Truckee became the 50th town in the United States to declare it would use 100 percent renewable energy. The town council voted last week to use 100 percent clean electricity by 2030. The electeds also voted to have all sources of energy be renewables by 2050. “Truckee’s commitment to 100 percent clean energy including electricity, […]
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Hera (shown here) and Athena are 16- and 15-year-old mother and daughter. They would like a home together, as they have always lived together. They came to the shelter when their owner became unable to care for them. As older cats, it will probably take longer for them to be adopted, but they are beautiful, […]
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By Kathryn Reed Specific bins for green waste may be coming to South Tahoe Refuse customers. The garbage company, which operates on the South Shore in El Dorado and Douglas counties, conducted a pilot program this fall to see how customers liked the service. About 125 households near Sierra House Elementary School were give a […]
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By Richard J.S. Gutman Driving north on Highway 95 through Connecticut, I noticed a billboard advertising a local diner. Its immense letters spelled out: “Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free and Diner Classics.” I knew a seismic shift had occurred when Blue Plate Specials—hands-down favorites for nearly a century, such as meat loaf, hot turkey sandwiches, and spaghetti […]
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By Emma Bowman, NPR A central question of debate leading up to the Senate’s passage of a sweeping tax overhaul plan asked which Americans need a boost. Economists say the Republicans’ selling point for previous iterations of their legislation, that the plan is designed to benefit the middle class, has a shaky foundation — that […]
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By Trevor Nace, Forbes Tonight, skywatchers will be treated to the only supermoon (scientific name: perigee syzygy) in 2017. If you step outside you’ll notice the Moon is especially large and bright, which is because the moon is at its closest distance to Earth. The perigee moon (prerequisite for a supermoon) exists because as the moon orbits the […]
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A car slid into a fire hydrant at Montreal and Moss avenues in South Lake Tahoe on Sunday afternoon. There were no injuries in the Dec. 3 crash. However, water ended up running down Moss to Pioneer Trail before South Lake Tahoe Public Utility District was able to turn off the water. South Tahoe fire […]
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By Michael J. de la Merced and Reed Abelson, New York Times CVS Health said on Sunday that it had agreed to buy Aetna for about $69 billion in a deal that would combine the drugstore giant with one of the biggest health insurers in the United States and has the potential to reshape the […]
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By Colton Lochhead Las Vegas Review-Journal California is set to join the legal weed party Jan. 1 when recreational sales become official in the Golden State. The state was one of four, including Nevada, that voted in 2016 to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. With sales projected to top $5 billion once the market […]
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By Kathryn Reed Construction boxes are about to be banned by South Tahoe Refuse. “I think South Tahoe Refuse should stop servicing these. They are not a proper garbage container,” Tom Bruen, attorney for the South Lake Tahoe Basin Waste Management Authority, said. “Otherwise they will proliferate, and they are not bear boxes.” The containers […]
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