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13 hrs ago | SanLuisObispo.com

PG&E to seek license renewals at Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. is expected to announce today that it will seek renewal of its two operating licenses at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant.

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Related Topix: Nuclear Energy, Energy

Thu Nov 26, 2009

New Times SLO

PG&E seeks to renew Diablo license

Utility giant Pacific Gas and Electric announced Nov. 24 that it has applied to renew its operating license for the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant.

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Related Topix: Diablo, CA, Energy, Nuclear Energy, San Luis Obispo County, CA

Mendocino Beacon

Wall heater blamed for fire

Firefighters, from left, David Latoof is assembling his breathing apparatus, Captain Rich Jung came straight from work in his nursing scrubs and Assistant Chief Ed O'Brien, standing.

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Related Topix: Mendocino, CA, Energy

Wed Nov 25, 2009

SF Gate

PG&E seeks Diablo Canyon license renewal

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. announced Tuesday that it will try to renew the operating licenses of its Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant on the Central California coast, potentially keeping the facility open through 2045.

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Related Topix: Energy, California, Nuclear Energy, Avila Beach, CA

Tue Nov 24, 2009

The San Francisco Business Times

PG&E files for nuclear plant extension

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. said today it is seeking a 20-year extension on the life of its Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in San Luis Obispo.

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Related Topix: Nuclear Energy, Energy, San Luis Obispo Metro, San Luis Obispo, CA

RecordNET

Conserving TV electrons

Watch your energy use. No, literally watch your energy use. Your television. Starting in 2011, energy efficiency requirements will increase on all televisions sold in California.

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Related Topix: TV, Electronics, Energy, Opinion

Mon Nov 23, 2009

GreenCarReports

Will Electric Cars Destroy Your Neighborhood Power Grid? No, But...

Over the next 12 months, carmakers will introduce several new plug-in electric vehicles.

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Related Topix: Hybrid Vehicles, Electric Vehicle, Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet, US Travel, Travel, San Francisco, CA, Energy, DTE Energy

Sun Nov 22, 2009

San Mateo Daily Journal

Smart meters under fire

It was a hot summer in Bakersfield and Pacific Gas and Electric has raised rates twice in the past 13 months.

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Related Topix: Bakersfield Metro, Bakersfield, CA, Energy, Fresno, CA, California

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Peak Oil

Utility shut-offs soar for poor PG&E customers

The number of low-income households cut off by Pacific Gas and Electric Co. after they fell behind on their utility bills jumped 75 percent this year, according to a state report released Thursday.

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Related Topix: Energy, California

Fri Nov 20, 2009

PowerPulse

California Approves New Energy Efficient TV Regulations

The California Energy Commission approved the nation's first energy efficiency standards for televisions.

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Related Topix: TV, Electronics, California, California Government, Energy

Lockergnome Nexus

California Passes First Standards For Energy Thirsty Televisions

In an attempt to reduce energy use for television sets, California will set new regulations for televisions sold after January 1, 2011.

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Related Topix: TV, Electronics, California, California Government, Energy

Thu Nov 19, 2009

North Jersey Media Group

Energy-saving TVs are wave of future

SACRAMENTO, Calif. a ' California regulators adopted the nationa TMs first energy-efficiency standards for televisions Wednesday in hopes of reducing electricity use at a time when millions of American households are switching to power-hungry, wide-view, flat-screen, high-definition sets.

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Related Topix: TV, Electronics, Sacramento Metro, Sacramento, CA, Energy

SF Gate

California restricts energy-guzzling TV sets

In a move that brings California's pioneering greenhouse gas reduction drive into the living room, state regulators Wednesday approved limits on how much energy televisions can consume, citing the increased use of power-guzzling flat-panel sets.

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Related Topix: TV, Electronics, California, California Government, Global Warming, Energy, US Governors, Arnold Schwarzenegger

Wed Nov 18, 2009

East Bay Business Times

California OKs new big screen TV rules

The California Energy Commission voted 5-0 in favor of new power consumption rules for big screen televisions.

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Related Topix: TV, Electronics, Energy, San Francisco Metro

ClipSyndicate

Activist, Speaker Erin Brockovich

Environmental activist and motivational speaker Erin Brockovich was instrumental obtaining the largest toxic tort injury settlement in U.S. history with the case against Pacific Gas and Electric and since then has encouraged people to stand up and make a difference.

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Related Topix: Energy, Video, Environmental

Environmental Science & Tech.

Solar on Sale

Executives at NextLight Renewable Power have long planned to construct a massive solar energy project in Yuma County, Ariz.

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Related Topix: Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Hemlock, MI

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Fast Company

Solar Power With Style

After decades of design neglect, the next wave of solar gear finally gets a blast of style.

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Related Topix: Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Business News

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Press Release News From 24-7 Press Re...

Business and Government Leaders Gather in San Francisco to Discuss...

On Tuesday, November 17, Bay Area and California government, business, and philanthropic leaders will converge to collaboratively explore the private sector role in community disaster preparedness at the Business of Community Resilience Forum.

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Related Topix: San Francisco, CA, San Francisco Metro, Non-Profit, Energy

Sat Nov 14, 2009

ConsumerAffairs.Com

Class Action Accuses PG&E of Overcharges

A California man has filed suit against Pacific Gas & Electric Company , alleging that the company's "SmartMeter" program consistently overcharges him for gas and electric services.

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Related Topix: California Government, California, Energy

Thu Nov 12, 2009

ClipSyndicate

Overly Odorized Gas Blamed For Stench

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. blamed too much mercaptan in gas for a rotten-egg stench many customers smelled.

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Related Topix: Energy, Video, Environmental

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