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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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Cheap Hot Water? Just Add Sunshine

"Solar hot water has been like the redheaded stepchild and not seen as sexy as electricity—but it should be," says Bernadette Del Chiaro, clean-energy program director for the not-for-profit advocacy group, Environment California, which helped sponsor the rebate program.

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Rebates for solar water heaters approved

A typical home solar water system costs from $5,000 to $7,000. Using one can cut a home's natural gas bill in half, said Bernadette Del Chiaro, clean energy advocate for Environment California, an environmental group. "This is another giant step forward for California making solar a mainstream technology," she said.

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Solar water heaters get a $350-million boost in California

California regulators approved a $350-million rebate offer today to encourage homes and businesses to install water-heating systems powered by solar energy.

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California Takes Another Giant Step Toward Mainstream Solar Market

San Francisco – California took another major step toward meeting its goal of building a million solar roofs and making solar power a mainstream energy technology today with the adoption of a new $350 million rebate program for solar water heaters.

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California to Subsidize Solar Water Heaters

California regulators on Thursday approved a $350 million program to subsidize the installation of solar water heaters to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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