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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Police block the 5800 block of Emeryville because of a bomb threat, February 6, 2013. (CBS)

Bomb Threat At Emeryville Building Housing UC Berkeley Lab Prompts Evacuations

Two buildings have been evacuated Wednesday morning as police and fire crews investigate a bomb threat to a University of California at Berkeley-affiliated office in Emeryville.

2013/02/06

Energy Secretary Steven Chu testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee about the government support for the failed solar panel company Solyndra on Capitol Hill November 17, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Ex-Berkeley Lab Director Resigns As Energy Secretary, Defends Loans

Energy Secretary Steven Chu, the Nobel Prize-winning former director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, announced his resignation Friday, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.

2013/02/01

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

UC Selects Richmond Site For New Berkeley Lab’s Campus

The University of California announced Monday that it has chosen a site in Richmond as the preferred home for a second campus of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, which the university manages.

2012/01/23

UC Berkeley

UC Delays Decision On Second Berkeley Lab Campus

he University of California announced Tuesday that it is delaying until early next year its decision on where to locate a second campus of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, which the university manages.

2011/11/22

Saul Perlmutter

Lawrence Berkeley Lab Scientist Wins Nobel Prize In Physics

Saul Perlmutter, head of the Supernova Cosmology Project at the University of California, Berkeley was awakened early Tuesday to learn he was one of three scientists awarded the Nobel Prize in physics.

2011/10/04

Advanced Biofuels Process Demonstration Unit

New Biofuel Facility Opens In East Bay

The research center is expected to help discover the next generation of biofuels.

KCBS–2011/08/19

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Lawrence Berkeley Lab Mulls Second, Oakland Location

Oakland city officials say they have a “shovel-ready” site for the proposed expansion of UC’s Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. The Brooklyn Slough is just south of the Jack London Aquatic Center.

KCBS–2011/07/27

Bay Area Research Finds Lack Of Fresh Air Makes Workers Sick

It’s a stunning statistic: Americans spend 70 to 90 percent of their life indoors. For millions of workers, most of that time is spent at the office. So what does that mean for your health?

KPIX 5–2011/07/18

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Six East Bay Cities Vie For 2nd Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Campus

ALAMEDA (KCBS) – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has whittled its list of potential locations for a second campus down to six East Bay cities. Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland and Richmond all managed to stay […]

KCBS–2011/06/30

A box is filled with marijuana plants at the San Francisco Medical Cannabis Clinic in San Francisco (AP)

Study: Medical Marijuana Leaves Big Carbon Footprint

A new study found indoor medical marijuana growers now account for 3 percent of California’s electricity usage, enough to power 1 million homes.

KCBS–2011/04/15

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