California Clean Tech Update 12.10.09
Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 3:32PM Greenwire
State lines: CA, NM, Texas, Wisconsin
The state Air Resources Board moved ahead with plans to give truckers more time to comply with the nation's toughest diesel emissions rules yesterday, citing the economic downturn.
http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/2009/12/10/17/
Earth 2 Tech
China's BYD eyes SoCal for its US electric car ambitions (CA)
As far as China's BYD Co. is concerned, Los Angeles has at least five markings of a prime launchpad for electric vehicles: high population density, air pollution problems, a large car market, affluent consumers, and a yen for new technologies.
GreenBeat
Long Beach vies to lure Tesla plant away from Downey (LB)
Electric car maker Tesla Motors is still deciding where to locate the more than $300 million assembly plant for its Model S sedan. Given that the site selected will get about $20 million in extra tax and utility revenue, in addition to as many as 1,500 jobs, the competition is getting pretty fierce.
http://green.venturebeat.com/2009/12/09/long-beach-vies-to-lure-new-tesla-factory-away-from-downey/
Blogging Stocks
California tops US for clean jobs
If you still doubt that the next bubble will be green, check out the latest from California. Green and clean technology gigs surged 36% from 1995 to 2008, beating the state's overall 13% job-growth rate for the same period, according to Silicon Valley-based research firm Collaborative Economics.
http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/12/10/california-tops-u-s-for-green-jobs/
Wall Street Journal
EnerNOC buys Cogent to build-up energy management business (CA)
Demand-response company EnerNOC Inc. (ENOC) said Wednesday it added to a small but growing part of its business--efficiently managing building energy use--with the purchase of Cogent Energy Inc.
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20091210-709942.html
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