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Environmental and Policy Focus - Bill seeks changes to California Environmental Quality Act; California puts McCoy Solar Project on the fast track; California Carbon Permits Sell Above Expected Clearing...more
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Renewable Energy Focus - Wind, solar, biomass provide all new US electrical generating capacity in January 2013; Hard session ahead for renewable energy advocates in Texas; Xcel wants to give developers...more
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Environmental and Policy Focus - California holds second auction of carbon credits; Doubts voiced on fracking oversight at California hearing; BLM sued over Solar Energy Zones; Plan to remove bike...more
2/22/2013
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More than five years following the enactment of the governing legislation, the first phase of the Energy Use Disclosure Requirements will commence July 1, 2013. Assembly Bills 1103 and 531 require owners of nonresidential...more
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Renewable Energy Focus - Three environmental groups sue BLM over Solar Energy Zones; California sets 50MW target for grid energy storage; Global wind capacity increased almost 20% in 2012 to 282...more
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Environmental and Policy Focus - Obama picks REI Chief Jewell to head Interior Department; Work begins on Carlsbad desalination plant; Solar panel makers grapple with hazardous waste problem; Environmental...more
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Renewable Energy Focus - DOE, Treasury release $150M In unused Section 48C Clean Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits; Obama picks REI chief Jewell to head Interior Department; US emissions fall to lowest...more
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Environmental and Policy Focus - Solar development absorbing California farmland; Vast oil reserve may now be within reach, and battle heats up; Arizona sues U.S. EPA over coal power plant emissions;...more
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Renewable Energy Focus - All energy, including renewables, impact water resources; 7 projects looking to use big data to cut the cost of solar power; Cape Wind might land federal loan; Ralls sues to void...more
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Environmental and Policy Focus - California defeats lawsuit against cap-and-trade program; Court says EPA overestimates biofuels production; California proposes to list BPA as a Proposition 65 reproductive...more
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Environmental and Policy Focus - A conversation with outgoing EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson; A Challenge To Obama's Climate Change Pledge; BLM pulls proposed fracking rules, works on new version; Six Top...more
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Renewable Energy Focus - Solar installations to grow more than 18 percent yearly through 2020; Solar REITs May Power the Industry Forward; U.S. Geothermal Inc. reports its development goals for 2013;...more
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Renewable Energy Focus - Los Angeles Utility Set To Launch 100MW Solar Feed-in Tariff Program; FERC Proposes Rule to Speed Up Solar Energy Grid Interconnection; Goldman Leading Renewable Offerings Says...more
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Environmental and Policy Focus - High court to hear case on Port of L.A.'s Clean Truck Program; NRC chief says San Onofre plant won't reopen until its safety is certain; Ranchers sue to prevent federal...more
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Renewable Energy Focus - Thermal Energy Storage Market to Reach $3.6 Billion Worldwide by 2020; Ocotillo Wind Project Now Delivering Power Via Sunrise Powerlink Transmission Line; Navy signs off on solar...more
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Environmental and Policy Focus - Supreme Court rejects Ninth Circuit ruling on County of L.A. storm water discharges; Federal judge halts major Lake Tahoe ski resort expansion; Lawsuit seeks to stop Rose...more
1/11/2013
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Renewable Energy Focus - Biodiesel and wind tax incentives approved; U.S. Gauges Interest in New York Offshore Wind Projects; State panel approves offshore wind farm land survey; New York Renewables Push...more
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Environmental and Policy Focus California oil land auction draws widespread criticism; New air pollution standards restrict soot particles; Air Resources Board approves carbon offset registries; EPA...more
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Environmental and Policy Focus - Looking ahead: Obama's second term environmental policy; Judge: San Diego transportation plan fails to consider California's climate policy, greenhouse gas emissions;...more
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Renewable Energy Focus - California lawmakers make plans to spend $2.5 billion in new energy funds; DOE unveils new procurement policy for renewable energy development on tribal lands; California's sprint...more
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Renewable Energy Focus - Efforts to Repeal State Renewable Energy Standards Continue; US modernizes Native Indian land regulations for renewables development; Senate gives green light to Pentagon green...more
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Environmental and Policy Focus - Oral arguments in stormwater cases before the Supreme Court prompt early reactions; EPA rule complicates runoff case for Justices; EPA faces legal action on carbon...more
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Renewable Energy Focus: Carbon Capture Plants May Compete With Nuclear in Next Decade; Los Angeles City Council Approves Power Purchase Agreement for 250 MW PV Plant on Native Land in Nevada; Hydro Grows...more
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Renewable Energy Focus - Sen. Murkowski floats five-year phaseout of wind credit and Tax credit for wind farms blown into "fiscal cliff" debate; LA Metro will power its trains on recycled kinetic energy;...more
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Environmental and Policy Focus -- California holds cap-and-trade auction of greenhouse gas credit; Developer sues Aerojet, others over groundwater contamination; A Business-Friendly Climate Agenda for...more
11/16/2012