Here's an interesting story:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102679730
Calif. Desert Becomes Home For Renewable Energy
Morning Edition, April 3, 2009 · California's utilities are in a tight spot.
They're mandated to procure 20 percent of their electricity from renewable
resources by the end of next year.
Currently, renewable energy provides only 12 percent of the state's needs. Green
energy is needed, and fast. Where to get it? The southeastern corner of
California is becoming the state's Wild West of renewable energy.
Five years from now this patch of desert will hold one of the largest solar
thermal plants in the world. An area of 10 square miles will be filled with
38,000 "sun catchers," which look like enormous satellite dishes with mirrors.
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Joy McCann wrote:
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> Well, close enough: I was going for the assonance, there.
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> 1) Rin, you're more right than I am, but I don't want to talk about that
> right now because I'm not ready to admit it. Oops.
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> 2) Anyone have any thoughts on this?--
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> Thank you for your response and further looking into with your contacts.
> Someone else mentioned Solar Energy Week in San Diego. Do you know about
> that?
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> My project is for one of energy clients and they have an anniversary coming
> up. We are just trying to gather general CA history info as well as any
> specific and unique clean energy/sustainability/green related information.
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> I gave her the obvious: the cover stories in Wired and National Geo,
> Autoblog Green, Popular Mechanics' articles on energy efficiency. Further
> leads?
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> --Joy
Received on 2009-04-29 16:52:02