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California moves to set up auction market for green energy
California licensed the first U.S. large-scale solar thermal power plant in two decades, and it's building three big solar farms in the Mojave Desert
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Swapping health care for people to get health care for forests
If we want carbon-sequestering forests to be the picture of health, perhaps we've been barking up the wrong tree. A nonprofit and a health insurance provider have an idea that may help keep the forest for the trees.
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Three mobile vendors that are 'Feeding the City' one quick, guilt-free snack at a time
The Bay Area's Primo's Parilla and Let's Be Frank, along with People's Pops of New York, are making tasty, mid-priced food from quality ingredients.
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Walmart, Tyson recall 380,000 pounds of tainted 'deli meats'
Walmart transforms Tyson's meat into millions of "Marketside Grab and Go sandwiches." And somehow they're carrying a bad, bad bug called Listeria.
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Eco-amnesia costs the U.S. $20 billion a year
California stands to pass a ban on single-use plastic bags. Opponents claim it will doom consumers because it's so hard to remember to bring reusable bags shopping. Seriously?
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Prius will no longer be silent under 5 mph
The silent approach of the Prius' hybrid-electric motor is legendary. It's even managed to establish itself as the weapon of choice in modern TV duels. But some noisy news from Toyota shows that's all about to change.
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Anti-Prop 23 campaign taps out-of-state donors
Opponents of California Prop 23, which would suspend the state's climate bill AB 32, are moving beyond clean tech and hitting up out-of-state donors.
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A global shift to renewable energy: But will it be fast enough?
Despite a global economic crisis, a new energy economy is emerging on a scale that we could not have imagined. And it is a worldwide phenomenon.
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Mystery island, magical bikes, and 8 other green stories to keep you in the loop
Here's some under-the-radar items that will provide some snappy repartee fodder for your weekend social soirees.
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Flush away greenhouse gases
First, came the chicken poo-powered fuel cell. Now a district plans to convert its wastewater plants to run on -- you guessed it -- people poo.