California Energy

Solar Rollover Credits: The Right Thing for California

Michael Brune | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Net Metering, Solar Power, Net Metering California, Solar Energy, San Francisco Impact, Solar-Rooftop Panels, California Energy, Net Metering Solar Energy, La Impact, Solar Rooftops, Green News
Michael Brune

Very quietly, California utilities are threatening to undermine the dream of widespread clean energy in our state.

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California Takes On 170 Million 'Vampires'

AP | NOAKI SCHWARTZ | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: CA Battery Charger Law, Battery Charger Law, Mobile Devices, California Energy, California Battery Charger Energy Standards, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES — California has declared war on vampires, but this time it's no Hollywood monster flick. The state will be the first in the nation...

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Issa's Actions, Claims Collide

Bloomberg | By Jim Snyder | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Energy, Doe, Rep. Darrell Issa, President Barack Obama, Darrell Issa, Green, Jobs, Clean Energy, Subsidies, California Energy, Green Energy, Barack Obama, Unemployment, Energy Department, Steven Chu, U.S. Department of Energy, Aptera Motors, Quallion LLC, Solyndra, Politics News

Republican Representative Darrell Issa, who said government subsidies to specific companies can encourage corruption, sought U.S. help in the past for...

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Man on a Mission: Billionaire Hedge-Fund Manager, Tom Steyer, on Why Californians Must Protect Their Landmark Energy Law at the Polls Next Week

Matthew Dakotah | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: AB 32, George Shultz, Tom Steyer, California Clean Energy, Prop 23, Clean Energy, No on Prop 23, Prop 23 California, California Energy, Green Energy, Poll, Electric Cars, Green News
Matthew Dakotah

Steyer is an unassuming, fist-pounding man of conviction who deftly defies the stereotype of ruthless financier. I sat down with him to debate the issues and hear his closing argument.

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Greenest State Falls Behind In Waste-To-Energy Race

AP | NOAKI SCHWARTZ | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Energy, California Green Energy, Waste to Energy, Trash to Energy, California Energy, Los Angeles News

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Government officials from around the world used to come to this port city to catch a glimpse of the future: Two-story piles...

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California Ballot Measures: A Step Backwards On Energy Reform

Asher Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: AB 32, BP Oil Spill, California Jobs Initiative, Pacific Gas & Electric, Energy Reform, Prop 16, California Ballot, California Energy, Green News
Asher Miller

We don't have the resources to engage in a war with vested interests who have far more money than we do. The only way we can win this battle is by taking away the true source of their power.

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California To Crack Down On Energy-Guzzling TVs?

latimes.com | Marc Lifsher | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: California Energy, California Big TVs, Electronics, Energy Use, Big Tvs, Green News

Concerned that the growing popularity of big-screen televisions could make it harder for California to keep pace with electricity demand, state energy...

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