Monday, June 29, 2015

Supreme Court Blocks Air Pollution Rules for Power Plants

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The Supreme Court has blocked Obama administration rules designed to sharply limit the hazardous air pollutants that spew from the nation...
Wednesday, May 27, 2015

California Increases Lawn Replacement Budget By $350 Million

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The Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California on Tuesday voted to increase funding for its turf-removal program, as more an...
Thursday, May 21, 2015

Pipeline Oil Spill in Santa Barbara, California

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A citizen first reported the leak around noon at Refugio State Beach in California's Santa Barbara County and the Coast Guard had stopp...
Wednesday, May 13, 2015

California Gasoline Prices Higher Than Rest of Country

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Source:  U.S. Energy Information Administration,  Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update Supply disruptions in the tightly balanced and rela...
Monday, May 11, 2015

Obama To Renew Nuclear Power Plant Cooperation Agreement With China

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President Obama has  notified Congress that he intends to   renew a nuclear cooperation agreement with China . The deal would allow Beiji...
Friday, May 01, 2015

Tesla Home & Industrial Battery Packs

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Tesla Motors Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk has unveiled home and industrial battery packs--power wall” batteries--ranging from a $3,000 7 k...

EARTH DAY Trek Across America 2015

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PRESIDENT'S CORNER By Norris McDonald Just before Earth Day, I made the announcement below on Facebook : "I will be driving...
Monday, April 20, 2015

EARTH DAY, Nuclear Power & America

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PRESIDENT'S CORNER By Norris McDonald Earth Day is middle aged now.  Forty-five years old and counting.  We have organized and par...
Thursday, April 16, 2015

EPA Publishes 20th Annual U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its  20 th   Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks   today,  showing...
Thursday, April 02, 2015

California's First Mandatory Water Restrictions

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Governor Jerry Brown on Wednesday ordered cities and towns across California to cut water use by 25% as part of a sweeping set of mandatory ...
Wednesday, April 01, 2015

CO2 Allowances Sold for $5.41 in 27th RGGI Auction

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Total Proceeds for Reinvestment Now Exceed $2 Billion   The nine Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states participating in the Regional G...

Monthly Data Track Crude Oil Movements by Rail

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Source:  U.S. Energy Information Administration based on data from the Surface Transportation Board and other information Note:  Crude-by...