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California's key climate change program aims for new life
2016-07-12 20:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: In advance of a political showdown in the state Legislature, Gov. Jerry Brown`s administration made its first formal effort Tuesday to extend the life of the program central to California`s bid to combat climate change. The California Air Resources Board, which is controlled by the governor, released a plan that would continue the state`s cap-and-trade program to cut carbon emissions beyond 2020, the date when the program currently expires. Cap and trade functions by forcing companies to buy...
Black Market Caviar Threatens California's Giant Fish
2016-07-11 17:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: . Black Market Caviar Threatens California's Giant Fish Six men charged after a raid uncovered a black market caviar operation in Sacramento await their punishment. Poachers in the U.S. target white sturgeons for their meat and unfertilized eggs, which are made into caviar. When wildlife officers with California's Department of Fish and Wildlife raided two houses in the Sacramento area earlier this year, they found a live sturgeon gasping for breath, barely alive, on the floor in the garage...
Reaping the wind off California's coast for electricity faces hurdles
2016-07-03 15:06:29| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: As offshore wind farms gain momentum in the U.S., the industry predicts a clean-energy bonanza from the West Coast's steady and powerful breezes that may go a long way to help the state meet its ambitious clean energy mandates. But reaping the wind off California`s coast must first overcome not only economic and political challenges but also requires technology that is still being developed. So far, just one company, Trident Winds, has applied for a lease to construct an offshore facility in...
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IREC: California's Rule 21 Decision a Big Win for Customers
2016-07-01 00:06:52| Electrical Construction & Maintenance
The unanimous Rule 21 decision by the California Public Utilities Commission comes with some important wins for the energy customer, according to the Interstate Renewable Energy Council. read more
A Third Of Californias Deep Groundwater Aquifers Are Being Used For Oil And Gas
2016-06-29 11:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: California has a lot more usable groundwater than previously thought - but that water might already be in danger from oil and gas extraction in the state. A study released this week by Stanford scientists shows that there is nearly three times more groundwater in California`s Central Valley than earlier surveys had indicated. Its not often that you find a water windfall, but we just did, study co-author Robert Jackson, the Michelle and Kevin Douglas Provostial Professor at Stanford, said...
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