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May 27, 2009
Vehicles hit highway, powered
by hydroge
CHULA VISTA — Gentlemen, start your hydrogen-fueled, zero-emission, quiet-as-a-church-mouse engines.
Eleven cars and SUVs began a nine-day West Coast road trip in Chula Vista yesterday to showcase what government and auto industry leaders hope will be the vehicle of the near future.
June 2, 2009
Dog proposal stays muzzled in seal dispute
LA JOLLA — Don't let the dogs out — at least not yet.
That's the latest dictum from U.S. District Court Judge William Hayes, who said yesterday that his temporary restraining order preventing harassment or dispersal of the seal colony at Children's Pool beach in La Jolla remains in force.
May 28, 2009
State mulls 220 parks for closure, including Torrey Pines, Anza-Borrego
SACRAMENTO – Cash-starved California may be forced to close some of its most treasured state parks, including Anza-Borrego and Torrey Pines in San Diego County.
May 23, 2009
How to move the seals? Dog recordings
City suggests measures to clear Children's Pool
San Diego plans to broadcast the sound of barking dogs from 6 a.m. until dark every day for possibly years to disperse a seal colony at Children's Pool beach in La Jolla, city officials said in a proposal released yesterday.
May 22, 2009
CALIFORNIA'S WATER — A VANISHING RESOURCE
Water-saving rules differ across county
The San Diego County Water Authority announced this week that it is spending $450,000 to reinstate a water conservation rebate program for the region that had been stopped early because funds were exhausted.
May 13, 2009
House approves $6.4 billion for
green schools
WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday passed a multiyear school construction bill with the ambitious goals of producing hundreds of thousands of jobs, reducing energy consumption and creating healthier, cleaner environments for the nation's schoolchildren.
May 7, 2009
Short Takes - NEWS IN BRIEF OF COUNTYWIDE INTERES
SAN ONOFRE: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold an open house and meeting today to discuss its annual safety assessment of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.
May 29, 2009
Local gems on list of parks that state could shut down
SACRAMENTO – Cash-starved California may be forced to close some of its most treasured state parks, including Anza-Borrego and Torrey Pines in San Diego County.
May 26, 2009
California's Water: A Vanishing Resource
SACRAMENTO — Water bonds have always been a tough sell even in the best of fiscal times.
Now a cash drought and a public sour on politicians make that job all that much more difficult.
May 22, 2009
Seal-dispersal effort to include sounds, spraying
SAN DIEGO — City officials plan to amplify the sound of barking dogs and use water spraying as two main ways to disperse up to 200 seals that live at Children's Pool beach in La Jolla, according to documents released Friday.
May 20, 2009
Report card: S.D. beaches not so great in wet weather
At the start of the decade, runoff from the heavily developed watershed of Cottonwood Creek routinely fouled Moonlight Beach in Encinitas with bacteria.
May 18, 2009
Fees loom for industries greenhouse gas emissions
Money to cover state's cost to administer law
SACRAMENTO – Call it overhead.
The state Air Resources Board plans to collect more fees from industries responsible for large amounts of greenhouse gases to recoup the administrative costs of implementing California's landmark climate change law.
May 11, 2009
Green energy plans are high priority
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Behind dealing with a gaping budget hole, jump-starting a renewable energy economy in Nevada has emerged as a top priority for Nevada lawmakers.
May 3, 2009
Lined canal ends seepage, saving water
EL CENTRO – It seemed like such a simple idea at the time: Line a porous earthen canal with concrete and ship the saved water to San Diego and other thirsty coastal cities.
For every 6 pounds of pressure (PSI) that an automobile tire is under-inflated, fuel consumption rises 1 percent.
Source: Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
A leaky faucet can waste up to 20 gallons of water per day, and a leaking toilet can waste up to 200 gallons a day.
Source: Natural Resources Defense Council
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