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In ancient Greek mythology, Prometheus has the unenviable task of stealing fire from Zeus and giving it to mortals, helping mankind along its troubled path to civilization.
He also has his liver eaten by a giant eagle, for eternity, as punishment. Read Full Artice...
The former owner of a Riverside gas station has won a $50 million judgment from one of the world's biggest oil companies because it never told him fuel from the station could leak into underground water sources. Read Full Artice...
If you take a glance at the employment advertisements, you'll notice a growing list of local and national companies seeking employees with a college degree or extensive training in alternative energy or sustainability practices. Read Full Artice...
Plans to build California's first-large-scale commercial solar thermal power plant in nearly two decades overcame a major hurdle this week when the federal government conditionally committed $1. Read Full Artice...
"Green" companies or high-tech firms that open in Riverside or relocate to the city could save on their electricity bills.
A new rate that takes effect Oct. Read Full Artice...
Days before San Bernardino officials were set to sign a deal for cleaner trucks at a local rail yard, the trucking company partnering on the project has pulled out.
San Bernardino Associated Governments officials learned that J.B. Read Full Artice...
At South Coast Winery Resort and Spa, grape byproducts find new uses in vineyards and skin treatments.
At Leonesse Cellars, owls and hawks, not chemicals, kill rodents. Read Full Artice...
Eric Garner, a well-known water law attorney at Best Best and Krieger LLP, is taking part in a lecture series examining sustainability issues in Southern California.
Garner will address ";California's Water Situation"; on Wednesday, Feb. Read Full Artice...
For green building professionals and environmentalists, bamboo flooring is nothing new. The highly renewable resource, mainly sourced from China, comes in a range of grades, aesthetic variations and price points. Read Full Artice...
The green industry is sprouting. Even President Obama has jumped on the bandwagon and included billions for green investment in his stimulus package. Read Full Artice...
An economic push toward cleaner forms of energy and conservation created more than 4,000 jobs in Riverside and San Bernardino counties in a 13-year period, according to a report released Wednesday. Read Full Artice...
Federal officials decided earlier this month to let two Nevada companies explore 3,322 acres of public land near the Salton Sea for possible geothermal energy projects. Read Full Artice...
Despite the nation's push toward green energy and a new federal tax credit aimed at nurturing a U.S. wind power industry, California's only manufacturer of towers for wind turbines, is producing at about half capacity. Read Full Artice...
Data released last week shows that the Inland Empire has led California's growth in green jobs, according to a report commissioned by Next 10, which describes itself as a nonpartisan organization focused on innovation and the intersection between the. Read Full Artice...
The renewable energy and energy efficiency industries were worth $1 trillion annually and employed 9 million people in the United States according to the latest figures; those industries, known more informally as green energy, clearly are still growing. Read Full Artice...
His love of the automobile and the way a sunset illuminated a Mojave Desert mountain range inspired Gus Lizalde two decades ago to invest in a piece of Route 66 history. Read Full Artice...
A tentative agreement has been negotiated for union workers to build the first of a wave of giant solar power plants coming to Southern California, bringing new employment to an area hard hit by recession, according to labor officials and Bechtel Corp. Read Full Artice...
With demand rising for liquid natural gas in our region, the South Coast Air Quality District decision to help fund the development of a facility that turns trash into a supply of the methane-based fuel is paying off. Read Full Artice...
R3 Building Systems of Chino has completed its first building in Inland Southern California that uses a sustainable building system it developed.
The new custom building system consists of a U.S. Read Full Artice...
