Topic: Mojave Desert
Solar project gets tentative OK for US loan aid
AP News
Huge Calif. solar project gets preliminary OK for $1.4 billion in US loan guaranteesThe Obama administration on Monday gave preliminary approval for $1.4 billion in federal loan guarantees for a sprawling solar-energy project in California's Mojave Desert. The offer from the U.S. Energy Department for Oakland-based ...
With new weapons, scientists may yet win fight to save tortoise
Las Vegas Sun
<div id="subtitle">But battle for survival for the species found in the Vegas area is seen as uphill</div><div><p> Desert tortoise populations in the Mojave Desert continue to decline, despite years of study and protection since the reptile was ...
Seattle team wins $900,000 in Space Elevator Games
AP News
<div id="subtitle">Seattle team wins $900,000 in NASA-backed 'space elevator' competition in Mojave Desert</div><div><p>A Seattle teams has collected a $900,000 prize in a NASA-backed competition to develop the concept of an elevator to space — an ...
$900,000 winner in Space Elevator Games
AP News
<div id="subtitle">Seattle team wins $900,000 in NASA-backed 'space elevator' competition in Mojave Desert</div><div><p>A Seattle team has won $900,000 in a competition aimed at developing technology based on the science fiction concept of a space ...
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