Capital to host inaugural bioenergy conference
Published: 12:00 am

Sacramento has been selected as home of the inaugural Advanced BioEnergy 2009 Conference & Expo, to be held Nov. 11-13 at the Sacramento Convention Center.

Project pullout leaves SMUD scrambling to fill power needs
By Jim Downing - Published: Friday, July 3 2009 - 12:00 am
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District's withdrawal this week from a major Northern California power-transmission project complicates its transition to renewable energy.
SMUD pullout dims hopes for big power project
By Ed Fletcher - Published: Friday, July 3 2009 - 12:00 am
One of the largest public works projects in the West – 600 miles of high-voltage power lines through Northern California – is on life support after its biggest player abruptly pulled the plug.
Sacramento County sues Aerojet, Boeing over pollution
By Robert Lewis - Published: Thursday, July 2 2009 - 12:00 am
Sacramento County filed a lawsuit Wednesday in federal court against Aerojet-General Corp. and the Boeing Co. over water contamination. The county alleges that years of pollution by Aerojet and McDonnell-Douglas – which has since been purchased by Boeing – led to groundwater contamination in a large portion of eastern Sacramento County.
Rebound expected in California's solar power sector
By Jim Downing - Published: Thursday, July 2 2009 - 12:00 am
The bad economy slowed the growth of California's solar-power sector in the first half of the year, but the industry appears to be rebounding, according to a report released this week by the California Public Utilities Commission.
In S.F., thou shalt compost: It's the law
By Peter Hecht - Updated: Thursday, July 2 2009 - 8:10 am
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San Francisco is ordering residents and businesses to compost food scraps and biodegradables, or risk fines for not properly sorting their garbage.
EPA gives green light to California's pollution rules
By Jim Downing - Published: Wednesday, July 1 2009 - 12:00 am
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday granted California the right to enforce a 2002 law that mandates deep cuts to automotive greenhouse-gas emissions through 2016, marking an official truce in a long struggle among automakers, the state and the federal government.

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Gleaning network hopes to grow
By AMY WILSON - Published: Thursday, July 2 2009 - 5:06 am
Nine months ago, John Walker's summer plantings of tomatoes, okra, eggplant and beans had played out, and his fall crop of kale, broccoli, lettuce and radishes had just been put in.

Bee Special Report: Sierra Warming
Study links wildfires in Sierra to climate change
Published: Friday, April 24 2009 - 2:50 pm
A warming climate will fuel larger, more frequent wildfires in the Sierra Nevada and other parts of the West, and the fires will contribute to climate change, according to a new study.

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