Diablo Canyon power plant produces about 10% of the state’s electricity. Going forward – the PG&E owned plant will be the only nuclear power plant operating in California as the…
Tulare County agriculture continued to fill the worlds dinner plates in 2012 with the annual crop value placed at $6.2 billion compared to $5.6 billion in 2011. The value of…
Mountain wildfires emissions impact east side of air basin Lightning strikes have started many wildfires in the Sierra National Forest, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, and Sequoia National Forest…
Energy giant NRG has announced commercial operation of a 20 megawatt solar project in Kings County this month – the so-called Kansas South project. The solar farm developed by Recurrent…
It’s not easy to find markets for your produce when you’re an immigrant farmer or someone new to farming. You can sell your crops at fruit stands or farmers markets,…
Mushroom Production Rises To keep up with our growing appetite for mushrooms, California farmers have been increasing their production. In addition to familiar button mushrooms, more exotic species are also…
The San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) is pleased to announce that US Airways is now offering First Class service on select US Airways Express flights. This service is…
SLO Median Price Heads Higher The median price of a SLO County single-family home sold in June jumped 3.9% from May and was up 19.4% from June 2012 says the…
How about a bumper sticker on the back of the pick-up that says “Farmers Do it With Fewer Workers”? That’s what is happening even though the local farm economy is…
Stanford scientists have built the thinnest, most efficient absorber of visible light on record, a nanosize structure that could lead to less-costly, more efficient, solar cells. By Mark Shwartz…
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