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"Sea Lion Rescue" launched

Environment California just launched a new project with a coalition of groups to save California sea lions. Over the past few months, over a thousand sea lions have washed up on our shores sick and starving. They need immediate care, but shelters are over capacity. Click here to learn how you can help.

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California Legislature Will Reconsider Browneley Bag Ban in 2012

In an interview last week with Assemblywoman Julia Brownley, California Progress Report has learned the Santa Monica Democrat plans to fight once more to make California first in the nation to ban single-use, non-biodegradable plastic bags.

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Increasingly Sunny Days for California Solar Power

California has passed a milestone in increasing its use of green energy. We've installed 1 gigawatt of solar-generating power, enough to run a city roughly the size of San Francisco. We're on pace to generate 3 gigawatts by 2016.

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California Hits Solar Energy Milestone

“Even in a bad economy, the solar industry has been growing exponentially by 40 percent per year,” says Michelle Kinman of Environment California.

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SLO Passes Regional Bag Ban in First Hearing

San Luis Obispo County’s waste management board Wednesday witha 7-5 vote to pass the proposed ordinance that would ban single-use plastic bags.

The Integrated Waste Management Board's vote does not put the ordinance in place. Rather, it allows a final decision Jan. 11.

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Electricity from Rooftop Solar Hits Milestone in California

Electricity generation by rooftop solar installations in California has surpassed the one-gigawatt mark, according to an analysis of a state incentives program.

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