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Government:
In his 2013 State Of The Union, President Obama covered new ground on renewables only when talking about one of the least-sexy facets of the overall issue: energy conservation.
Government:
Sally Jewell is a bit of a dark horse, with far more of a track record in managing businesses than in setting policy. If confirmed, what will that mean for energy policy on public lands?
Government:
Steven Chu announced today that he will be stepping down from his post as Secretary of Energy as early as March. And Southern California Representative Darrell Issa chose the occasion of the announcement to issue a surprisingly ungracious statement marking Chu's departure.
Government:
Los Angeles City Councilman Eric Garcetti, one of more than a dozen candidates for mayor in the upcoming election, has said that as mayor he'll push for Los Angeles to generate about a fifth of its electrical power from the city's rooftops. Now his main competition in the race, City Controller Wendy Greuel, has signed onto that pledge.
Government:
Arizona has a renewable standard that even its supporters characterize as "modest." And now they're talking about scaling it back.
Government:
California Governor Jerry Brown's State of The State address Thursday morning included a detailed, hard-headed assessment of the threat climate change poses the state. But those looking for hints about new state energy policies for 2013 likely came away disappointed.
Government:
During his tenure since 2009, Secretary Salazar green-lighted renewable energy facilities on more than 46,000 acres of BLM lands in California. That's in excess of 72 square miles, about the size of the city of Victorville.
Government:
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has announced that he'll be stepping down from his Cabinet-level position in March. Salazar, a native of Colorado, has helped push the massive development of renewable energy facilities on public lands managed by his Department.
Government:
State Senator Lois Wolk launches another attempt to promote community solar projects.
Government:
California's energy policy is being managed by far too many agencies and departments, according to a new report.
Government:
Renewable energy makes up almost half of the new electrical power generation installed in the U.S. in 2012 so far.
Government:
President Obama says his second term climate change policy will involve "study" and "education," but that he won't be pushing any climate mitigation strategy that might slow economic growth.
Photovoltaic (PV):
A Contra Costa County town breaks ground on a project that should be a lot more commonplace across California.
Government:
A shadowy conservative, corporate-supported non-profit funded by the Koch Brothers and Exxon-Mobil plans to take on Renewable Portfolio Standards across the country in the coming legislative season.
Policy:
There was some mention of renewable energy in Tuesday's Presidential debate, but if you sneezed during the proceedings you may well have missed it.
Government:
The Interior Department announces it's reached a 10,000 megawatt public lands renewable energy goal set by President Obama.
Government:
The California Governor wraps up the 2012 legislative session by signing 19 renewable energy and energy efficiency bills -- and vetoing three.
Government:
A Republican-backed House bill to end Department of Energy loan guarantees probably won't make it any farther on the Hill, but it may offer a rallying point for campaigning conservatives.
Government:
You might imagine a facility of the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) going off the grid in the back of beyond. But a USFS facility is now generating all of its own power with solar panels in the middle of the suburban San Gabriel Valley.
Government:
Twentynine Palms' Planning Commission takes a strong stand against commercial solar development in town
News and analysis about renewable energy in California. Blog host Chris Clarke is an environmental writer of two decades standing. He currently lives in Joshua Tree and can be contacted at: rewire@kcet.org.
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