Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa made a commitment in 2005 to increase the portion of his city's renewable energy use from 5 to 20 percent by 2010. He announced this week the achievement of that goal after calculating the 2010 renewable energy portfolio.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa agreed with city unions on ways to save $400 million over the next four years to help close budget deficits, calling it a demonstration that collective bargaining can work.
Cooler temperatures helped firefighters battling a wildfire in southern California on Sunday and an official said the blaze was expected to be fully under control within 24 hours. The blaze had been spreading rapidly due to the region's high heat and Santa Anna winds since it started on Thursday in a coastal area northwest of […]
A city ordinance will help building inspectors identify the banks that own abandoned homes and — with the threat of stiffer fines — encourage them to keep them clean and safe. A dilapidated South Los Angeles home with tall weeds, a fallen fence, broken windows and graffiti was chosen to serve as the backdrop for […]
At least 1,000 homes will be open for residents maybe as soon as 2010, all powered entirely by renewable energy sources such as photovoltaic panels, wind turbines and the burning of waste.
Crime in London has decreased to its lowest level in five years, according to new police figures published last week.
A beautiful species of bird called the Squacco Heron, which has not been seen for 141 years in Greater London, has been spotted at the Kingsbury Reservoir.
The Mayor of London announced Tuesday that ten new red double-decker hydrogen powered buses will join London's bus fleet by 2010 to reduce air pollution and CO2 emissions in the congested UK capital. The hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicles will produce no pollution or carbon dioxide, and, as an added benefit, drastically cut noise levels.
"The From Boyhood to Manhood Foundation takes in dropouts and delinquents that other schools can't reach." (CS Monitor)
As knife crime and gang culture scar the streets of England, one program is offering a glimmer of hope.
Renowned for its infamous smog and severe pollution for centuries, London today has the cleanest air that it has had since the Middle Ages. Some of the most polluted places are the megacities of the developing world -- Shanghai, New Delhi, and Mexico City -- but in the 1930s and 1940s, London was more polluted than any of these cities are today.
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