San Francisco to go dark, save energy
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The Golden Gate Bridge, City Hall, Alcatraz and other parts of the city will go almost completely dark for an hour next month as part of a campaign to conserve energy and fight global warming.
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As the summer swelters on, skyscrapers and apartments around the city will crank up air conditioners and push the city's power grid to the limit &#151; but some have found a cool alternative.
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Several days after space shuttle Discovery arrives at the international space station, some of the lights will go out. Some communications with Mission Control will stop. Backup power will be lost.
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Shops operated with gas-powered lamps, traffic lights remained blank and courthouses turned to battery power Tuesday as Spain's most cosmopolitan city faced Day Two of a major power outage.
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SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK  - Since ancient times  poets have revered the power of the seas. Now energy companies  and coastal cities like New York and San Francisco  are aiming  to tap ocean waves and tidal currents as abundant sources of  electricity.
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MADRID, Nov 15 (IPS) - The use of solar energy that has been declared   compulsory for new buildings by the Spanish government as of  next year will  not only save consumers money, but will also cut  the burning of fossil fuels  and reduce air pollution.
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Pig manure in Chile will keep neon lights glowing on Tokyo's Ginza in years to come. It's a grand north-south tradeoff to slow global warming: You reduce your "greenhouse gas" emissions so I don't have to cut back on mine.
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Iceland's capital and several towns   plunged into darkness on Thursday as street lights were turned   off for people to get a better view of the night sky.
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Blog: It doesn't produce beer anymore, but the facility will accommodate a 200-kilowatt array of solar panels.
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See why the company's outlook is dark.
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But will the sun stay out tomorrow?
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The electricity-wasting incandescent bulb would be banned and replaced by energy efficient compact fluorescents under a new bill
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Blog: D.light Design, started out of a Stanford student project, aims to bring a safer, cheaper form of energy to families living in emerging nations without access to electricity.
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By ANDREE FRIEZE WE'RE all being told to cut the amount of energy we use in our homes to save the planet and its resources. But how can we do this, especially in high-consumption places like kitchens? ANDREE FRIEZE shows you how... and ways to save cash by going green. Reduce..
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California should try to add solar energy systems to 1 million homes by 2017 to save electricity and cut pollution from power plants, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Friday.
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By Andrea Sudano STAFF WRITER  After nine months of darkness, a once hot Hermosa Beach nightspot could rise from its ashes bigger than before if proprietors get their way tonight.
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Signs suggest solar power might be reaching a tipping point.