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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, Electricity Production and Distribution, Energy Resources, Energy Saving, Environmental Issues
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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, Prices, Environmental Issues, 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 Statistics, International Energy, Environmental Issues, Weather, Global Warming
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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, Environmental Issues, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Science and Technology
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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: Environmental Issues, Wind Power, Alternative Energy
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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: Companies and Corporations, Solar Energy, Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Alternative Energy
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Jason Bateman gives Ernest Borgnine's estate a new identity
Actor Jason Bateman and his wife, actress Amanda Anka, are dropping anchor in the Beverly Crest area with the purchase of the estate of Ernest Borgnine for $3 million. The gated country English compound sits on a half-acre knoll. The 6,148-square-foot...
Tags: Celebrities, Environmental Issues, Entertainment, Peter Reckell, Banking
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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: Global Change, Honda Motor Co., Passenger Cars, Manufacturing and Engineering, Solar Energy
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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: Toyota, Passenger Cars, Manufacturing and Engineering, Chrysler, Environmental Issues
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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: Solar Energy, Mining, Environmental Issues, Metal and Mineral, Alternative Energy
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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: Land Resources, Solar Energy, Environmental Issues, Alternative Energy, Energy
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Phoenix's too hot future
If cities were stocks, you'd want to short Phoenix. Of course, it's an easy city to pick on. The nation's 13th-largest metropolitan area crams 4.3 million people into a low bowl in a hot desert, where horrific heat waves and windstorms visit it...
Tags: Global Change, Hydroelectricity, Ecosystems, Environmental Issues, Phoenix (music group)
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