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Santa Barbara Approves $55 Million for Water Treatment Plant
[av_heading heading='Water Treatment Facility Underway in Southern California' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] In one of the largest droughts in the history of California, the city of Santa Barbara has recently approved a section of their budget for a $55 million desalination plant. This plant would produce close to one third of the residents drinking water. The Los Angeles Times reports: “Desalination has been a last resort,” Mayor Helene Schneider told The Times Tuesday night after the vote. “The way the drought has continued these last four years, we are really
Mark Plotkin and NPR Dive Into the Amazon for Cultural Resources
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Tesla Motors Delivers 11,507 Vehicles in Q2 of 2015
[av_heading heading='Tesla Sales Up %52 in Q2 2015' tag='h3' style='' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''][/av_heading] Tesla Motors reported on Thursday, July 2 that the company has 11,507 Model S deliveries for Q2 2015. This marks a new company record for the most cars delivered in a quarter. It also represents an approximate 52% increase over Q2 last year. After the news of these numbers on Thursday, the stock's average cost has risen from $270 t0 $280 per share. The car company is meeting the demand from the audience. The company has major plans to expand moving through the next several
Hangout Music Festival | Featured Alumni – Five Knives
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Tesla Motors | Environmental Milestone on the Road
[av_fullscreen size='extra_large' animation='slide' autoplay='false' interval='5' control_layout=''] [av_fullscreen_slide slide_type='video' id='' position='top left' video='https://youtu.be/SEwlX4_nkaE' mobile_image='10181' video_cover='' video_autoplay='aviaTBaviaTBvideo_autoplay' title='Tesla Motors' custom_title_size='' custom_content_size='' caption_pos='caption_right caption_right_framed caption_framed' link_apply='' link='lightbox' link_target='' button_label='' button_color='light' link1='manually,http://' link_target1='' button_label2='' button_color2='light' link2='manually,http://' link_target2='' font_color='' custom_title='' custom_content='' overlay_opacity='0.1' overlay_color='' overlay_pattern='' overlay_custom_pattern=''] Clean Energy [/av_fullscreen_slide] [/av_fullscreen] [av_heading tag='h3' padding='10' heading='Tesla Motors in Transition ' color='' style='blockquote modern-quote' custom_font='' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' custom_class=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] [av_two_third first min_height='' vertical_alignment='' space='' custom_margin='' margin='0px' padding='0px' border='' border_color='' radius='0px' background_color='' src='' background_position='top left' background_repeat='no-repeat'] [av_image src='https://crescentvale.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Screen-shot-2015-06-25-at-10.18.56-PM.png' attachment='10184' attachment_size='full' align='center' animation='no-animation' styling='' hover='av-hover-grow' link='lightbox' target='' caption='' font_size='' appearance='' overlay_opacity='0.4' overlay_color='#000000' overlay_text_color='#ffffff'][/av_image] [av_hr class='default' height='50'
Goleta, California | An Unneeded Oil Spill
[av_heading heading='An Environmental Shift in the Southwest' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire | Photo by: NZ Defence Force assistance to OP Rena / Flickr [/av_heading] The Santa Barbara coastline has been transformed recently after an oil pipeline in production by Plains All American ruptured Tuesday afternoon. The closest city that has been effected the most is Goleta, California. Currently, California is using %60 of the energy for natural gas. This is a clear problem for the residents of the state. It is progressive, but with the amount of the sunshine and wind within the state,
Josh Fox | From Gasland to Seneca Lake | Interview
Creating Environmental Awareness Worldwide Josh Fox, director of the Gasland films, and close to 300 environmentalists, were arrested on Wednesday, May 13 for creating a human wall to protest the storage of methane gas at a natural gas site near Seneca Lake apart of Finger Lakes in New York. Fox continues to gather support and awareness behind the dangers of fracking and the production of natural gas. In an interview on Saturday, May 16 he spoke about his arrest, and how to help organize the production of clean energy on a local and national level. Recently, you have been incarcerated
Tesla Motors | The Clean Energy Transition
[av_heading heading='Where Does Your Electricity Come From?' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Tesla Motors recently announced a new price on the Model S all-electric sedan, the 70D, for less than $70,000 after government incentives. The total financial cost is $75,750, before incentives and rebates. The price and battery technology continues to expand and evolve in 2015. This current price point is in comparison to P85D, which starts at $105,000 and can cost much more with options. It comes with an optimal driving mode and acceleration rivaling the world's fastest cars. After reviewing research and
Solar Power | Solar City | The Clean Energy Transition
[av_heading heading='Ecological Footprints' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] [av_image src='https://crescentvale.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/solarcity_2.png' attachment='8971' attachment_size='full' align='right' animation='bottom-to-top' styling='' hover='av-hover-grow' link='' target='' caption='yes' font_size='' appearance='' overlay_opacity='0.4' overlay_color='#000000' overlay_text_color='#ffffff'] Solar City Coverage [/av_image] Chairman Elon Musk, just announced that Solar City has surpassed the 5 GWh/day benchmark. Their data is showing a massive increase in user demand over their short-term history. Musk is also working with Tesla Motors. It will be interesting to see how Tesla will grow in 2015 with the additional demand from Solar City. Imagine a near future where you power your car with left over
Editoral | Fracking in Illinois | The Clean Energy Transition
[av_heading heading='Poisoned Water, Earthquakes and the Truth Behind Fracking' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Fracking is an extension of the oil industry that continues to put lives as risk to help the rich get richer. In 2015, fracking should have been already been banned in Illinois, but currently has not been outlawed in this state as of March 30, 2015. Oil prices and demand in 2014 was low, creating less demand overall, and decreased the cost efficiency for energy companies to work with within the shale/oil industry. The summer months usually create
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Creating Environmental Awareness Worldwide Josh Fox, director of the Gasland films, and
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