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California's 33% renewable energy goal by 2020 is not realistic
A law in April upped California's renewable energy goals by 2020 to 33% from 20%, a far more ambitious goal than any other state is attempting. But, while a renewable energy economy is a laudable goal ...
25 Aug, 2011
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Federal budget cuts likely to affect renewable energy projects
Several major renewable energy projects are planned for California, including a grid-scale concentrated solar plant (CSP). They are part of the big push towards meeting California’s ambitious goal of ...
18 Aug, 2011
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Agua Caliente, the world's largest solar project, currently under construction
The U.S. Department of Energy has finalized a $967 million loan guarantee for a 290 MW solar photovoltaic plant on 2400 acres between Yuma and Phoenix. The Aqua Caliente project is now the w ...
15 Aug, 2011
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The convoluted, fast-changing world of Arizona coal power
The dirty little secret about power generation is that most states, including Arizona, rely heavily on coal. Sure, Arizona has mandated 15% renewable energy by 2025 but for now, King Coal reigns.Even ...
08 Aug, 2011
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Arizona drowning in negative equity says new report
Research shows that almost half of all Arizona mortgages were "underwater” by the end of the first fiscal quarter of 2011. Only Nevada, at 63 percent, had a higher rate of homes with negative equity, ...
02 Aug, 2011
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California ‘Amazon tax’ looks like a money grab
Ordinarily, if a large corporation has a physical presence in a state, then that state can charge sales tax on transactions. California, in a desperate attempt to raise more money, has decreed that In ...
19 Jul, 2011
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CEOs claim California is worst state for business
California ranked dead last in a poll of 556 CEOs asking which state is the best place to do business. While CEOs are certainly not an unbiased lot, they also have considerable say in where to open ne ...
18 Jul, 2011
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New EPA regulations could impact Arizona
The Navajo Generating Station near Page, AZ uses about 8 million tons of coal a year to provide 2.25 GW of power and nearly 95% of the electricity for the huge pumps on the Central Arizona Project can ...
01 Jul, 2011
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Green theology, crony capitalism, and California's renewable energy future
Lately, there's been a growing contrarian view of California's proposed renewable energy future. Instead of clean energy flowing seamlessly from solar, wind, and geothermal plants through a smart grid ...
16 Jun, 2011
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New party on track to gain ballot access in California
In addition to the Democrats and Republicans, there are four other ballot-qualified political parties in California, and over a dozen smaller political bodies which are formally attempting to gain b ...
08 Jun, 2011
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