Imperial Valley News Center
Ag seeks Silicon Valley’s help to satisfy world food demand
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- Written by Natasha Geiling via thinkprogress.org
Sacramento, California - Though it’s just an hour south of California’s Silicon Valley, the Salinas Valley - better known for churning out lettuce and tomatoes than the world’s newest tech devices — might as well be a world away. In Silicon Valley, companies like Apple, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, and Google reign supreme. In Salinas, the biggest names are those of fruit and vegetable producers - Dole Foods, Chiquita, Driscoll Berries, Taylor Farms.
Australia Day
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- Written by State Department
Washington, DC - Secretary of State John Kerry: "On behalf of President Obama and all Americans, I am honored to congratulate the people of Australia as you celebrate Australia Day, 228 years after the First Fleet sailed into the beautiful and now world-renowned Sydney Harbor, and over 100 years after the flourishing colonies on your continent came together as one nation.
Photonics Technology Helps Shrink Telescopes
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- Written by Andy Fell
Davis, California - For hundreds of years, the general design of an optical telescope has remained pretty much the same. Even if you’re looking at the stars with the naked eye, the image-forming process works in a similar way. Both methods collect light from an object and refract that light to form an image.
Stanford researcher creates method to measure resource tradeoffs in times of drought
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- Written by Paige Miller
Stanford, California - Sri Lanka's Mahaweli River is the country's lifeblood. When the river is flowing well, it powers dams and irrigates rice paddy systems to support many of the country's 20 million residents. But in times of drought, the country must manage difficult tradeoffs between energy and food production.
Freshwater vulnerability threatens developing nations' stability
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- Written by Rob Jordan
Stanford, California - Many nations and regions already facing uncertain political futures must contend with a growing threat to stabilization: freshwater vulnerability.
Feeling smug about your solar rooftop? Not so fast
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- Written by Severin Borenstein
Berkeley, California - If you installed solar panels on your roof and feel aglow with environmental virtue, you may be in for a rude awakening. There’s a good chance someone else has purchased your halo and is wearing it right now.
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