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Tag: Energy

Fisheries Technicians Ben Harrison, left, and Aaron Tuttle, right, run a net to collect juvenile coho salmon for PIT tagging in Horse Creek along the Klamath River on July 18, 2023. Photo by Semantha Norris, CalMatters
Posted inEnvironment

The world’s largest dam demolition has begun. Can the dammed Klamath River finally find salvation?

by Rachel Becker August 31, 2023August 30, 2023

As four aging hydroelectric dams are demolished, tribes and communities along the Klamath River wait anxiously to see what the future holds. “Once a river is dammed, is it damned forever?” experts ask.

People hold signs as they rally for the permanent closure of the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility near the Porter Ranch neighborhood in Los Angeles in 2016. Photo by Mario Anzuoni, Reuters
Posted inCommentary

California is addicted to Aliso Canyon natural gas. New power lines could break the habit

by Guest Commentary August 31, 2023August 30, 2023
A hydrogen vehicle at an Iwatani hydrogen fuel station in West Sacramento on July 25, 2023. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
Posted inReader Reactions

California needs every transportation option to meet climate goals – including hydrogen

by Guest Commentary August 25, 2023August 24, 2023
An Iwatani hydrogen fuel station in West Sacramento on July 25, 2023. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
Posted inCommentary

Risks for adding hydrogen energy to California gas systems are not worth the limited reward

by Guest Commentary August 25, 2023August 24, 2023
A hydrogen vehicle owner adds fuel to his vehicle at an Iwatani hydrogen fuel station in West Sacramento on July 25, 2023. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
Posted inEnvironment

Hardly anyone owns a hydrogen car. California may pay up to $300 million for fuel stations anyway

Avatar photo by Alejandro Lazo August 18, 2023August 17, 2023
An offshore wind farm off the coast of Blackpool, England on Sept. 5, 2018. Photo by Phil Noble, Reuters
Posted inCommentary

California needs the right policies in place to fully benefit from offshore wind development

by Guest Commentary August 18, 2023August 17, 2023
Ormond Beach Power Plant in Oxnard on Dec. 21, 2013.
Posted inEnvironment

Southern California’s natural gas plants to stay open through 2026

by Rachel Becker August 15, 2023August 16, 2023
The sun sets behind a row of electrical towers in Fresno County on Sept. 6, 2022. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Are major changes coming to your electric bill? 5 things to know

Avatar photo by Wendy Fry July 20, 2023August 10, 2023
People walk along a trail during sunset in Death Valley National Park on July 16, 2023. Photo by John Locher, AP Photo
Posted inWhatMatters

Is this a way to limit high California electric bills?

Avatar photo by Lynn La July 20, 2023July 20, 2023
Turbines of America's first offshore wind farm, owned by the Danish company, Orsted, off the coast of Block Island, R.I. on Oct. 17, 2022. Hundreds of offshore wind developers and experts gathered in Rhode Island to talk about the future of clean energy— how to grow the offshore wind industry and address shared challenges. Photo by David Goldman, AP Photo
Posted inCommentary

How California can remove the hurdles delaying the state’s clean energy future

by Guest Commentary July 14, 2023July 13, 2023

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