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California unemployment rate hits 12.5 percent...687,700 jobs since October 2008, a decline of about 4.6 percent, according to the state's survey of 42,000 California businesses. Nearly 2.3 million Californians were without work in October. The number does not include the nearly 500,000... In this article: California, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Trinity, and Palo Alto |
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Reuters | 1 day ago
California sets limits on energy-gulping TVs
...range of appliances and gadgets -- from refrigerators to cell-phone chargers. Per-capita electricity consumption in California, whose population has roughly doubled since 1970 to about 39 million, has remained flat for nearly three...
In this article: United States, California Energy Commission, Carbon dioxide, Consumer Electronics Association, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, European Union, and Natural Resources Defense Council
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AP Online | 1 day ago
Calif. requires TVs to be more energy-efficient
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California regulators have adopted the nation's first energy-efficiency standards for televisions, a move that will eventually ban power-hungry sets from the state's store shelves. Wednesday's action by the...
In this article: California Energy Commission, U.S., Consumer Electronics Association, Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Hitachi, and Natural Resources Defense Council
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California sets tough limits on energy-gulping TVs
Reuters top ten news stories delivered to your inbox each day. California sets tough limits on energy-gulping TVs LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California regulators gave final approval on Wednesday to the first mandatory U.S. energy curbs on...
In this article: Thomson Reuters, United States, Small business, California Energy Commission, Carbon dioxide, Consumer Electronics Association, NYSE, Nasdaq, and European Union
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California targets TVs to lower electricity demand
...enough for Anaheim, Burbank, Glendale and Palo Alto combined. The electricity savings could help California meet the goals of its 2006 global warming law, which calls for the state to cut greenhouse gases 25 percent by 2020. TVs larger...
In this article: Global warming, California Energy Commission, Hitachi, Natural Resources Defense Council, Palo Alto, and U.S.
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Forecast: California faces another massive deficit
In this article: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Fiscal year, Tax, Revenue, Recession, and New Jersey
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washingtonpost.com | 2 days ago
No. 17 Cal holds on to beat Saint Mary's
BERKELEY, Calif. -- Freshman Layshia Clarendon hit a go-ahead jumper with 48 seconds left and a free throw with 7 seconds remaining and No. 17 California overcame a cold shooting night to beat Saint Mary's 68-65 on Tuesday for its fifth...
In this article: Golden Bears, Reconstructive surgery, Tennessee Tech, and Stanford
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California (pronounced: /en-us-California.ogg/) is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil. It is located on the West Coast of the United States, and is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the northeast, Arizona to the southeast, the Mexican state of Baja California to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Its four largest cities are Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, and San Francisco. The state is home to the nation's second and sixth largest metropolitan areas as well as eight of the nation's fifty largest cities. It is known for its varied climate and geography, as well as its diverse population.
California is the third-largest U.S. state by land area, after Alaska and Texas. Its geography ranges from the Pacific coast to the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the east, to Mojave desert areas in the southeast and the Redwood–Douglas fir forests of the northwest. The center of the state is dominated by the Central Valley, one of the most productive agricultural areas in the world. California is the most geographically diverse state in the nation, and contains the highest (Mount Whitney) and lowest (Death Valley) points in the contiguous United States.
- Name:
- California
- Also Known As:
- The Golden State
- Capital:
- Sacramento
- Motto:
- Eureka
- Largest City:
- Los Angeles
- Governor:
- Arnold Schwarzenegger (R)
- Lieutenant Governor:
- vacant
- Total Area:
- 423,970
- Area of Land:
- 403 932
- Area of Inland Water:
- 20,047
- Latitude:
- 32° 32′ N to 42° N
- Longitude:
- 114° 8′ W to 124° 26′ W
- Elevation Lowest Point:
- -86
- Lowest Point:
- Death Valley
- Elevation highest point:
- 14,505
- Highest Point:
- Mount Whitney
- Borders:
- Arizona, Nevada, Oregon
- Admittance Date:
- September 09, 1850
- State Song:
- "I Love You, California"
- Flower:
- California Poppy
- Gemstone:
- Benitoite
- Time Zone:
- Pacific: UTC, -8/-7
- Demonym:
- Californian
- Median Income:
- US$54,385
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