Friday, July 12, 2013

California Public Utilities Commission Votes To Underground Chino Hills Electricity Line

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The California Public Utilities Commission voted 3-2 on Thursday in San Francisco to underground the lines in Chino Hills, California. ...

Wildfire Mitigation: Why Can't We Solve This Simple Problem?

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Outcomes from reducing hazardous (trees and brush) fuels are hard to quantify because you can't measure fires that might have gotten out...
Wednesday, July 10, 2013

California State Energy Panel Hearing on San Onofre Closing

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California State Capitol Building The Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee , chaired by Sen. Alex Padilla , D-Los Angeles, hel...
Tuesday, July 09, 2013

The Prescott Granite Mountain Hotshots

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AZ Granite Mountain Hotshots – the 19 firefighters who died last week in Yarnell, AZ fire Wildland firefighters — those who fight vege...

Lac-Megantic, Quebec, Canada Oil Train Wreck Disaster

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  The small lakeside town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, Canada was shaken Saturday when an oil-laden train bound for a Saint John refinery d...
Monday, July 08, 2013

Federal Budget For Reducing Wildfires

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The Obama administration continues to spend more on putting out forest fires while spending less on preventing them.  Drought, climate chang...

The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System

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The BrightSource Energy's $2.3 billion Ivanpah project , is being constructed by project partners NRG Energy, BrightSource, Google and...
Tuesday, July 02, 2013

DOE Asset Revitalization Initiative

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched a website for the Asset Revitalization Initiative ( ARI ), which is a DOE-wide effort to ...

Wildfire Mitigation Program

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The Center's Wildfire Mitigation Program (WMP) includes pre-cutting wood in wildfire areas to prevent or mitigate uncontrolled burns and...
Monday, July 01, 2013

Senate Approves Alison Macfarlane as NRC Chair

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The Senate approved Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC) Chair Alison Macfarlane Thursday night to serve a full five-year term as chairwoman. ...

Power Africa

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President Obama in South Africa on Sunday touted a “new model” of U.S.-Africa ties that featured new energy and trade initiatives. Obama ...

19 Firefighters Die Fighting Wildfire In Arizona

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Our condolences to the families, relatives, friends and associates of the firefighters. A home burns in Yarnell, Arizona ( Tom Story / ...

EPA and Commerce Link Environmental Solutions Toolkit

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Offers Other Countries U.S. Approach to Specific Environmental Issues The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of...
Friday, June 28, 2013

Senate Confirms Anthony Foxx as DOT Secretary

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Anthony Foxx with President Obama The Senate on Thursday voted 100-0 to approve the nomination of Charlotte mayor Anthony Foxx as Tran...
Thursday, June 27, 2013

The Manchester 4-Walls Project

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Center President Norris McDonald spoke at a forum in Manchester, Connecticut sponsored by MC 2 Technology, Inc ( MC 2 ) with the theme: ...
Wednesday, June 26, 2013

President Obama's 'Net Effect' Decision on Keystone XL Pipeline

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President Obama will direct the State Department to approve the Keystone XL pipeline because he will conclude that the oil would be shipped ...

Penny Pritzker Confirmed as Secretary of Commerce

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Penny Pritzker Penny Pritzker was nominated as United States Secretary of Commerce by President Barack Obama on May 2, 2013. Her confirm...
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

SCOTUS Reviewing Cross State Air Pollution Rule

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U.S. Supreme Court The Supreme Court is reviewing a lower court decision that nullified Environmental Protection Agency rules aimed at ...

The President's Climate Action Plan

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President Obama is putting forward a broad-based plan to cut the carbon pollution that causes climate change and affects public health. C...
Monday, June 24, 2013

Utilities Fight 3rd Party Solar Ownership Deals But Not Solar

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Disputes over the use of small-scale solar power are flaring across the nation, with utilities squaring off against solar-energy marketers o...

Maryland Drinking Water Pipe Problems

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The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, serving Maryland close to Washington, DC, has 350 miles of concrete mains that have been prone ...
Thursday, June 20, 2013

Nuclear Debate Between Robert Kennedy & Robert Stone

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After a Jacob Burns Film Center screening of "Pandora's Promise," a new documentary defending nuclear energy, the directo...

Plans for Decommissioning of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Units 2 and 3

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On June 7, 2013, Southern California Edison (SCE) announced plans to permanently retire Units 2 and 3 at San Onofre Nuclear G...

Congress Should Approve Yucca Mountain AGAIN

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According to House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.), House Republicans will unveil legislation that affirms Yucca Mountain...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Killing Filibuster Is Worth Approving Yucca Mountain

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PRESIDENT'S CORNER By Norris McDonald The filisbuster has been abused for many years now.  Even routine legislation needs 60 votes t...
Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Southwest Education Center - Tinley Park, Illinois

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Careful calibration between the vertical spacing and the depth of the mullions   creates a perfect daylighting ratio and a self-shading a...

Rushern Baker Proposes Stormwater Runoff Fee To Help Pay Bay Cleanup Costs

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Prince George’s County homeowners could pay up to $62 annually for a new fee to help fund a program to clean up the Chesapeake Bay.  The fee...
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Monday, June 17, 2013

Administrative Law Judge Rules Against Undergrounding High-Voltage Lines In Chino Hills

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AAEA Supports ALJ Decision & Opposes Underground Lines In Chino Hills An administrative law judge has ruled against undergrounding h...
Thursday, June 13, 2013

EPA Gives $3 Million in Workforce & Job Training Grants

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Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the selection of 16 grantees for a total award of $3.2 million through ...