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San Marcos receives permits to start creek district

The city of San Marcos announced Thursday it has received the environmental permits necessary to move forward with the San Marcos Creek District.

Port's 'green' challenge to tenants ends first year with solid results

Earlier this week, the Port of San Diego recognized 49 of its waterfront tenant businesses for their participation in a program designed to promote environmentally sustainable business practices.

California considers abandoning highway

State transportation officials are proposing to abandon a winding, mountainous Southern California highway because it costs too much to maintain.

Sierra Nevada snowpack low

State water officials say recent storms have not made up for this year's dry winter, leaving California's snowpack at below average levels.

Wind purchases, deal-making to decline this year after big '11

Purchases of wind turbines and other equipment will decline 18 percent this year and won’t return to 2011 levels for five years, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

On The Agenda: A variety of events kick off February

January is already coming to a close and the local business community is embracing February with a wide range of events. Closing the month and opening February include presentations on green tax benefits and licensing fundamentals for the business executive, a roundtable discussion on technology and communication issues for contractors, the Eighth Annual Cal State San Marcos Report to the Community and the ULI San Diego/Tijuana San Diego Veteran’s Park overview.

SANDAG buys coastal land for preservation in North County

The San Diego Association of Governments has completed the purchase of two parcels of coastal habitat in North County, adding to its combination of protected assets set aside for its Environmental Mitigation Program.

Bright IDEA: Real estate entrepreneurs spearhead design district downtown

Negotiations are ongoing with the Navarra family, owners of Jerome’s Furniture, to develop a five-block property downtown into what will eventually become the IDEA District.

BOMA International joins USGBC, partners in release of report

The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International was among 15 partner organizations who joined the U.S. Green Building Council this month to announce the release of a report that recommends nearly 3 dozen executive actions across 23 agency programs where the Obama Administration can drive the economic and environmental benefits of green building without new legislation.

San Diego named state's No. 1 'solar city'

San Diego ranks as the top city in California for solar installations, according to a study released Tuesday by researchers at the Los Angeles-based Environment California Research & Policy Center.

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Sky's the limit for Sempra Generation wind and solar guru

Jim Sahagian is vice president of commercial development at Sempra Generation, a subsidiary of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), and is responsible for new wind and solar energy projects.

SDG&E exec writing a new chapter on electricity production

With an element of amazement at how ensnared and conflicted we have become as a nation, San Diego Gas & Electric's James Avery, senior vice president for power supply, observed, "We (Americans) have the potential to fix our own problems.”

Erie makes e-waste more efficient

As co-founder and president of Vista-based E-World Recyclers, Cindy Erie gives a second life to obsolete electronics that would otherwise be relegated to the trash.