Public urged to publish energy use names and spend $20 million
The California Energy Commission sought public input on its $20 million annual budget from electric bill surcharges. About 125 responses ranged from serious requests to quirky ideas such as publishing individuals’ energy use and denser window screens as cheaper conservation.
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Sacramento
California Energy Commission
Richard Maullin
Commission
Stephanie Bradfield
Roy J. Smith
UC Riverside
Phifer Western Co
Industry
Spider Webs Fill California Sky During Solar Eclipse
In Northern California the sky filled with giant spider webs as millions of baby spiders released silk to ride winds. Experts say the annual migration creates the webbing seen across the San Francisco Bay Area, prompting many skywatchers to call authorities.
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California
San Francisco Bay Area
Lorena Snyder
Concord
San Francisco
Lennie Vincent
University of California
Berkeley
Pesticide hearings open on DBCP sterility concerns
In San Francisco two men who were sterile were to testify as four day hearings begin on the pesticide DBCP. The hearing, the first nationwide, examines safety tests and worker protections amid reports of widespread sterility among chemical workers.
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San Francisco
California
Donald Vial
Gabriel Gillotti
Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
Louis Villaloves
Ted Bricker
Occidental Chemical Co
Lathrop
Calif
Bricker
Occidental
Gene Cresci
State Industrial Relations Department
Shell
Mobile
Ala
Dow
Magnolia
Ark
Pittsburg
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Bradfield
Mission Viejo
Associated Press
DECP
Dow Chemical Co
Midland
Ach
Shell Oil Co
Houston
Walter Kendall
Dulida Agan
Ws-Barre
Pennsylvania
USA
Mandland Brands Inc
Tareyton
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