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Berkeley Solar Finance Plan will be National Model
The program is expected to greatly boost solar installations.
According to Vice President Joe Biden, the solar financing plan that sprouted in Berkeley in 2007 will become a national model. The program, called Recovery Through Retrofit, creates a framework for cities, counties and states to set up tax districts that allow residential and business property [...]
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San Francisco and San Jose go for Zero Waste
San Francisco recycling facility.
On October 21st, San Francisco’s Universal Recycling and Composting Ordinance took effect. The ordinance requires everyone in San Francisco to separate their refuse into recyclables, compostables and trash. According to SF Environment’s website, no one may mix recyclables, compostables or trash, or deposit refuse of one type in a collection container [...]
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Hidden Subsidies Fuel Climate Change
Denver is notorious for its urban sprawl.
At the G20, President Obama said he would phase out fossil fuel subsidies as a way to combat climate change. Recent reports from the International Energy Agency and other institutions point out the scale of those largely hidden subsidies and how they contribute to global warming.
According to Steve Kretzman’s [...]