is at an all time low, but officials have been quick to state the need for stable policy to...more
Renewable Energy Focus - Obama commits $4 billion to form clean energy investment clearinghouse: The Guardian - Jun 16:
With $4 billion and a new government office, the White House has unveiled its latest clean energy...more
6/23/2015
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Renewable Energy Focus: Carbon Emissions Stop Rising for First Time in 40 Years - Renewable Energy World - Mar 16:
Global emissions were unchanged last year. This was the first time in four decades that emissions...more
4/1/2015
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California to spend $20 million on building part of 'hydrogen highway' -
Los Angeles Times - Feb 22:
The California Energy Commission is spending $20 million to build nearly half...more
Environmental and Policy Focus - Coastal California residents using far less water: Associated Press - Nov 4:
Residents in coastal communities use far less water than their inland counterparts, but still find ways to...more
Renewable Energy Focus - Blue and red states going green on energy policy: USA Today - Sep 11:
Politically "red" and "blue" states are increasingly turning green as they push energy efficiency and renewable power to...more
9/15/2014
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Renewable Energy Focus - Supreme Court upholds EPA's power to regulate greenhouse gas: Allen Matkins - Jun 24:
On Monday, June 23, in a long-awaited decision, the U.S. Supreme Court in Utility Air Regulatory Group v....more
7/10/2014
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Environmental and Policy Focus: Long-term money a big boost for California's high-speed rail - Contra Costa Times - Jun 17:
Gov. Jerry Brown scored a win for California's $68 billion high-speed rail project by...more
Renewable Energy Focus: The EPA’s new carbon rules could be a major boost to renewable energy - Greentech Media - Jun 2:
The EPA’s new carbon rule could grow renewable capacity by an additional 70 percent in the next...more
6/10/2014
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Environmental and Policy Focus: U.S. officials cut estimate of recoverable Monterey Shale oil by 96% - Los Angeles Times - May 23:
Federal energy authorities have slashed by 96 percent the estimated amount of...more
5/28/2014
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Environmental and Policy Focus - California lawmakers pass $687 billion drought plan -- San Francisco CBS Local - Feb 27:
California lawmakers have passed a $687 million plan to provide immediate relief to...more
Renewable Energy Focus - San Francisco announces 0-50-100 plan to fight climate change: SustainableBusiness.com - Feb 14 -
San Francisco says it is closing in on the goals of its 2004 Climate Action Plan, and the city...more
Renewable Energy Focus - Department of Energy announces $30 million for novel and hybrid solar technologies: Solar Server News - Feb 6 --
U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz has announced $30 million in Advanced...more
Environmental and Policy Focus - Sens. Feinstein, Boxer propose emergency drought legislation: SFGate - Feb 13:
Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer proposed emergency drought legislation Tuesday ahead of President...more
Environmental and Policy Focus: Ninth Circuit debates application of dormant Commerce Clause - CourtHouse News - Jan 22:
A Ninth Circuit appellate panel’s rejection of a challenge to the “life-cycle analysis” approach...more
Gov. Brown wants to use cap-and-trade fees to fund high speed rail project - Insurance For Less - Jan 8:
Gov. Jerry Brown announced plans to provide new funding for California’s high speed rail project from corporate...more
1/14/2014
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Environmental and Policy Focus - California Court Upholds State's Authority to Sell Carbon Allowances at Auction: Reuter's - Nov 14 --
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) can sell carbon emission allowances at...more
Renewable Energy Focus: Feds move to choose vendors based on environmental performance -- SustainableBusiness.com - Oct 29:
The U.S. General Services Administration, the government's purchasing arm, is proposing a new...more