To support California in meeting its climate goals and using its budget most effectively, CPI created this first-of-its-kind landscape of climate finance in California, building on the flagship Global Landscape of Climate Finance methodology. In doing so, aim to fill a gap in comprehensive data on both past spending and …
Valero Energy Corp's 132,000 barrel per day (bpd) San Francisco Bay-area refinery in Benicia, California, reported the shutdown and the startup of a unit on Friday, according to a notice filed with California pollution regulators. The refinery released 500 pounds of sulfur dioxide in excess of the refinery's permitted levels, …
Rising seas forecast from climate change will likely wash away some of California's most iconic beaches by century's end, along with hundreds of millions of dollars in real estate, roads and tax revenues, a new study found on Wednesday. "If beaches disappear, shrink and erode, we are going to have …
Rising seas forecast from climate change will likely wash away some of California's most iconic beaches by century's end, along with hundreds of millions of dollars in real estate, roads and tax revenues, a new study found on Wednesday. "If beaches disappear, shrink and erode, we are going to have …
Ecosystems acquire nitrogen from the atmosphere, but this source can't account for the large nitrogen capital of some systems. The finding that bedrock can also act as a nitrogen source may help solve the riddle.
Net metering has become a widespread mechanism in the U.S. for supporting customer adoption of distributed photovoltaics (PV), but has faced challenges as PV installations grow to a larger share of generation in a number of states. This paper examines the value of the bill savings that customers receive under …
Because of a GIS work, Culver City, California has up-to-date printed citywide sewer GIS map book and online sewer access system to share data with public.
An electricity power plant in Minnesota. The recession has hit demand for electricity, cutting emissions to about 30 per cent below the cap Businesses in the north-eastern US are preparing for a battle over the future of the country’s only working cap-and-trade scheme for controlling carbon dioxide emissions. At the …
A record 46 million Americans, or 15 percent of the population, have received government aid to buy food this year, according to data released by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). The jump was driven in large part by a spike in the number of people getting food stamps in …
‘Moon’s Smaller Companion Perished In A Collision With Big Sister’ London: Earth may once have had two moons — the one which shines at night now and a smaller companion which perished in a slow motion collision with its big sister, a new research has suggested. Astronomers said the collision …
Quantitative real-time observations of a tsunami have been limited to deep-water, pressure-sensor observations of changes in the sea surface elevation and observations of sea level fluctuations at the coast, which are essentially point measurements. Constrained by these data, models have been used for predictions and warning of the arrival of …
Carbon market participants on Tuesday said revisions to key rules may not be enough to ensure that trading in secondary offset markets in California is liquid and stable. At issue is the question of who should be held responsible for replacing offset credits in the event that a project is …
A Union Pacific freight train carrying more than 60 cars, some loaded with hazardous substances, derailed on Friday in a desert town north of Los Angeles, prompting evacuations of nearby homes, fire officials said. However, there was no sign of fire, and no injury or damage to surrounding buildings was …
The Obama administration and automakers are nearing an agreement to increase fuel economy standards for vehicles to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025, a lower target than the White House had sought. The administration had earlier proposed a goal of 56.2 miles per gallon, while Detroit automakers and Michigan lawmakers …
An iconic species of the American West, the whitebark pine, is at risk of extinction from climate change and disease, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said on Tuesday, but no immediate action is planned. There isn't enough money to list the whitebark pine as endangered or threatened under the …
Competitive bidding adopted under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission is an appropriate process for megawatt-scale solar power procurement, given the changing prices of solar power and the limited paying capacity of India’s consumers and taxpayers. MW-scale plants may be useful to kick-start the solar photovoltaic industry in India. However, …
Silicon Chips Produce A Lot Of Waste Heat Washington: Coming soon: Magnetic computers which may use far less energy, say scientists. A team at the University of California, which is developing such computers, claims that the future machines will rely on magnetic microprocessors which consume the least amount of energy …
California plans to get a third of its electricity from wind, solar and other renewable energy, but Governor "Moonbeam" Jerry Brown wants more. Soon. The feisty 73-year-old who brings a former seminarian's zeal to environmentalism sees green jobs reinvigorating the economy and restoring California's position as world leader in clean …
For the first time, blood vessels created in the lab from donor skin cells were successfully implanted in patients according to new research presented in the American Heart Association's Emerging Science Series webinar. . Functioning blood vessels that aren't rejected by the immune system could be used to make durable …
A California appellate court has ruled that state regulators can proceed with plans to implement a carbon cap-and-trade system, a decision that puts them on track to launch the market as scheduled in January 2012. The ruling by the California First District Court of Appeal late on Friday is the …
Two forests wired up to track water should help the US's most populous state adapt to a warming world in which the stuff becomes increasingly scarce. http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028164.300-wired-californian-forests-to-guide-response-to-climate.html
