Recently in Government
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
Government:
A comment period on a federal policy that has blocked solar installations and energy efficiency draws to a close this week
Government:
Governor Brown signs bills making it easier to build solar on the Central Coast, and mine geothermal brine for valuable minerals.
Government:
L.A's veteran Congressional Representative wants hearings on how a warmer world makes it harder to generate electricity.
Government:
Renewable energy enthusiasts have been saying for a few years that there's plenty of disturbed and damaged land we could be developing for solar, wind, and other renewables. And now, the EPA is backing them up.
Government:
Green power advocates say a recent bill is an attack on community-based renewable energy.
Government:
The California Legislature decides not to pass two proposed clean energy bills.
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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