International Business News - California http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Solar power makers will get a boost in California, already their largest U.S. market, as it sharpens its focus on small-scale projects as part of efforts to get a third of its power from renewable energy. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220652-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090917/california-moving-boost-small-solar-projects.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090917/california-moving-boost-small-solar-projects.htm Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:07:09 EDT Calpine Corp's 724-megawatt Pastoria natural gas-fired power station in California returned to service by Tuesday afternoon, the California Independent System Operator said in a report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090916/calpine-california-pastoria-natgas-unit-back.htm Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:42:29 EDT California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will veto a bill requiring the state to get a third of its electricity from solar, wind and other renewable sources, his staff said on Monday in a fight that shows the difficulties of addressing climate change fast. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220404-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090914/california-feud-breaks-out-on-clean-energy-plan.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090914/california-feud-breaks-out-on-clean-energy-plan.htm Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:04:03 EDT Exxon Mobil Corp said a mechanical breakdown in a processing unit at its 150,000 barrel per day (bpd) Los Angeles-area refinery in Torrance, California, was repaired on Monday and the unit was operating normally. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220387-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090914/exxon-says-breakdown-repaired-california-refinery.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090914/exxon-says-breakdown-repaired-california-refinery.htm Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:26:17 EDT Calpine Corp shut the 724-megawatt Pastoria natural gas-fired power station in California for planned reasons by Sunday afternoon, the California Independent System Operator said in a report. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220334-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090914/calpine-shuts-california-pastoria-natgas-plant.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090914/calpine-shuts-california-pastoria-natgas-plant.htm Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:31:52 EDT A bill that would power up California's already ambitious effort to shift to cleaner, renewable energy has cleared the state legislature, but it was uncertain if Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger would sign it http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220332-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090914/california-lawmakers-pass-tougher-clean-energy-goals.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090914/california-lawmakers-pass-tougher-clean-energy-goals.htm Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:33:34 EDT The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Automobile Dealers Association have asked an appeals court to review the federal government's decision to let California set its own auto emissions standard. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220165-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090910/chamber-challenges-epa-on-california-emissions.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090910/chamber-challenges-epa-on-california-emissions.htm Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:49:24 EDT The future of wind farms and hybrid cars may well hinge on what happens to a 55-acre (22.3-hectare) hole in the ground at the edge of California's high desert. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/219464-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090831/california-mine-digs-green-gold-rush.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090831/california-mine-digs-green-gold-rush.htm Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:54:49 EDT LOS ANGELES - Wildfires near Los Angeles are close enough for Southern California Edison workers to keep a watchful eye on high-voltage powerlines, but through Friday morning only about 1,000 customers were without power, a spokesman for the utility said. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/219364-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090828/powerlines-mainly-ok-during-california-wildfires.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090828/powerlines-mainly-ok-during-california-wildfires.htm Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:10:26 EDT California has enough cash available to pay its priority bill through September thanks to the IOUs it has been issuing, but it may not be able to make payments in October due to the state's budget crisis, the state controller's office said on Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090710/calif-has-cash-priority-bills-through-sept.htm Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:25:54 EDT California "IOU" recipients can turn to credit unions and check-cashing storefronts if a state budget deal does not appear by Friday and if three major banks refuse to accepting the notes beyond Friday as planned, analysts said on Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090707/california-iou-holders-may-turn-check-cashers.htm Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:14:54 EDT A stubborn wildfire has forced at least 30,000 people to evacuate their homes and destroying 75 homes in the California coastal town of Santa Barbara as the flames continued for the fourth consecutive day. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/213343-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090508/california-fire-fighters-battle-against-flames.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090508/california-fire-fighters-battle-against-flames.htm Fri, 08 May 2009 17:12:47 EDT California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, on Tuesday declared a state of emergency to tackle the swine flu outbreak in the most populous U.S. state. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090428/california-swine-flu-state-emergency.htm Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:11:57 EDT California has a record unemployment rate of 11.2 percent following a rise in March rising from 10.6 percent a month earlier. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090417/california-unemployment-rate.htm Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:22:34 EDT