At UC Berkeley, scientists studying how to feed our growing need for energy have turned to a surprising source. Researchers there are trying to produce the next generation of green power by mimicking something every weekend gardener works to clean up.
Host: Andrea Kissack
Reporters:
- Lauren Sommer
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At UC Berkeley, scientists studying how to feed our growing need for energy have turned to a surprising source. Researchers there are trying to produce the next generation of green power by mimicking something every weekend gardener works to clean up.
Host: Andrea Kissack
Reporters:
- Lauren Sommer
More Info:
- Web extra, reporter's notes and more

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Last year, a majority of California voters approved a multi-billion dollar high speed rail project. Now comes the hard part: squeezing a 220mph train system into California's densely populated cities. Some communities that voted in favor of the train now say they don't want it rolling through their neighborhoods. We look at the stretch between San Francisco and San Jose, and at how the train might change the local landscape.
Host: Andrea Kissack
Reporters:
- Amy Standen
More info:
- Reporter's notes, interactive rail map and more

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Last year, a majority of California voters approved a multi-billion dollar high speed rail project. Now comes the hard part: squeezing a 220mph train system into California's densely populated cities. Some communities that voted in favor of the train now say they don't want it rolling through their neighborhoods. We look at the stretch between San Francisco and San Jose, and at how the train might change the local landscape.
Host: Andrea Kissack
Reporters:
- Amy Standen
More info:
- Reporter's notes, interactive rail map and more

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Solar plants get paid for the electricity they create, so why not homeowners with rooftop PV panels? On January 1, California joins the ranks of states that pay homeowners for the excess solar electricity they generate. The new laws -- which were bitterly protested by many private utilities -- are expected to give a major boost to the state's solar power industry. As homes become mini power plants, how is the nature of our state's power supply changing?
Host: Andrea Kissack
Reporters:
- Amy Standen
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- Read Amy Standen's reporter's notes and more

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