“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
“The United States remains the only major country on earth that doesn't guarantee health care to all of our people. And yet we are spending almost twice as much per capita. We have a massively dysfunctional health care system. And I do believe in a Medicare for all single-payer system, whether a small state like Vermont can lead the nation, which I certainly hope we will, or whether it's California or some other state.” PeopleBelieveCountryStatesCareEarthNationsUnitedUnited StatesMajorsRemainsSpendingHealth CareCaliforniaGuaranteesMedicareVermontHealth Care System Author:Hillary Clinton
“After the United States gobbled up California and half of Mexico, and we were stripped down to nothing, territorial expansion suddenly becomes a crime. It's been going on for centuries, and it will still go on.” StillsStatesUnitedHalfUnited StatesCenturyCrimeGoes OnCaliforniaMexicoExpansionTerritorialGoering Author:Hermann Goring
“The first case of mad cow disease since 2006 was discovered right here in the United States. The good news, since the cow is in California, instead of putting the cow down, they are going to enroll him in anger management classes.” FirstsStatesUnitedClassCasesUnited StatesDiseaseNewsManagementMadCaliforniaCowsGood NewsAnger ManagementMad Cow Disease Author:Jay Leno
“I am a Californian, and we have twice the individuality and originality of any people in the United States. We always get quite huffy when we are spoken of as merely Americans.” PeopleStatesUnitedUnited StatesIndividualityCaliforniaOriginalityCaliforniansHuffy Author:Gertrude Atherton
“Governor Gray Davis has asked the California state Supreme Court to delay the October recall vote because he says that's not enough time to put on a fair election. Hey, let me tell you something. If we didn't need a fair election to pick the president of the United States, we don't need a fair election to pick the governor of California.” IfsNeedsStatesEnoughPresidentUnitedUnited StatesPicksFairsVoteLet MeElectionCourtSupremeHeyCaliforniaGrayGovernorsRecallsSupreme CourtDelayOctoberEnough TimeNot Enough Time Author:Jay Leno
“Here in the United States, a study of nearly 700 women in California showed an increased risk of fetal death among babies whose mothers lived near crops when certain pesticides were sprayed. The largest risks were found among pregnant women exposed during the critical first trimester and among those who lived in the same square mile where pesticides were used.” FirstsStatesUsedMotherCertainFoundUnitedUnited StatesStudyRiskBabyEnvironmentalCriticalMilesCaliforniaSquaresExposedPollutionPregnantCropsPregnant WomenPesticides Book:Having Faith: An Ecologist's Journey to Motherhood Source: Having Faith: An Ecologist's Journey to Motherhood
“So many people don't know who's on the State Seal and they don't know, not just in California but the United States of America, things they look at every day and they say, 'Wow! I didn't know that.'” PeopleKnowsLooksStatesAmericaUnitedUnited StatesCaliforniaWowUnited States Of AmericaSeals Author:Maria Shriver