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28 solar workers sickened by valley fever in San Luis Obispo County
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: Health and Safety at Work, Prisons, Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Coccidioidomycosis
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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: Property, College Sports, Securities, Mutual Funds, General Electric Company
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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: Antonio Villaraigosa, Electricity Production and Distribution, Jose Huizar, Politics, Energy Saving
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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: Energy Saving, Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Prices, Lauren Beale
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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, Weather Statistics, Global Warming, Energy, International Energy
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'Artificial leaf' now ready to get dirty, inventor says
Harvard chemist Daniel Nocera recently developed the world’s first practical artificial leaf – a silicon-based device that could use sunlight to split water and create clean fuel. Now, the scientist says he’s improved the leaf –...
Tags: Solar Energy, Science and Technology, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Environmental Issues
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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: Wind Power, Alternative Energy, Environmental Issues
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Plans for massive solar plant in Inyo County on hold
BrightSource Energy has suspended its application to build a $2.7-billion solar power plant at Hidden Hills, saying it needed to redesign the Inyo County project and the delay would lead to financial uncertainty. With the project nearing final stages of...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Solar Energy, Science and Technology, Alternative Energy, Plant Openings
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Honda and SolarCity offer a home discount for going green
Buy a new Honda Fit EV or Accord Plug-In Hybrid and get a big discount on a solar power installation at your home. Or don’t buy a new one; just prove you own a Honda generator or show up at a dealership with the paperwork for your rusting, 1970s-...
Tags: Weather, Petroleum Industry, Energy, Hybrid Vehicles, Ford
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U.S. could cut vehicles' fossil fuel use, emissions by 80% by 2050
A new National Research Council report says the U.S. may be able to reduce fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050 in light-duty cars and trucks. The highly ambitious goal could be reached, the report says, through a...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Hybrid Vehicles, Manufacturing and Engineering, Biofuels, Natural Disasters
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Sunny times for solar power, except in L.A.
Still skeptical about solar power -- and especially about the wisdom of installing panels on your own rooftop? One can hardly be blamed, given horror stories about the difficulties in getting assistance from local utilities such as the L.A. Department...
Tags: Metal and Mineral, Solar Energy, Mining, Alternative Energy, Environmental Issues
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Two new solar power plants approved for federal land in California
The Obama administration continued its push to ramp up renewable energy projects on public land, approving three new projects on Wednesday, including what would become the largest solar power plant in the world. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar...
Tags: Energy, Jerry Brown, Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Land Resources
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