Clean-energy advocates are up in arms about the watered-down renewable-energy mandates that survived Waxman-Markey climate bill horse-trading to date, arguing they'll fall short of promoting a massive deployment of new clean energy.

That's the ticket (AP) It's worth exploring how California is faring in its efforts to meet the toughest state-level renewable-energy targets in the country--33% of the state's electricity has to come from renewable sources by 2020.

In...