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  1. Solar panels from Solar Distributors Inc. are seen installed at Indian Wells Villas in Indian Wells. Photo courtesy Solar Distributors Inc.

    Valley cities vary widely in solar fees

    At least three Coachella Valley cities could be violating a recent state law capping the permitting fees local governments can charge for rooftop solar installations, with two setting their fees for residential installation at more than twice the $500 limit for such projects.

    • Jun. 15, 2013
  2. K Kaufmann, Desert Sun energy reporter

    Green Desert: Eyesore or icon? Time will tell for tall towers

    If you put two 750-foot-tall solar towers in the middle of the desert — a little bit off Interstate 10, about 60 miles east of Indio — it's likely they'll be visible.

    • Jun. 15, 2013
  3. Kim Komando

    Kim Komando: Apps can help people with Alzheimer's

    My father is seriously struggling with Alzheimer's. I got him a smartphone last Christmas to keep him sharp. What apps should I put on it?

    • Jun. 15, 2013
  4. Eddy Cue the Apple senior vice president of Internet Software and Services gestures while demonstrating the new iTunes Radio during the keynote address of the Apple Worldwide Developers Conferenceon Monday, June 10, 2013 in San Francisco. AP Photo/Eric Risberg

    Apple unveils music streaming service

    Apple unveiled an Internet radio service called iTunes Radio on Monday and said the service will personalize listeners' music based on what they've listened to and what they've purchased on iTunes.

    • Jun. 10, 2013
  5. IID directors free more funds for solar rebates

    Nonprofit and government groups in the Imperial Irrigation District's service territory have a second opportunity to apply for the district's solar rebate program.

    • Jun. 10, 2013
  6. Pérez

    Pérez bill sets new green target

    If California is to achieve its ambitious goals for ramping up renewable energy while cutting greenhouse gas emissions, it must revamp its energy planning processes so that renewables, not fossil fuels, become the primary focus, a Coachella Valley assemblyman said.

    • Jun. 9, 2013
  7. Don Perry, 62, former general manager of KPSP and Rich Silveira has managed and led a string of high-tech start-ups. Richard Lui/The Desert Sun

    Valley bringing startups in apps, social networking and data mining

    To get young people to move to the Coachella Valley, or current younger residents to stay, the region need two things, according to Joel Faschingbauer, president of a new high-tech business called Silicon Springs Ventures.

    • Jun. 8, 2013
  8. K Kaufmann Desert Sun file

    Green Desert: 'Rooftop' plans bring the power home

    As a journalist who has weathered the past few stormy years in my industry, I know all too well the dangers of resisting technical transformation

    • Jun. 8, 2013
  9. Kim Komando. USA Today

    Take steps to outsmart cellphone thieves

    My friend recently had a thief walk up and snatch her smartphone. How can people avoid this in the future?

    • Jun. 8, 2013
  10. With the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station as a backdrop, Huy Pham of San Juan Capistrano walks south along the beach at San Onofre State Beach early Friday morning, June 7, 2013, after it was announced that the nuclear plant will be closing permanently. AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Mark Rightmir

    Southern California Edison to close troubled San Onofre nuclear plant

    In a jolt to the nation's nuclear power industry, Southern California's San Onofre plant was shut down Friday for good after its owners surrendered in a costly and drawn-out fight over whether it was too damaged to operate safely.

    • Jun. 7, 2013
  11. San Onofre: Gov. says energy plan in the works

    Gov. Jerry Brown says energy utilities and the state have been working to provide Southern California with reliable electrical power since the San Onofre nuclear power plant went offline last year.

    • Jun. 7, 2013
  12. San Diego utility: No power shortage with shutdown

    A part-owner of the shuttered San Onofre nuclear power plant says it will have adequate supplies this summer despite news the plant is permanently closing.

    • Jun. 7, 2013
  13. This May 2012 file photo shows video screens at the Sunnylands Center and Gardens, part of the Annenberg estate where U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping will talk cybersecurity this week. / Gerry Maceda, Special to The Desert Sun

    Cybersecurity high on Sunnylands summit agenda

    Chinese President Xi Jinping and American counterpart Barack Obama will talk cybersecurity this week at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, but experts say California's Silicon Valley and its signature high-tech firms should provide the front lines in the increasingly aggressive fight against overseas hackers.

    • Jun. 4, 2013
  14. CVAG 'green code' effects unclear

    When the Coachella Valley Association of Governments passed its voluntary green building code a year ago, the goal was to encourage local builders to go beyond the state's already rigorous energy-efficiency standards.

    • Jun. 3, 2013
  15. From left: Environmental engineering students Joshua Callihan, Risa Guysi, Professor Kawai Tam, Rosalva Chavez, Jonya Blahut and Holly Clarke show their award winning gas lawnmower that decreases emissions. Wade Byars, The Desert Sun

    UC Riverside students invent device to reduce toxic fumes from lawn mowers

    It's one of those things most people don't think about — emissions from gasoline-powered lawn mowers.

    • Jun. 1, 2013
  16. A prototype of North America's first floating wind turbine is prepared for launching into the Penobscot River on Friday in Brewer, Maine. Robert F. Bukaty/AP

    Prototype offshore windmill launched in Maine

    North America's first floating windmill that will produce power was ceremonially lowered Friday into the Penobscot River, the first big step in a process that could tap an offshore wind resource with a potential of 75 Hoover Dams.

    • Jun. 1, 2013
  17. Tech tips: Is it safe to bank on a public Wi-Fi network?

    Q: Is it safe to bank or visit other sensitive stuff on my phone when using public Wi-Fi?

    • Jun. 1, 2013
  18. Printing 3-D hearts might not be far off

    Researcher Stuart Williams is not talking about a far-off, science-fiction effort when he describes how scientists will create new, functioning human hearts — using cells and a 3-D printer.

    • Jun. 1, 2013
  19. Beware of malware: 5 signs of computer infection, virus

    Oh, the not-so-humble computer virus. For decades, it's been making computer users miserable.

    • Jun. 1, 2013
  20. Workers at the Desert Sunlight solar project east of Indio connect wiring to photovoltaic solar panels. Courtesy of Desert Sunlight Courtesy of Desert Sunlight

    Solar fee use shrouded in mystery

    It was the ninth recommendation in the third-quarter budget update the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved at its May 7 meeting.

    • May 31, 2013
  21. California Gov. Jerry Brown, front left, rides in a driverless car Sept.25 in Mountain View, Calif. Auto officials say driverless cars could be available by the end of the decade. Eric Risberg, The Associated Press

    Self-driving cars? Hold your horses

    The move toward self-driving cars is picking up speed quickly enough that federal safety officials are urging states not to license such cars except for testing, and told the companies that make them to be vigilant and uniform in testing the automated vehicles.

    • May 31, 2013
  22. TV app manages streaming options

    Add another entry into the battle for your living room: Fan TV.

    • May 31, 2013
  23. In this June 2011 file photo, a steady flow of traffic on Interstate 5 runs past the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in San Clemente. Lenny Ignelzi, The Associated Press

    Boxer wants probe on San Onofre

    U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer wants the Justice Department to investigate if California utility executives deceived federal regulators about an equipment swap at the San Onofre nuclear power plant that eventually led to a radiation leak, The Associated Press has learned.

    • May 28, 2013
  24. Southern California Edison letter on San Onofre: Full text

    Read the 2004 internal letter obtained by U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer that was written by a senior Southern California Edison executive to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, which manufactured the generators that now sit idle in the San Onofre nuclear power plant.

    • May 28, 2013
  25. GE investing billions of dollars in fracking

    One of America's corporate giants is investing billions of dollars in the new boom of oil and gas drilling, or fracking.

    • May 27, 2013
  26. Douglas Greene of AquaSmart demonstrates how his water heater energy saving device works in his product lab. Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun

    Inventor's remote control water heater device means savings for consumers

    Douglas Greene is what you might call a compulsive tinkerer.

    • May 25, 2013
  27. Kaiba Gionfriddo plays with Bandit, the family dog, outside his Youngstown, Ohio, home. Mark Stahl/AP

    Doctors 'print' airway tube for Ohio boy

    In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop breathing nearly every day.

    • May 25, 2013
  28. Green Desert: Attention to climate patterns is crucial

    The aftermath of the tornado that ripped though Moore, Okla., on Monday was both heart-rending and predictable.

    • May 25, 2013
  29. Komando's Q&A: Refurbished Apple, Amazon gadgets offer value

    I don't want to pay big bucks for a new tablet. Is it OK to buy a refurbished gadget?

    • May 25, 2013
  30. Streaming video services pose challenge to cable companies

    Need more proof that the world is changing? Last week, the president of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, Michael Powell, told the Senate that 'the largest subscription video provider in the country today is Netflix.'

    • May 25, 2013

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