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Will Renewable Energy Standards Pave the Way for New Technologies?
With Republicans trying to weaken the EPA's regulation of greenhouse gas emissions, Governor Brown prepares to sign a new state law raising renewable fuel standards...
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenThe federal budget is stalled in part because of Republican demands to weaken the EPA's regulation of greenhouse gas emissions, just as Governor Brown prepares to sign a new state law raising renewable fuel standards from 20 to 33 percent. We hear what those actions could mean to the development of renewables in California, specifically the use of green slimy algae — to power cars, as well as to provide food and pharmaceuticals. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, Democrats and Republicans on the Brink of a government shutdown.
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4 storiesDefunding the EPA and California's Renewable Energy Standards
Developers of renewable fuels might be a boon to California's sluggish economy, but they're being pulled in two directions. In Washington, Republicans are trying to make a budget deal that takes greenhouse-gas enforcement power away from the EPA.
Read the story11 minWill Renewable Energy Standards Pave the Way for New Technologies?
We all know that Southern California is becoming a center for wind and solar development. One more exotic-sounding strategy involves something almost as familiar as the sun and the wind.
Read the story9 minCicLAvia Encourages Angelinos to Abandon Their Cars This Sunday
The second annual CicLAvia — that's a bicycle trip in LA — will be held on Sunday with 7.5 miles of car-free cycling, walking, jogging or skating. Aaron Paley, president of Community Arts Resources , is producing the event.
Read the story7 minWho's to Blame if the US Government Shuts Down?
As Washington moved toward a federal government shutdown starting at midnight tomorrow, politicians of both parties assumed their competing postures. From Capitol Hill to distant battlefields, the shutdown would be felt by millions of Americans, most of all by 800,000 federal employees who won't be paid for as long as it lasts.
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