Big Green Arts Complex Comes To Los Angeles
East Los Angeles College's new Performing & Fine Arts Complex contains 160,000 square feet dedicated to the arts and a host of green features. Read more →
Los Angeles Hits Its Clean Energy Goal
Mayor Villaraigosa announced that LA has met the goal he set when taking office of drawing nearly 20% of its power from renewable sources, thanks in part to the LADPW. Read more →
LA Mass Transit Gets A Whole Lot Cleaner
Los Angeles' Metro reports it has retired the last of its diesel buses, with 100% of its fleet being replaced by clean energy vehicles mostly fueled by natural gas. Read more →
Solar To Power LA-Berthed Cruise Ships
A huge solar array at Southern California's World Cruise Center will feed the grid and allow cruise ships to plug in while berthed, reducing emissions. Read more →
by Pete Danko
LA Library Garners LEED Platinum
Making use of automatic occupancy sensors, energy-efficient lighting, low-flow water fixtures, LA's Silver Lake Library has won LEED Platinum certification. Read more →
Swanky New LA Mega Mansion Seeks LEED
It's got solar panels, radiant heating and cooling, and water reclamation on site--along with seven bedrooms, a gym, spa, home theatre, and even a hair salon. Read more →
LA Wants To Cover Reservoir With Solar
The Los Angeles water department wants to cover a reservoir with a 5-megawatt solar system. Now all it needs is the $15.3 million the project will cost. Read more →
by Pete Danko
LA Students Prepare For Solar Boat Races
Nearly 700 Southern Californian students recently came together to start preparations for the 9th annual Solar Cup, a solar boat race on a grand scale. Read more →
FedEx Charges Up with Electric Delivery Trucks
FedEx demonstrates their commitment to the environment with 400 new, all-electric trucks. Is eco ground shipping the wave of the future? Read more →
SoCal Whiz Kids To Debut Hydrogen Powered Car
Students at the Los Altos Academy of Engineering in Hacienda Heights, east of Los Angeles, are set to show off the car featuring their hydrogen internal combustion engine at an open house on May 8th. Read more →
EPA Says Ethanol Mandate Isn’t Driving Up Food PricesPosted in Renewable Energy
How To Boost Electric-Car Sales? Get ‘Butts In Seats’Posted in Transportation
Tri-Generation Facility Fuels Next Gen Of Vehicle TechPosted in Renewable Energy
US 1 Million EVs By 2015? No. Germany 1 Million By 2020? YesPosted in Transportation
Solar Bus Stops Light The Way In Perris, CaliforniaPosted in Green Living
