California landscape of climate finance
To support California in meeting its climate goals and using its budget most effectively, CPI created this first-of-its-kind landscape of climate finance in California, building on the flagship Global
California
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California Offset Frustration Continues
Carbon market participants on Tuesday said revisions to key rules may not be enough to ensure that trading in secondary offset markets in California is liquid and stable. At issue is the question of
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Train Carrying Hazardous Materials Derails In California
A Union Pacific freight train carrying more than 60 cars, some loaded with hazardous substances, derailed on Friday in a desert town north of Los Angeles, prompting evacuations of nearby homes, fire officials
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Negotiators Nearing Deal on Mileage for Vehicles
<p> The Obama administration and automakers are nearing an agreement to increase fuel economy standards for vehicles to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025, a lower target than the White House had sought.</p>
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American West's Whitebark Pine Risks Extinction: U.S.
An iconic species of the American West, the whitebark pine, is at risk of extinction from climate change and disease, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said on Tuesday, but no immediate action is planned. There isn't enough money to list the whitebark pine as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act, with other species taking priority.
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Indias solar mission: Procurement and auctions
<p>Competitive bidding adopted under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission is an appropriate process for megawatt-scale solar power procurement, given the changing prices of solar power and the limited paying capacity of India’s consumers and taxpayers. MW-scale plants may be useful to kick-start the solar photovoltaic industry in India.
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Magnetic PCs to help save energy?
Silicon Chips Produce A Lot Of Waste Heat Washington: Coming soon: Magnetic computers which may use far less energy, say scientists.
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Governor Moonbeam Has Big Plans For California Sun
California plans to get a third of its electricity from wind, solar and other renewable energy, but Governor "Moonbeam" Jerry Brown wants more.
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Lab-grown blood vessels
For the first time, blood vessels created in the lab from donor skin cells were successfully implanted in patients according to new research presented in the American Heart Association's Emerging Science Series webinar. .
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California Gets Carbon Market Court Win
A California appellate court has ruled that state regulators can proceed with plans to implement a carbon cap-and-trade system, a decision that puts them on track to launch the market as scheduled in January 2012. The ruling by the California First District Court of Appeal late on Friday is the latest chapter in a months-long legal battle over plans by the state Air Resources Board to establish
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Wired Californian forests to guide response to climate
<p>Two forests wired up to track water should help the US's most populous state adapt to a warming world in which the stuff becomes increasingly scarce.</p> <p>http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028164.300-wired-californian-forests-to-guide-response-to-climate.html</p>