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COOL CALIFORNIA AWARDS

Claremont, Rancho Cucamonga top finishers in Cool California
challenge. 
Claremont and Rancho Cucamonga were among the top finishers in a
statewide competition aimed at reducing carbon emission.
Riverside took top honors in the CoolCalifornia City Challenge
with Claremont finishing a close second, followed by Rancho
Cucamonga. The cities were recognized Wednesday afternoon at
California Air Resources Board meeting.
http://www.dailybulletin.com/environment-and-nature/20141023/claremont-rancho-cucamonga-top-finishers-in-cool-california-challenge
 
http://www.nassaunewslive.com/californias-coolest-cities-announced/222553
 


250,000 ZEVS SOLD

Sales of zero emission vehicles pass 250,000 nationally. 
...no to cars that run on petroleum” Sales of zero emission
vehicles, dubbed “ZEVs,” have passed the quarter-million mark
nationally, according to the California Air Resources Board. To
put the milestone in perspective, 250,000 cars is the combined
daily volume of traffic on the Golden Gate...
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=27003 
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/article/20141023/NEWS/141029726 
http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/stories/1060007825/feed 
http://www.dailybulletin.com/environment-and-nature/20141023/officials-see-33-million-zero-emission-vehicles-on-road-by-2025



ZEV SHOWCASE

Zero Emission Vehicles Showcased to Help Fight Air Pollution. 
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) held a public meeting in
Diamond Bar at 10 a.m Thursday to discuss incentive-based
emission reduction measures in the San Joaquin Valley. Speakers
included the chairwoman of ARB, Mary Nichols, and the
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner
and the Deputy Secretary of the Maryland Department of the
Environment, Kathy Kiney.
http://www.atvn.org/news/2014/10/low-emission-vehicles-showcased-help-fight-air-pollution



AIR POLLUTION

Study Suggests Link Between Air Pollution Exposure And Autism.	
Preliminary research out of the University of Pittsburgh found
that children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) were 1.4 to
two times more likely to have been exposed to higher levels of
air pollution during pregnancy and the first two years of life
than children without ASD. The results of the study were
presented at the American Association for Aerosol Research annual
meeting in Orlando, Fla. yesterday.    To reach these
results,...	
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonfortenbury/2014/10/23/study-finds-potential-link-between-air-pollution-exposure-and-autism/
	

Clovis led the Valley in exceeding ozone health threshold.	
Clovis exceeded the federal eight-hour standard this year more
than any other place in the region.
http://news.vocus.com/?a=19343723660&p=19f&v=1&x=8H6Bbw8nDXPiABL4918EhA


Air quality officials sued over crude oil trains.	
A fuel distributor has agreed to stop unloading train shipments
of crude oil at a Sacramento-area transfer station after the
county's top air quality official said his agency mistakenly
skirted the state's environmental rules by issuing a permit for
the operation.    The Sacramento Bee reports
(http://bit.ly/1waORyp ) InterState Oil Company said Wednesday
that as of Nov. 7 it will...	
http://www.modbee.com/2014/10/23/3606305/air-quality-officials-sued-over.html


Facing lawsuit, California oil train terminal to shut down.	
...group, won its battle to halt crude oil train operations in
the state as InterState Oil Co., a Sacramento fuel distributor,
agreed to stop unloading train shipments of crude oil next month
at the former McClellan Air Force Base.    Sacramento County's
top air quality official said his agency mistakenly skirted the
state's environmental rules by issuing a permit for the
operation.    EarthJustice contended the Sacramento air quality
district should not have granted InterState a permit...	
http://www.modbee.com/2014/10/23/3606830/facing-lawsuit-california-oil.html



CLIMATE CHANGE

EU Braces for Battle to Set Energy Goals for Next Decade.	
...mines,” French energy minister Segolene Royale told lawmakers
in Paris yesterday. “But I think we will have the wisdom, the
strength, and the sense of responsibility to reach an accord.”   
Carbon Targets    EU leaders plan to back a binding target to cut
greenhouse gases by 40 percent by 2030 from 1990 levels,
accelerating the pace of reduction from 20 percent set for 2020,
according to draft conclusions for the meeting obtained by
Bloomberg News. An agreement would ensure the bloc remains the
leader...	
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-10-22/eu-braces-for-battle-to-set-energy-goals-for-next-decade


There's a Surprisingly Strong Link Between Climate Change,
Violence.	
Earlier this year, when a study came out suggesting global
warming will increase the rates of violent crimes in the United
States—producing "an additional 22,ooo murders, 180,000 cases of
rape," and many other crime increases by the year 2099—it drew
widespread criticism. "This ... is what people...	
http://insideclimatenews.org/todaysnews/20141023/theres-surprisingly-strong-link-between-climate-change-violence


The Military Takes on Climate Change Deniers	The idea that
climate change poses serious risks to U.S. national security,
long contested in conservative circles, is now an integral part
of Pentagon planning. On Oct. 13, Secretary of Defense Chuck
Hagel made it official with the release of the Pentagon's...	
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-10-23/the-military-takes-on-climate-change-deniers
	

PUBLIC LANDS: Officials draft plan to combat climate change.	
Federal officials joined state officials, tribal members and
private land managers to draft a climate change vulnerability and
adaption plan in Missoula, Mont., on Monday and Tuesday.	
http://news.vocus.com/?a=19343137642&p=19f&v=1&x=lef3CEcaJN3suZlvDPaU4g


Peru Could Add to UN Climate Fund Ahead of Lima Talks. 
Peru Could Add to UN Climate Fund Ahead of Lima Talks    Peru
could soon pledge a substantial amount of money to the United
Nations climate fund aimed at helping poorer countries fight
climate change.    In an interview with Bloomberg News on
Wednesday, Environment Minister Manuel Pulgar-Vidal said the
country is considering a pledge as a "political signal" and plans
to decide before the Lima talks in December.	
http://insideclimatenews.org/todaysnews/20141023/peru-could-add-un-climate-fund-ahead-lima-talks
	

Natural gas services group announces its third quarter 2014
earnings call.
...financial results.     About Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. 
NGS is a leading provider of small to medium horsepower, wellhead
compression equipment to the natural gas industry with a primary
focus on the non-conventional gas and oil industry, i.e., coalbed
methane, gas and oil shales and tight gas. The Company
manufactures, fabricates, rents, sells and maintains natural gas
compressors and flare systems for gas and oil production and
plant facilities. NGS is headquartered in Midland, Texas with
fabrication...	
http://news.vocus.com/?a=19342397065&p=19f&v=1&x=2GbydnDqXpxi_8sRNQGrXQ
	

Democratic Climate Activist Is Election's Biggest Donor. 
That We Know OfPolitics    Tom Steyer recently said in a video
that "climate change is not just an important issue, it's the
issue. And we need leaders who will take it seriously."   
Liberal billionaire Tom Steyer has spent an astonishing $58
million this election cycle, more than any other donor in the
traditional,...	
http://www.kqed.org/news/story/2014/10/23/146138/democratic_climate_activist_is_elections_biggest_donor_that_we?category=politics&source=npr


Concerned About Climate Change, Officials Want South Florida to
Break Off into Its Own State.	
Officials in the City of South Miami have passed a resolution in
favor of splitting the state in half so South Florida would
become the 51st state.    Vice Mayor Walter Harris proposed the
resolution and it passed with a 3-2 vote at the city commission
meeting...	
http://insideclimatenews.org/todaysnews/20141023/concerned-about-climate-change-officials-want-south-florida-break-its-own-state
	

CLIMATE: Senators tour W.Va. as law school predicts state can
meet EPA rule. 
Two Senate Democrats toured West Virginia's coal country
yesterday on the second leg of a climate change tour aimed at
forging goodwill, if not immediate legislation.
http://news.vocus.com/?a=19343137531&p=19f&v=1&x=U-XNDmCW5rjyEmhhAmGnYQ


Big insurance won't prep or pay for climate change, fails to see
irony. 
The insurance industry may have been hit by a lot of climate
change-related payouts lately, but it's still not doing much to
incorporate climate risk into how it does business, according to
a report released this week by Ceres, the national network of
environmentally minded investment funds. Sure,...	
http://grist.org/climate-energy/big-insurance-wont-prep-or-pay-for-climate-change-fails-to-see-irony/?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feed
	

Climate change boosts fire frequency, but Australia's PM calls
the link 'hogwash.' 
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http://news.vocus.com/?a=19340283231&p=19f&v=1&x=a12y4--VQQ35FADig3johw


EU strikes compromise to set new climate target.	
European Union leaders struck a deal on a new target to cut
carbon emissions out to 2030, calling it a new global standard
but leaving critics warning that compromises had undermined the
fight against climate change.    Talks in Brussels stretched into
the small hours of Friday as Poland battled to spare its coal
industry and other states tweaked the guideline text on global
warming to protect varied economic interests, from nuclear...	
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/23/us-eu-summit-climatechange-idUSKCN0IB1PB20141023?feedName=globalEnergyNews&feedType=RSS&virtualBrandChannel=14230
	

U.S. Insurers Meet Climate Risk With 'Deeply Troubling'
Silence.	
...core business' and their investments, new report says.    Even
though insurers are in the business of protecting others from
risk, a new report shows that most major United States players
are turning a blind eye to a serious threat to their own bottom
line—climate change.    "It's shocking...most of the industry
continues to be far behind where they need to be in terms of
understanding and articulating [climate risk]," said study author
Cynthia McHale, insurance program director at the
Boston-based...	
http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20141023/us-insurers-meet-climate-risk-deeply-troubling-silence
	

How An Energy Company Is Using The Cloud To Create A Greener
India. ...Bharat Light and Power (BLP), one of India's largest
clean energy companies, is combining cloud computing, analytics,
mobile and social technologies to increase its green power
capacity and transform how it operates. BLP wants to use the
cloud to generate more renewable energy, improve efficiency and
help rein in the growth of greenhouse gases.    In India, about
400 million residents, or nearly 100 million more than the entire
population of the U.S., don't have electricity. India has
the...	
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ibm/2014/10/23/how-an-energy-company-is-using-the-cloud-to-create-a-greener-india/

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2014/10/23/3311462/eu-reaches-deal-to-cut-greenhouse.html?sp=%2f99%2f177%2f507%2f


Coal-rich Poland ready to block EU climate deal.	
...Brussels, on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014. Demonstrators called for
EU leaders to resist pressure by the fossil fuel industry and
agree an EU 2030 climate and energy package. EU leaders will
gather Thursday for a two-day summit in which they will discuss
energy and climate change. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)    WARSAW,
Poland (AP) — European Union leaders meeting in Brussels to stamp
their new, ambitious greenhouse gas emissions plan should prepare
for unyielding opposition from coal-reliant Poland...	
http://www.times-standard.com/nation/ci_26783780/coal-rich-poland-ready-block-eu-climate-deal



DROUGHT

Water supply emergency due to drought is declared by San Gabriel
Valley's largest water agency.	
...demanding that it receive its fair share of imported supplies,
or it may have to shut down water wells.     A sternly worded
resolution adopted by the Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal
Water District board late Tuesday night explained that the
statewide drought, now entering a fourth year, has lowered the
water table in the aquifer to record low levels. Without
supplemental water from Northern California and the Colorado
River, the San Gabriel Basin's levels could drop another 20 feet,
rendering...	
http://news.vocus.com/?a=19342924380&p=19f&v=1&x=8fxnMMZT0YpzobMqCHlZfw


San Gabriel Valley's largest water agency declares water supply
emergency.
...is demanding that it receive its fair share of imported
supplies, or it may have to shut down water wells.    A sternly
worded resolution adopted by the Upper San Gabriel Valley
Municipal Water District board late Tuesday night explained that
the statewide drought, now entering a fourth year, has lowered
the water table in the aquifer to record low levels. Without
supplemental water from Northern California and the Colorado
River, the San Gabriel Basin's levels could drop another 20 feet,
rendering...	
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/article/20141023/NEWS/141029754 

Central Valley town struggles in California's drought.	
Caption Central Valley town hit hard by California's drought    A
tractor works a dried-out parcel west of the Kings River near
Stratford, Calif. Stratford, in the state's Central Valley, is
one of many towns in the region that are being sucked dry by the
state's historic drought....	
http://www.latimes.com/local/great-reads/la-me-c1-1024-stratford-pictures-photogallery.html


For Sierra resident, the well runs dry -- along with her
options.	
...heart of the state: the San Joaquin Valley, where some people
get sand when they turn on the faucet.    She has an acre in the
Sierra foothills, in a sparsely populated town an hour northeast
of Sacramento with a seemingly abundant water supply despite the
drought. Except for one thing: Her water comes from a well. And
her well, which is shallow, has gone dry.    For someone with
money, this would pose little obstacle. But Landers, 57, is
stuck. She's tried to get work. But after interviewers see her
front...	
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-abcarian-drought-dry-well-20141024-story.html



FUELS

UPDATE 1-Honda execs to take pay cut after fifth Fit hybrid
recall.	
...of their pay.    Honda also said it had appointed Senior
Managing Officer Koichi Fukuo to oversee quality improvements
across the organisation.    Honda said the latest recall was over
two noise-related defects in the Fit and Vezel hybrids as well as
some gasoline-engine Fit and N-WGN models. The automaker will
also recall 183 cars overseas for the same glitch.    Honda first
recalled the Fit hybrid in October 2013 - just one month after
launch - for defective controls on its newly developed
seven-speed...	
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/23/honda-recall-idUSL3N0SI29A20141023


BIOFUELS: Coalition ad campaign urges Obama to reverse proposed
RFS cuts. 
A pro-biofuels coalition today launched a series of online and
radio ads pressing the Obama administration to reverse its
proposed rollback of the renewable fuel standard.	
http://news.vocus.com/?a=19343137192&p=19f&v=1&x=Zsn3gbVNmNz8cmH11ZwfSQ



VEHICLES

Officials see 3.3 million zero emission vehicles on road by 2025.

Officials from eight states say the United States is on track to
have 3.3 millions zero emission vehicles on the road by 2025.
That will include 1.5 million in California alone. “We are glad
Americans are embracing the electric car,” said Commissioner
David Cash with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental
Protection. 
http://www.dailynews.com/environment-and-nature/20141023/officials-see-33-million-zero-emission-vehicles-on-road-by-2025
 

Sales of zero emission vehicles pass 250,000. 
Sales of zero emission vehicles, dubbed “ZEVs,” have passed the
quarter-million mark nationally, according to the California Air
Resources Board. To put the milestone in perspective, 250,000
cars is the combined daily volume of traffic on the Golden Gate
and the Brooklyn Bridge. 
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=27003 


Zero Emission Vehicles Showcased to Help Fight Air Pollution. 
The California Air Resources Board features a wide range of
zero-emission vehicles from a Harley Davidson to a Mercedes. The
California Air Resources Board (ARB) held a public meeting in
Diamond Bar at 10 a.m. Thursday to discuss incentive-based
emission reduction measures in the San Joaquin Valley. 
http://www.atvn.org/news/2014/10/low-emission-vehicles-showcased-help-fight-air-pollution
 

Ford CEO: We have expertise to do Tesla-like vehicle.  Ford CEO
Mark Fields says the company has the expertise and ability to
build a Tesla-style high performance, long-range electric
vehicle. Fields stopped short of saying Ford will do so, but did
say, "It's consistent with our product philosophy."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2014/10/24/ford-tesla/17827533/
 

Biggest Electric Car Attractions Are Performance & Convenience,
Not Environmental Benefits. 
Humans love to categorize. Actually, we rely on it for our
survival. But sometimes we categorize too quickly and too simply.
Electric cars are heavily linked to their environmental benefits
and being green. But I’d contend (well, I do contend) that
electric cars’ performance and convenience benefits are the
biggest electric car attractions for most consumers. 
http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/23/biggest-electric-car-attractions-performance-convenience-environmental-benefits/


GREEN ENERGY

Vermont solar company offers group option. 
One of Vermont's residential solar energy companies has launched
a new program intended for people who can't use traditional home
solar set-ups.    On Thursday, SunCommon launched its first
community solar array that will serve 30 homes in the town of
Waltham.    The community...	
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Vermont-solar-company-offers-group-option-5844348.php


Reports 7 deals for clean energy projects.	
...officials say they have reached agreements in principle to
finance seven clean energy projects with a dozen banks and
investment firms and the state's new NY Green Bank.    They hope
to close deals this year that would lead to more than $800
million invested in solar energy, cogeneration and
energy-efficiency.    The goal is a 575,000-ton annual reduction
in carbon dioxide by generating and using energy in ways that
reduce pollution and burning fossil fuels.    Parties include
Ameresco, Bank of America...	
http://www.modbee.com/2014/10/23/3605989/ny-reports-7-deals-for-clean-energy.html?ihp=0&sp=%2f99%2f1526%2f


Labor Rejects Abbott Govnt's First Attempt at Renewable Energy
Deal in Australia. 
Labor Rejects Abbott Govnt's First Attempt at Renewable Energy
Deal in Australia    The clean energy industry and Labor have
immediately rejected the Abbott government's opening gambit in
negotiations to find a bipartisan agreement on the future of the
renewable energy target.
http://insideclimatenews.org/content/labor-rejects-abbott-govnts-first-attempt-renewable-energy-deal-australia



BLOG 

Insurance company's numbers show EVs cheaper to insure, run.	
Coverhound Insurance has sold around 20,000 auto policies, and
that's been enough for the online comparison-shopping site to
notice an EV-friendly trend: electric vehicles are cheaper to
insure. An average of $200 cheaper, in fact, according to
CoverHound CEO Keith Moore. Moore spoke to The Los Angeles Times,
and said that when you add in lower fuel costs, the disparity
gets even bigger....	
http://green.autoblog.com/2014/10/23/evs-cheaper-to-insure/ 

Navigant Research forecasts plug-ins will be 2.4% of global new
vehicle sales by 2023; luxury brands to represent about 50% of
that.	
...that plug-in EVs (which include plug-in hybrids and battery
EVs), will represent 2.4% of total worldwide light-duty vehicle
sales by 2023, or about 2.5 million units. In its new report,
“Global Forecasts for Light Duty Hybrid, Plug-In Hybrid, and
Battery Electric Vehicle Sales and Vehicles in Use: 2014-2023”,
Navigant notes that luxury brands, which have benefited in recent
years from increased interest from the developing markets of Asia
Pacific, have committed more strongly to plug-in EV...	
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2014/10/20141023-navigant.html 

7 New York State Clean Energy Projects Receive Financing. 
...officials say they have reached agreements in principle to
finance seven clean energy projects with a dozen banks and
investment firms and the state's new NY Green Bank.    They hope
to close deals this year that would lead to more than $800
million invested in solar energy, cogeneration and
energy-efficiency.    The goal is a 575,000-ton annual reduction
in carbon dioxide by generating and using energy in ways that
reduce pollution and burning fossil fuels.    Parties include
Ameresco, Bank of America...	
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/23/new-york-state-clean-energy-projects_n_6032790.html


Official: Toyota JV will sell Leahead EVs in China next year.	
You may have read that Toyota is about to establish a new
electric vehicle sub-brand in China called Leahead that will
focus on "cheap electric cars aimed at young and hip car buyers
in China." This isn't 100 percent true, but the Japanese
automaker is revving its electric motors for EVs in...	
http://green.autoblog.com/2014/10/23/toyota-jv-will-sell-leahead-evs-in-china-next-year/


2015 VW e-Golf EPA-rated at 116 MPGe combined, 83-mile range.	
Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced that the compact
battery-electric 2015 e-Golf (earlier post) has been rated by the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at 126 city, 105 highway,
and 116 combined Miles per Gallon of Gasoline Equivalent (MPGe),
and given a range of up to 83 miles.        EPA ratings for
select EVs        2015 e-Golf 2014 Ford Focus Electric 2015 LEAF
2014 Tesla Model S 85 2014 BMW i3      MPGe City 126 110 126 88
137      Highway 105 99 101 90 111...	
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2014/10/20141023-egolf.html 

New York Renewable Energy.	
New York officials say they have reached agreements in principle
to finance seven clean energy projects with a dozen banks and
i...    ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A new study says New York could get
the power it needs from wind, water and sunlight...	
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/new-york-renewable-energy/ 

Food giants Cargill and General Mills believe in climate change. 

Will they defend themselves from it?	...hawks. So I've been
surprised to see a string of announcements from food industry
giants about their environmental initiatives. When Greg Page, the
executive chair of Cargill, wrote an op-ed in the Des Moines
Register entitled "Agriculture must engage in climate change
discussion," I rubbed my eyes and reread to make sure I hadn't
missed a "not" in there. The current Congress won't do anything
on climate change, I thought, but maybe businesses are moving
past the politicians on this....
http://grist.org/food/food-giants-cargill-and-general-mills-believe-in-climate-change-will-they-defend-themselves-from-it


The Bottom Line on Climate Change Costs.	
The recent report published by the Global Commission on the
Economy and Climate, an organization aimed at helping the world's
societies to combat the effects of climate change, suggests that
the costs of combating climate change are considerably lower than
widespread opinion has suggested. This new analysis is considered
to be a real game changer in how we perceive and act on remedies
for polluting...	
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-getty/the-bottom-line-on-climat_b_6037458.html?ir=Business&utm_hp_ref=business


This Is What Pollution Looks Like In Your World.	
We hear about pollution constantly, causing health problems,
killing wildlife and harming ecosystems. But what does it look
like up close, in our cities and neighborhoods?    We asked
photographers at EyeEm to share their photos of pollution
everywhere. The responses...	
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/23/pollution-looks-like-photos_n_6030652.html?utm_hp_ref=green


The Climate Post: Ozone Focus of EPA's Latest Rulemaking. 
...finalized a rule that sets domestic production consumption
limits for hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs)--eventually phasing
them out completely by 2020. The rule aims to reduce emissions
from leakage and stockpiles of four HCFCs, a class of refrigerant
linked to ozone depletion and climate change.    "This rule
finalizes allowed amounts of HCFC production and import in
2015-2019 that protect human health and the environment, while
also encouraging transition to non-ozone-depleting
alternatives...	
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tim-profeta/the-climate-post-ozone-fo_b_6037656.html?utm_hp_ref=climate-change


NY Fusion Energy: Hope or Hype?	
The IPCC Report's Warning    The latest draft edition of the UN's
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report bluntly
warns that business-as-usual increases in greenhouse-gas
emissions will cause "further warming and long-lasting changes"
in the Earth's climate system, with increasing likelihood of
"severe, pervasive...	
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-h-bailey/fusion-energy-hope-or-hype_b_6031968.html


California's Fracking Controversy.	
...intensity petroleum operations.    A Calgary and Duke
University study of property values near shale gas wells notes a
ten percent drop in values, but with fracking operations in
place, values dropped some 22 percent. "Whether or not fracking
causes groundwater pollution, people fear the risk enough that
property values have dropped for homes with drinking-water wells
near shale-gas pads, according to new research," writes Forbes in
an article entitled Pollution Fears Crush Home Prices Near
Fracking Wells....	
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/harlan-green/californias-fracking-cont_b_6035274.html?ir=Business&utm_hp_ref=business


Five Ways Hospitals Prepare For Natural Disasters. 
...several hospitals were able to continuing operating and
provide life-saving care because they had combined heat and power
(CHP) systems. Also known as cogeneration, these systems produce
heat and electricity from a single fuel source, such as natural
gas or biomass, and they reduce strain on a community's energy
infrastructure. The CHP system at Boston's Longwood Medical Area
reduced fuel consumption by 24 percent at participating
facilities. Another way to conserve energy is by
retrocommissioning, which...	
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/benn-grover/five-ways-hospitals-prepa_b_6016684.html
	

Utility Group Tries To Rally Black Caucus Against Solar
Incentives. 
Representatives of an industry group representing electric
companies met with staffers for members of the Congressional
Black Caucus on Thursday to rally support for efforts to kill
solar energy incentives, an attendee said.    The meeting,
announced in an invitation provided to The Huffington Post,
included a briefing by David Owens, the executive vice president
of business operations and regulatory affairs for the Edison...	
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/24/solar-energy-black-caucus_n_6039290.html?ir=Politics&utm_hp_ref=politics





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