Although anyone can decide to renovate their home to make it more energy-efficient, there are some areas that place an emphasis on using green building techniques. Either way, however, it is possible to have an energy-efficient house anywhere in the country. Before you begin a renovation or new home construction [...]

Last year the California legislature passed SB 1221, which bans using packs of dogs to chase bears and bobcats during hunting. This year, another California politician has introduced a bill, AB 1230, to overturn the ban. Sounds like a nice thing to ban. I can think of few things more [...]

Laws making it illegal to document animal abuse or food-safety violations on farms are taking the nation by storm. There’s nothing like a proposed ag-gag law in California to burst my little bubble of faith in a progressive-thinking state. I was floored when I got the email asking for an [...]

A major concern for buyers considering electric vehicles is the range limitations compared to gas-powered models. Consumers believe that they should receive similar mileage to their cars and trucks especially if they pay top dollar for plug-in models. This range anxiety has vexed automakers that have developed electric models with [...]

An auction was held in California this week — but the goods for sale were far from the antique keepsakes and estate heirlooms you might expect. Rather, U.S. officials auctioned off nearly 18,000 acres of oil leases on prime public lands in Central California. These lands are home to prized [...]

The San Diego Zoo is among the most popular attractions in California thanks to more than 3,700 intriguing animals and favorable weather. This zoo acts as an educational resource for tourists and local residents alike interested in nature. Administrators at the San Diego Zoo are hoping that the addition of [...]

California will soon be the world’s second largest carbon market off the ground—the largest is the 30-nation European market. In an attempt to bring the greenhouse gas emissions down to 1990 levels by the year 2020, the state has created a scheme where 350 of the state’s largest emitters will have [...]

According to an L.A. Times report, Toyota’s Prius hybrid is the best-selling car in the Golden state so far in 2012. Citing data taken from AutoCount and the California New Car Dealers Assn., the report found that Toyota sold approximately 46,000 Prius hybrids in California in the last nine months, [...]

CODA Automotive, a developer of all-electric vehicles, is trying to deliver some relief at the pumps. The Los Angeles-based company is offering California consumers 10,000 miles of free fuel through a $552 rebate with the purchase of a 2012 CODA this month. “With gas prices this high in California, this [...]

The state of California is coming under increasing pressure from angry opponents of hydraulic fracturing. Environmental groups have sued the state in an attempt to stop the process, also known as ‘fracking’. This comes as regulators try to devise new rules for the controversial oil and gas extraction practice. According [...]