Sustainable In The News
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- Energy Innovations Small Grant (EISG) Program
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A Program of the California Energy CommissionFri, Feb 8th 2008The Energy Innovations Small Grant (EISG) Program provides up to $95,000 for hardware projects and $50,000 for modeling projects to small businesses, non-profits, individuals and academic institutions to conduct research that establishes the feasibility of new, innovative energy concepts. Research projects must target one of the six PIER program areas, address a California energy problem and provide a potential benefit to California electric and natural gas ratepayers.
- Conservationists, Pentagon Do Deal
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San Diego Union TribuneSat, Aug 18th 2007
CAMP PENDLETON - With help from the military, conservationists are planting a figurative flag atop Santa Margarita Peak by finalizing a long-delayed land purchase.
The deal marks the latest success story for an unusual nationwide alliance between environmentalists and the Pentagon. It gives Camp Pendleton a buffer against suburban sprawl and allows "green" groups to maintain an open-space corridor for animals that travel to and from the base...
- Pretty yet practical
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Sustainable gardens at London garden exhibition offer Californians some ideas and a look at the future.Los Angeles TimesThu, Jul 19th 2007
LONDON -- SOMETIMES you have to travel halfway around the world to solve a problem in your own backyard, a point Southern California gardeners may want to note as they face drought, limited water supplies and air pollution, not to mention threats posed by encroaching development, invasive plants, synthetic pesticides and fertilizers -- our list of woes goes on and on.
For some welcome solutions, look to none other than the Chelsea Flower Show, arguably the world's finest garden exhibition, held by Royal Horticultural Society in the heart of London...
- The Cost of Saving Energy
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New York TimesSun, Jul 15th 2007
NEW YORKERS have often been told that they use less energy than most Americans, partly because they live in the most densely populated city in the country.
And that's true, up to a point.
Sure, New Yorkers have the benefit of an extensive mass-transit system, which means lower auto emissions, but the city's residential buildings are less energy-efficient than those in many other places in the country, particularly in eco-friendly states like California and Vermont...
- A Conversation with California
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California Green Chemistry InitiativeSat, Jul 14th 2007
To facilitate an open public participation process, we have created this journal/blog called the Conversation with California which gives you the opportunity to share your thoughts and see what others think about the four main Green Chemistry topics areas. We invite you to join the Conversation with California and contribute to developing a comprehensive chemical policy and long-term environmental protection for California.