Results tagged “san diego county”
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San Diego:
After violence desolated the city center of Tijuana starting in 2007, artists and musicians began to reimagine the function of this area, known as "El Centro" -- the historic tourist district that stretches about 10 blocks along Avenida Revolucion -- by opening small independent, largely self-funded art galleries and spaces.
Photovoltaic (PV):
As of this week, California has at least 150,428 rooftops generating electricity, and probably a lot more than that.
Wind:
The 315-megawatt Ocotillo Express Wind project in Imperial County is shut down today after a 10-ton blade came loose from one of the project's 112 Siemens wind turbines, landing about 100 yards away on a public road.
Los Angeles:
Sleep Lady guitarist Michael Hayden exlains how the musical environment of San Diego cultivates his band and why instrumental can often say more than music with words.
San Diego:
Louis Hock documented the experiences of his Los Analos neighbors, undocumented Mexican working class immigrant families, by filming the day-to-day lives of four families.
Nuclear :
The shut down could happen if the Nuclear Regulatory Commission doesn't approve a plan to restart part of the plant this summer.
The Grid:
Despite reports in the press that the continuing outage of the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant will cause "Enron-style" power shortages throughout Southern California this sumer, one expert on the electrical grid says such fears are exaggerated.
San Diego:
Tijuana-based group Sonidero Travesura fuse cumbia, krautrock, and synth-pop to create their unique, ever-transforming sound.
SoCal Spirits:
Los Angeles area craft brewers are taking their beers on the road, thanks to a slew of recent distribution deals.
Nuclear :
Senator Barbara Boxer has slammed a preliminary ruling by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission backing a Southern California Edison (SCE) proposal to restart the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station along the San Diego Coast. The Senator has called for a full investigation into the structural flaws that led to both remaining units of the ailing plant being shut down last year.
Climate Change:
Twenty California counties have endured weather-related disasters since January 2007 that were damaging enough to merit 41 Federal disaster area declarations, and two-thirds of Californians live on counties struck by those disasters.
Utilities:
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has likely made some San Diego County residents very happy today with a decision not to allow San Diego Gas & Electric to buy power from the controversial proposed Pio Pico Energy Center and Quail Brush Power gas-fired power plants.
The Grid:
The California Independent System Operator (CaISO), which manages the majority of the state's power grid, has approved five new transmission projects that the agency says are crucial to the state's renewable energy future.
coal:
A proposed coal-fired power plant that would cost $3.15 billion tops a list of five projects of California investor-owned utilities singled out for criticism by the Sierra Club as expensive and dirty.
SoCal Spirits:
A recent ABC summit attempted to clarify the issue of growler fills, but has sown more controversy in the process.
Vote:
Your votes will help determine which Artbound article from last week will become a video.
San Diego:
Tracy Lee Nelson is a skateboard artist, combining form and function in skateboard design that resonates with Indian themes.
San Diego:
Ana Andrade is one of a handful of new-generation Tijuana artists involved in artistic practices desiring to produce social change.
SoCal Spirits:
Home brewing in Los Angeles has never been easier, with stores, brew clubs and even breweries providing valuable insight and help.
Elections:
An initiative cleared for signature-gathering last week would shutter California's two remaining nuclear power plants until the federal government has figured out where to put high-level nuclear waste.
