"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
The massive Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Station in California will be turned on soon. It will be the biggest solar thermal plant ever, generating power for 140,000 homes, with nearly 200,000 mirrors on 3,500 acres. Solar thermal reflects the heat…
Hillsides are denuded by bulldozers, wildlife is poisones, fertilizers and chemical pollute streams – all this from big marijuana grows in California. Local officials asked the state for help – and got turned down. The state said it was too…
Be grateful if you live in an area where water is not scarce. Seven states in the American West depend heavily on water from the Colorado River. It’s the most litigated river on the planet. And the water scarcity will…
Aquanomics rightfully slams the Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to shunt water around the Sacramento Delta via two big tunnels and send it south. I give the current proposal an “F” for (1) subsidies to special interests, (2) inefficiency, and…
The San Saba River in Texas is the third most endangered river in the US. Parts of it are completely dry. Battles on how to manage the water are contentious and unending, without any real resolution. “The problem in a…