"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
The Local Clean Energy Alliance, a Bay Area coalition focused on climate protection and green job creation, has released Community Power. Decentralized Renewable Energy in California, a comprehensive 64 page report (PDF) by Al Weinrub which advocates using small-scale, locally-based,…
A USDA survey shows that farmers are increasingly using renewable energy to power their operations. Nearly one quarter of the nation’s total, 1,956 farms, are in California. The study ended in 2009 so the numbers have certainly increased since then.…
“We overpromised” says the head of a pension reform group, and this may well be true. The amount being paid into the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) by teachers, schools, and the state cannot possibly meet the amount that…
The Guardian and the Cleantech Group have chosen 100 cleantech companies from around the world as most likely to make a major market impact over the next 5-10 years. The companies must be cleantech-oriented, for-profit, and not listed on stock…
Under California’s landmark 2006 Global Warming Solutions Act, AB 32, the state must reduce greehouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. Carbon trading, also known as cap and trade, is an essential part of this. The deadline for formalizing…