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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: Environmental Issues, Whole Foods Market, Kroger Company, Natural Resources Defense Council, Renewable Energy
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Companies won't face charges in condor deaths
Federal wildlife officials took the unprecedented step Friday of telling private companies that they will not be prosecuted for inadvertently harassing or even killing endangered California condors. In a decision swiftly condemned by conservationists...
Tags: Endangered Species, Wind Power, Environmental Issues, Tejon Ranch Corporation, Wildlife
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Similar records, but L.A. mayoral candidates inhabit different worlds
He owns a sleek home in the hills of Echo Park that was renovated with recycled materials, is powered partly by solar panels and was once featured in a top design magazine. She lives in a ranch-style house at the end of a Studio City cul-de-sac, with...
Tags: High Schools, Politics, Barack Obama, Colleges and Universities, Dodger Stadium
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Solar-powered plane completes first leg of cross-country journey
The solar-powered aircraft making a landmark cross-country flight successfully completed its first leg early Saturday, and will rest about a week in Arizona before taking to the skies again. Solar Impulse HB-SIA touched down about 12:30 a.m. at Sky...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Hybrid Vehicles, Renewable Energy
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Officials study valley fever outbreak at solar power projects
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, Symptoms, Environmental Issues, Health Organizations, Diseases and Illnesses
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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: Defendants, Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Department of Defense, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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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: Lauren Beale, Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy, Alternative Energy, Energy Saving
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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: Environmental Issues, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Renewable Energy, Science and Technology
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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, Companies and Corporations, Environmental Issues, Plant Openings, Renewable Energy
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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, Marketing, Passenger Cars, Petroleum Industry, SunPower Corp.
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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: Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy, Alternative Energy, Metal and Mineral, Mining
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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, Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy, Alternative Energy, Jerry Brown
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