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The Business Press - Environmental Business
Environmental Business news from the Business Press. The Business Press is your trusted source for Southern California County and Inland Southern California business news. The Business Press chronicles new business developments, profiles newsmakers and keeps tabs on the booming Inland Southern California economy.
- UCR kicks off solar effort with 50 partners -
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. - Solar plant prospects near Route 66 foster business dream rooted highway's heyday -
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. - Bechtel taps Union for big solar project -
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. - SCAQD goes distance to meet demand -
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. - Sustainability: Now and beyond Green building -
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. - Green Building in the Inland Empire Rancho Cucomonga's Frontier Project looks to target consumers, connect stakeholders in the green economy -
Somewhere between the present and the future, the foundation and "edge of what we know," architects were tasked with bringing a vision of "perpetual sustainability" to life in the Frontier Project, Rancho Cucamonga Water District's new demonstration. - Water group honors Riverside
The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies has recognized Riverside Public Utilities-Water Division with a national award for ";significant contribution to the drinking water industry. - Students at desert college learning to work in green industry -
Looking for a job with benefits in a growing green industry? The College of the Desert in Palm Desert this week will start using nearly $2 million in economic stimulus funds to train a crop of technicians to maintain large-scale wind and solar energy. - Demand for rooftop solar systems heats up -
Demand for rooftop solar systems reached a record peak last month in Southern California Edison's service area, with the utility receiving 547 applications for homes, businesses and apartment and condo complexes, according to the California Public. - La Verne professor recieves NIH grant
University of La Verne Associate Professor Christine Broussard recently received a $203,538 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in recognition of the ongoing research on potentially harmful chemicals found in plastic containers. - Riverside Board of Public Utilities member to be honored
Justin Scott-Coe, a member of the City of Riverside Board of Public Utilities, has been awarded the Iron Eyes Cody Award for his environmental stewardship from Keep Riverside Clean and Beautiful. Cody will receive the award on Oct. - Hemet considers joining regional efficiency program -
HEMET - Residents and businesses in Hemet soon could get low-interest loans to tackle energy- and water-efficiency projects. The loans are expected to average about $17,500 for homeowners and $30,000 for businesses. - Gershon honored by water association
Sam I. Gershon, a senior vice president with Albert A. Webb Associates in Riverside, has received the American Water Works Association's Gold Water Drop Award in recognition of Gershon's commitment to the drinking-water industry. - Rentech eyes Rialto complex for biomass plant -
In recent months, renewable-energy and utility companies from Scotland to Louisiana have announced plans to use biomass to generate electricity. - Corona, Norco join energy-efficiency loan program -
Low-interest loans for energy-efficiency projects may soon be available to property owners in Norco and Corona after officials in both cities voted Wednesday to support a regional project. - Murrieta considering program to help homeowners go solar -
Murrieta is exploring a program that could make solar power a more affordable option for homeowners. Only two other California cities, Palm Springs and Berkeley, have taken similar steps. - College district receives grant for clean-energy training program -
The San Bernardino Community College District has received nearly a $870,000 grant for green building and clean energy pre-apprenticeship training programs, a news release Friday from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger stated. - Inland 'green' construction expected to rise sharply when economy improves -
Construction of energy-efficient buildings made with eco-friendly materials is expected to take off in the Inland area when the economy improves, experts say. Membership has risen sharply in the Inland chapter of the U.S.