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Sun 20 Apr 2008

Electricity industry wrangles over California’s greenhouse gas law

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LightBulb.jpg    Fighting global warming is the feel-good cause of the moment. But in California, the self-congratulation that followed the 2006 passage of the nation’s first comprehensive law to curb emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases is fast turning to acrimony. (more…)

 

Sun 13 Apr 2008

Behind Air Chaos, an F.A.A. Pendulum Swing

Posted by admin under Utilities , National , Travel , Transportation  No Comments 

For all the headaches of flying in the United States, the domestic airlines were until recently considered a logistical marvel, moving two million people a day with remarkably few accidents. (more…)

 

Tue 8 Apr 2008

Opponents say California power initiative is ill-advised

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Should two Arizona billionaires tell California, arguably the nation’s greenest state, how to run its electricity business? They’re going to try. University of Phoenix founder John Sperling and his son, Peter, are backing a ballot initiative that would force the state to more than (more…)

 

Wed 2 Apr 2008

California Senate panel OKs ban on unlisted number fees

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California’s four biggest telephone companies Tuesday couldn’t convince a key legislative committee that they should be allowed to charge consumers for unlisted numbers. (more…)

 

Fri 14 Mar 2008

Edison customers to see Electricity Rate Cut

Posted by admin under Utilities , Los Angeles  No Comments 

The cost of flicking on the lights is about to get cheaper for customers of Southern California Edison. Electricity rates will go down for Edison customers by about 1.5% this year as the utility returns about $430 million it over-collected from ratepayers in 2007. (more…)

 

Sun 2 Mar 2008

Wind knocks out power in the Antelope Valley

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High winds blasted the high desert today and knocked out power to more than 23,000 Southern California Edison customers in the Antelope Valley, a utility spokeswoman said. Workers had restored most customers’ power this afternoon, but sustained westerly winds were (more…)

 

Thu 17 Jan 2008

Thermostat-control scheme blocked by Political Heat

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Amid widespread criticism and fear of increasing control over Californians’ lives by “Big Brother,” a state panel has dropped a plan that would have let utility companies use radio signals to dictate the (more…)

 

Wed 28 Nov 2007

California County turns to Sewer Water to increase Drinking Supplies

Posted by admin under Utilities , Water , Sports  No Comments 

Fountain Valley, California: It used to be so final: Flush the toilet and waste be gone. But this week, for millions of people here in Orange County, pulling the lever will be the start of a long, (more…)

 

Tue 23 Oct 2007

AT&T California is Offering Free Emergency Phone Service to Customers Displaced by the Southern California Wildfires

Posted by admin under Utilities , Fire  No Comments 

In response to the fires in Southern California, AT&T California is making available a number of free (more…)

 

Sat 15 Sep 2007

Solar Power: Trapping sunlight

Posted by admin under Utilities , Environment , Energy  No Comments 

Despite its oppressive glow in much of the West, the sun has remained largely untapped as a source of electricity. The world’s biggest solar farm, where more than 400,000 mirrors cover four square miles (10.3 square kilometres) of California’s Mojave desert, was built in the 1980s and still churns out (more…)

 

Tue 4 Sep 2007

A New Push to Regulate Power Costs

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More than a decade after the drive began to convert electricity from a regulated industry into a competitive one; many states are rolling back their initiatives or returning money to individuals and (more…)

 

Mon 3 Sep 2007

Thousands in Southland Lose Power as Temperatures Climb

Posted by admin under Utilities , Los Angeles  No Comments 

Triple-digit temperatures maintained a sweaty grip on Southern California on Sunday as the region was hit by scattered fires and power outages that cut electricity to thousands. (more…)

 

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