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Home owners and businesses in California might soon be able to tap a statewide borrowing program to pay for renewable energy projects.

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Feb
22

Fed guarantee helps BrightSource Energy plan

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The loan guarantees represent two of the Obama administration’s key goals: encouraging the growth of renewable energy and creating jobs.

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Feb
22

SF clean-energy plan could fuel higher rates

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the June state ballot that would require local governments to get two-thirds voter approval before they could switch to an alternative energy provider.

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Feb
21

T. Boone Pickens – a man on a mission

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Now he’s got 172 votes in the House for some alternative-energy legislation, and he says his Pickens Army supporter base keeps growing.

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Jan
08

Google establishes energy subsidiary

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“We want to be able to procure more renewable energy as part of our carbon neutrality commitment,” she said. The company doesn’t have any specific plans to

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Dec
09

Green jobs just 1% of total in California

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California has embarked on an ambitious effort to fight global warming and encourage renewable energy, hoping to capture as much of the growing green-tech

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Dec
08

The clean energy potential in our backyard

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Fortunately, we have more immediate ways to bring substantial renewable energy sources online. While solar panels on individual homes aren’t adequate to

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Nov
10

Gore pushes for more renewable energy

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Together, the renewable energy sources provide the key to America’s prosperity and security, he said. “There is a common thread running through the climate

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Oct
20

Haas School to offer green tech program

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Both Berkeley and its cross-bay rival, Stanford University, have been placing greater emphasis on their alternative-energy courses and research.

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Oct
04

PG&E partnering on 'Smart Grid'

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San Jose, a partner in the project, is one of the cities with the most solar panels in PG&E's service area. PG&E's grid already connects to nearly 40

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Oct
03

Solar power for wildlife research

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Gold, who owns Electra Plumbing and Construction, has been a solar aficionado for years. Solar panels adorn the roof of his Noe Valley home.

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Oct
03

Solar power for wildlife research

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Gold supplied them all with solar power. Gold, a San Francisco building contractor, assembles solar-power kits for wildlife researchers in the field.

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