City of L.A. & Citizens Energy to Launch Major Renewable Energy Project; Project Will Deliver Clean, Green Power to L.A. Residents and Help Meet City's Goal of Achieving 20% Clean Energy by 2010.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- Taking a significant step forward in his efforts to make Los Angeles the cleanest and greenest big city in America America [for Amerigo Vespucci], the lands of the Western Hemisphere—North America, Central (or Middle) America, and South America. The world map published in 1507 by Martin Waldseemüller is the first known cartographic use of the name. , L.A. Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa will announce that the City will construct a major transmission line to deliver "green" renewable energy Renewable energy utilizes natural resources such as sunlight, wind, tides and geothermal heat, which are naturally replenished. Renewable energy technologies range from solar power, wind power, and hydroelectricity to biomass and biofuels for transportation. to Los Angeles at a press conference on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 at 1:30 p.m. in North Hollywood. The effort will be undertaken through a partnership between the City, its Department of Water and Power, the Imperial Irrigation irrigation, in agriculture, artificial watering of the land. Although used chiefly in regions with annual rainfall of less than 20 in. (51 cm), it is also used in wetter areas to grow certain crops, e.g., rice. District (IID IID Imperial Irrigation District (California) IID Interface Identifier (Component Object Model) IID Ignition Interlock Device (automotive security system) ) and the non-profit Citizens Energy and will deliver clean, renewable energy to Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, while also generating funds to help low-income residents. The Mayor will be joined by key partners in the project, including former Congressman and now Chairman and President of Citizens Energy, Joseph P. Kennedy II, and Mary Nichols, President of the City's Board of Water and Power Commissioners.
WHO: Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa
The Honorable Joseph P. Kennedy II,
Chairman & President, Citizens Energy
LA City Councilmember Tony Cardenas
LA City Councilmember Tom LaBonge
Mary Nichols, President, Board of Water & Power Commisisoners
John White, Center for Energy Efficiencies and
Renewable Techonologies
WHAT: Announcement of Major renewable energy project to deliver
"green" power to LA residents
WHEN: Wednesday, November 16, 2005
1:30 p.m.
WHERE: Adjacent to Whitnall Dog Park,
5801 1/2 Whitnall Highway,
North Hollywood, CA 91601
(NW of Intersection of Cahuenga Blvd. & Whitnall Highway).
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