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A powerful use for spoiled food
What happens to the 40% of food produced but never eaten in the U.S. each year, the mounds of perfect fruit passed over by grocery store shoppers, the tons of meat and milk left to expire? At Ralphs, one of the oldest and largest supermarket chains on...
Tags: Science and Technology, Whole Foods Market, Walmart, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy
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Lower energy and food costs fuel big drop in wholesale prices
WASHINGTON -- Big drops in the cost of food and energy pushed wholesale prices down 0.7% in April, the largest monthly decline in more than three years, the Labor Department said Wednesday. The slide in the producer price index, the largest since...
Tags: Prices, Federal Reserve
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Brown, senator at odds over clean energy money
SACRAMENTO -- Six months after voters approved new taxes to fund clean energy projects, Gov. Jerry Brown and lawmakers remain at odds over how to spend the money on improving energy efficiency at public schools and community colleges. Brown, who is...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Regional Authority, Energy Saving, Jerry Brown
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Eric Garcetti, Wendy Greuel find common ground in USC debate
Despite bitter attacks in recent weeks, the two candidates for mayor of Los Angeles grudgingly conceded in a debate Sunday night that their rival was (mostly) honest and not so different on many of the plans they have for leading the city. That didn't...
Tags: Finance, Religion and Belief, Eric Garcetti, Economy, Business and Finance, Human Interest
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Obama, Mexico leader to avoid hot topics, at least publicly
WASHINGTON — President Obama will seek to cement relations with Mexico's new president, Enrique Peña Nieto, over the next two days with vows of neighborly kinship and future cooperation. But the true test of their ability to work together may be...
Tags: Lobbying, U.S. Congress, Migration, Energy Resources, National Government
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Eurozone's unemployment climbs to 12.1%, a fresh record high
WASHINGTON -- The Eurozone's unemployment rate hit a record high of 12.1% in March as the region continued to struggle with recession, government officials said Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted jobless rate for the 17-nation group topped the previous...
Tags: Finance, Labor Markets, Economy, Business and Finance, Inflation and Deflation, Employment Opportunities
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Assembly panel backs halt to fracking
SACRAMENTO -- Plans to halt fracking in California advanced in the Legislature on Monday, when a key committee approved three measures that would prohibit the practice until the state can study it further. The votes were a victory for environmentalists,...
Tags: Business Enterprises, Credit and Debt, Darrell Steinberg, Holly J. Mitchell, Energy Resources
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China's Middle East footprint
Security in the Forbidden City across the street from the Great Hall of the People was tight last month when Li Keqiang was installed as premier of China. But the uniformed guards weren't armed with automatic weapons. Instead, they were equipped with fire...
Tags: Mohamed Morsi, Religion and Belief, Iran, Beijing (China), China
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Fisker used political connections to get loan, U.S. lawmakers say
WASHINGTON — Top executives from failed hybrid car maker Fisker Automotive Inc. denied claims in Congress that the company had used political connections to secure $192 million in government loans to finance a flawed business plan. The...
Tags: Thomas Edison, Jim Jordan, Labor Markets, Economy, Business and Finance, Manufacturing and Engineering
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A regulation that might actually reduce California gasoline prices
California's strict low-carbon fuel standard could help reduce gasoline prices in the state, the opposite of what many have predicted, by encouraging the use of a relatively cheap and relatively clean U.S. crude oil, some experts now say. The standard...
Tags: Market and Exchange, Gasoline Industry, Petroleum Industry, Commodity Markets, Economy, Business and Finance
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'Wake-up call' sounded on stalled renewable energy initiatives
WASHINGTON -- The push to produce more energy from renewable sources has stalled, and “the average unit of energy produced today is basically as dirty as it was 20 years ago,” according to Maria van der Hoeven, executive director of the...
Tags: Weather Statistics, Renewable Energy, Weather, Global Warming, Environmental Issues
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Villaraigosa, in city address, notes gains, chides Garcetti and Greuel
In one of his last major speeches as mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa on Tuesday took credit for creating a safer, greener and more livable city, while also scolding the candidates running to replace him for not saying enough about how they will...
Tags: Politics, Eric Garcetti, Wendy Greuel, Local Elections, Los Angeles Police Department
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