While electric vehicles may be good for the environment, they aren’t necessarily good for the behavior of people, as some electric vehicle owners are demonstrating rudeness when it comes to finding a charging station. Unlike […]
Tag: California
California Close To Pass Law Preventing Antibiotics From Being Used To Fatten Livestock
California is expected to become the first U.S. state to pass legislation where farm animals can only be given human antibiotics if they’re actually sick, or at serious risk of getting sick, rather than as […]
Silicon Valley Housing Is Still Cheap By Gold Rush Standards But That’s Not Stopping People Looking Elsewhere
As the price of real estate in Silicon Valley continues to climb alongside the fortunes of its local entrepreneurs, some have wondered how those prices compare to those from the California Gold Rush that began […]
Someone Is Arrested For Marijuana Possession Every Minute
While some states in the United States have embraced marijuana legalization, people in other parts of the country are still being arrested for possession of the drug. According to statistics from 2014, at least 620,000 […]
Dwindling Supplies Of Fresh Water Provide Investment Opportunities
Scott Slater has been preparing over two decades for what he thinks will be the next hot commodity: fresh water. In the Mojave Desert, his company, Cadiz, oversees 34,000 acres of land situated above billions […]
California Prison Policy is Abusive to Inmates
California prison inmates are complaining about required security checks that require guards to check on them every 30 minutes. The purpose of the checks is so that inmates do not try to hurt or kill […]
Apple Met With California Regulators To Discuss Testing Permits For A Self Driving Car
Apple continues to move quickly in the game of driverless vehicles, this time by meeting with California legislators chiefly responsible for self driving vehicle regulation. The rumor mill that Apple is building a car has […]
Cypress Trees Could Be The Answer To California’s Devastating Wildfires
In efforts to stop repeats of this summer’s deadly and devastating wildfires that have scorched millions of acres in California, Washington State and Alaska, European researchers are taking a very close look at the cypress, […]
Wildfires Continue To Sweep California, Over 600 Homes Now Destroyed
Wildfires are continuing to devastate Northern California, as now more than 600 homes have been destroyed in the Valley Fire, while another 9,000 homes remain in serious danger. This is double from the 300 that […]
‘Snow Drought’ Results In California’s Mountain Peaks Having Lowest Snow Levels In 500 Years
California is facing major trouble and while its climate related it isn’t just wildfires. The snow from the Sierra Nevada Mountains is quickly disappearing. The state is dependent upon this snow for water, as more […]
Raging California Wildfires Just Burned 180 Homes To The Ground Over The Weekend
Two of California’s largest fires ripped through the state’s northern towns completely destroying over 180 homes over the weekend. Highways lined with buildings, cars and telephone poles were left burnt to ashes in a raging […]
Honda Becomes The Latest Car Manufacturer To Obtain Self Driving Car Permits In California
California is gearing up for self-driving cars to hit the road. Most recently, Japanese auto manufacturer Honda has received permission from the state to drive its upcoming line of autonomous vehicles on public streets. Honda […]
California Drops Tough New Vehicle Emissions Standards After Intense Oil Industry Lobby Efforts
In a major setback for environmentalists, California has dropped proposed legislation that sought to require a 50% reduction in petroleum use in motor vehicles by 2030. The petroleum reduction was intended to help produce an […]
California Ends ‘Inhumane’ Long Term Isolation In Its Prisons
The life of imprisoned gang leaders in California prisons got a little easier yesterday with the announcement the State will put an end to its unlimited isolation policy that has seen some inmates kept in […]
California Just Saw A Rise In Home Schooling After Passing Mandatory Vaccination Law
California homeschooling organizations are seeing a sharp uptick in interest following passage of a law mandating vaccines for any student in public or private school. The law was passed in a rush following the Disneyland […]
California Eyes Sweeping New Drone Regulations That Threaten The Fast Growing Industry
A new bill making its way through the California legislature may sharply curb the burgeoning commercial drone market by banning many of the ways that drones are currently used. The new law would restrict the […]
California Is Sinking Much Faster Than Previously Thought And Nobody Has Any Solutions
NASA’s latest satellite images reveal that California is sinking even quicker than scientists had previously thought. The new images reveal some regions of the Golden State are sinking over 2 inches per month, placing a […]
More Oil And Tar Balls Force Closure Of Pristine Santa Barbara Beach
For the third time in under three months Santa Barbara County, California, officials are trying to find the source of toxic oil and tar balls that have again forced the closure of a popular state […]
California Is Now Under Attack From Two Different Types Of Swarming Insects
At a California gas station the ground covered with the tiny winged insects. Heaps of carcasses, running inches deep, are brushed to the sides. On the highway, they rained onto car windscreens. They flew in […]
Over 30,000 Firefighters Are Battling The Worst Forest Fires In U.S. History
More than 30,000 firefighters, the largest number ever mobilized, are battling wildfires across the western United States, but according to the U.S. Forest Service it is still not enough as continuing outbreaks overstretch available resources. […]
‘Miracle’ Food Replacement Found To Contain Dangerously High Levels Of Lead, Cadmium
Workaholics who don’t have the time for three squares a day have turned to the meal replacement supplement Soylent, a supposed wonder-food that claims to provide all the nourishment of a meal in a simple […]
U.S. Authorities Report First Case Of Drone Drug Trafficking
Two teenagers in California are facing up to 20 years jail time for what is the first U.S. drug seizure involving a drone along the U.S.- Mexico border. As authorities become aware of existing methods […]
California Votes To Strike The Term ‘Alien’ From State Labor Laws
The week California lawmakers unanimously passed a bill that eliminated any reference to the “derogatory” term “alien” from the state labor laws of the state while also putting a stop to the state’s preference for […]
California Wildfires Continue To Rage Despite Favorable Weather
Those fighting the massive and unprecedented wildfires throughout California finally got a little help from Mother Nature early this morning. Lower temperatures and increased humidity have somewhat assisted firefighters in corralling the wildfires of Northern […]
Giant New Oil Spill Spotted Off The Coast Of California
A “very large” oil slick was spotted along the coast of Santa Barbara, Southern California on Wednesday, with initial reports putting the spill at about two miles long and just yards away from where a […]
California Law Would Allow First Responders To Shoot Down Interfering Drones
Following repeated scuffles between disaster-voyeur drone operators and California firefighters, California lawmakers are proposing legislation that would allow emergency services personnel to destroy interfering drones without fear of reprisal. Last week saw airborne firefighters impeded […]
Top Colleges Now Offering Video Game Scholarships
Bucking the notion that video games use up time that would better be spent outdoors, the nation’s first varsity eSports squad at Robert Morris University (RMU) in Illinois is providing scholarships for students to play […]
Drone Operators In Search Of Epic Photos Again Disrupt California Firefighting Planes
As the California drought drags on, firefighters face a new enemy in their battle with wildfires: civilian drones. Outside of LA on Friday, airborne firefighters were again prevented from making water drops on a wildfire […]
California Eyes Tough New Laws For Unsafe Drone Operation
A California lawmaker has decided enough is enough with drone traffic after a recent interference impacted firefighting efforts in San Bernardino County, California. A drone flying over a wildfire caused firefighting efforts to be cancelled […]