California Leading The Way With Green Energy Sources

Four years after the energy blackouts, Californians are actively seeking alternative energy methods that won't disrupt the environment.

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July 8, 2005, 12:00 PM PDT

By Brenda Meyer

"The state is encouraging energy development, including production from out-of-state and a 1,300-mile transmission line to deliver the power that Californians will need to avoid the rolling blackouts that they experienced in 2000 and 2001. However, it is demanding that the power be produced in a way that doesn't further harm the environment.

Because of its size, market muscle and emerging crackdown on greenhouse gases, the most populous state and world's fifth-biggest economy could trigger sweeping changes in electricity production and transmission across the fast-growing West."

Thanks to Brenda Meyer

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