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L.A. council endorses back-to-back DWP rate hikes
L.A. NOWAfter months of community meetings and public hearings, a two-year package of DWP electricity rate hikes totaling 11.1% won preliminary approval Tuesday from the Los Angeles City Council. The council voted 10 to 4 to back the increases, which are expected... -
Blown away by the attacks on wind-power subsidy
To hear business leaders and political candidates talk, proper industrial policy comprises only three elements: a fair tax system, a level playing field and "certainty." So why is it that all three are about to be thrown out the window as a sop to oil,...
Tags: Energy, Americans for Prosperity, Renewable Energy, Taxation, Exelon Corp.
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EU investigates suspected Chinese solar panel 'dumping' scheme
The European Commission will probe complaints that Chinese solar panel manufacturers are trying to dominate the hyper-competitive industry by resorting to shady import tactics. The government body said Thursday that it will launch a formal...
Tags: Renewable Energy, Alternative Energy, Germany, China, Angela Merkel
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Saving desert tortoises is a costly hurdle for solar projects
Stubborn does not come close to describing the desert tortoise, a species that did its evolving more than 220 million years ago and has since remained resolutely prehistoric.
Its slowpoke take on biological adaptation has exposed modern vulnerabilities....Tags: Energy, Renewable Energy, Natural Resources, Alternative Energy, Energy Saving
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Sacrificing the desert to save the Earth
Construction cranes rise like storks 40 stories above the Mojave Desert. In their midst, the "power tower" emerges, wrapped in scaffolding and looking like a multistage rocket.
Clustered nearby are hangar-sized assembly buildings, looming berms of sand...Tags: Ecosystems, Natural Resources, Employment Opportunities, Alternative Energy, Natural Resources
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Land speculators see silver lining in solar projects
For Sale: 3,400 acres in the desert.
• No paved roads. Check.
• Isolated. Ideal.
• Land not suitable for farming. Perfect.
• Blistering sunshine. Jackpot.
• Asking price: $34 million. Deal.
As large-scale solar...Tags: Energy, Renewable Energy, Natural Resources, Alternative Energy, Energy Saving
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Obama fundraiser linked to loan program that aided Solyndra
The White House faced mounting political complications as a second top fundraiser for President Obama was linked to a federal loan guarantee program that backed a now-bankrupt Silicon Valley solar energy company, and as two California lawmakers called for...Tags: Bankruptcy, Alternative Energy, Energy Saving, Elections, Health
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Has blazing a trail in solar energy cost California too much?
That ray of light you see peeking through all the clouds darkening California's future? That's the sun. More specifically, solar power, in which California is the hands-down national leader. The state's installed solar generating capacity of about 1.2...
Tags: Lawyers, Judges, Renewable Energy, Jerry Brown, Alternative Energy
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Buffett company purchase gives solar industry big boost
Money & CompanyWarren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Holdings company has agreed to buy a giant, 550-megawatt photovoltaic farm currently under construction in San Luis Obispo county for $2 billion, giving a huge boost to the solar industry that could spur...
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