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What It's Really All About: Solar For The 99%

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Most of California's low-income residents still have to pay their utility bills without help from the sun, but a non-profit solar installer is trying to change that a little bit at a time.
What It's Really All About: Solar For The 99%
Beach Water Quality In Los Angeles Has Improved
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Beach Water Quality In Los Angeles Has Improved

May 23, 2013
by Clarissa Wei
Need Solar Energy? There's a Printer For That
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Need Solar Energy? There's a Printer For That

May 23, 2013
by Chris Clarke

Irvine Is California's Fastest Growing City
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Irvine Is California's Fastest Growing City

May 23, 2013
by Clarissa Wei
Clean Energy From Wind Turbines On Kites? Google Thinks So.
ReWire

Clean Energy From Wind Turbines On Kites? Google Thinks So.

May 23, 2013
by Chris Clarke

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Early Education and DIY May Be Keys to Success in Digital Technology

Chevon Hicks, an authority on the digital media industry, talks to Madeleine about what today's students need to be competitive in the future job market.
Early Education and DIY May Be Keys to Success in Digital Technology

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Can Electricity Be Stored Safely and Effectively? Firm Gets Big Money for Big Goal
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Can Electricity Be Stored Safely and Effectively? Firm Gets Big Money for Big Goal

May 21, 2013 5:45 PM
by Chris Clarke
Technology:
An East Coast firm has announced it's raised $15 million to develop affordable, scalable power storage for the grid using zinc-air battery technology.
Will Solar Power Doom PG&E?
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Will Solar Power Doom PG&E?

May 21, 2013 2:08 PM
by Chris Clarke
Utilities:
A leading energy analyst has forecast the effect of dropping rooftop solar costs on Northern California's largest utility, and that forecast is bleak for the company and its shareholders.
Northern California's First Battery Buses Rolling Out
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Northern California's First Battery Buses Rolling Out

May 20, 2013 1:37 PM
by Chris Clarke
Transportation:
The first battery-powered electric buses in the north part of the state are rolling out in Stockton.
Our Lord's Candle, Spanish Bayonet, or... What Should We Call This Plant?
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Our Lord's Candle, Spanish Bayonet, or... What Should We Call This Plant?

May 20, 2013 1:35 PM
by Chris Clarke
The Hidden Desert:
It's one of my favorite plants in Southern California, but I'm never sure what to call it in polite company.
Vote by Mail Breaks a Record in L.A. Mayor's Race, but Participation Still Low
Ballot Brief

Vote by Mail Breaks a Record in L.A. Mayor's Race, but Participation Still Low

May 20, 2013 1:00 PM
by Zach Behrens
Voting:
When employees at the office of the Los Angeles City Clerk finished counting vote by mail ballots early this morning, they had a number: 167,657. What that means depends on how you slice the data.
Another Wind Project May Threaten Condors
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Another Wind Project May Threaten Condors

May 17, 2013 4:40 PM
by Chris Clarke
Wind:
The Feds have just released the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for wind project near the mouth of the Grand Canyon that may pose a threat to the Canyon's population of reintroduced California condors.
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