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Analysis: Nuclear plant shutdown to increase California's reliance on natural gas
2013-06-09 08:50:06| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
California's growing reliance on natural gas to fuel its power plants will increase and power prices will remain elevated following Southern California Edison 's decision to retire a crippled nuclear power plant.
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Californias Damaged San Onofre Nuclear Plant to Be Retired
2013-06-07 16:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: Southern California Edison has decided to permanently retire Units 2 and 3 of its San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, SONGS, due to premature wear found on over 3,000 tubes in replacement steam generators and a leak of radioactive material. Both SONGS units have been shut down since January 2012. Unit 2 was taken out of service January 9, 2012, for a planned routine outage. Unit 3 was taken offline January 31, 2012, after station operators detected a leak in a tube inside a steam generator...
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Californias Low-Carbon Fuel Rule Is Working, Study Says, but Threats Loom
2013-06-06 12:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: California is replacing oil with cleaner-burning fuels in cars and trucks, thanks to a landmark low-carbon fuel rule, according to a recent report. But the rule's fate is uncertain amid legal chaos and a shortfall in the production of clean biofuels. The report, conducted by researchers at the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis, said California drivers saved more than two billion gallons of gasoline in the two years since the launch of the ruleabout as much...
Despite more people and more cars, California's smog is in retreat
2013-06-05 22:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Despite a three-fold increase in people and cars in the last 50 years, California's strict vehicle emissions standards have managed to significantly clear the state's air, according to new research. The study also found that Southern California's air chemistry has changed for the better. The amount of organic nitrates in the atmosphere -- which cause smog's eye-stinging irritation -- has drastically fallen off, according to federal researchers. Ozone and other pollutants have been monitored...
Monterey Shale Shakes Up California's Energy Future
2013-05-28 17:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: It's easy to tick off the ways in which California is a leader in clean energy: It harvests more solar energy than any other state, has a program to curb greenhouse gas emissions from the vehicles on its famously long highways, and launched its own cap-and-trade system this year. ee accompanying photo gallery: "Pictures: Oil Potential and Animal Habitat in the Monterey Shale.") And yet, a move is afoot for a quite different type of new energy development in the Golden State, beneath the same valley...
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