from today's Press Enterprise (8/15):
Solar plant wants abandoned WWII-era airfield near Blythe
10:00 PM PDT on Sunday, August 14, 2011
By DAVID DANELSKI
"A 2.2-square-mile solar energy project sought for an abandoned World War II-era airfield in eastern Riverside County is moving forward without the environmental controversy faced by other projects.
And that's just what developers, the Santa Monica-based SolarReserve company, had hoped for when selecting land for the Rice Solar Energy Project that is just south of Highway 62 about 40 miles northwest of Blythe.
By choosing disturbed lands, the company has so far avoided protests from environmentalists who want to protect desert tortoises and other wildlife, said Tom Georgis, a senior vice president of development for SolarReserve." ...
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