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Portland's Lucid Energy to power trains in rural California
2015-06-04 19:07:19| Agriculture - Topix.net
A Portland cleantech startup is venturing into new territory that could introduce its pipeline-based power generators to an entirely new industry. Lucid Energy, which developed hydropower systems that are installed inside water pipelines, has formed a joint venture with Cadiz Inc. to install its LucidPipe system in a 43-mile pipeline that will be developed in the Arizona & California Railroad Company right of way.
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Why Heat is Accelerating the California Drought
2015-06-04 17:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: Although record low precipitation has been the main driver of one of the worst droughts in California history, abnormally high temperatures have also played an important role in amplifying its adverse effects, according to a recent study by the U.S. Geological Survey and university partners. Experiments with a hydrologic model for the period Oct. 2013-Sept. 2014 showed that if the air temperatures had been cooler, similar to the 1916-2012 average, there would have been an 86% chance that the winter...
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ADM Expands Specialty Ingredient Footprint With Acquisition Of California Processing Facility
2015-06-04 06:25:46| foodingredientsonline News Articles
Archer Daniels Midland Company announced recently that it has acquired tree nut and seed processing assets and operations in Modesto, California, from California Gold Almonds, adding critical processing capacity on top of ADM’s existing West Coast nut operations in Lodi and Stockton
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California passes ambitious laws on emissions and energy efficiency
2015-06-04 05:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: California lawmakers have passed a dozen ambitious environmental and energy bills setting high goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and petroleum use, and creating new standards for energy efficiency. Dubbed the California climate leadership package, the 12 bills represent a Democratic-driven push in the Senate to advance an agenda of technological innovation and conservation that was put into play by an executive order by California Governor Jerry Brown in April. The package will next move...
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California oil spill pipeline left to rust paper-thin
2015-06-04 03:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: An oil pipeline that ruptured and spilled an estimated 383,000 litres (101,000 gallons) of crude near Santa Barbara in May had been allowed to corrode to a tiny fraction of its original thickness, federal regulators have said. The preliminary findings released on Wednesday by the federal pipeline and hazardous materials safety administration point to a possible cause of the 19 May spill that blackened popular beaches and created a 14.5km (nine mile) slick in the Pacific Ocean. The agency said...
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