This alien-like field of mirrors in the desert was once the future of solar energy. It’s closing after just 11 years
From a distance, the Ivanpah solar plant looks like a shimmering lake in the Mojave Desert. Up close, it’s a vast alien-like installation of hundreds of thousand of mirrors pointed at three towers, ...
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A rundown on native edible plants and their benefits
Native edible trees and plants have a bounty of benefits to the desert and the people living in it. The trees and plants ...
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11 years after a celebrated opening, massive solar plant faces a bleak future in the Mojave Desert
Meanwhile, environmentalists continue to blame the Mojave Desert plant for killing thousands of birds and tortoises. The ...
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Rain is forecast, but won't end the drought. Here's how to keep yards, gardens healthy
Rain is forecast for later this week, but Phoenix will need more than one storm to offset months of drought. With parched ...
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Large solar plant in Mojave Desert appears headed for closure 11 years after opening
According to ABC News, the plant has been struggling to stay competitive against cheaper solar technologies on the market.
Fountain Hills Times10d
Working to locate invasive plant species on Fountain Hills preserve lands
Last summer’s monsoon is best described as a “non-soon” with very little precipitation. In the five months since August there has been virtually no measurable rain in the ...