Sacramento Topics

Dan Morain: Even after gas blast, PUC has other priorities
June 12, 2013

Permanent closure of San Onofre nuclear power plant will shrink summer power supply
June 08, 2013

Carr won't seek new term on SMUD governing board
June 05, 2013

SMUD board considers back-to-back rate hikes
May 07, 2013

Gov. Brown signs pact to streamline energy transmission projects
January 14, 2012

Jerry Brown touts clean tech, but CalPERS sees it as a loser
March 27, 2013

City of San Fran to Compete With PG&E—City Created a Gov’t Energy Company
June 05, 2013
CleanPowerSF to rely on green credits, not actual renewable energy sources  by Chris Roberts, SF Examiner,  6/5/13 The City is struggling to keep CleanPowerSF...

Governor “Moonbeam” Brown Takes Stand for Future of Planet and Public Health
June 03, 2013
Leave it to Governor “Moonbeam” to take a stand for the future of the human race. Last week, on a field trip to the NASA Ames Research Center for a conference...

"Our Forests Aren’t Fuel": Tree-burning Biomass in U.S. by Energy Companies Targeted in New Campaign
May 28, 2013
May 28, 2013 - Right now, an emerging environmental disaster is underway across the Southeast. Energy companies are moving quickly to cut our southern forests...

Unitrans fleet strives to be green
May 09, 2013
With UC Davis’ eco-friendly biking community, some cringe at the thought of climbing aboard a diesel-guzzling city bus. But with Unitrans now operating 44 of its...

Climate Change milestone demands shift to renewable energy
May 06, 2013
© WWF May 3, 2013 - The need to shift to sustainable and clean energy sources will be reinforced when the levels of carbon d...

Strong Growth for Renewables Expected through 2030
April 23, 2013
LONDON/NEW YORK, Apr. 22, 2013 - New research by analysts at Bloomberg New Energy Finance show that annual investment in new renewable power capacity is set to...

TIL that in 1917 Alexander Graham Bell predicted that "the unchecked burning of fossil...
June 03, 2013 | reddit.com: what's new online
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President should reject Keystone pipeline to fight climate change
May 17, 2013 | indystar.com
New clean energy sources are critical, but we should not cancel them out with dirty energy exports. Even the State Department's review of this Canadian pipeline admits that it...

TIL that a city called Masdar City is currently being built in United Arab Emirates...
April 21, 2013 | reddit.com: what's new online
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Utilities fight proposal that could lower your bill
April 05, 2013 | indystar.com
Olson, who backs the energy proposal, believes other energy sources ... '' The competition is lacking for all energy sources ... '' This proposal will compliment Indiana's competitive nature by bringing the lowest cost energy sources ...

Iowa View: New sources of energy important for Iowa economy
April 26, 2013 | DesMoinesRegister.com
Because of the interdependency among states and industries, developing American energy sources ... However, none of this potential economic growth is possible without advancing pro-American energy policies and opposing policies that stifle the development of energy sources ...

IPL plans to spend $ 631 million to build cleaner power plant
May 01, 2013 | indystar.com
Environmental groups criticized the plan for the plant because it would continue to burn fossil fuels rather than rely on renewable energy sources. Construction would start next...