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Battle expected over disclosure of 'fracking' chemicals
PolitiCalUnder pressure from state lawmakers and environmentalists, Gov. Jerry Brown's administration released draft regulations for hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," the controversial drilling process driving the nation's oil and gas boom. As The Times... -
State Senate leader backs Medi-Cal expansion
PolitiCalSen. Darrell Steinberg, the Democratic leader of the state Senate, urged Gov. Jerry Brown to expand the state's public health system as part of the implementation of the federal healthcare overhaul.... -
Environmentalists battle federal government over oil leases
PolitiCalThe federal government announced Thursday that it has leased nearly 18,000 acres of public land in Northern California for oil and gas exploration, angering environmentalists who fear an uptick in hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking." Many of the 15... -
CES 2013: Lighting up the smart home
Smartphones. Smart TVs. Smart appliances. Smart ... light bulbs? As my colleague Andrea Chang reported in Tuesday's Times, microprocessors and connectivity have been migrating into a growing number of product categories. That trend has been developing...
Tags: Computer Hardware, Energy Saving, Recipes
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Santa Ana-based Edison Mission Energy files for bankruptcy
Edison Mission Energy, an unregulated power-generating unit of Rosemead-based Edison International, said Monday that it had filed for bankruptcy and had agreed on a reorganization plan with its parent company and holders of its $3.7 billion in debt. &...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Bankruptcy, Economy, Business and Finance, Energy Resources, Financially Distressed Companies
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Inflation check: Energy prices fall most since 2009 on gas plunge
Wholesale prices slipped 0.8% last month for the second straight month as gasoline prices plunged. In its deepest dip since May, the Labor Department’s producer price index fell 0.8% in November after sliding 0.2% in October. The index rose 1.1%...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Economy, Business and Finance, Labor Markets, Economic Indicator, Gasoline Industry
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SolarCity shares soar 59% in debut after rocky IPO journey
Bay Area clean-tech company SolarCity Corp. had an uncertain path to its initial public offering, delaying and adjusting the size of its debut this week, but the stock was off to a running start Thursday in its first day of trading. The share price...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy, Hybrid Vehicles, Initial Public Offerings, Alternative Energy
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SolarCity slashes IPO share price, boosts size of offering
SolarCity Corp. expanded the size of its highly anticipated initial public offering but knocked down the share price in what analysts said was a bid to boost investor demand. The San Mateo company said in a Wednesday filing with the Securities and...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy, Initial Public Offerings, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Tesla Motors, Inc.
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SunPower, solar stocks surge after Warren Buffett buys Calif. plants
Solar stocks were burning up Thursday, led by a 41% share price boom for SunPower, which this week said it sold a pair of massive Southern California solar power plants to a Warren Buffett company. San Jose-based SunPower said in a filing with the...
Tags: Renewable Energy, Environmental Issues, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Petroleum Industry, Alternative Energy
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Wholesale prices see biggest jump in three years in August
Wholesale prices jumped 1.7% in August from July -- their largest gain since June 2009 -- as the cost of food and energy boomed. The seasonally adjusted increase in the producer price index was driven mostly by a 6.4% surge in energy prices, according to...
Tags: Consumer Confidence, Petroleum Industry, Consumers, Economic Indicator, Prices
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In wake of Fukushima disaster, Japan to end nuclear power by 2030s
World NowThe Japanese government announced a dramatic turn in its energy policy Friday, vowing to make the densely populated island nation nuclear-free by the 2030s. Last year's tsunami-triggered disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power complex forced evacuation of... -
Rising rents and food prices mean Americans are paying more
Consumer prices continued to rise in October as rents and the cost of food climbed even as gas came down from its recent peak, the government said. Seasonally adjusted prices got a 0.1% boost in October from the previous month, according to the Labor...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Market and Exchange, Prices
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