RSS feeds for "In the News" - equinoxcenter.org http://www.equinoxcenter.org/36/41.html en Equinox Center 2006 120 San Diego leads state in rooftop solar http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/San-Diego-leads-state-in-rooftop-solar.html San Diego generates more power from grid-connected solar panels on residential, commercial and government buildings than any other city in California, according to an analysis released on Tuesday by the Environment California Research & Policy Center.

 

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]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:26:20 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/San-Diego-leads-state-in-rooftop-solar.html Default admin account Home Demonstrates Savings Potential of Energy Upgrades http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Home-Demonstrates-Savings-Potential-of-Energy-Upgrades.html A single-family home in Chula Vista underwent an extreme makeover, receiving a variety of energy-efficient upgrades compliments of a consortium of government and private sector interests to demonstrate how it achieved more than 50 percent in energy savings.

 

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]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:18:43 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Home-Demonstrates-Savings-Potential-of-Energy-Upgrades.html Default admin account California adopts “clean car” rules http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/California-adopts-clean-car-rules.html California air regulators passed sweeping auto emission standards Friday that will require one in seven of the new cars sold in the state 2025 be an electric or other zero-emission vehicle.

 

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]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:14:20 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/California-adopts-clean-car-rules.html Default admin account SD targets sewage spills with $12m plan http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/SD-targets-sewage-spills-with-12m-plan.html More than four months after the regional blackout led to two massive sewage spills in San Diego, city wastewater officials are rolling out a roughly $12 million strategy to prevent a repeat.

 

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]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:08:37 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/SD-targets-sewage-spills-with-12m-plan.html Default admin account Kaiser Permanente first S.D. hospital to go live with solar power http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Kaiser-Permanente-first-S.D.-hospital-to-go-live-with-solar-power.html Kaiser Permanente San Diego went live with solar power on Jan. 20, becoming San Diego County's first hospital to receive a significant amount of its energy from the sun.

 

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]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:15:07 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Kaiser-Permanente-first-S.D.-hospital-to-go-live-with-solar-power.html Default admin account Warren Buffett's Long Quest to Build A Geothermal Power Plant http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Warren-Buffett-s-Long-Quest-to-Build-A-Geothermal-Power-Plant.html Here’s a sobering sign of the challenges facing the geothermal industry: Even Warren Buffett has spent the better part of a decade trying to build a single geothermal power plant in California.

 

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]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:11:31 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Warren-Buffett-s-Long-Quest-to-Build-A-Geothermal-Power-Plant.html Default admin account ENERGY: SDG&E proposes programs to bring solar to renters and cloudy houses http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/ENERGY-SDGandE-proposes-programs-to-bring-solar-to-renters-and-cloudy-houses.html For many Californians, the desire to go solar conflicts with reality: Solar panels cost thousands of dollars, solar economics are complex and in flux, and solar requires owning a roof or some land to put the solar on, and in a good location for sunlight.

 

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]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:55:46 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/ENERGY-SDGandE-proposes-programs-to-bring-solar-to-renters-and-cloudy-houses.html Default admin account ENERGY: Commissioner rejects SDG&E rate design that would have hit solar http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/ENERGY-Commissioner-rejects-SDGandE-rate-design-that-would-have-hit-solar.html A state regulator on Wednesday rejected San Diego Gas & Electric Co.'s proposed network use charge, which would have added $20 to $30 to monthly bills of homeowners who use solar power.

 

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]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:50:37 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/ENERGY-Commissioner-rejects-SDGandE-rate-design-that-would-have-hit-solar.html Default admin account Sustainable energy center stays course http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Sustainable-energy-center-stays-course.html The visitor’s experience at San Diego Gas & Electric’s Energy Innovation Center in Clairemont starts in the parking lot, where sun-tracking solar arrays shade the pavement by day and light-emitting diodes (LED) illuminate the night.

 

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]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:44:40 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Sustainable-energy-center-stays-course.html Default admin account Pollutants key to climate fix http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Pollutants-key-to-climate-fix.html Governments look to reduce methane and black carbon as a way to slow warming.

 

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]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:35:37 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Pollutants-key-to-climate-fix.html Default admin account Region's quality of life 'at risk' http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Region-s-quality-of-life-at-risk.html The overall quality of life in San Diego County is rising, but optimism about the future is tempered by ongoing challenges with affordable housing, waste generation, traffic and other recurring problems.

 

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]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:35:40 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Region-s-quality-of-life-at-risk.html Emma KPBS: San Diego Trends: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/KPBS-San-Diego-Trends-The-Good-The-Bad-And-The-Ugly.html A nonpartisan research group has released its third annual report card of the San Diego region's quality of life. San Diego continues to shine when it comes to climate change and renewable energy, but on transportation and waste, we're behind the curve. The Equinox Center report also highlights key areas to help San Diego voters get the facts on quality of life issues that impact and concern them.

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]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:33:22 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/KPBS-San-Diego-Trends-The-Good-The-Bad-And-The-Ugly.html Emma Water authority signs 55-year habitat plan http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Water-authority-signs-55-year-habitat-plan.html San Diego County Water Authority leaders have agreed with state and federal agencies on a 55-year plan to conserve open space while allowing for continued construction of water-supply infrastructure.

 

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]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:27:18 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Water-authority-signs-55-year-habitat-plan.html Default admin account Split decision in water rate case http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Split-decision-in-water-rate-case.html Both San Diego County and Metropolitan Water District officials claimed elements of victory after a court hearing Wednesday in their high-stakes case over Southern California water rates.

 

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]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:24:31 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Split-decision-in-water-rate-case.html Default admin account Noble Environmental Technologies Announces Location for ECOR® Eco-Composite Production Facility in Downtown San Diego, California http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Noble-Environmental-Technologies-Announces-Location-for-ECOR-Eco-Composite-Production-Facility-in-Downtown-San-Diego-California.html Noble Environmental Technologies Corporation (NET), developer and manufacturer of ECOR®, Advanced Environmental Composite 100% bio-based, natural cellulosic structural material technologies, announces the location for its state-of-the-art HRDP (Hybrid Research and Development and Production) facility at 1660 B Logan Avenue, San Diego, California.

 

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]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:14:19 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Noble-Environmental-Technologies-Announces-Location-for-ECOR-Eco-Composite-Production-Facility-in-Downtown-San-Diego-California.html Default admin account San Diego’s Algal Biofuels Research Enterprise Continues Rapid Growth http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/San-Diegos-Algal-Biofuels-Research-Enterprise-Continues-Rapid-Growth.html Despite the sluggish economy, San Diego’s research efforts to produce new transportation fuels from algae continue to grow at a rapid pace, generating more than double the number of jobs for local workers in 2011 than were available in the region just two years ago.

 

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]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:06:28 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/San-Diegos-Algal-Biofuels-Research-Enterprise-Continues-Rapid-Growth.html Default admin account Preservation a way of life for tiny Del Mar nonprofit http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Preservation-a-way-of-life-for-tiny-Del-Mar-nonprofit.html Some people talk about conservation; Ivan Gayler and the staff at Nature and Culture International live it.

 

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]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:02:06 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Preservation-a-way-of-life-for-tiny-Del-Mar-nonprofit.html Default admin account Study: Water recycling key to U.S. future, U-T San Diego http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Study-Water-recycling-key-to-U.S.-future-U-T-San-Diego.html Mike Lee
8:44 a.m., Jan. 10, 2012
Updated 4:04 p.m.

Treating municipal wastewater and reusing it for drinking water, irrigation and other applications could significantly increase the nation's water security, particularly in coastal areas such as San Diego that are facing water shortages, according to a report released Tuesday by the the National Research Council.

]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:53:57 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Study-Water-recycling-key-to-U.S.-future-U-T-San-Diego.html Emma Report backs greater use of recycled wastewater http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Report-backs-greater-use-of-recycled-wastewater.html Opponents malign it as "toilet to tap." But a new National Research Council report says that reclaimed water can contribute a growing portion of the nation's drinking water supplies and be as safe as conventional sources.

]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:50:51 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Report-backs-greater-use-of-recycled-wastewater.html Emma Will expanded SoCal marine reserves work? http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Will-expanded-SoCal-marine-reserves-work.html Hotly contested fishing restrictions take effect across Southern California waters on Sunday, when stretches of ocean offshore of La Jolla, Point Loma and elsewhere will be closed to harvest.

 

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]]> Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:20:03 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Will-expanded-SoCal-marine-reserves-work.html Default admin account Climate projections dismal for California http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Climate-projections-dismal-for-California.html Scientists from across the state on Tuesday said Californians should expect more extreme storms, flooding, wildfires and species extinctions due to global warming over the rest of the century.

 

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]]> Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:15:03 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Climate-projections-dismal-for-California.html Default admin account Water concerns linger despite rains http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Water-concerns-linger-despite-rains.html A new poll by Field Research shows California residents remain worried about longterm water supplies even though reservoirs are at or near record levels.

 

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]]> Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:10:40 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Water-concerns-linger-despite-rains.html Default admin account Project Wildlife wins regional eco award http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Project-Wildlife-wins-regional-eco-award.html Project Wildlife has come out on top in the third annual ECO Ambassadors People's Choice Award, winning a $25,000 grant from San Diego Gas & Electric.

 

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]]> Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:07:13 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Project-Wildlife-wins-regional-eco-award.html Default admin account New Leaf Biofuel to supply biodiesel to San Diego school buses http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/New-Leaf-Biofuel-to-supply-biodiesel-to-San-Diego-school-buses.html San Diego-based biodiesel producer New Leaf Biofuel LLC has forged an agreement with the San Diego Unified School District to supply biodiesel to its fleet of more than 500 buses through the city’s intergovernmental fuel contract by the end of the 2014-‘15 school year. The San Diego Unified School District Trustees voted in favor of the plan in December to use B20 in its entire school bus fleet.

 

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]]> Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:58:52 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/New-Leaf-Biofuel-to-supply-biodiesel-to-San-Diego-school-buses.html Default admin account Latest twists in green cars: Options http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Latest-twists-in-green-cars-Options.html If 2011 was the year of the Nissan Leaf and the Chevy Volt, what will 2012 hold for green automotive innovation and fuel efficiency?

 

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]]> Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:48:19 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Latest-twists-in-green-cars-Options.html Default admin account Shaping California’s Smart Grid http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Shaping-Californias-Smart-Grid.html THE NATION'S POWER SECTOR is facing unprecedented changes, ranging from high levels of intermittent loading from renewable portfolio standards to complex cyber-security threats. New technology options, such as bulk electricity storage and plug-in electric vehicles, further complicate matters for power companies and ratepayers. State and federal policy changes require changes to the power system, which may ultimately increase cost and decrease service reliability.

 

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]]> Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:41:31 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Shaping-Californias-Smart-Grid.html Default admin account Allocating the Costs of Distributed Energy Systems http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Allocating-the-Costs-of-Distributed-Energy-Systems.html In October, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) requested that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approve a plan under which net-metered PV customers would be required to pay a “network use charge” designed to divide operational costs among solar-owning and non-solar-owning customers more equitably.

 

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]]> Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:32:47 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Allocating-the-Costs-of-Distributed-Energy-Systems.html Default admin account Former sailor develops green jobs program http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Former-sailor-develops-green-jobs-program.html Elizabeth Perez-Halperin vividly remembers Oct. 12, 2000, as “the day that changed my life forever.”

 

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]]> Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:28:48 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Former-sailor-develops-green-jobs-program.html Default admin account New Design for Wind Turbines Debuts in San Diego http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/New-Design-for-Wind-Turbines-Debuts-in-San-Diego.html San Diego Gas & Electric has installed a vertical axis wind turbine for testing at Harbor Island Park, the Port of San Diego reported yesterday.

 

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]]> Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:21:51 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/New-Design-for-Wind-Turbines-Debuts-in-San-Diego.html Default admin account IID briefs: Some on board bleak on future of solar http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/IID-briefs-Some-on-board-bleak-on-future-of-solar.html Talk over a solar project whose developers want to bypass the Imperial Irrigation District electrical system brought out concerns about the future of solar in some areas of the Imperial Valley on Friday.

 

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]]> Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:18:13 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/IID-briefs-Some-on-board-bleak-on-future-of-solar.html Default admin account San Diego Gas & Electric wins FERC approval for Montana wind farm http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/San-Diego-Gas-and-Electric-wins-FERC-approval-for-Montana-wind-farm.html San Diego Gas & Electric won Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approval Wednesday to invest in a planned Montana wind farm, as well as an arrangement whereby SDG&E will immediately sell the power back to the project's developer, but keep the renewable energy certificates.

 

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]]> Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:12:25 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/San-Diego-Gas-and-Electric-wins-FERC-approval-for-Montana-wind-farm.html Default admin account Water deal would benefit both San Diego and Imperial counties http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Water-deal-would-benefit-both-San-Diego-and-Imperial-counties.html Before 1907, Imperial and San Diego counties were one, but their water and economic situation could not be more different today. As San Diego is set to spend hundreds of millions of dollars each year for desalination and water reclamation, a smarter use of existing resources would pay dividends to both counties.

 

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]]> Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:07:17 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Water-deal-would-benefit-both-San-Diego-and-Imperial-counties.html Default admin account What lures venture capitalist to San Diego? http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/What-lures-venture-capitalist-to-San-Diego.html Steve Jurvetson is more excited about San Diego than most San Diegans.

 

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]]> Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:00:06 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/What-lures-venture-capitalist-to-San-Diego.html Default admin account State’s clean fuel leadership helps national security http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/States-clean-fuel-leadership-helps-national-security.html My family has a long history of service to this country. My father served in the Army nearly 20 years, many of which were spent in hostile areas including Iraq during the first Gulf War. Following in my father’s footsteps and in his honor, I too chose to enlist. For more than eight years, I served in the United States Navy. As an aviation logistics specialist, I deployed multiple times, providing combat support for the U.S. and NATO forces on land and sea in the Mediterranean and Middle East.

 

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]]> Mon, 02 Jan 2012 08:55:27 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/States-clean-fuel-leadership-helps-national-security.html Default admin account ENERGY: $10 million for small businesses to install clean generators http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/ENERGY-10-million-for-small-businesses-to-install-clean-generators.html The state of California has $10 million in subsidy money available for San Diego residents or businesses looking to install non-solar renewable energy on their homes and businesses, the California Center for Sustainable Energy said this week.

 

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]]> Mon, 02 Jan 2012 08:48:05 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/ENERGY-10-million-for-small-businesses-to-install-clean-generators.html Default admin account San Diego Cardiac Center Declares Energy Independence With Stellar Solar http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/San-Diego-Cardiac-Center-Declares-Energy-Independence-With-Stellar-Solar.html New 60kW system will offset a significant portion of electric bill for one of San Diego's leading cardiac prevention and treatment centers.

 

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]]> Mon, 02 Jan 2012 08:43:32 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/San-Diego-Cardiac-Center-Declares-Energy-Independence-With-Stellar-Solar.html Default admin account Reps. Bilbray and Cohen Break Down Barriers to Solar Energy http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Reps.-Bilbray-and-Cohen-Break-Down-Barriers-to-Solar-Energy.html Today, Congressmen Brian Bilbray (R-CA) and Steve Cohen (D-TN) introduced H.R. 3664, the Solar Energy Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. This bipartisan legislation will promote standardization for local permitting requirements for solar energy and lower the installation costs for solar energy systems.

 

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]]> Mon, 02 Jan 2012 08:40:19 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Reps.-Bilbray-and-Cohen-Break-Down-Barriers-to-Solar-Energy.html Default admin account Single-use bags sacked on Dec. 15 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Single-use-bags-sacked-on-Dec.-15.html Environmentalists and city officials haven't managed to ban single-use plastic bags anywhere in the county yet, but they are trying to make the products obsolete with their second annual "Day Without a Bag" on Dec. 15.

 

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]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:33:44 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Single-use-bags-sacked-on-Dec.-15.html Default admin account Greenhouse gas network grows in CA http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Greenhouse-gas-network-grows-in-CA.html Earth Networks on Wednesday announced it will connect with state-run atmospheric sensors and those operated by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the Bay Area to expand its network for monitoring greenhouse gases in California.

 

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]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:31:05 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Greenhouse-gas-network-grows-in-CA.html Default admin account San Diego region takes on climate change http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/San-Diego-region-takes-on-climate-change.html As international talks about global warming conclude in South Africa, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography plans to bring the issue closer to home next week with a series of scientific talks aimed at the general public. At the same time, San Diego city officials are holding a series of forums about their climate mitigation and adaptation plan.

 

 

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]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:28:04 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/San-Diego-region-takes-on-climate-change.html Default admin account Smart grid analytics: from data to decisions http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Smart-grid-analytics-from-data-to-decisions.html The smart grid is leading the power industry into a data and analytics boom as its implementation phase gives way to its value phase, according to Christine Richards, senior analyst with Energy Central's Utility Analytics Institute, who moderated a webcast on the topic yesterday.

 

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]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:24:51 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Smart-grid-analytics-from-data-to-decisions.html Default admin account Grid research by MIT is a “must read” for San Diego http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Grid-research-by-MIT-is-a-must-read-for-San-Diego.html The Future of the Electric Grid was published this week by the MIT Energy Initiative. The 268 page report aims to provide a comprehensive, objective portrait of the U.S. electric grid and the challenges and opportunities it is likely to face over the next two decades.

 

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]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:18:13 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Grid-research-by-MIT-is-a-must-read-for-San-Diego.html Default admin account California and San Diego are Leading the Shift to Electric Vehicles from R&D to Early Adoption http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/California-and-San-Diego-are-Leading-the-Shift-to-Electric-Vehicles-from-RandD-to-Early-Adoption.html As California is poised to adopt a new round of car standards designed to cut emissions and expand the market for electric vehicles (EV), a new report provides insight into California’s emerging leadership role in this fast-growing economic sector.

 

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]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:15:28 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/California-and-San-Diego-are-Leading-the-Shift-to-Electric-Vehicles-from-RandD-to-Early-Adoption.html Default admin account Credit Union Offers a Little Green to Go ‘Green’ http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Credit-Union-Offers-a-Little-Green-to-Go-Green.html The city of San Diego and San Diego Metropolitan Credit Union launched a low-interest loan program this week for residents to make energy efficient upgrades to their homes.

 

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]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:10:36 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Credit-Union-Offers-a-Little-Green-to-Go-Green.html Default admin account ENERGY: Soitec solar factory coming to Rancho Bernardo Read more: http://www.nctimes.com/blogsnew/business/energy/energy-soitec-solar-factory-coming-to-rancho-bernardo/article_364a151d-306c-5837-a240-d75f102eab0f.html#ixzz1gcUn8Pwv http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/ENERGY-Soitec-solar-factory-coming-to-Rancho-Bernardo-Read-more-httpwww.nctimes.comblogsnewbusinessenergyenergy-soitec-solar-factory-coming-to-rancho-bernardoarticle_364a151d-306c-5837-a240-d75f102eab0f.htmlixzz1gcUn8Pwv.html French semiconductor maker Soitec will locate a new solar power factory in Rancho Bernardo and bring 450 new jobs to the area, according to two sources involved with the transaction.

 

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]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:06:06 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/ENERGY-Soitec-solar-factory-coming-to-Rancho-Bernardo-Read-more-httpwww.nctimes.comblogsnewbusinessenergyenergy-soitec-solar-factory-coming-to-rancho-bernardoarticle_364a151d-306c-5837-a240-d75f102eab0f.htmlixzz1gcUn8Pwv.html Default admin account Grants available for biofuels training http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Grants-available-for-biofuels-training.html Applications are now available for continuing education grants at the University of California San Diego to retrain workers as general science technicians in the field of biofuels including algae.

 

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]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:01:18 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Grants-available-for-biofuels-training.html Default admin account County won’t take on SDG&E over higher solar rates http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/County-wont-take-on-SDGandE-over-higher-solar-rates.html The county Board of Supervisors on Tuesday refused to oppose a contentious proposal from San Diego Gas & Electric that would result in substantially higher rates for solar users.

 

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]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:58:27 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/County-wont-take-on-SDGandE-over-higher-solar-rates.html Default admin account REGION: Transit district computer boss using sun to help improve bottom line http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/REGION-Transit-district-computer-boss-using-sun-to-help-improve-bottom-line.html During the day, the sun runs the Sprinter light-rail line's maintenance and operations center in Escondido ---- a point of pride for Angela Miller, chief technology officer and chief sustainability officer for the North County Transit District.

 

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]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:52:06 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/REGION-Transit-district-computer-boss-using-sun-to-help-improve-bottom-line.html Default admin account 2012 Could Determine Future Of Algae As Fuel http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/2012-Could-Determine-Future-Of-Algae-As-Fuel.html Soaring oil prices and more than a billion dollars in public and private money put algae biofuels on the map in San Diego two years ago. The possibility that diesel fuel could be grown ignited a race among several local companies. Next year will be critical for a fledgling industry hoping to create a "Green Bullet."

 

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]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:47:41 -0800 http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/2012-Could-Determine-Future-Of-Algae-As-Fuel.html Default admin account Will SD bay turtles flourish without power plant? http://www.equinoxcenter.org/in-the-news/Will-SD-bay-turtles-flourish-without-power-plant.html Shrouded by darkness, federal researcher Camryn Allen perched on the bow of a skiff in the shallows of San Diego Bay last week scouting for green sea turtles.

 

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