“The problems in California have been that it's been very difficult to site and build new power plants.” Has BeensProblemDifficultEconomyPlantCaliforniaSitePower Plants Author:Kenneth Lay
“The foundation is being laid for the emergence of both wind and solar cells as cornerstones of the new energy economy. World wind generating capacity grew from 7,600 megawatts in 1997 to 9,600 in 1998, an expansion of 26 percent. At a national level, Germany led the way, adding 790 megawatts of capacity, followed by Spain with 380 megawatts, and the United States with 226 megawatts. In the past, U.S. wind generating capacity was concentrated in California, but in 1998, wind farms began generating electricity in Minnesota, Oregon, and Wyoming, broadening the new industry's geographical base.” WorldWayStatesPastEnergyLevelsUnitedUnited StatesEconomyWindGrewIndustryPercentCapacityFoundationCellsAlternativesCaliforniaGermanyFarmsExpansionElectricitySpainEmergenceCornerstonesMinnesotaOregonWyomingNew EnergyWind FarmsSolar Cells Author:Lester R. Brown
“Taking significant amounts of carbon out of our economy without harming its vibrancy is exactly the sort of challenge at which California excels.” PoliticsChallengesEconomyAmountClimate ChangeSignificantCaliforniaCarbonVibrancy Author:Jerry Brown
“Clearly, high energy prices will have a large negative effect on the California economy and could possibly drag the rest of the nation into a recession.” EnergyNationsEconomyEffectsNegativeCaliforniaDragRecessionsHigh Energy Author:Doug Ose
“California's economy is declining so rapidly that candidates are asking 'Are you better off now then you were four minutes ago?'” EconomyFourMinutesAskingCaliforniaCandidatesBetter Off Author:Craig Kilborn
“The construction of extensive railways, however, and particularly the consolidation of small, experimental lines into large systems, dates from the days of the discovery of gold in California” LinesEconomyDiscoveryGoldCaliforniaConstructionRailwayConsolidation Author:John Moody
“People began to understand that with the acquisition of California the nation had obtained practically half a continent, of which the future possibilities were almost unlimited, so far as the development of natural resources and the genera production of wealth were concerned.” PeopleNationsNaturalWealthHalfEconomyPossibilityDevelopmentResourcesConcernedProductionsCaliforniaContinentsUnlimitedAcquisitionNatural ResourcesFuture Possibilities Book:The Railroad Builders: A Chronicle of the Welding of the States Source: The Railroad Builders: A Chronicle of the Welding of the States