California
Radiation Leak at San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant Forces Shut Down
On Tuesday afternoon, operators detected a leak in a tube housed in the building next to one of the reactors at the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant in Southern California. Crews are reported to have
New Energy-Efficient Battery Charging Standards in California Will Save 1 Million Tons of Carbon Emissions
We have all heard the phrases “phantom power” and “vampire energy” about a million times, and yet the problem still exists – many people forget to unplug battery chargers and
San Francisco Working on Plan To Install Composting Public Toilets
San Francisco has a poop problem – in the city’s Tenderloin district alone, there were almost 10,000 recorded “incidents of human waste” last year, according to the Bay Citizen. So
Ikea in Emeryville, California Installs Four Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
As a part of its partnership with ECOtality, Inc. the Ikea store in Emeryville, California has installed four Blink Level 2 electric vehicle charging stations. Ikea has made the green news quite a bit
Paypal Founder Backs Blueseed’s Visa-Free Floating City in California
A genius startup called Blueseed recently announced that Paypal founder Peter Thiel has offered to help secure financing for a visa-free floating city off the California coast. This
State of California Shows up the Fed’s Emissions Targets With Impressively Ambitious AB32 Cap and Trade Program
In 2013 California will go where no U.S. state has gone before – it will start a comprehensive emissions limiting program by employing the mandatory use of carbon credits throughout the state for
Eye-Popping SRES 2 Rainbow School Brightens Up a Rundown Community in Los Angeles
This technicolored school, aptly named the Rainbow School, has done more than brighten up the LA neighborhood it calls home – it’s actually making lives there better. DLR Group hosted several
Green-Roofed CA Academy of Sciences Crowned the World’s Largest Double LEED Platinum Building
Today the California Academy of Sciences achieved a groundbreaking feat of sustainable design as the U.S. Green Building Council presented it with its second LEED Platinum certification, making it
California Approves BPA Ban for Baby Bottles and Sippy Cups
Good news for parents in the Golden State: This week, the California State Senate voted to ban the chemical bisphenol A from all baby bottles and sippy cups sold in California. BPA was adopted in the
10,000th LEED Certification Awarded to Community Center in Santa Cruz
The LEED Building Certification program was started 11 years ago in 2000. Today, The Green Building Certification Institute issued its 10,000th LEED certificate to the Live Oak Family Resource Center in
Solar Powered Schools in California Will Save the State $1.5 Billion
Cash-strapped California is in the midst of a Solar Schools initiative that will help the state save over $1.5 billion in energy costs over the next 30 years. In partnership with SunPower, the California
Rolling Green-Roofed Environmental Center Made from 65 Shipping Containers
This incredible environmental center in Long Beach, California is made from shipping containers discarded at the world’s second busiest port. The eCORRE COMPLEX, The Environmental Center of
GE Announces Largest Debt Financing this Year for a Thermal Power Plant in the US
GE just announced the largest debt financing this year for a thermal power plant in the US. Located in Riverside County, California, the massive 800 MW Sentinel Facility will help facilitate the
VIDEO: Inhabitat Interviews California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom!
Inhabitat readers might remember that we interviewed California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom back when he was the mayor of San Francisco in a live webcast that was open to any of our readers who
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