“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
“Christmas was on a Sunday in 2005, which had a greater than expected negative impact on retail and classified advertising during the last weekend of our fiscal year. In addition, our California papers had held up well in automotive advertising, but the industry-wide decline in this category reached them in the fourth quarter as well.” YearsWellsLastsGreaterIndustryPaperNegativeImpactWideExpectedAdvertisingCaliforniaSundayCategoriesQuartersWeekendDeclineFourthPapersRetailFourth Quarter Author:Gary Pruitt
“I think it's the snack food industry that's really pushing the marijuana legalization issue in California.” ThinkingIssuesIndustryCaliforniaPushingMarijuanaSnacksFood IndustryMarijuana Legalization Author:John Pappas
“I grew up in Hollywood, California. A lot of my parents' friends were in the motion picture industry, but I saw their doctor friends as more solid. I admired them; there was a peacefulness in them, a sense of purpose that I liked. So I became very interested in being a surgeon.” PurposeParentSawsGrewIndustryGrew UpDoctorsHollywoodCaliforniaSurgeonsMotion PicturesPeacefulness Author:Spencer Johnson
“Even Hollywood millionaires are now clamoring for legal protections for their illegal-alien nannies and gardeners, though such elites would hardly countenance a similar legal laxity that would allow foreign film technicians, screenwriters, and actors to flood southern California to work in their industry for a fourth of their own pay.” FilmActorsPayIndustryHollywoodProtectionAliensCaliforniaIllegalSouthernElitesFourthFloodMillionaireGardenerScreenwritersCountenanceTechniciansNanniesSouthern CaliforniaIllegal Aliens Author:Victor Davis Hanson
“If they gave a Nobel Peace Prize for work against big tobacco, not just in the industry, but also with the California tax initiative, he really deserves one.” IfsBigsIndustryTaxesDeserveCaliforniaPrizeInitiativeTobaccoNobelNobel Peace Prize Author:Joe Eszterhas
“The movie industry has been contacting me. I have been auditioning - that's actually why I am in California. I was here meeting with studios and auditioning.” Has BeensIndustryMeetingsStudiosCaliforniaMovie Industry Author:Emily Ratajkowski
“California is like the Mecca of the film industry. Everyone's seen California.” FilmIndustryCaliforniaFilm IndustryMecca Author:Morris Chestnut