San Francisco Chronicle, 2.3.2007
"Entrepreneur: Device increases gas mileage 20 to 40 percent"
The Columbus Dispatch, 2.4.2007
"Job market remains a puzzle; Positions go unfilled despite pool of available talent, experts say"
Tahoe Bonanza, 2.4.2007
"Commentary: SNC proud of its partners and ready to grow"
Davis Enterprise, 2.6.2007
"UC Davis has made many important contributions to society since its inception and, with its centennial on the horizon in 2008-09, the campus is poised to make an even greater impact in the future, Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef said Monday in his state of the campus address"
Honolulu Star Bulletin,2.8.2007
"Hawaii should invest in biofuel tax exemption"
San Francisco Chronicle, 2.9.2007
"Big Oil cautious about clean-energy spending; Critics want more from firms earning billions"
The Sacramento Bee, 2.11.2007
"Regulating emissions easier said than done"
QUEST on KQED Ch. 9 (PBS, SF Bay Area), 2.13.2007
"Plug-In Hybrids"
San Francisco Chronicle, 2.14.2007
"Oil CEO focuses on greenhouse gases; Chevron's O'Reilly wants national regulations"
California Levee System in Dire Shape
The Associated Press, 2.5.2007
"Federal levee study shows risks worse than thought for flood-prone states such as California"
KRXI-TV Fox 11, 2.7.2007,
"Report Paints Bleak Picture Of Levee System"
CBS-13 (online), 2.7.2007
"Report: Delta Policies Should Be Revamped -- Study: Spending Billions Won't Help Calif. Levees"
The Los Angeles Times , 2.8.2007
"Another warning of Sacramento delta crisis: Reducing water exports of building a peripheral canal are among possible ways to avert environmental disaster, report says"
The Sacramento Bee, 2.8.2007
"Delta study sees some hope; It won't be easy, experts say, but estuary, water supply can be protected"
San Francisco Chronicle, 2.8.2007
"BOLD IDEAS FOR DELTA: Experts want to bring back inland estuary -- a fluctuating saltwater and freshwater environment"
The Sacramento Bee, 2.11.2007
"Editorial: The Delta is sick, and curing it won't be easy; Revolutionary actions are essential to fix California's most crucial source of water"
San Jose Mercury News, 2.15.2007
"Editorial: Delta's problems need action now"
UC Davis Experts on Air Board
The Sacramento Bee, 2.10.2007
"Governor taps two Dems for air board"
Davis Enterprise, 2.13.2007
"UC Davis expert named to air board"
Daily Democrat, 2.14.2007
"Air board appointee"
San Francisco Chronicle, 1.20.2007
"Petroleum use falls -- 2nd straight year; Drivers bought slightly more gas in 2006, but jet fuel consumption dropped 2.8%"
TribStar.com, 1.23.2007
"'Challenge X' encourages college students to improve SUV technology"
Davis Enterprise, 1.31.2007
"John De Groot" (obituary notice)
Sierra Sun,1.31.2007
"California scientists in Nevada?"
Contra Costa Times, 2.1.2007
"Research facility goes to Berkeley: BP LLC to announce winner of $500 million biofuels institute"
Monsters and Critics.com, 2.1.2007
"Nanoparticle created for medical testing"
The Sacramento Bee, 2.2.2007
"Hybrid helper: Bank of America will offer $3,000 incentive to any of its 185,000 employees who buy a qualifying vehicle"
Sacramento News and Review, 2.2.2007
"Waste not Organic leftovers a renewable source of energy? Davis center demonstrates that it works."
Curbing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The Sacramento Bee,1.20.2007
"Fuels to go 'low carb'; UC Davis scientists are among those working to flesh out a campaign to curb greenhouse gas emissions"
San Mateo County Times, 1.23.2007
"Will Bush go green in State of the Union? Global warming likely to be focus of speech"
KFBK-AM (Sacramento), 1.23.2007
"Cars, fuels of the future"
Daily Democrat,1.24.2007
"UCD team briefs Congress on cars and alternative fuels"
San Francisco Chronicle, 1.25.2007
"Energy experts knock Bush plan for ethanol as gas substitute; They say it would be costly and inefficient and might force choice: corn for food or fuel"
San Francisco Chronicle, 1.27.2007
"How the governor's alternative fuels plan could cut carbon; UC Davis expert offers up ideas on how the state could carry out Schwarzenegger greenhouse gas order"
Rising Gas Prices vs. Consumption
Sarasota (Fla.) Herald-Tribune, 12.8.2006
"Editorial: Cruising for a bruising: Gas prices went up; consumption barely went down"
AAA-ITS Hybrid Study
KRNV.com - KRNV News 4 (NBC), Reno, Nev., 11.15.2006
"AAA and UC Davis Study finds hybrids will be very beneficial if more people drive them"
Honda Fuel Cell Car
San Jose Mercury News, 11.16.2006
"Honda shows off newer, sleeker hydrogen-powered car"
San Francisco Chronicle, 11.15.2006
"Honda's vision of the future -- a car powered by hydrogen"
Plug-in Hybrids
U.S. News & World Report, 10.2.2006
"A Plug for Hybrids: 100-mpg prototypes are on the road. Needed: safe, cheap batteries"
Biogas Energy Project
Voice of America, 11.2.2006,
"Food Waste Powers New Energy Plant"
GreenBiz.com,10.30.2006,
"New Technology turns Food Leftovers into Electricity, Vehicle Fuels"
Daily Democrat, 10.25.2006,
“High-Quality Leftovers used as fuel; Biogas Project will Process 8 Tons of Leftovers a Day”
San Francisco Chronicle, 10.25.2006,
“When Kitchen Waste Isn't Wasted”
The Associated Press,10.24.2006,
“From Table Scraps to Energy”
KGO-TV (Ch. 7, ABC, San Francisco), 10.24.2006,
“Turning Restaurant Food Scraps in Fuel”
KPIX-TV (Ch. 5, CBS, San Francisco), 10.24.2006,
" UC Davis Starts Biogas Power Plant: Plant to Convert Table Scraps from SF Restaurants into Renewable Energy”
KQED-FM (Nat'l Public Radio affiliate, San Francisco), 10.24.2006,
“Organic Waste Fuels New UC Davis Power Plant”
KCRA-TV (Ch. 3, NBC, Sacramento), 10.24.2006,
“Table Scraps to Energy”
KOVR-TV (Ch. 13, CBS, Sacramento), 10.24.2006,
“Leftover Food to Fuel New UC Davis Energy Project”
United Press International, 10.24.2006,
“Newstrack - Science: Plant Produces Energy from Bacteria”
The Vacaville Reporter, 10.25.2006,
“Turning Food into Fuel; Restaurant Scraps become Biogas”
KXTV Channel 10 (ABC), 10.25.2006,
“UC Davis installs Methane-Capture System to Produce Electricity"
CentralValleyBusinessTimes.com (online), 10.24.2006,
“Biogas: Don't Eat Your Veggies - Run Your Car with Them Instead”
The Sacramento Bee, 10.24.2006,
“Power Lunch: Bacterial turn Leftovers to Energy”
Davis Enterprise, 10.24.2006,
“Powerful Leftovers”
Chevron Biofuel Grant
Cox News Service, 11.11.2006
"Biofuel Buff"
Design News, 11.6.2006
"Chevron and UC Davis Research Future Biofuels"
International Business Times (ibtimes.com), 10.4.2006
"Chevron, U.S. Gov't to Partner on Fuel Research"
Environment News Service, 9.22.2006
"Chevron Splashes Cash for Biofuel Research"
The Sacramento Bee, 9.20.2006
"UC Davis, Chevron hook up on biofuel"
Davis Enterprise, 9.19.2006
"UCD gets $25M for biofuels"
Houston Chronicle online (chron.com), 9.19.2006
"Chevron, UC Davis to Research Biofuels"
KXJZ-FM (Nat'l Public Radio affiliate, Sacramento, 9.19.2006
"Chevron Funds Local Research on New Fuels"
Sacramento Business Journal (online), 9.19.2006
"UC Davis get $25M biofuel grant from Chevron"
Dedication of Shiloh Wind Power Plant
Daily Democrat, 11.16.2006
"New electricity is blowing in Solano's winds"
Nanotechnology
KXTV Channel 10 (ABC), 11.9.2006
"Nanotechnology -- A Rapidly Shrinking Future"
Wireless Sensor Networks
The Sacramento Bee, 12.6.2006
"Startup targets simpler sensors: Folsom-based SynapSense announces first product"
Cell Phone Vulnerabilities
Redding.com (online), 10.31.2006
"Professor finds cell phones vulnerable to attack"
High-Tech Immigration
San Francisco Chronicle, 12.7.2006
"Should the U.S. increase its H-1B visa program? CON: Wages belie claims of a labor shortage"
San Francisco Chronicle, 11.15.2006
"Tech leaders, immigrants want change: Drive to let companies hire more foreign-born workers"
Voting Machines
Davis Enterprise, 11.8.2006
"Long Ballot, Slow Counting Make for Late Results"
Daily Democrat, 11.8.2006
"It's Your Turn to be Counted"
KTXL-TV (Ch. 40, FOX online), 11.2.2006
"Election Glitches"
New York Times, 10.19.2006,
“New Laws and Machines may spell Voting Woes”
Bond Measure Analysis
Daily Democrat, 11.3.2006
"UCD analyzes bond measures"
Regional Nuclear Battle can affect Global Climate
The Sacramento Bee, 12.12.2006
"Stark scenarios of regional atomic warfare: 'Nuclear winter' scientists say even a limited conflict would hurt global climate"
Tahoe Environmental Research Center
Sierra Sun (Truckee and Tahoe City), 11.2.2006,
"New AmeriCorps program to focus on environment"
The Sacramento Bee, 10.17.2006, Editorial:
“New Labs by the Lake; Science is here for the Long Haul at Tahoe”
The Associated Press, 10.14.2006,
“$24 Million Environmental Center opens at Lake Tahoe
Contra Costa Times, 10.16.2006,
“New Digs for Lake Tahoe Researchers: Public Interpretive Center is included in $24 Million Facility on Lake's North Shore”
KCBS-AM 740 (SF Bay Area & N. Calif.), 10.14.2006,
“Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences”
KQED-FM (Nat'l Public Radio affiliate, San Francisco),
10.13.2006,
“New Tahoe Science Center”
KXJZ-FM (Nat'l Public Radio affiliate, Sacramento), 10.13.2006,
“New Tahoe Science Center”
KTVN-2 (CBS, Reno, Nev.), 10.14.2006,
“New Tahoe Science Center”
KRNV News 4 (NBC), Reno, Nev.,
10.14.2006,
“New Science Center at Lake Tahoe”
Reno Gazette-Journal, 10.15.2006
“$24 Million Facility keeps Tahoe Blue”
KOH-AM (Reno, Nev.). 10.13.2006
“New Tahoe Science Center"
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza, 10.13.2006,
“First Look at a World-Class Facility”
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza, 10.13.2006,
“Opinion: Global Warming Research at Center”
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza, 10.15.2006
“Opinion: “Knowledge Universe Comes to Town”
Tahoe Daily Tribune, 10.16.2006,
“Long-Term Economic Impact of TCES Explored”
Tomorrow (Oct. 14), the doors to the $24 million facility will officially swing open.
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza, 10.18.2006,
“New 3-D Visualization Theatre”
American Airbus crash data
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11.12.2006
"New look at rudder questions is urged"