Renewable Energy Focus -
California becomes a global laboratory in fight against climate change -
Los Angeles Times - Sep 8 -
California will become a petri dish for international efforts to slow global warming...more
9/12/2016
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Renewable Energy Focus -
White House pledges support for Salton Sea, geothermal energy -
The Desert Sun - Sep 1 -
The federal government is stepping up its commitment to the Salton Sea and exploring the...more
9/6/2016
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Renewable Energy Focus -
Tesla opens Gigafactory to expand battery production and sales
NBC News -
Jul 27 -
It's Tesla Motors' biggest bet yet: a $5 billion factory in the Nevada desert that could nearly...more
8/1/2016
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Regional energy market could yield $1.5B in savings annually to ratepayers -
Energy Manager Today - May 25 -
A multi-state, regional electric market would provide environmental and economic benefits to California...more
6/1/2016
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Renewable Energy Focus -
NV Energy invites proposals for 135 megawatts of renewables in Nevada -
SeeNews Renewables - Feb 25 Utility NV Energy Inc. said on Thursday it wants to acquire 35 megawatts of renewable...more
Renewable Energy Focus -
President Obama requests significant funding boost for clean energy R&D -
Solar Industry Magazine - Feb 9 -
President Barack Obama’s 2017 budget proposal for the U.S. Department of...more
2/17/2016
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Renewable Energy Focus - Price of solar energy in the U.S. has fallen to 5¢/kWh on average: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - Sep 30:
Solar energy pricing is at an all-time low, according to a new report released...more
10/5/2015
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Renewable Energy Focus - Data center giant Equinix taps SunEdison to solar power its California operations: PV Magazine - Sep 23:
Equinix, the largest data center service provider in the world, has signed a five-year...more
9/25/2015
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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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Environmental and Policy Focus: Governor Brown touts aggressive plan to cut greenhouse gases: KPCC - Apr 29:
California would aggressively reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 under a plan announced Wednesday by...more
Renewable Energy Focus: SolarCity says new fund will finance $1 billion in commercial solar: Silicon Valley Business Journal - Apr 22:
SolarCity is activating a fund that will finance more than $1 billion in commercial...more
5/4/2015
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Environmental and Policy Focus: California lawmakers introduce sweeping new measures to increase renewable energy, cut fossil fuel use - San Jose Mercury News - Feb 10:
Last Tuesday, California lawmakers unveiled a...more
2/24/2015
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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
12/8/2014
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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
Environmental and Policy Focus: House holds hearing on proposed ‘Waters of the United States’ rule - Association of California Water Agencies - Jul 9:
The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee held a hearing...more
7/14/2014
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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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Utility Air Regulatory Group v EPA
Focus:
Supreme Court upholds EPA's power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from large stationary sources – but scolds EPA for overreaching in its regulatory approach -
Allen Matkins - Jun 24:
On...more
7/3/2014
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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
Environmental and Policy Focus: California is ahead of EPA on climate rules - Los Angeles Times - Jun 5:
In 2006, when California adopted AB 32, its landmark global warming law, it acted virtually alone. Now, the state...more
6/10/2014
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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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Renewable Energy Focus - Another solar record set, renewables power nearly quarter of California: KCET - May 20 --
Yet another milestone in California's quest to go solar: the state's industrial-sized solar power...more
5/28/2014
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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
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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