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 …
The nationwide automobile mileage and emissions standards announced by President Obama on Tuesday represent a huge step forward in the effort to limit greenhouse gases and reduce America
Dr Bikul Das of Assam, who has been studying stem cell biology for past several years in two of the renowned institutes of the world, has been awarded a US $100,000 grant by the Gates Foundation to support his research to explore the role of stem cells in management of …
In what he casts as an attack on litterbugs and nicotine addiction alike, Mayor Gavin Newsom wants to impose a fee on an age-old inhabitant of city streets: the cigarette butt. The proposal, to be introduced next month to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, would add 33 cents to …
A weekend earthquake in Southern California was felt by millions and sent at least one person to the hospital, but the region avoided any significant damage or major injuries. The earthquake, measuring 4.7 in magnitude, hit just after 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, about three miles east of Los Angeles International …
President Obama will announce tough new nationwide rules for automobile emissions and mileage standards on Tuesday, embracing standards that California has sought to enact for years over the objections of the auto industry and the Bush administration. The rules, which will begin to take effect in 2012, will put in …
The White House will unveil an auto fuel efficiency proposal on Tuesday to resolve a dispute between California and the US government over emissions and accelerate the timeframe for sharply improving mileage performance, industry and other sources said. The proposal, if accepted by California and a dozen other states that …
The biggest seawater desalination plant in the Western Hemisphere, north of San Diego, can begin construction by year's end after a six-year effort to win regulators' approval, the developer said on Thursday. The San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve permit revisions for the …
Australia plans to build the world's largest solar power station with an output of 1000 megawatts in a A$1.4 billion (US$1.05 billion) investment, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Sunday. The plant would have three times the generating capacity of the current biggest solar-powered electricity plant, which is in California, …
The number of public schools in New York City reporting children with flulike symptoms continued to rise Friday, as three more schools in Queens and Brooklyn were closed, bringing the total to six this week, and parents and city officials wrestled with how to handle the growing spread of the …
California utility Pacific Gas and Electric Co on Wednesday announced an expanded agreement with solar thermal power company BrightSource Energy Inc for more than 1.3 gigawatts (GW) of clean, solar energy. The utility, a unit of PG&E; Corp, said the new deal supersedes a 900 MW agreement it struck with …
impact of drought water bank: As California reels under drought, green groups have sued the government for failing to study environmental consequences of a drought water bank. The government operates the water bank by purchasing water from willing sellers, primarily water suppliers, upstream of the Sacramento delta in northern California. …
Norway opened a 560 kilometre (350 mile) "hydrogen highway" on Monday with more than a dozen hydrogen-powered cars rallying along a scenic route between its capital city Oslo and North Sea oil hub Stavanger. Norwegian oil and gas producer StatoilHydro has built several hydrogen filling stations between the two places …
Helped by cooler, damp weather, firefighters gained the upper hand on a wildfire that has destroyed 77 homes since it was ignited -- apparently by power tools -- nearly a week ago. As of Sunday, fire crews had established containment lines around about two-thirds of the blaze, which has charred …
Using switchgrass and other biomass to power electric cars is three times more efficient and more environmentally friendly than using ethanol to power traditional gasoline cars, US scientists have found. Electric vehicles using biomass converted into electricity travelled 81 percent farther per acre of cropland than vehicles with internal combustion …
Interview with Elizabeth Blackburn, Professor of Biology and Physiology at the University of California, San Francisco. ELIZABETH H. BLACKBURN is the Morris Herzstein Endowed Professor of Biology and Physiology at the University of California, San Francisco. Her ground-breaking work involves the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes, called telomeres, which serve as …
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday for Shell Oil Co and units of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp and Union Pacific Corp in a dispute over environmental cleanup costs at a contaminated industrial site in Arvin, California. Shell, an affiliate of Royal Dutch Shell Plc, and the two railroads argued …
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted a low-carbon fuel standard that requires greater use of fuels that cause lower greenhouse gas emissions, compared with gasoline. Corn-based ethanol doesn't meet that test and won't benefit from the new standard, CARB says, because diverting corn into ethanol production increases deforestation and …
Advertisements talking about green community villages and sustainable construction keep popping out from every magazine, newspaper, hoarding and television, but giving form to the idea depends on the executioner. Brad Baker of Codding Enterprises is one such man who has gone out of his way to ensure he delivers what …
