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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, Prices, Alternative Energy, Lauren Beale, Solar Energy
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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: International Energy, Global Warming, Weather, Weather Statistics, 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: Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Science and Technology, Solar Energy, 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: Plant Openings, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, 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: Identity Thief (movie), Music, Celebrities, Property, Sports
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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: Ford Motor Co., Nissan, Energy Saving, Weather, Passenger Cars
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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: Nissan, Toyota, Prius, Research, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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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: Mining, Alternative Energy, Solar Energy, Metal and Mineral, 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: Jerry Brown, Land Resources, Alternative Energy, Energy, Solar 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: Phoenix (music group), Ecosystems, Conservation, Droughts, Weather
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Pakistan, Iran launch controversial gas pipeline project
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Work formally began Monday on a controversial pipeline that would feed energy-starved Pakistan natural gas from Iran, a project that has drawn stern warnings from the U.S. of possible sanctions against Islamabad if the South Asian...
Tags: U.S. Department of State, Iran, Asif Ali Zardari, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's Nuclear Program
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