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Clock is ticking, slowly, on rules for coal-fired power plants
POOLESVILLE, Md. — On a curve of the Potomac River 37 miles northwest of Washington, the Dickerson power plant has stood sentry over small villages, crop fields and horse farms for more than half a century. Burning mostly coal and some natural...
Tags: Ecosystems, Metal and Mineral, Global Warming, Environmental Pollution, Coal
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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: Coal, Environmental Issues, Energy Resources, Alternative Energy, Jose Huizar
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DWP watchdog warns high cost comes with L.A.'s coal-free plan
Weeks after Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa celebrated his plan to move the city off of coal-fired energy, a city watchdog has attached a giant price tag to the initiative. Fred Pickel, the ratepayer advocate at the Department of Water and Power,...
Tags: Unemployment, Coal, Al Gore, Energy Resources, Antonio Villaraigosa
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$600-million price tag projected for Villaraigosa's coal plan
Weeks after Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa celebrated his plan to speed up the end of the city's reliance on coal-powered energy, a city watchdog has attached a giant price tag to the initiative. Fred Pickel, the ratepayer advocate at the...
Tags: Coal, Al Gore, Energy Resources, Antonio Villaraigosa
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Vernon seeks more tax hikes to avoid cuts
Vernon officials will be asking voters Tuesday to approve three taxes that they said are crucial to closing a large budget gap caused by bad investments. Officials are threatening deep cuts to Vernon’s police and fire departments if the taxes,...
Tags: Lobbying, Consumer Goods Industries, Sales, Politics, Food Industry
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Vernon voters will be asked to approve three tax measures
Vernon officials will be asking voters Tuesday to approve three taxes they said are crucial to closing a large budget gap caused by bad investments. Officials are threatening deep cuts to Vernon's police and fire departments if the taxes, expected to...Tags: Lobbying, Consumer Goods Industries, Sales, Politics, Food Industry
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Ratepayers can't afford a grid without San Onofre [Blowback]
Though public debate over the future of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station is proper and healthy, it is important that customers understand exactly how their rates are calculated and how utilities' costs are recovered from long-term investments...
Tags: Plant Openings, Investments, Southern California Edison Company
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Coal's share of power generation slipping
Coal’s role in fueling power plants is expected to continue to shrink in coming years as old, polluting plants are taken out of operation and power companies turn to cheaper natural gas to generate electricity. In a report to a U.S. Senate...
Tags: U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, Environmental Pollution, Coal, Environmental Issues
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Ravens win Super Bowl XLVII over the 49ers, 34-31
Ravens 34, 49ers 31 (final) The Baltimore Ravens have defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII. It's the second championship for the Ravens and linebacker Ray Lewis, who is retiring after 17 seasons. After taking a safety on their...
Tags: Vernon Davis, Beyonce, Football, Jim Brown, National Football Conference
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State's sprint to wind, solar power could trigger crisis, panel warns
PolitiCalAs state officials scramble to transition California’s power grid toward more renewable energy, consumers are threatened with being saddled with billions of dollars of unnecessary costs due to poor planning and lack of oversight, a government... -
More power company officials resign after slow Sandy response
NEW YORK -- Two more executives have resigned from the Long Island Power Authority, which came under withering criticism from New York's governor for its failure to restore power more quickly to hundreds of thousands of customers after Superstorm Sandy. ...
Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Lotteries, Injuries and Wounds, Long Island Power Authority, Long Island
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First ride: Sitting shotgun in Porsche's upcoming 918 Spyder supercar
Los Angeles TimesSeveral weeks ago, on a hot Monday afternoon in the Nevada desert some 50 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Porsche quietly gave a sneak peek at an all-new supercar project that will start production in a little less than a year's time. Past the freeway exit...Tags: Vehicles, Services and Shopping
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