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Driving west on I-8, down from the dry, rugged mountains, diving into what should be a desert landscape 100 miles east of San Diego, the Imperial Valley appears as an agricultural oasis. Miles of irrigated alfalfa and wheat fields punctuated by stacks of baled grain. Winter vegetables.

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If the first episode was any indication, Sarah Palin’s Alaska will be as cloying as expected, with family conflict rendered in its most anodyne form, giving Palin ample opportunity to burnish her image as a tough but nurturing Mama Grizzly. Even less credible – and more insidious – than the G-rated family drama, though, is the way this “reality” show portrays its heroine’s relationship to nature …

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SEDALIA, Mo. | Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon announced a plan Friday to push for construction of a second nuclear power plant in Callaway. “Residential and commercial ratepayers will not pay one penny unless the consortium is given the early site permit; the costs associated with seeking that permit are determined to be prudent and the Missouri Public Service Commission approves them,” Nixon said from …

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Assuring property owners’ rights would not be encumbered and the future of wind energy in the region will not be jeopardized, Curry County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution supporting low altitude training efforts by Cannon Air Force…

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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s most populous county is launching a plan to help residents increase their energy IQ. On…

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How the Nevada Association of Counties represents Lyon County and the Board Commissioners was outlined during a presentation at the Nov. 4 Commission meeting, with an emphasis on the upcoming Legislative session.

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Frederick County Commissioner Kai J. Hagen insists he is not responsible for the sudden retirement of the county’s top solid waste expert.

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Serial entrepreneur Steve Buerkle is the first to acknowledge that the name of his new company doesn’t cut it. Signature Solar suggests exactly what Buerkle and partner Bob Gress insist they are not: just another business in the increasingly crowded field of solar-systems installation.

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State leaders will seek $20 million from the legislature next year to fund three clean-energy projects aimed at long-term job creation, state Department of Commerce director Rogers Weed said Thursday. “Mandates and incentives aren’t as effective as market-driven technology applications” in creating jobs, Weed said. “By defining projects like this you push through a lot of barriers that slow down …

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Cape Coral Solar Panel Provider , Fafco Solar, is installing a 54kW solar electric photovoltaic system at the Lee County Public Safety Building Sheriffs and Emergency Managements office located at 14750 Six Mile Cypress Parkway.Ground breaking took place on September 6, 2010. The initiative is being funded by the Department of Energy, under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation…

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