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Chinese eye Glendale for solar energy site
China’s Solar Valley — a green tech version of California’s Silicon Valley — wants to cozy up to Glendale. Government officials there are interested in sending staffers to work at Glendale City Hall for a year to see how...Tags: China, Environmental Issues, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Technology
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Neighbors squabble over solar project
After a lengthy bureaucratic battle, a Glendale resident has finally built a structure to hold solar panels that will reduce his reliance on other sources for electricity. But his next-door neighbors say the structure impedes the view from their...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Justice System, Cancer, Crime, Law and Justice, Solar Energy
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Grayson consultation will cost city $470,000
The City Council has reluctantly agreed to spend $470,000 on consultants to study rehabilitating an aging part of the Grayson Power Plant — a project that the city may ultimately be unable to afford.
Earlier this month, the council voted 4-1,...Tags: Environmental Issues, Energy Saving, Energy Saving, Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy
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City meeting energy goals
Glendale is well on its way to meeting state mandates that require cities to get 33% of their energy supplies from renewable resources such as wind, solar or landfill gas by 2020.
The state law, which takes effect Saturday, sets intermediary targets...Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation, Natural Resources, Energy Saving, Renewable Energy
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Sun shines on Temple Sinai
The clergy of Temple Sinai dedicated 125 new solar panels with song and prayer Sunday morning, becoming the third house of worship in Glendale to make the leap toward solar-powered facilities. “We are all here because of the vision of one man...Tags: Religion and Belief
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Gatto's bill would tap roads for renewable energy
A bill by Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Silver Lake) would take the power of the road for renewable energy.
The bill, one of many the Gov. Jerry Brown is wading through in the wake of the legislative recess, would require the California Energy Commission...Tags: Executive Branch, Science, Elections, Censorship, Renewable Energy
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Political Landscape: Brown sifting through last-minute bills
Gov. Jerry Brown is currently going through a massive number of bills that were approved by the Legislature at the last minute before lawmakers went into recess until January. One bill awaiting Brown’s signature would require the California...Tags: Science, Justice System, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Tax Credits, Elections
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Cities stack their energy portfolio
It’s a tale of two cities in two very different positions as the utilities in Burbank and Glendale work to meet strict state mandates for using renewable energy.
At 21%, Glendale Water & Power is ahead of schedule in hitting the first benchmark...Tags: Fines, Energy Resources, Punishment, Bob Hope, Natural Gas
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Smart meters don't count as 'renewable'
For all the tens of millions of dollars being spent in Burbank and Glendale for new smart-meter grids, the added efficiencies won’t directly affect state mandates for renewable energy, officials say. In Glendale, the tab for new smart meters...Tags: Wind Power, Solar Energy, Energy Saving, Renewable Energy, Marketing
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Hybrids safer for drivers, less so for pedestrians, study says
Hybrid cars are safer -- or more dangerous -- for people on the road depending if you are behind the wheel or walking the streets, according to a study released Thursday.
Occupants in hybrid vehicles sustain fewer injuries in crashes than those who are...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Disasters and Accidents
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Ron Kaye: Welcome to the China Century
Longtime Los Angeles Teachers Union leader A.J. Duffy has changed his mind. He’s fought against charter schools, but now he’s starting his own; he’s protected tenure but now wants it easier to fire bad teachers, even to limit the...Tags: Employees, Political Systems, Unrest, Conflicts and War, World War II (1939-1945), Verizon Communications
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New Guy in Town: The BWP is A-OK
I just received some news about as sunny as this week's weather.
Burbank Water and Power (BWP) was recently honored as one of the nation’s Top 10 electric utilities in 2010 by the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA), a non-profit solar energy...Tags: Human Interest, Politics, Elections, IKEA, Solar Energy
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