Energy Conservation

John Boesel The use of the automobile remains the world's most daunting obstacle in the fight to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Lofty goals for emissions reductions will mean nothing if significant advances in clean transportation technology don't emerge soon. Luckily, WESTSTART/CALSTART exists to encourage those breakthroughs.

Solar energy intrigues researchers with its tantalizingly immense possibilities and daunting, unconquered technological obstacles. In the following VerdeXchange News interview, Professor Harry Atwater of Caltech in Pasadena, California.

John BohnA significant portion of California’s pollution emanates from power plants. Whereas the pollution caused by the habits of millions of drivers may be slow to improve, power plants and other utilities have already begun to face the scrutiny of the green policies of the Public Utilities Commission.

Richard Atwater
Martha DavisThe Inland Empire Utilities Agency has adopted an aggressive agenda to conserve, recycle, and innovate on behalf of its customers on the western edge of the Inland Empire, which is one of the fastest growing regions in the Western United States.

David NahaiWith the goal of generating 20 percent of its power from renewable sources by 2010, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has been investing in new technologies and forming partnerships across the West to bring green power to L.A.’s homes and businesses.