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SB 4 Will Help Regulate Fracking in California -- It's About Time
The Back Forty

SB 4 Will Help Regulate Fracking in California -- It's About Time

September 6, 2013 9:50 AM
by Char Miller
Golden Green:
Texas has stiffer regulations of fracking than California. Go figure.
Feds to Update Environmental Impact Report for Blythe Solar
ReWire

Feds to Update Environmental Impact Report for Blythe Solar

September 4, 2013 6:30 PM
by Chris Clarke
Photovoltaic (PV):
Significant changes to a large solar project's design have prompted the BLM to go at least part of the way back to the drawing board with regard to the project's Environmental Impact Statement.
Breaking Bad News: Arrest in Meth-Related Solar Panel Theft
ReWire

Breaking Bad News: Arrest in Meth-Related Solar Panel Theft

August 30, 2013 3:00 PM
by Chris Clarke
Photovoltaic (PV):
Sometimes we hate having our suspicions confirmed. Look for thefts like this to grow.
Quechan Tribe Says 'Not So Fast' on Large Solar Power Plant
ReWire

Quechan Tribe Says 'Not So Fast' on Large Solar Power Plant

August 30, 2013 2:26 PM
by Chris Clarke
Concentrating Solar:
The Quechan Indian Tribe minces no words about a proposed solar energy project in Riverside County.
Study: Wind Turbines Don't Lower Property Values
ReWire

Study: Wind Turbines Don't Lower Property Values

August 28, 2013 1:32 PM
by Chris Clarke
Wind:
The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory released a study this month that's bound to generate some controversy: its authors are saying they found no evidence that the presence of utility-scale wind turbines causes a drop in nearby resiidential property values.
2 Reported Dead in Plane Crash at Riverside County Solar Plant
ReWire

2 Reported Dead in Plane Crash at Riverside County Solar Plant

August 26, 2013 3:58 PM
by Chris Clarke
Photovoltaic (PV):
A small fixed-wing aircraft apparently crashed early Monday afternoon in the Riverside County desert west of Blythe, and police say that the plane was likely occupied by employees of the company building the Desert Sunlight Solar facility near Joshua Tree National Park.
Kern County Solar Project Comes All the Way Online
ReWire

Kern County Solar Project Comes All the Way Online

August 23, 2013 3:40 PM
by Chris Clarke
Photovoltaic (PV):
The 900-acre Catalina solar power plant in the Mojave Desert section of Kern County is completed. The plant's owner EDF Renewable Energy announced this week that the 143-megawatt plant has "reached commercial operation."
Sacramento Valley Town to Buy Solar Power From Kern County
ReWire

Sacramento Valley Town to Buy Solar Power From Kern County

August 21, 2013 4:12 PM
by Chris Clarke
Solar:
The upscale Sacramento suburb of Roseville will buy electrical power from a solar facility more than 260 miles south of the city, in a Kern County town more readily known for oil wells than solar fields.
SoCal Edison Not Laughing at Rooftop Solar Satire Video
ReWire

SoCal Edison Not Laughing at Rooftop Solar Satire Video

August 19, 2013 5:35 PM
by Chris Clarke
Utilities:
A satirical video intended to poke fun at alleged utility obstruction of rooftop solar in California has attracted the ire of Southern California Edison.
Group Objects to Giant Solar Plant Near Manzanar Historic Site
ReWire

Group Objects to Giant Solar Plant Near Manzanar Historic Site

August 19, 2013 1:15 PM
by Chris Clarke
Photovoltaic (PV):
Manzanar was the site of a shameful chapter in California's history, where thousands of Japanese Americans were imprisoned on account of their ethnicity. Now a utility wants to cover up that history with solar panels.
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