In Pursuit of a Greener Planet
From the category archives:
It’s been six years since Ocean Power Technologies applied to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a preliminary permit to study the feasibility of a renewable energy project off the Oregon Coast. To its credit, OPT embarked upon a lengthy collaboration with federal and state regulators and coastal stakeholders to establish conditions for its [...]
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The inter-disciplinary master’s program at UCSD/Scripps culminates in a Capstone project. One of the benefits of the program is that our Capstone allows us to be creative. We could write a formal research paper, or we could select a topic and communicate about it in a non-traditional (at least for academia) manner.
I know how to [...]
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Land values, environmental pushback and regulatory dysfunction at all levels contribute to the difficulties of developing wind projects in California, Nancy Rader, executive director of the California Wind Energy Association, said at a seminar on Developing Wind Power Projects in California.
California’s permitting process takes three to six years and costs ~$1 million to [...]
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The Sierra Club’s comprehensive comparative report, “Solar Electric Permit Fees in Southern California” details the permitting fees and times in 250 municipalities in 10 Southern California counties.
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Sierra Club Report on SoCal Solar Permits Shows Wide Disparities
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Santa Monica’s New Solar Design Ordinance Does Two Things Right
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City of Santa Monica Riles Solar Advocates –
Leading Green City’s New Ordinance May Violate California’s Solar Rights Act
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For all their inexcusable faults, our Legislature is doing one thing right: enacting laws designed to make our state a livable place for us and future generations.
Senate Bill 1 (2006), aka the Million Solar Roofs Initiative, and the California Public Utilities Commission authorized the California Solar Initiative (CSI) with the goal of installing 3,000 megawatts [...]
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California solar law has mandatory warranties to protect consumers.
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Businesses and non-profits teach Californians how to reduce our environmental impacts at Earth Day Fair on the Capitol steps in Sacramento.
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