FRANK HARTZELL, Fort Bragg Advocate News, December 24, 2009
The California State Lands Commission last week found its own regulations designed to protect marine mammals so inconsistent and confusing as to be unenforceable.
That was good news for Fugro Pelagos, owner of the 176-foot survey vessel Pacific Star that reported it fatally struck a female blue whale [...]
Posts Tagged ‘California’
Blue Whale Strike Results in Regulation Clarity & Reform
Posted in Blue Whales, California, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Issues, Improper Practices, Marine Mammal Plan, Mendocino, NOAA, News, Northern California, Ocean Conservancy, Ocean Zoning, U.S., Whale Death, Whales, tagged Blue Whale, California, California State Lands Commission, Fort Bragg, Fugro Pelagros, Hydrographic Research, Marine Mammal Plan, Marine Wildlife Monitor, Mendocino Coast, NOAA, Pacific Star, U.S., Whale Death, Whales on December 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Obama Buoys Integrated Ocean Zoning Approach
Posted in Atlantic Ocean, Blue Whales, Environmental Issues, FERC, Fish-friendly, Fort Bragg, Mendocino, NOAA, News, Obama, Ocean Conservancy, Ocean Thermal, Ocean Zoning, Offshore Energy Plan, Pacific Ocean, President Obama, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Whale Death, Whales, tagged Blue Whales, California, Coast Guard, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, FERC, Fort Bragg, Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force, Mendocino, Nancy Sutley, National Ocean Council, NOAA, Ocean Conservancy, Ocean Energy, Ocean Research, Ocean Zoning, Renewable Energy, U.S., Whale Death on December 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
FRANK HARTZELL, Mendocino Beacon, December 17, 2009
The Obama administration has launched a new “zoning” approach that puts all ocean activities under the umbrella of nine regional planning bodies.
Public comments are being accepted through Friday, Feb. 12.
The approach is more local and integrated than the current strategy, which puts separate functions under different federal agencies. But [...]
PG&E, Air Force Sign Wave Energy Pact
Posted in California, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, FERC, Feasibility, Fort Bragg, Humboldt, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, Mendocino, News, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Renewable Energy, Pacific Ocean, Renewable Energy, Research, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Air Force, US Energy Policy, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, Wave Farm, tagged California, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, FERC, Fort Bragg, Humboldt, Mendocino, PG&E, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Air Force, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, WaveConnect on December 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
DAVID R. BAKER, San Francisco Chronicle, December 12, 2009
The waves off of Vandenberg Air Force Base on the central California coast could one day generate electricity, if Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has its way.
The utility reported Friday that it has signed an agreement with the U.S. Air Force to study the area’s potential for [...]
Blue Whale Strike Calling for State Efforts
Posted in Blue Whales, Fort Bragg, Hydrographic Research, Mendocino, NOAA, News, Northern California, Ocean Conservancy, Pacific Ocean, U.S., Whale Death, Whales, tagged Blue Whale, California, Fort Bragg, Fugro Pelagoes, Hydrographic Research, James Hailstones, Mendocino, NOAA, Ocean Protection Council, Pacific Star, U.S., Whale Death, Whale Sonar, Whale Spotters, Whale Strike on December 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
FRANK HARTZELL, Fort Bragg Advocate News, November 27, 2009
California’s regulatory system, designed to protect whales from science vessels will get some rethinking, following controversy over the October 19, 2009 death of a blue whale off Fort Bragg, a state official said.
The incident has highlighted an inconsistent and controversial regulatory system for which change was blocked [...]
California Unveils Draft Cap and Trade Rules
Posted in Algae-Powered Jets, CO2, California, Cap and Trade Policies, Carbon Credits, Carbon Emissions, Carbon OffSets, Climate Change, News, U.S., Weatherization, Zero Emission Vehicle, tagged Air Resources Board, California, Cap and Trade Policies, Carbon Credits, Climate Change, CO2, Cutting Emissions, Green Building Code, Greenhouse Gas, Heating Fuel Suppliers, U.S., Zero Emission Vehicle on November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Reuters, November 25, 2009
California released on Tuesday draft rules for its landmark greenhouse gas cap and trade plan that will be the most ambitious United States effort to use the market to address global warming.
State law requires California to cut its carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. Measures will [...]
Legal Effort to Protect Endangered Blue Whale Underway
Posted in Blue Whales, California, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Defense Center, Legal Issues, Mendocino, Pacific Ocean, U.S., Whale Death, Whales, tagged Blue Whale Recovery Plan, Blue Whales, Brian Segee, California, Endangered Species, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Defense Center, Legal Action, Mendocino, National Marine Fisheries Service, Pacific Ocean, U.S., Whale Death on November 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Marine Science Today, November 23, 2009
The National Marine Fisheries Service, the agency charged with the stewardship of the U.S.’s living marine resources, may be sued for failure to implement the 1998 Blue whale Recovery Plan. Friends of the Earth, Pacific Environment and the Center of Biological Diversity have joined the notice of intent to sue [...]
California CPUC Considering PG&E’s Space Solar Energy Project
Posted in CPUC, California, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, News, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Southern California, Space Solar Energy, U.S., tagged California, CPUC, Electricity Generation, PG&E, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solaren, Space, Space Energy, Space Solar Energy, U.S. on November 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
CASSANDRA SWEET, Dow Jones Newswires, November 20, 2009
California regulators have proposed approving a long-term contract between PG&E and Solaren, developers of a speculative technology that would beam 200 megawatts of solar power to earth from outer space.
Under the 15-year contract, Solaren Corp., of Manhattan Beach, Calif., would ship 850 gigawatt-hours of solar power a year [...]
San Francisco Scoping Wave Energy
Posted in Australia, Bay Area, California, Electricity Generation, Feasibility, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, News, Northern California, Ocean Energy, Pacific Ocean, Renewable Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, Wave Farm, tagged Australia, Biopower Systems, bioWAVE, California, Electricity Generation, Feasibility, Renewable Energy, San Francisco, SFPUC, Tim Finnigan, U.S., Wave Energy, Wave Energy Farm on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
UPI, October 23, 2009
Australian ocean energy company BioPower Systems announced it reached an agreement with the city of San Francisco to explore wave energy technology.
“The feasibility of ocean waves as an energy source is being considered and this could lead to further project development,” said John Doyle, acting manager of infrastructure at the San Francisco [...]
NOAA Boat Kills Blue Whale Off Mendocino Coast
Posted in Blue Whales, California, Environmental Issues, Fishermen, Fort Bragg, Mendocino, NOAA, News, Northern California, Pacific Ocean, Research, U.S., Whale Death, Whales, tagged Blue Whales, California, Environmental Issues, Fishermen, Fort Bragg, Investigation, Mendocino, Mendocino Coast, MLPA, NOAA, Northern California, Pacific Ocean, U.S., Wh, Whales on October 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Dan Bacher, October 23, 2009
Environmentalists and fishermen on California’s North Coast are calling for an independent investigation into the killing of an endangered blue whale off Fort Bragg by a mapping survey boat contracted by NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service.
In order to stop the killing of any more whales, locals are also asking for an [...]
More Sun for Less: Solar Panels Drop in Price
Posted in California, Economic Issues, Incentives, News, Price Issues, Renewable Energy, Rooftop Solar, Small Solar, Solar Energy, Solar PV, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged California, China, Electricity Generation, Energy Tax Credits, Evergreen Solar, First Solar, Incentives, Price Issues, Renewable Energy, Residential Solar Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Panels, Solar Photovoltaic, SolarCraft, U.S., US Energy Policy on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
KATE GALBRAITH, The New York Times, August 27, 2009
When Greg Hare looked into putting solar panels on his ranch-style home in Magnolia, Tex., last year, he decided he could not afford it. “I had no idea solar was so expensive,” he recalled.
But the cost of solar panels has plunged lately, changing the economics for many [...]
Renewable Energy Projects Stumble on a Need for Water
Posted in California, Energy Research, Nevada, News, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Power Plant, Solar Thermal, U.S., US Energy Policy, Water Issues, Water Rights, tagged Amargosa Valley, BrightSource, California, Dry Cooling, Electricity Generation, FPL, Ivanpah, Nevada, NextEra Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Mellennium, Solar Millenium, Solar Thermal, Southwest, Tessera Solar, VantagePoint Venture, Water Issues, Water Rights, Wet Cooling on October 5, 2009 | 4 Comments »
TODD WOODY, The New York Times, September 30, 2009
In a rural corner of Nevada reeling from the recession, a bit of salvation seemed to arrive last year. A German developer, Solar Millennium, announced plans to build two large solar farms here that would harness the sun to generate electricity, creating hundreds of jobs.
But then things [...]
25-inch Tsunami on Mendocino Coast
Posted in California, Fort Bragg, Mendocino, Northern California, Ocean Energy, Tsunami, U.S., Wave Energy, tagged California, Fort Bragg, Mendocino, Northern California, Tsunami, U.S. on October 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Editor’s Note: When walking Manny, my dog, at Seaside Beach on the Mendocino coast on October 3rd, I noticed evidence from the tsunami in the dramatically high water markings left behind and advised below:
Ukiah Daily Journal, September 29, 2009
A 25-inch tsunami is expected to hit the Mendocino Coast tonight at 8:53 p.m., according to county [...]
The Aftermath of Loss
Posted in Allison Krause, Anti-war Protest, California, Kent State Massacre, Mendocino, National Guardsmen, News, Northern California, Ohio, President Obama, Student Protest, The Aftermath of Loss, U.S., tagged 1970, Alan Canfora, Allison Krause, Anti-war Protest, Arrest, Arthur Krause, Becoming Galvanized, Bob Johnson, California, Cannabis, Kent State, Kent State Massacre, Kent State Truth Tribunal, Laurel Krause, Loss, May 4th, Medical Marijuana, Mendocino, National Guard, Nixon, Northern California, Ohio, Ohio National Guard, PTSD, Sixties, The Aftermath of Loss, U.S., Vietnam War on September 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Editor’s Note: The family of Allison Krause seeks and supports the creation of Four Days In May, the Kent State Truth Tribunal, a collaborative, multimedia, sharing event to dialog, document, discover and uncover the truth in the events leading to the killing of four students and wounding of nine at the Kent State Massacre.
Here’s [...]
Aquamarine’s Oyster Now Placed & Connected in Ocean
Posted in Atlantic Ocean, EMEC, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Europe, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, Nearshore Wave Energy, Ocean Energy, Orkney Islands, Renewable Energy, Scotland, UK, United Kingdom, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, tagged Aquamarine Power, California, Electricity Generation, EMEC, Martin McAdams, Near-shore technology, Orkney, Oyster, Renewable Energy, Scotland, U.K., Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials on August 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hydro Review, August 18, 2009
Off the north coast of Scotland in waters 10 to 12 meters deep, ocean energy developer Aquamarine Power Ltd. has bolted its Oyster wave energy converter to the ocean floor and expects to be generating power by year’s end.
A team of offshore professionals eased the 194-ton converter into the sea at [...]
NextLight Inks Solar Energy Deal with PG&E
Posted in Arizona, Bay Area, CPUC, California, Economic Issues, Electricity Generation, Funding, News, Northern California, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Farm, Solar PV, Solar Power Plant, Solar Thermal, Southern California, U.S., tagged Agua Caliente, Antelope Valley, Arizona, AV Solar Ranch, California, Energy Capital Partners, First Solar, Frank De Rosa, Funding, NextLight, NextLight Renewable Power, OptiSolar, PG&E, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Panels, Solar Power Plant, Solar PV, Solar Thermal, Southern California, SunEdison, SunPower, U.S. on June 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
UCILLA WANG, The Greentech Innovations Report, June 9, 2009
When Pacific Gas and Electric Co. announced a deal to buy solar power from a proposed 230-megawatt project last Friday, it shone a spotlight on a two-year-old company with a different business model than many startups who have inked similar deals with the utility.
The deal also raised [...]
Worldwide Investments Increasing in Tidal, Wave and Hydrokinetic Energy
Posted in Australia, California, DOE, Dept. of Energy, EPRI, Economic Issues, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, Eureka, Europe, FERC, France, Funding, Hawaii, Humboldt, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, News, Northern California, Ocean Energy, Renewable Energy, Research, Scotland, Sea Turbine, Tidal Energy, U.S., UK, US Energy Policy, United Kingdom, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, tagged Aguçadoura, Alstom, Australia, California, Canada, Chevron, Concepts ETI, Cost of Wave Energy, Dept. of Energy, DOE, Economic Issues, Electricity Generation, Endesa, Environmental Issues, EPRI, Europe, FERC, France, Funding, Georgia Tech Research, Hawaii, Humboldt, Lockheed Martin, Northern California, Oceanlinx, OPT, Oregon State University, OTEC, OWC, Pacific Energy Ventures, PCCI, Pelamis, PG&E, Portugal, Re Vision Consulting, Renewable Energy, RWE, SAI, Scotland, Siadar, Siemens, Snohomish PUD, Tidal Energy, Tidal Turbines, U.S., UK, University of Hawaii, University of Washington, Verdant, Wave Energy on June 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
JAMES RICKMAN, Seeking Alpha, June 8, 2009
Oceans cover more than 70% of the Earth’s surface. As the world’s largest solar collectors, oceans generate thermal energy from the sun. They also produce mechanical energy from the tides and waves. Even though the sun affects all ocean activity, the gravitational pull of the moon primarily drives the [...]
OPT Leaving California for Oregon Wave Energy
Posted in California, DOI, Dept. of the Interior, Electricity Generation, Eureka, FERC, Humboldt, Hydrokinetic Energy, MMS, Marine Energy, News, Northern California, OCS, Obama, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Renewable Energy, Oregon, President Obama, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, tagged California, California Wave Energy, California Wave Energy Partners, Cape Mendocino, Dept. of the Interior, DOI, Electricity Generation, FERC, FERC Preliminary Permit, Humboldt, MMS, Ocean Power Technologies Inc., OCS, OCS Renewable Energy, OPT, Oregon, PG&E, President Obama, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, WaveConnect on June 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Excerpts from FRANK HARTZELL’s article in the Mendocino Beacon, June 4, 2009
Ocean Power Technologies’ subsidiary California Wave Energy Partners in it’s “wave energy project proposed off Cape Mendocino has surrendered its Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) preliminary permit, making two major companies that have abandoned the area in the past two weeks.
The moves come at [...]
California Forests Hold a Key to Climate Change
Posted in CO2, California, Cap and Trade Policies, Carbon Credits, Carbon Market, Carbon OffSets, Carbon Tax, Environmental Issues, Humboldt, Mendocino, News, Northern California, U.S., tagged Air Resources Board, California, California Forests, Cap and Trade Policies, Carbon Bonus, Carbon Market, Carbon OffSets, Carbon Tax, Climate Legislation, CO2, Environmental Issues, Humboldt, Mendocino, U.S. on June 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
MARGOT ROOSEVELT, The Los Angeles Times, June 1, 2009
Silvery light flickers through the redwood canopy of the Van Eck forest down to a fragrant carpet of needles and thimbleberry brush. A brook splashes along polished stones, through thickets of ferns. How lush. How lovely. How lucrative.
This 2,200-acre spread in Humboldt County does well by [...]
Molten Salt Technology Sheds New Light on Solar Energy
Posted in California, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Funding, Molten Salt, News, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Farm, U.S., tagged Aerospace, California, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Funding, Mirrored Heliostat Arrays, Molten Salt Technology, Renewable Energy, Rocketdyne, Solar Collector, Solar Energy, SolarReserve, U.S. on May 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The mineral is a key part of a Santa Monica firm’s proposed alternative energy project in the desert. The technology was proven workable in a pilot project near Barstow in the 1990s.
PETER PAE, The Los Angeles Times, May 29, 2009
Just past Barstow on Interstate 15, Las Vegas-bound travelers can eye a tower resembling a lighthouse [...]
Speaking Your Truth
Posted in California, Environmental Issues, Fort Bragg, Issue, Mendocino, Mendocino Coast Current, National Guardsmen, Northern California, Obama, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, tagged 1970, Alan Canfora, Allison Krause, California, Environmental Issues, Fort Bragg, Kent State, Kent State Murders, Kent State Shootings, Kent State University, Laurel Krause, Laurie Krause, May 4, May 4th Kent State, Mendo, Mendocino Wave Energy, MendoCoastCurrent, National Guard, National Guardsman, President Obama, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Blogger on May 24, 2009 | 39 Comments »
Editor’s Note: The family of Allison Krause seeks and supports the creation of Four Days In May, the Kent State Truth Tribunal, a collaborative, multimedia, sharing event to dialog, document, discover and uncover the truth in the events leading to the killing of four students and wounding of nine at the Kent State Massacre.
On [...]
Sonoma Funds First AB 811 Loan
Posted in AB 811, California, Electricity Generation, Energy Efficiency, Funding, News, Northern California, Renewable Energy, Rooftop Solar, Small Solar, Solar Energy, Solar PV, Sonoma, U.S., US Energy Policy, Weatherization, tagged AB 811, California, Electricity Generation, Energy Efficiency, Energy Tax Credits, Funding, Homeowner Funding, Northern California, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Panels, Solar Photovoltaic, Sonoma County, U.S., US Energy Policy on May 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
OurGreenJourney, May 20, 2009
Sonoma County has funded its first clean energy loan secured by a lien on property taxes. As we have posted before, the Sonoma County Energy Independence Program is California’s first county wide energy efficiency financing district, authorized by AB 811.
The loan of $25,500 went to homeowners and paid for a 5 [...]
Mendocino Energy Launches
Posted in California, DOE, DOI, Dept. of Energy, Dept. of the Interior, EPRI, Economic Stimulus Plan, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, Funding, Hydrokinetic Energy, MMS, Marine Energy, Mendocino, Mendocino Coast Current, Mushroom Bioremediation, News, Northern California, OCS, Obama, Ocean Energy, Offshore Renewable Energy, Precourt Institute of Energy, President Obama, Renewable Energy, SRI, Silicon Valley, Smart Grid, Solar Energy, Solar Thermal, Stanford, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, tagged California, DOD, DOE, DOI, Economic Stimulus Plan, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, EPRI, FERC, Fort Bragg, Funding, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mendocino, Mendocino Coast, Mendocino Energy, MendoCoastCurrent, NOAA, Northern California, Precourt Institute of Energy, President Obama, Renewable Energy Incubator, Renwable Energy, Silicon Valley, Solar Energy, Solar Thermal, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Blogger, Wind Energy on May 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, May 20, 2009
At this core energy technology incubator, energy policy is created as renewable energy technologies and science move swiftly from white boards and white papers to testing, refinement and implementation.
The Vision
Mendocino Energy is located on the Mendocino coast, three plus hours north of San Francisco/Silicon Valley. On the waterfront of Fort Bragg, utilizing [...]
BrightSource, PG&E Strike Up Largest Solar Deal Ever
Posted in Arizona, California, Electricity Generation, Funding, Israel, Nevada, News, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Farm, Solar Thermal, U.S., tagged Arizona, Arnold Goldman, BrightSource, California, Funding, Ivanpah, Nevada, PG&E, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Thermal, U.S. on May 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
TRACY SEIPEL, MercuryNews.com, May 15, 2009
Declaring it a record total, PG&E on Wednesday announced an expansion of solar-power contracts with Oakland’s BrightSource Energy for a total of 1,310 megawatts of electricity — enough to power 530,000 California homes.
The power purchase agreements, which will now include seven power plants, add to a previous contract the two [...]
PG&E Cancels Mendocino WaveConnect Project
Posted in California, Electricity Generation, Eureka, FERC, Fort Bragg, Humboldt, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, Mendocino, Mendocino Coast Current, News, Northern California, Ocean Energy, Offshore Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, Wave Farm, tagged California, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, FERC, FERC Pilot Permit License, FISH, Fort Bragg, Humboldt, Humboldt Wave Energy, Humboldt WaveConnect, Mendocino County, Mendocino Wave Energy, Mendocino WaveConnect, MendoCoastCurrent, PG&E, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Pilot License, WaveConnect on May 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Editors Note: On June 9, 2009, PG&E filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) a petition to release the Mendocino WaveConnect preliminary permit.
MendoCoastCurrent, May 11, 2009
In early May 2009, PG&E’s WaveConnect team decided to cancel the Mendocino WaveConnect project because the Noyo Harbor didn’t pass muster and was deemed insufficient in several engineering aspects, [...]
FERC Issues GreenWave Wave Energy Permit
Posted in California, Electricity Generation, FERC, Fort Bragg, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, Mendocino, Northern California, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, President Obama, Renewable Energy, U.S., Wave Energy, Wave Farm, tagged California, Electricity Generation, FERC, FERC Preliminary Permit, Fort Bragg, Green Wave, GreenWave, Mendocino, Mendocino County, Northern California, Offshore Energy Plan, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Sonoma County, Tony Strickland, U.S., Wave Energy, Wave Farm on May 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Excerpts of FRANK HARTZELL’s article, Mendocino Beacon, May 7, 2009
GreenWave Energy Solutions, an “alternative energy startup has been granted a three-year preliminary permit to study wave energy off Mendocino.
It’s locals’ first look at action by a newly recast Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which is tasked by the Obama Administration to make a greater push [...]
US Senate Bill May Boost Ocean Energy Research
Posted in Alaska, California, DOE, Dept. of Energy, EPRI, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, Funding, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, News, Northern California, OCS, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy, Research, Socio-Economic Issues, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Washington, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, tagged Alaska, California, California Wildfires, Dept. of Energy, DOE, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, EPRI, Funding, Marine Energy, Marine Renewable Energy Promotion Act, Ocean Energy, Offshore Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, US Senate, Washington, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials on April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
SustainableBusiness.com News, April 30, 2009
A bill introduced in the Senate aims to encourage development of renewable ocean energy.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today introduced the legislation as a companion to a bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Jay Inslee, (D-Wash.), that would authorize as much as $250 million a year to promote [...]
AB 811 Workshop in Sacramento on April 29th
Posted in California, California Energy Commission, DOE, Dept. of Energy, Economic Issues, Economic Stimulus Plan, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Event, Funding, News, Northern California, Obama, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Rooftop Solar, Small Solar, Small Wind, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged AB 811, ARRA, Caifornia Energy Commission, California, Dept. of Energy, DOE, Economic Stimulus Plan, Electricity Generation, Funding, Mendocino, Northern California, Renewable Energy on April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, April 26, 2009
The California Energy Commission is conducting a workshop on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 in Sacramento, to discuss the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provisions related to funding for energy projects.
The workshop will focus on Assembly Bill 811 (Levine, Chapter 159, Statutes of 2008) that finances the installation of energy efficiency improvements, [...]
Ocean Energy Surges Forward
Posted in California, DOI, Dept. of the Interior, Economic Issues, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, FERC, Humboldt, Hydrokinetic Energy, MMS, Marine Energy, Mendocino, News, Northern California, OCS, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Renewable Energy, Offshore Wind Energy, Renewable Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, Wind Energy, Wind Turbines, tagged California, Dept. of the Interior, DOI, Economic Issues, Electricity Generation, Environmental Issues, EPRI, FERC, Fishermen, Hawaii, Humboldt, Maine, Marine Renewable Energy Center, Minerals Management Service, MMS, New York, Northern California, Ocean Renewable Power, Offshore Renewable Energy, Offshore Wind, PG&E, PowerBuoy, Renewable Energy, Surfers, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Verdant, Wave Energy, WaveConnect, Wind Energy on April 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
MARK CLAYTON, The Christian Science Monitor, April 24, 2009
Three miles off the craggy, wave-crashing coastline near Humboldt Bay, California, deep ocean swells roll through a swath of ocean that is soon to be the site of the nation’s first major wave energy project.
Like other renewable energy technology, ocean energy generated by waves, tidal currents or steady offshore [...]
FERC Dismisses All Grays Harbor Permit Apps
Posted in Alaska, California, DOI, Dept. of the Interior, Electricity Generation, FERC, Hydrokinetic Energy, Leasing Issues, MMS, Massachusettts, Mendocino Coast Current, News, OCS, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Leases, Offshore Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy, UAE, US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, tagged California, Dept. of the Interior, DOI, Electricity Generation, FERC, Grays Harbor, Hawaii, Massachusetts, MendoCoastCurrent, MMS, MOU, New York, OCS, OCS Leases, Offshore Renewable Energy, Offshore Wave Energy, Renewable Energy, Rhode Island, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Blogger on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, April 23, 2009
In Octoberr 2008 Grays Harbor Ocean Energy applied for seven Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) preliminary permits for projects located in the Atlantic Ocean about 12 to 25 miles offshore off the coasts of New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, and in the Pacific Ocean about 5 to 30 miles off the coasts [...]
California AB 811 to Finance Local Renewable Energy?
Posted in California, Carbon Emissions, Economic Stimulus Plan, Energy Research, Fort Bragg, Funding, Mendocino, News, Northern California, Renewable Energy, Sonoma, Southern California, Sustainable, U.S., tagged AB 811, California, Funding, Mendocino, Napa, Northern California, Renewable Energy, Sonoma, U.S. on April 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
JEFF QUACKENBUSH, North Bay Business Journal, October 6, 2008
Santa Rosa – Sonoma County governments have aggressive goals and strategies for curbing gases blamed for climate change, and they now have a new tool for enticing owners of existing commercial and residential structures into reducing emissions via energy-efficient upgrades.
Several North Bay local governments have put in [...]
PG&E Exploring Space Solar Energy
Posted in CPUC, California, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Mendocino Coast Current, News, Renewable Energy, Research, Solar Energy, Solar Farm, Southern California, Space Solar Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged California, CPUC, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, Gary Spirnak, MendoCoastCurrent, PG&E, Renewable Energy, Socio-Economic Issues, Solar Array, Solar Energy, Solaren, Southern California, Space, Space Energy, Space Solar Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy on April 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, April 17, 2009
San Francisco – PG&E has begun exploring renewable energy from space as it seeks approval from California state regulators, the CPUC, to purchase power from Solaren Corporation offering 200 megawatts over 15 years.
Solaren’s technology uses solar panels in Earth orbit, converting the energy to radio frequency for transmission to an Earth-based receiving station. The [...]
Wave Energy Not Yet Ready for Prime Time
Posted in Alaska, California, DOI, Dept. of the Interior, EPRI, Economic Issues, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, FERC, Hawaii, Marine Energy, Mendocino, NOAA, News, Northern California, OCS, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, tagged Alaska, California, Dept. of the Interior, DOI, Edwin Feo, Electricity Generation, Energy East, Environmental Issues, EPRI, FERC, FERC Pilot Permit License, Finavera Renewables, Hawaii, Marine Energy, Maurice Hill, MMS, NOAA, Northern California, Ocean Energy, Oregon, Pacific Ocean, Palo Alto, Pilot Project Licensing Process, Renewable Energy, Roger Bedard, Socio-Economic Issues, Stanford University, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, US Geological Survey, Washington, Wave Energy on April 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
COLIN SULLIVAN, The New York Times, April 14, 2009
Palo Alto — Technology for tapping ocean waves, tides and rivers for electricity is far from commercial viability and lagging well behind wind, solar and other fledgling power sectors, a panel of experts said last week during a forum here on climate change and marine ecosystems.
While the [...]
Desalination Gets Push from Drought in San Diego
Posted in California, Desalination, EPA, Environmental Issues, Issue, News, Southern California, U.S., tagged A.G. Kawamura, California, Carlsbad, Desalination, Donald Koch, Environmental Issues, EPA, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Adams, Mike Chrisman, Poseidon Resources, San Diego, Southern California, U.S. on February 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
ROB DAVIS, VoiceOfSanDiego.org, February 8, 2009
With California’s water supplies crimped and cuts on the way, the idea of a new water source in San Diego is making politicians salivate.
The seawater desalination plant proposed by Poseidon Resources Corp. is advertised as being able to tap into the Pacific Ocean, a drought-proof supply. Now the state sits [...]
Finavera Sinks their own Wave Energy Projects
Posted in BC, British Columbia, CPUS, California, Canada, Dept. of the Interior, Economic Issues, Energy Research, Eureka, FERC, Funding, Humboldt, Hydrokinetic Energy, Ireland, Issue, MMS, Marine Energy, Mendocino Coast Current, News, Northern California, Ocean Energy, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Washington, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, Wave Farm, Wind Energy, Wind Farm, tagged British Columbia, California, Canada, CPUC, DOI, FERC, FERC Pilot Permit License, Finavera, Funding, Humboldt, Makah, MMS, Northern California, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Washington, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Pilot License, Wave Farm, Wind Energy on February 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Publisher’s Note: Feb 09, 2009 – Not only has Finavera surrendered their Makah Bay license noted below, they also announced surrendering the Humboldt County, California Preliminary Permit to explore wave energy:
“Finavera Renewables has filed applications to surrender its Federal Energy Regulatory Commission license for the Makah Bay Wave Energy Pilot Project in Washington and the [...]
Lockheed, OPT Going for Wave Energy in the West
Posted in California, Electricity Generation, Environmental Issues, Hydrokinetic Energy, Issue, Marine Energy, Mendocino, Mendocino Coast Current, News, Northern California, Ocean Energy, Oregon, Renewable Energy, Research, Socio-Economic Issues, Spain, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, Wave Farm, tagged California, Environmental Issues, Iberdrola, Lockheed, Lockheed Martin, Mendocino Wave Energy, MendoCoastCurrent, Northern California, Ocean Power Technologies Inc., OPT, Oregon, PowerBuoy, Renewable Energy, Socio-Economic Issues, Spain, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Blogger, Wave Energy Converter, Wave Energy Devices, Wave Farm on January 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, January 31, 2009
On January 26, 2009, Lockheed Martin and Ocean Power Technologies agreed to work together to develop a commercial-scale wave energy project off the coasts of Oregon or California.
OPT is providing their expertise in project and site development as they build the plant’s power take-off and control systems with their PowerBuoy for electricity [...]
Auto Electrification: Making It Happen
Posted in Auto Electrification, California, Economic Stimulus Plan, Electric Cars, FERC, Funding, Green Recovery, Hybrid Vehicles, Mendocino Coast Current, News, Obama, Peak Oil, Plug-in Hybrids, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Silicon Valley, Smart Grid, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged Auto Electrification, California, Economic Stimulus Plan, Electric Cars, FERC, Funding, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jon Wellinghoff, MendoCoastCurrent, Obama, Peak Oil, Plug-in Hybrids, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Schwarzenegger, Secretary Jon Wellinghoff, Smart Grid, Superhighway, U.S., US Energy Policy on January 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
MendoCoastCurrent, January 29, 2009
At his first White House press conference, President Obama declared “the days of Washington dragging its heels are over” and ordered an immediate review of the Bush administration’s refusal to give California authority to enforce tougher emission and fuel efficiency standards on gas and diesel automobiles.
For more than two years California [...]
PG&E Scores $6M for Mendocino, Humboldt Wave Energy Projects
Posted in CPUC, California, Dept. of Energy, Electricity Generation, Environmental Issues, FERC, Fort Bragg, Funding, Hydrokinetic Energy, Issue, Marine Energy, Mendocino, Mendocino Coast Current, News, Northern California, Ocean Energy, Renewable Energy, Socio-Economic Issues, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Viewscape Issues, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, Wave Farm, tagged California, CPUC, Dept. of Energy, DOE, DOE Review Team Leads, Environmental Issues, FERC, FERC Preliminary Permit, FERC Rejection, FERC Review Team, FISH, Fishermen, Fort Bragg, Funding, Humboldt, Mendocino, Mendocino County, Mendocino Wave Energy, MendoCoastCurrent, Northern California, Obama, PG&E, Renewable Energy, Stakeholders, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Blogger, Wave Farm on January 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Editors Note: On May 11, 2009, PG&E pulled-out of Mendocino WaveConnect, read it here: http://tinyurl.com/qwlbg6 . The remains of the $6M are now solely allocated to Humboldt WaveConnect.
MendoCoastCurrent, January 29, 2009
PG&E caught a major renewable energy wave today as the California Public Utilities Commission approved $4.8 million in funding their centerpiece wave energy [...]
File Your Comment on Mendocino Wave Energy Development at FERC
Posted in California, Dept. of Energy, Electricity Generation, FERC, Fort Bragg, Hydrokinetic Energy, Mendocino, Mendocino Coast Current, News, Northern California, Ocean Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, Wave Farm, tagged California, DOE, FERC, FERC Comments, FERC License, FERC Preliminary Permit, Fishermen, Fort Bragg, Green Wave, Mendocino, Mendocino Wave Energy, MendoCoastCurrent, North Coast, Northern California, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Blogger, Wave Farm on January 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Please Take Action By MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2009 before 2:00 pm!
MendoCoastCurrent, January 29, 2009
Just a couple of weeks ago, Ann Miles, Director of Hydropower Licensing at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission visited the Mendocino coast. The centerpiece of her presentation on January 13, 2009 at Fort Bragg Town Hall was to explain the FERC Hydokinetic [...]
Mendocino Files Powerful FERC Motion to Intervene
Posted in California, Environmental Issues, FERC, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, Mendocino, Mendocino Coast Current, News, Northern California, Ocean Energy, Renewable Energy, Socio-Economic Issues, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, Wave Farm, tagged California, Environmental Issues, FERC, FERC Intervener, FERC Preliminary Permit, Green Wave, Mendocino, Mendocino County, MendoCoastCurrent, Northern California, Renewable Energy, Socio-Economic Issues, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Blogger, Wave Energy Trials, Wave Farm on January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, January 29, 2009
As the Monday, February 9, 2009 before 2 p.m. deadline for filing FERC Motion to Intervene papers regarding the Green Wave LLC wave energy preliminary permit off the Mendocino village coast approaches, locals, the City of Fort Bragg and fishing organization are participating and electronically filing their views with FERC.
Here’s the excellent [...]
Ken Salazar, New Interior Secretary, Voices Openness to Offshore Oil Drilling
Posted in California, Dept. of the Interior, Environmental Issues, Improper Practices, MMS, Mendocino, News, Northern California, OCS, Obama, Offshore Oil Drilling, Offshore Oil Drilling Ban, Peak Oil, President Bush, President Obama, Socio-Economic Issues, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged California, Dept. of the Interior, DOI, DOI Review Team Leads, Environmental Issues, Minerals Management Service, MMS, Northern California, Obama, OCS, Offshore Oil Drilling, Offshore Oil Drilling Ban, Oil Shale, President Obama, Secretary Ken Salazar, Southern California, U.S., US Energy Policy on January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
STEPHEN POWER, The Wall Street Journal, January 28, 2009
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar indicated Tuesday that the Obama Administration could be open to expanded offshore drilling and is considering doing away with a controversial program that allows oil companies to pay in kind for oil and natural gas taken from public lands.
Salazar inherited a Bush Administration [...]
Silicon Valley Looks Forward to Obama Stimulus Plan
Posted in Bay Area, California, Clean Energy, Clean Technology, Economic Issues, Green Recovery, News, Obama, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Silicon Valley, Smart Grid, Solar Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Weatherization, Wind Energy, tagged Agilewaves, California, Economic Stimulus Plan, eMeter, EnerNOC, Obama, PG&E, Power Infrastructure, President Obama, Project Frog, Renewable Energy, Serious Materials, Silicon Valley, Silver Spring Networks, Smart Grid, Solar City, Solar Energy, SunPower, U.S., U.S. Congress, U.S. Power Grid, US Energy Policy, Weatherization, Wind Energy on January 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
SCOTT DUKE HARRIS and MATT NAUMAN, San Jose Mercury News, January 27, 2009
As President Barack Obama and Congress hammer out an economic stimulus package expected to be in the $825 billion range, Silicon Valley clean tech leaders are heartened by an energy agenda that starts with an emphasis on “smart grid” technologies that encourage energy [...]
Obama to EPA: Reconsider California Car Emissions Plan
Posted in California, Car Charging Network, Dept. of Transportation, EPA, Electric Cars, FERC, Green Economy, Greenhouse Gas, Hybrid Vehicles, News, Obama, Peak Oil, President Obama, Smart Grid, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged California, Car Charging Network, Electric Cars, EPA, FERC, Fuel-efficiency Standards, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Jon Wellinghoff, National Power Grid, Peak Oil, President Obama, Technological Innovation, U.S., U.S. Dept. of Transportation on January 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
SIOBHAN HUGHES, Dow Jones News, January 26, 2009
U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to consider allowing California to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions from automobiles, a policy that could spur the development of new vehicles.
“The federal government must work with, not against, states to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions,” Obama said at a press conference filled [...]
Offshore Oil Drilling on the North Coast of California?
Posted in California, Dept. of the Interior, Environmental Issues, Fort Bragg, Humboldt, Issue, MMS, Mendocino, Mendocino Coast Current, News, Northern California, OCS, Offshore Oil Drilling, Offshore Oil Drilling Ban, Peak Oil, President Bush, Southern California, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged California, Dept. of the Interior, DOI, DOI Review Team Leads, Environmental Issues, Fort Bragg, Humboldt, Mendocino, MendoCoastCurrent, Minerals Management Service, MMS, MMS Comment Period, Northern California, OCS, Offshore Drilling Moratorium, Offshore Oil Drilling, Offshore Oil Drilling Ban, Peak Oil, Rulemaking, Southern California, U.S., US Energy Policy on January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Let Your Voice Be Heard by March 23, 2009
by MendoCoastCurrent and pointarenabasin
Beginning January 22, 2009 and ending on March 23, 2009, a 60-day Public Comment Period opened regarding new offshore oil and gas exploration and drilling in the pristine waters off northern California.
And while this is a multi-step process and before things are cast in stone, NOW [...]
Bush Seeks Drilling Off California Coast in Final Days
Posted in California, Dept. of the Interior, Environmental Issues, Eureka, Fort Bragg, MMS, Mendocino, Northern California, OCS, Obama, Offshore Oil Drilling, Offshore Oil Drilling Ban, Peak Oil, President Bush, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged California, Dept. of the Interior, DOI, DOI Review Team Leads, Environmental Issues, Eureka, Fort Bragg, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mendocino, Minerals Management Service, MMS, Northern California, Obama, Offshore Oil Drilling, Offshore Oil Drilling Ban, President Bush, President Obama, Richard Charter, Senator Ken Salazar, Southern California, U.S., U.S. Energy Secretary, US Energy Policy on January 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
JANE KAY, San Francisco Chronicle, January 17, 2009
The U.S. Interior Department, acting in President Bush’s final days in office, proposed on Friday opening up 130 million acres off of California’s coast to drilling for oil and natural gas, including areas off Humboldt and Mendocino counties and from San Luis Obispo south to San Diego.
After a [...]
Mendocino Energy
Posted in Biomimicry, Bioremediation, California, Clean Energy, Clean Technology, Dept. of Energy, Electricity Generation, Environmental, FERC, Fort Bragg, Funding, Green Economy, Green Recovery, Issue, MMS, Marine Energy, Mendocino, Mendocino Coast Current, Mill Site Clean Up, News, Northern California, Obama, Ocean Energy, Patents, Renewable Energy, Research, Sea Turbine, Solar Energy, Solar Farm, Solar PV, Solar Thermal, Sustainable, Tidal Stream, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Farm, tagged California, Dept. of Energy, DOE Review Team Leads, DOI Review Team Leads, FERC License, Fort Bragg, Funding, Mendocino, Mendocino Wave Energy, MendoCoastCurrent, Northern California, Obama, PG&E, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Blogger, Wave Farm, Wind Energy, Wind Farms, Wind Turbines on January 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, January 17, 2009
Here’s the post from MendoCoastCurrent in the Citizen’s Briefing Book at President-elect Barack Obama’s change.gov site:
Renewable Energy Development (RED) federal task force
Immediately establish and staff a Renewable Energy Development (RED) federal task force chartered with exploring and fast-tracking the development, exploration and commercialization of environmentally-sensitive renewable energy solutions in solar, wind, wave, green-ag, et [...]
Mendo Coast Current Sees RED
Posted in News, tagged California, Mendocino, MendoCoastCurrent, Northern California, Obama, President-elect Obama, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Blogger on January 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, January 17, 2009
Today at the Citizen’s Briefing Book at President-elect Barack Obama’s change.gov site, I shared this:
Renewable Energy Development (RED) federal task force
Immediately establish and staff a Renewable Energy Development (RED) federal task force chartered with exploring and fast-tracking the development, exploration and commercialization of environmentally-sensitive renewable energy solutions in solar, wind, wave, green-ag, [...]
PG&E, FERC Brief Fort Bragg on Mendocino Wave Energy
Posted in CPUC, California, California Coastal Commission, FERC, Fort Bragg, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, Mendocino, Mendocino Coast Current, News, Northern California, Ocean Energy, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, Wave Farm, tagged Ann Miles, California, California Coastal Commission, CPUC, FERC, FERC Pilot Permit License, Fort Bragg, Mendocino, Mendocino County, Mendocino Wave Energy, MMS, Northern California, PG&E, Tom Luster, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Farm on January 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
FRANK HARTZELL’s article with MendoCoastCurrent edits, January 15, 2009
After nearly two years of local pleas for specifics on the WaveConnect project, PG&E representatives surprised Fort Bragg and Mendocino County representatives with many new details.
Those included the promise by PG&E that all environmental studies would be public, not private information. In the recent past, PG&E had [...]
Stanford Creating $100M Precourt Institute of Energy
Posted in Bay Area, California, Energy Research, News, Precourt Institute of Energy, Renewable Energy, Research, Stanford, Sustainable, U.S., tagged California, Energy Research, Global Climate and Energy Project, Lynn Orr, Precourt Institute of Energy, Renewable Energy, Stanford University, The Precourt Energy Efficiency Institute, TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy, U.S. on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
GREEN BIZ, January 14, 2009
Stanford University is establishing a $100 million research institute to focus on energy issues and work toward development of more affordable and efficient ways to capture the power of the sun and store, deliver and use energy in addition to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
University President John Hennessy announced the launch of the [...]
Legislators Push Ban on California Coast Oil Drilling
Posted in California, Eureka, Fort Bragg, Humboldt, Issue, Marin, Mendocino, News, Northern California, Offshore Oil Drilling, Offshore Oil Drilling Ban, Peak Oil, Sonoma, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged California, Del Norte, Environmental Issues, Fort Bragg, Humboldt, Mendocino, MendoCoastCurrent, Northern California, Offshore Drilling Moratorium, Offshore Oil Drilling, Offshore Oil Drilling Ban, Rep. Lynn Woolsey, Rep. Mike Thompson, Sonoma, U.S., US Energy Policy on January 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
CBS 5 with MendoCoastCurrent edits, January 8, 2009
New legislation may prevent oil drilling off the California coast in Sonoma, Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte counties.
Growing concern about the nation’s reliance on foreign oil has led to rekindled enthusiasm in some quarters for coastal oil drilling, and renewed efforts to protect the Northern California coast.
Two bills [...]
FERC Chief Resigning
Posted in California, Dept. of Energy, FERC, Fort Bragg, Green Recovery, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, Mendocino, News, OCS, Obama, Ocean Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, Wind Energy, Wind Farm, tagged California, DOE, DOE Review Team Leads, FERC, FERC Restructuring, FERC Review Team, Fort Bragg, Humboldt, Joseph T. Kelliher, Mendocino, Mendocino Wave Energy, MendoCoastCurrent, Northern California, Obama, Oregon, President Obama, Rhode Island, San Luis Obispo, U.S., US Energy Policy, Washington, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Blogger, Wave Farm, Wind Energy, Wind Farms on January 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, January 7, 2009
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher today issued the following statement:
Today I announce my intention to step down as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), effective January 20, 2009. Although my term as commissioner does not end until 2012, I will also immediately begin to recuse myself from [...]
PG&E Signs Solar PV Contract with El Dorado Energy
Posted in California, Nevada, News, Solar Energy, Solar PV, U.S., tagged California, El Dorado Energy, Nevada, PG&E, Sempra Generation, Solar Energy, Solar PV, U.S. on December 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, December 22, 2008
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced today that it has entered into a long-term agreement with El Dorado Energy, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sempra Generation, to purchase 10 megawatts of renewable, photovoltaic solar energy from Sempra Generation’s new El Dorado Energy Solar facility in Nevada.
“Solar energy is a reliable and [...]
President Obama Stalls Bush Drilling Plans
Posted in California, Dept. of the Interior, EPA, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, Hydrokinetic Energy, Improper Practices, Issue, MMS, Marine Energy, News, Northern California, OCS, Obama, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Oil Drilling, Offshore Oil Drilling Ban, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Southern California, Sustainable, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged BLM, California, Eastern Seaboard, Environmental Issues, EPA, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Gulf of Mexico, Kristina Johnson, Mercury Emissions, Minerals Management Service, MMS, Obama, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Oil and Gas, Offshore Oil Drilling, Offshore Oil Drilling Ban, President Obama, Public Comment, Renewable Energy, Secretary Ken Salazar, US Geological Survey on February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
DANIEL B. WOOD, The Christian Science Monitor, February 11, 2009
Less than a month into his administration, President Obama is making good on campaign promises to move toward a comprehensive approach to US energy and to broaden environmental protections. The administration has moved over the past few weeks to undo many of Bush’s last-minute drilling and [...]
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