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Los Angeles takes steps to transition out of coal-fired power earlier than required by state law

2013-03-20 15:30:21| Green Car Congress

Los Angeles set to ditch coal power

2013-03-20 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BusinessGreen: Los Angeles plans to abandon coal power in favour of renewable energy, natural gas, and a programme of energy efficiency. The City's municipal-owned utility, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), yesterday announced it will phase out electricity from the coal-fired 2,250MW Navajo Generating Station and 1,800MW Intermountain Power Project (IPP) in Utah that currently provide just under 40 per cent of the metropolis's power. "The era of coal is over. Today we affirm our commitment...

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Los Angeles Halts Using Electricity From Coal Plants

2013-03-20 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Bloomberg: Los Angeles will become the biggest U.S. city to abandon coal-fueled electricity after the taxpayer- owned utility said it will support renewable sources, boost energy efficiency and build a new natural-gas fired plant. The citys Department of Water and Power, the nations largest municipal-owned utility, will phase out the electricity it imports from the Navajo Generating Station in Arizona and Intermountain Power in Utah, according to a statement yesterday. The two coal plants provide 39 percent...

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Los Angeles: Gas tanks sitting on fault zone deemed unsafe

2013-03-17 01:38:40| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

Federal regulators have just sided with San Pedro-area activists who claim that a tank farm storing up to 26 million gallons of liquid petroleum gas sits in an earthquake danger zone and is otherwise unsafe.

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