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Proterra Wins $3M California Energy Commission Grant To Expand Advanced Manufacturing Of Zero-Emissions Transit Buses To West Coast
2015-04-13 07:49:38| pollutiononline Home Page
The California Energy Commission today awarded a$3 milliongrant to Proterra, the leading provider of zero-emission battery-electric buses, at its April Business Meeting
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An oasis as drought turns lush California to desert
2015-04-12 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: In Rancho Mirage, southern California, lush private gardens flourish in absurd contrast to the parched surrounding landscape. But green lawns like these are under threat, as the drought that has plagued the state since 2012 refuses to let up. In January last year, when rainfall figures for the preceding 12 months slumped to the lowest levels since records began in 1885, governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency. He is now enforcing residential water restrictions after another snowless winter....
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In California, the Grass Is Greener at Coachella
2015-04-11 18:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: All across the state, the big worry is about the dwindling water supply. But at Coachella, the annual music festival here in the desert east of Los Angeles, tens of thousands of well-hydrated fans are dancing the weekend away on green grass. With California facing severe drought for the fourth year in a row, Gov. Jerry Brown this month ordered a 25 percent reduction in water use across the state. Yet that order came just as organizers of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival one of the...
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California group seeks to restrict 'diet' label
2015-04-11 07:08:38| Beverages - Topix.net
Citing research suggesting that diet soft drinks and other artificially sweetened products actually contribute to weight gain, a new advocacy group is asking federal regulators to investigate whether manufacturers including Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have engaged in false or misleading advertising. The California-based group, U.S. Right to Know, filed citizen petitions Thursday calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission to stop those companies from branding artificially sweetened products with the word "diet."
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California orders emergency standards cut water use by toilets, showers
2015-04-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: California regulators passed emergency efficiency standards for toilets, faucets and other water-using appliances yesterday, a move aimed at stemming water waste as the state's historic drought grows worse. Starting in January 2016, retailers will not be allowed to sell showerheads, toilets, urinals, bathroom and kitchen faucets and other appliances that violate the new standards. Toilets can use no more than 1.28 gallons per flush, down from 1.6 gallons, and kitchen faucets will not be permitted...
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