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Turbine blade plummets in Ocotillo
Staff WriterOCOTILLO — A massive blade from one of the 112 wind turbines recently installed was found near a tower base Thursday, after plummeting onto the ground overnight, triggering safety concerns among officials and some residents. No injuries were...Tags: Conservation, Siemens, Labor Legislation, Archaeology, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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USDA Rural Development leader lends expertise
Staff WriterIMPERIAL — The critical nature of the Valley’s economy and future took center stage Thursday as a top representative from the United States Department of Agriculture met with local stakeholders in a roundtable discussion. USDA Acting Deputy...Tags: Alternative Energy, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Environmental Issues, Mexico, Energy Saving
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A powerful use for spoiled food
What happens to the 40% of food produced but never eaten in the U.S. each year, the mounds of perfect fruit passed over by grocery store shoppers, the tons of meat and milk left to expire? At Ralphs, one of the oldest and largest supermarket chains on...
Tags: Conservation, Whole Foods Market, Science and Technology, Walmart, Kroger Company
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Aberdeen gas prices jump 30 cents
Gas prices at most service stations in Aberdeen increased 30 cents a gallon over the noon hour Wednesday. Most stations raised their price from $3.59 to $3.89 for 10 percent ethanol blend regular gasoline. Nonethanol blend regular gasoline went from...
Tags: AAA, Ethanol, Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment, Watertown
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Water war between Klamath River farmers, tribes poised to erupt
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — For decades this rural basin has battled over the Klamath River's most precious resource: water that sustains fish, irrigates farms and powers the hydroelectric dams that block one of the largest salmon runs on the West Coast....Tags: Conservation, PacifiCorp, U.S. Congress, Tea Party Movement, Natural Disasters
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Target date set for sale of Napa-Platte rail route
Months after many expected the deal would be completed, the state Railroad Board now expects to sell the old Napa-Platte line to Iron Horse Development Company at the board’s June 19 meeting. Company representative Tobin Morris and state...Tags: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, Travel, Ethanol, Transportation, Environmental Issues
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Time for greens to embrace nukes
For too long, many environmentalists have been ambivalent about nuclear energy. It conjures fears: meltdowns, cancers, Chernobyl, Fukushima, overtones of nuclear bombs. Yet, we also know that nuclear power provides 70 percent of all the greenhouse gas-...Tags: Conservation, Global Warming, Earth Day, Science, Mountains
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Terra-Gen gets OK on wind farm in wake of condor decision
MOJAVE, Calif. — Randy Hoyle strode proudly this week along a wind-swept expanse of sand, sage and juniper in the Tehachapi Mountains that will soon bristle with antennas and listening devices designed to protect endangered California condors....
Tags: Conservation, Environmental Politics, Wildlife, Environmental Issues, Solar Energy
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Happy 400 ppm Week!
Happy 400 ppm week! What’d you get me? This past week the Earth passed a wondrous milestone: atmospheric carbon dioxide levels reached 400 parts per million, a level not seen on the planet in at least two million years but probably more like ten...
Tags: Alternative Energy, Global Warming, Barack Obama, Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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The Truth Behind the EPA's Fuel Economy Ratings
How should fuel economy results be determined when driving a review vehicle? That question was asked by several readers following an On The Road column on the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid (EPA Ratings Are Only As Good As Your Driving Style, May 1). In that...Tags: Passenger Cars, Travel, Ethanol, Road Transportation, Transportation
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Wells planned near former ethanol plant
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- The city is moving ahead with a plan to install as many as four wells in the area surrounding the former ethanol plant in order to draw down the groundwater level there and prevent future basement flooding in the area. Speaking to the...Tags: Ethanol, Environmental Issues, Biofuels
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For the record
Proposition 13 loophole: An article in the May 5 Section A about a loophole in Proposition 13 thatenables businesses to sidestep a tax reassessment examined the purchase of a Santa Monica hotel company by Michael Dell and partners. The article said that...Tags: Rex Ryan, Terry Collins, Hydroelectricity, Environmental Issues
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