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$1 billion Calif. solar project faces problems - San Jose Mercury News
BLYTHE, Calif.A major Southern California solar energy project could be delayed or even canceled following a deadly outbreak of distemper among kit foxes and the discovery of a prehistoric human settlement on the work site, according to a report Saturday. The $1 billion Genesis Solar Energy Project near Blythe in the desert east of Los Angeles was on track to start producing power for some 187,500 homes starting in 2014. But critics tell the Los Angeles Times ( Problems cast shadows of doubt on solar project - latimes.com) the distemper outbreak and discovery of a possible Native American cremation site show that expedited procedures approved by state and federal...
BLYTHE, Calif.A major Southern California solar energy project could be delayed or even canceled following a deadly outbreak of distemper among kit foxes and the discovery of a prehistoric human settlement on the work site, according to a report Saturday. The $1 billion Genesis Solar Energy Project near Blythe in the desert east of Los Angeles was on track to start producing power for some 187,500 homes starting in 2014. But critics tell the Los Angeles Times ( Problems cast shadows of doubt on solar project - latimes.com) the distemper outbreak and discovery of a possible Native American cremation site show that expedited procedures approved by state and federal...