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Power Hungry
In the midst of the statewide energy crisis, Sunnyvale steps up as an electricity exporter
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Two years of planning will soon pay off for the city of Sunnyvale when it begins to export power generated from its closed landfill. The Sunnyvale landfill, located at the very northern end of the city, closed seven years ago. When the city closed the landfill, city workers placed a layer of clay on top of it and installed what Hammons calls a reverse sprinkler system inside it. The vacuum of the reverse sprinkler system sucks methane gases produced by the decomposing garbage out of the landfill.
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Potential disaster averted
Through the diligence of a photo clerk, police were able to thwart a planned bombing at De Anza College.
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Health care woes
Doctors are fleeing the state of California, saying HMOs make it impossible for them to make a living.
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Sunnyvale, California Since 1994
