AltWeeklies Wire
Fighting for Green Technologies ... and Some Venture Capital, Pleasenew
The flow of capital toward alternative energy and other green technologies has risen from a trickle to a torrent which last year equaled tens of billions of dollars. Much of that money comes off one street in Silicon Valley, and the Bay Area has already become a green tech hub. But the Southland is also a potential center of the emerging industry. We looked into a few of the mad scientists hoping to do well, do good, and do the hustle.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Nathaniel Page |
07-07-2008 |
Environment
SoCal's Ports of Harmnew
With the death toll in the thousands every year, what will it take for L.A. and Long Beach to clean up their act?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Alan Mittelstaedt and Emma Gallegos |
03-07-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Ballyhoo in Balinew
The EPA's global failure on greenhouse gas emissions means dirtier cars -- for now.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
William J. Kelly |
01-18-2008 |
Environment
L.A.'s Smog Propagandistnew
Too bad for our health that Joe Coto gets less press than Bill Burke.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Alan Mittelstaedt |
01-11-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
A Green Report Card for L.A.'s Mayornew
Environmentalists are holding Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to his campaign promise to turn Los Angeles into the cleanest, greenest big city. His goals deserve high marks, but his execution is, well, closer to average, mostly because of delays and roadblocks imposed by industry.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Abigail Palmer |
01-04-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Reclaiming the California Coastnew
How the Coastal Commission allowed a nuclear power company to fence off public land, and how the public got some of it back.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
10-19-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Air Wars in Los Angelesnew
Some victories, some defeats in the city's battle against pollution.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Abigail Palmer |
10-12-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Reefer Madness Threatens L.A. Portnew
Some environmentalists and now some regulators worry that excessively high stacks of refrigerator containers -- called reefers -- are hissing chemicals into the air that can cause skin cancer and global warming.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
William J. Kelly |
09-28-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Rescuing Southern California's Portsnew
Massive plan to stem pollution could create a truckers' utopia.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Greg Katz |
09-07-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Breathing (and Dying) in L.A.new
Top smog doctors find new maladies.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Matthew Mundy |
09-07-2007 |
Environment
Ethanol Lobby Buys its Way Into California Legislaturenew
In the face of rising gas prices and limited supplies of oil, California, like the rest of America, is making a major turn toward ethanol without fully examining the health and economic consequences in the quest for a so-called cleaner fuel.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
William J. Kelly |
08-24-2007 |
Environment
The Politics of Pollutingnew
The Senate moves to greatly increase gas mileage in cars and trucks, but doesn't go far enough for California.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dean Kuipers |
06-29-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Radiation Rangersnew
Developers of Simi Valley's Runkle Canyon claim the water tested clean -- then a band of citizens discovered super-toxic goo seeping from the ground.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Michael Collins |
06-22-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Still the Energy Policy Leader?new
California is rated tops in energy and global warming policies, but faces many battles.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Allison Milionis |
06-15-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
California Drought Loomsnew
Is L.A.'s water department sufficiently concerned about the growing drought conditions?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Marc B. Haefele |
06-15-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
