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Mt. Signal Solar Project breaks ground
Staff WriterSome 100 megawatts of electricity are expected to flow to San Diego from the Calexico area later this year as the Mt. Signal Solar Project nears full commercial operation. Officials at Wednesday’s ceremonial groundbreaking touted the project’...Tags: Renewable Energy, Alternative Energy, Environmental Issues, Solar Energy
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Our View: Ag-food programs promote healthy living
There long has been a disconnect, even in an area that grows much of the nation’s produce, between what is on our plates and knowing where it comes from. Remarkably, there are many among us who have no idea that the lettuce in our hamburgers, the...Tags: Obesity, Healthy Diet, Environmental Issues, Weight, Education
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Workshop educates and helps save money
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterEl Centro resident Hilda Quintanilla understands the importance of eating healthy having lost about 45 pounds. Quintanilla has been on an all-juicing diet for 3 months now, only drinking fresh fruit and vegetables every morning with her husband....Tags: Healthy Diet
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Neighborhood House reopens farmers market in El Centro
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterAfter a few months’ break, Neighborhood House of Calexico is set to bring back its El Centro farmers market with more booths, entertainment and prizes. Saturday will mark the first farmers market since June, when the group took a break for the...Tags: Diets and Dieting, Healthy Diet
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County Planning Commission urges Board of Supervisors to adopt solar energy policy
Staff WriterA resolution recommending the Imperial County Board of Supervisors start developing a long-term solar energy policy that considers the importance of preserving agricultural land was approved Wednesday by the county Planning Commission. For several...Tags: Renewable Energy, Alternative Energy, Conservation, Energy, Energy Saving
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Valley residents learn how to plant fruits
Staff WriterEl Centro resident Cynthia Rivera had always been interested in gardening, but never really knew how to start. “But I think this will help me,” Rivera said about the fruit tree planting workshop held at the El Centro Community Garden on...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Forestry and Timber, Hobbies, Dining and Drinking, Gardening
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County Board of Supervisors OKs 3 solar projects
Staff WriterA new array of solar projects to be located in the county’s Northend was unanimously approved by the Imperial County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. Alhambra Solar, Arkansas Solar and Sonora Solar, all to be developed by Solar Gen 2, will cover...Tags: Coccidioidomycosis
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El Centro preschool gardens to fight obesity
Staff WriterFour-year-old Samantha Larios was having a fun time Wednesday, digging in the dirt and finding worms. She got to hang out with her mom while at preschool, and she got to make flowers grow. More than that, though, the two dozen children and their parents...Tags: Obesity, Schools, Health and Safety at School, Healthy Diet, Preschools
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Array of four solar projects is OK'd by county Planning Commission
Staff WriterThree solar projects to be built near Calipatria were approved by the Imperial County Planning Commission on Wednesday. Alhambra Solar, Arkansas Solar and Sonora Solar, all to be developed by Solar Gen 2, will cover about 1,450 acres of farmland and...Tags: Coccidioidomycosis
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Solar projects for Calexico denied
Staff WriterThe decision to approve two solar farms west of Calexico is now for the Board of Supervisors, as the Imperial County Planning Commission denied the project Wednesday. These are the last of a series of major development projects that county staff has...Tags: Productivity
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Solar Public Benefit Program comments to continue
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterThe Public Benefit Program that calls for solar developers to pay a fee when establishing in the county will continue receiving comments, the Imperial County Board of Supervisors determined Tuesday. The program has three components. The first places a...Tags: Energy Saving, Energy Saving, Environmental Issues, Agriculture
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Public Benefit Program for solar approved
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterAfter months of discussion, the Public Benefit Program that for the first time sets guidelines for proposed solar developer projects placed on farmland, was approved Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors. The biggest change from the previous PBP draft is...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Environmental Issues
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