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97X Green Room – Phantom Planet (California)

mhaney — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:50:10 +0000

From The 97X Green Room Vault. Phantom Planet performs “California” in the 97X Green Room, March 23, 2004.

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Big California Powerline Project A Go

eco_Maestro — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:00:14 +0000

San Diego Gas & Electric has gotten what looks to be final approval on a 120 mile transmission line project that will bring in clean energy from remote areas.

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Top 10 U.S. Cities For Green Job Seekers

eco_Maestro — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:35:13 +0000

photo via SOS Ministries

Recently, friends and new college graduates have been asking me how they can get into the field of sustainability. When the question has arisen, I have found myself wondering where the green jobs are sprouting. Then, yesterday, I came across a post in Mother Nature Network listing the top 10 cities for green jobs. California led the pack with three of its cities: San Francisco, Los Angeles and Sacramento in t…Read the full story on TreeHugger

San Jose, CA Considers Privatizing Municipal Water to Bail Out Budget

eco_Maestro — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:20:43 +0000

Photo via Alex E. Proimos

San Jose, California is having a lot of trouble closing its budget deficit. After cutting back on public benefits like library hours and reducing pay for city workers, it is now looking at selling municipal water to a private corporation for a gain of around $50 million. Mayor Chuck Reed told Mercury News, “I’m trying to be creative about balancing the budget. This is an obvious potential source of money, and I have to look at it seriously… I’d like to put it up on eBay and see what we can get.”…Read the full story on TreeHugger