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Ted Again
Cable magnate Ted Turner forms solar-energy business partnership |
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12 Jan 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Ted Again Cable magnate Ted Turner forms solar-energy business partnership Remember Ted Turner? Tall fellow, gray hair, owned a lotta cable TV and a lotta land and was married to Jane Fonda? Yeah, that one. Well, he's back, and he's sinking some of his legendary wealth into solar technology. Partnering with four-year-old, New Jersey-based Dome-Tech Solar, the skillionaire will focus on ... |
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| Topics: business, California, celebrity, energy, news, solar voltaic power (all these topics) |
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Flexing His OPECs
Schwarzenegger, E.U. unveil new carbon-cutting schemes |
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10 Jan 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Flexing His OPECs Schwarzenegger, E.U. unveil new carbon-cutting schemes California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) may be hobbled by a broken leg, but his mind is still strong. (File that under Sentences We Never Thought We'd Write.) In his State of the State address last night, the green-leaning Governator announced a plan to cut carbon in transportation fuel 10 percent by 202 ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, climate, European Union, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Globalization Shmobalization
San Francisco Bay Area coalition urges focus on local economy |
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05 Jan 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Globalization Shmobalization San Francisco Bay Area coalition urges focus on local economy What will those hippies think of next? A coalition of groups in the San Francisco Bay Area is undertaking a push against globalization and the labor and environmental offenses it incurs. The coalition, which just released a 30-page plan, hopes to coordinate with business and government leaders to move the Ba ... |
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| Topics: business, California, globalization, news, San Francisco (all these topics) |
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One Nation, Under Terry
An interview with California environmental adviser Terry Tamminen |
David Roberts |
04 Jan 2007 |
Main Dish |
| Terry Tamminen is a compact, affable man. With his bluntness and lack of pretense, it's easy to see why Arnold Schwarzenegger trusted him. The California governor brought Tamminen on as his environmental adviser in 2003, elevated him to secretary of the state EPA, and then appointed him a senior cabinet adviser in 2004. In part due to Tamminen's behind-the-scenes influence and t ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, climate, interview, politics, state politics, Terry Tamminen (all these topics) |
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Terminal Killness
City officials' reluctance may halt LNG terminal in Long Beach, Calif. |
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13 Dec 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Terminal Killness City officials' reluctance may halt LNG terminal in Long Beach, Calif. The debate over a $700 million liquefied-natural-gas terminal in Long Beach, Calif., may be coming to an end. City officials have long been squeamish about the proposed facility due to its proximity to the urban center. "It's a risk for accident and terrorist attack, and it's not a good business deal for the city," says ... |
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| Topics: California, energy, natural gas, news (all these topics) |
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Owening Up to Their Mistakes
California's Owens River runs again after nearly a century |
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08 Dec 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Owening Up to Their Mistakes California's Owens River runs again after nearly a century The most ambitious river habitat restoration in the West kicked off this week, as Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa turned a knob on a dam and allowed water to flow through. The dam, built in 1913 to direct water into an L.A. aqueduct some 250 miles away, evaporated Owens Lake into salt flats and kick-start ... |
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| Topics: California, news, rivers and watersheds, water conflicts (all these topics) |
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Lunguna Beach
Study says California diesel responsible for 1,100 premature deaths |
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06 Dec 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Lunguna Beach Study says California diesel responsible for 1,100 premature deaths Overpopulation plaguing your state? Follow California's lead and kill 'em off! A Union of Concerned Scientists study says diesel emissions from old construction equipment contributed to 1,100 premature deaths and half a million sick days in California in 2005, costing an estimated $9.1 billion. "Construction equipment being used to build ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, California, news (all these topics) |
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One Good Deed Reserves Another
Northeast, California move forward with marine reserves |
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21 Nov 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| One Good Deed Reserves Another Northeast, California move forward with marine reserves It's time to call in the marine reserves (think fish, not guns). The Conservation Law Foundation and the Canadian branch of the World Wildlife Fund issued a report yesterday recommending that a network of ocean areas off the eastern coast of Canada and the U.S. be protected from fishing and other human activity. After six years of ma ... |
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| Topics: California, news, Northeast, oceans (all these topics) |
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Rubber Ducky, You're Not the One
San Francisco set to enact first-in-nation ban on toxics in baby toys |
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20 Nov 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Rubber Ducky, You're Not the One San Francisco set to enact first-in-nation ban on toxics in baby toys Next week, San Francisco will become the first U.S. city to ban the manufacture, distribution, and sale of baby toys containing chemicals linked to cancer and developmental delays. The prime targets -- bisphenol A and phthalates -- have been found in everything from rubber duckies to teething rings to bathtime boo ... |
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| Topics: California, news, San Francisco, toxics (all these topics) |
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Dirty Movies
Hollywood spews excess pollution along with its blockbusters |
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15 Nov 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Dirty Movies Hollywood spews excess pollution along with its blockbusters Hollywood is facing an inconvenient truth: it's a dirty industry. A UCLA report says TV and film productions pollute more than four other local industries, including aerospace and semiconductor manufacturing (but likely less than oil refineries, so that's a comfort). Set construction, special effects, and other excesses emit 140,0 ... |
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| Topics: California, green living, news, pollution and waste (all these topics) |
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We Left Our Hearts in San Francisco
Grist's reader party was fabulous, left us hungry for more |
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14 Nov 2006 |
Daily Grist |
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| Topics: California, green living (all these topics) |
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Pom and Jerry
McNerney is giving Pombo a run for his money |
Amanda Griscom Little |
26 Oct 2006 |
Muckraker |
| A year ago it was virtually unthinkable that Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Calif.) -- right-wing darling, fundraiser extraordinaire, champion of polluting industries, and enemy No. 1 of the environmental community -- could be unseated by any Democrat, much less one with zero political experience to his name. But now, a week and a half before Election Day, the rookie Democratic challenger in California's 11th ... |
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| Topics: California, elections, Muckraker, politics (all these topics) |
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Prancing With the Stars
Celebs gather in Malibu to protest plans for offshore natural-gas facility |
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23 Oct 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Prancing With the Stars Celebs gather in Malibu to protest plans for offshore natural-gas facility Famous beautiful people and other denizens of Malibu, Calif., gathered on a beach yesterday to protest a proposal by energy company BHP Billiton to build a liquefied-natural-gas facility 14 miles off the coast. "We have to use our voices and band together and stop this," said Halle Berry, who was joined by a m ... |
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| Topics: California, energy, natural gas, news (all these topics) |
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When Guvs Try
Enviros hope to make gains with gubernatorial races in key states |
Amanda Griscom Little |
19 Oct 2006 |
Muckraker |
| With Election Day just over two weeks away, Muckraker brings you part two of our roundup of gubernatorial races with important green angles. Last week, in part one, we chronicled the hottest campaigns along the Eastern seaboard. This week, we're briefing you on a few of the must-watch races in the Midwest and Pacific regions. Michigan: Jennifer Granholm (D) vs. Dick DeVos (R) Jenn ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, Colorado, elections, Michigan, Muckraker, Ohio, Oregon, politics, state politics (all these topics) |
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Did You Mean: Solar Power?
Google to install more than 9,000 photovoltaic panels at its HQ |
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17 Oct 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Did You Mean: Solar Power? Google to install more than 9,000 photovoltaic panels at its HQ Google Inc. is converting six buildings at its headquarters in the San Francisco Bay area to run on up to 30 percent solar power. The project, one of the largest solar endeavors undertaken by a U.S. company, will require installation of 9,212 solar panels, and sh ... |
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| Topics: business, California, energy, greening biz operations, greenish companies, news, solar voltaic power (all these topics) |
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Give and Takings
Property-rights initiatives threaten environmental protections in four Western states |
Dan Whipple |
16 Oct 2006 |
Main Dish |
| Field of dreams or field of nightmares? It depends who you ask. Photos: iStockphoto When you hear the phrase "a perfect storm," it's likely to conjure images of roiling whitecaps, perhaps a daring Coast Guard rescuer dangling from a helicopter to pull half-drowned sailors from their foundering vessels. Chances are the last thing it will bring to mind is land ... |
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| Topics: Arizona, California, Idaho, placemaking, Washington (all these topics) |
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A Tip of the Cap
California will join Northeast greenhouse-gas reduction program |
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16 Oct 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| A Tip of the Cap California will join Northeast greenhouse-gas reduction program California will participate in the carbon cap-and-trade program being established in seven Northeast states, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) announced today. Linking in with the so-called Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative -- which we suppose won't be so regional anymore -- will help California's industries comply w ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, climate, news, Northeast (all these topics) |
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The Log Days of Bummer
GAO blames Bush administration for high cost of Biscuit timber salvage |
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06 Oct 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| The Log Days of Bummer GAO blames Bush administration for high cost of Biscuit timber salvage The Bush administration, not environmental lawsuits, is to blame for the nearly $11 million cost of a logging project that will salvage only $8.8 million worth of timber, says a new study from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office. After the 2002 Biscuit fire burned almost 500,000 acres in Oregon a ... |
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| Topics: California, logging, news, Oregon, US Forest Service (all these topics) |
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To Catch a Leaf
FBI raids companies linked to E. coli-tainted spinach |
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05 Oct 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| To Catch a Leaf FBI raids companies linked to E. coli-tainted spinach Federal agents raided two produce plants in Salinas Valley, Calif., yesterday, as part of a criminal investigation into whether they violated food-safety and environmental laws in distributing E. coli-tainted spinach. The FBI and the Food and Drug Administration executed search warran ... |
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| Topics: California, Federal Bureau of Investigation, food and agriculture, Food and Drug Administration, news (all these topics) |
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An Embarrassment of Richard
Richard Pombo in danger of losing House seat to Jerry McNerney |
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04 Oct 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| An Embarrassment of Richard Richard Pombo in danger of losing House seat to Jerry McNerney Rep. Richard Pombo (R), chair of the House Resources Committee and bugbear of the environmental community, is in a knock-down, drag-out fight to win an eighth term representing California's 11th congressional district. Pombo has far more moolah than his Democratic challenger, Jerry McNerney, but the race is hardly in the bag. P ... |
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| Topics: California, elections, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Does Silicone Count?
California will measure chemical levels in people's bodies under new law |
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03 Oct 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Does Silicone Count? California will measure chemical levels in people's bodies under new law The first state to measure how residents absorb chemicals from everyday products will be, of course, Arkansas. Ha ha -- you wish, Arkansans. No, it'll be California. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) signed a "biomonitoring" bill Friday that calls on state health officers to collect voluntarily submitted sam ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, news, toxics (all these topics) |
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Some States Get All the Luck
California wilderness bill passes Congress, Vermont wilderness bill doesn't |
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02 Oct 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Some States Get All the Luck California wilderness bill passes Congress, Vermont wilderness bill doesn't Just before adjourning for election season on Friday, Congress OK'd a bill to designate 273,000 acres in Northern California as wilderness, including a long stretch of stunning coastal land, and President Bush is expected to sign it into law. Conservationists and their congressional allies had been aiming to prote ... |
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| Topics: California, news, Vermont, wilderness (all these topics) |
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Circuit Breaker
Senators clash over proposal to split green-friendly 9th Circuit Court |
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25 Sep 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Circuit Breaker Senators clash over proposal to split green-friendly 9th Circuit Court For years, Republicans have loathed the San Francisco-based U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, the nation's largest federal appeals court and most left-leaning. Its long record of upholding environmental laws is but one of its sins in the eyes of conservatives. Now, for the umpteenth time, they're trying ... |
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| Topics: California, environmental justice, news, politics, San Francisco (all these topics) |
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I Know What You Did With That Last Hummer
Schwarzenegger sells his Hummers, pals around with NYC Mayor Bloomberg |
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22 Sep 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| I Know What You Did With That Last Hummer Schwarzenegger sells his Hummers, pals around with NYC Mayor Bloomberg [See correction below.] Had your doubts that California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) was walking his green talk? Oh, he's walking all right -- the guv has sold his eight Hummers. It was Schwarzenegger who originally convinced then-manufacturer AM General to make a ver ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, New York, news, placemaking, politics (all these topics) |
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Terry Troth
California campaigner spreading carbon-cap gospel to other states |
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22 Sep 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Terry Troth California campaigner spreading carbon-cap gospel to other states Terry Tamminen is restyling himself as the "Johnny Appleseed" of carbon caps. Formerly environmental adviser and cabinet secretary for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R), he's now working to spread California's climate policy to other states, and eventually, he hopes, to the country as a whole. First he'll focus on getting southwe ... |
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| Topics: California, climate, news, Terry Tamminen (all these topics) |
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