View Reports, News and Statistics Related to Your Home State

Subscribe to our California Environment News RSS Feed

California

Emissions by Type of Gas

The reports below display how energy was generated in California for the year 2005. It will be interesting to view these numbers as data becomes available for more recent years, and with a national focus on generation of energy from the more predominately renewable sources.

Type of Energy Percentage of Generation
Coal 0.98
Oil 1.29
Gas 46.71
Other Fossil 1.13
Biomass 2.91
Hydro 19.88
Nuclear 18.08
Wind 2.13
Solar 0.27
Geothermal 6.51
Unknown 0.10
  Green Jobs  
Interested in changing careers? Take a look at the green job opportunities available in California from top employers.
  Featured Report  
PCB Facility Reports
Find out which facilities in California have reported PCB activity

View Report >>

  Green Building  
Sustainable Building Advisor Program- The Next Great Step
Beyond LEED - check out The Sustainable Building Advisor Program....Read Complete Article >>

All Green Building Articles

  Related Headlines  
Clean Energy Contracts with Green Energy Oilfield Services to Build LNG ...
More > In an annual outlook, the US Department of Energy says increased oil, natural gas and renewable energy production and energy efficiency improvements will reduce US reliance on imported oil and other energy sources.... More > There's been a lot ...
2 EPA-led sessions at National Council on Science and Environment's 2012 ...
On January 18, 2012, Dr. Peter R. Jutro, Deputy Director for Science and Policy, National Homeland Security Research Center in the Office of Research and Development at the US Environmental Protection Agency, will lead a session titled "National ...
Environment groups: New law will lead to more pollution
Chris Christie for signing a new wastewater they say will lead to more water pollution. / THOMAS P. COSTELLO/NJ PRESS MEDIA 2011 Environmental activists blasted Gov. Chris Christie, saying a new wastewater law he signed Tuesday will lead to more water ...