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Tesla Motors pays off Department of Energy advanced technology loan
Upstart electric car maker Tesla Motors on Wednesday paid off a Department Energy loan that had become a political hot potato. Tesla owed the federal government $451.8 million on a loan that was part of a special program to develop alternative fuel...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Social Media, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Hybrid Vehicles, Solyndra LLC
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Majority thinks global warming, clean energy should be priorities
WASHINGTON – Global warming and clean energy should be priorities for Congress and the president, a majority of Americans said in a recent survey. In the survey, released Tuesday by Yale and George Mason universities, 70% of American adults say...
Tags: Renewable Energy, U.S. Congress, Weather, Keystone XL Pipeline, Global Warming
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Sustainable design alternatives on view at AltBuild
Learn more about sustainable design and green living as Altbuild, the Alternative Building Materials & Design Conference and Expo, opens Friday at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Architects, builders and landscape designers will be among the more...
Tags: Architecture, Arts and Culture, National Wildlife Federation
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Similar records, but L.A. mayoral candidates inhabit different worlds
He owns a sleek home in the hills of Echo Park that was renovated with recycled materials, is powered partly by solar panels and was once featured in a top design magazine. She lives in a ranch-style house at the end of a Studio City cul-de-sac, with...
Tags: Solar Energy, Elections, Renewable Energy, Elton John, Barack Obama
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Officials study valley fever outbreak at solar power projects
Epidemiologists are investigating an outbreak of valley fever that has sickened 28 workers at two large solar power construction sites in San Luis Obispo County. Staff from the California Department of Public Health, and investigators from the...
Tags: Renewable Energy, Flu, Solar Energy, Symptoms, Health and Safety at Work
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SEC accuses city of Victorville, others of fraud in bond sale
Ever since the Department of Defense shut down George Air Force Base in 1992, the high desert town of Victorville has struggled to reinvent itself. The city encouraged massive residential and retail development. It invested in two new power plants....
Tags: Solar Energy, Securities, Prosecution, Career and Workplace, Renewable Energy
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Ford hoping to tap thirst for fuel efficiency with phone app contest
Ford Motor Co. will offer a $25,000 first prize for whoever makes the best phone app for fuel efficiency. The Ford Personalized Efficiency Challenge runs through July 24. Anyone entering has to work through the automaker's OpenXC research platform....
Tags: Ford, Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment, Petroleum Industry, Honda
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L.A. City Council votes to move away from coal-fired energy
The Los Angeles City Council approved a plan Tuesday to begin moving away from coal-fired energy, despite warnings from a Department of Water and Power watchdog that the shift could cost more than $650 million. Like many utilities, the city-owned DWP...Tags: Renewable Energy, Jose Huizar, Coal, Energy Resources, Electricity Production and Distribution
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Garcetti, Greuel debate who can best lead Los Angeles as mayor
Eric Garcetti talked about how he has led on pension reform and would like to bring “geek chic” to L.A., so engineers educated in the city would stay to build tech jobs. Wendy Greuel touted her recent endorsement from President Clinton and...Tags: Media Industry, Elections, Meningitis, Voting, Eric Garcetti
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Garcetti, Greuel focus on independent leadership
Eric Garcetti talked about how he has led on pension reform and would like to bring "geek chic" to Los Angeles, so engineers educated in the city would stay to build tech jobs. Wendy Greuel touted her recent endorsement from President Bill Clinton and...
Tags: Jan Perry, Religion and Belief, Media Industry, Values, Elections
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In harmony in the Hollywood Hills
The goal of this Zen-inspired Modernist house in the Hollywood Hills was to create a tranquil and healthful-living environment filled with natural light. Recycled, biodegradable and organic materials take center stage in the gated, energy-efficient home....
Tags: Renewable Energy, Prices, Solar Energy, Lauren Beale, Energy Saving
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Blowin' in the wind: California jumps to 2nd in U.S. in wind power
California installed so many new wind turbines in 2012 that it vaulted into second place behind Texas in the amount of wind power it produces, according to a new annual report from the American Wind Energy Assn. California also ranks second in the U.S....
Tags: Renewable Energy, Wind Power, Environmental Issues
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