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Old 04-22-2019, 10:29 AM
 
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I feel like the most places like Bakersfield and Fresno can expect from the tech industries are the new state of the art distribution centers, possibly renewable energy as well, which is something.

https://www.turnto23.com/news/kern-b...loyment-swings
Yep. Kern County is going to be a big time leader in Renewable-Green Energy. Wind and Solar specifically. This project will be breaking ground sometime this year.

https://www.aeraenergy.com/belridge-...energy-summit/

This is one producer in one field. There are many more producers and fields where similar projects could become reality in the future.

Natural gas would probably be the preferred cheaper method to create steam to extract the oil but with California mandates to use greater amounts of renewable energy solar could eventually be required for all heavy oil producers.
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Old 04-22-2019, 11:04 AM
 
Location: SoCal
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Yep. Kern County is going to be a big time leader in Renewable-Green Energy. Wind and Solar specifically. This project will be breaking ground sometime this year.

https://www.aeraenergy.com/belridge-...energy-summit/

This is one producer in one field. There are many more producers and fields where similar projects could become reality in the future.

Natural gas would probably be the preferred cheaper method to create steam to extract the oil but with California mandates to use greater amounts of renewable energy solar could eventually be required for all heavy oil producers.
With such terrible air quality it seems this project will clean up the air a bit.
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Old 04-22-2019, 12:16 PM
 
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With such terrible air quality it seems this project will clean up the air a bit.
The air quality is trending better with each passing year and decade since the early 90's or so. And that is despite the growth in the Valley and the State. Every little thing helps and with electric and hybrid vehicles the future of transportation the long term outlook is good. The southern valley will likely always be ranked last or close to it due to geography but somewhere in the US has to be ranked last even if major improvements are made throughout the entire state and country. I try not to get caught up in the rankings as much as I do the improvements.
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Old 04-22-2019, 02:13 PM
 
Location: 89434
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CA is the most innovative economy in the world. By far - on a consistent basis.
Yeah but cost of living is out of control, and check out the rents/house prices.

Unless you make 200-300k, you won't be able to afford to live there. But if you bought during the recession, home values were worthless, and now they're worth almost a million dollars.
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Old 04-22-2019, 10:56 PM
 
Location: Vancouver, WA
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Yeah but cost of living is out of control, and check out the rents/house prices.

Unless you make 200-300k, you won't be able to afford to live there. But if you bought during the recession, home values were worthless, and now they're worth almost a million dollars.
Hey Kevroqs, I noticed your in Reno or nearby - 130 east of Sac. A coworker of ours just retired there. Curious how you like it there? Not too far from Tahoe, right? How's the weather? Just curious.

Derek
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Old 04-23-2019, 06:39 AM
 
Location: Sierra Nevada Land, CA
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They would not have been able to innovate this in any other state?
Perhaps your right. But the fact remains it is happening in CA in a degree not seen in other states or countries.
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Old 04-23-2019, 06:40 AM
 
Location: Sierra Nevada Land, CA
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Hey Kevroqs, I noticed your in Reno or nearby - 130 east of Sac. A coworker of ours just retired there. Curious how you like it there? Not too far from Tahoe, right? How's the weather? Just curious.

Derek
My dtr And son in law live there. DM me for details
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Old 04-23-2019, 06:47 AM
 
Location: Sierra Nevada Land, CA
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Yeah but cost of living is out of control, and check out the rents/house prices.

Unless you make 200-300k, you won't be able to afford to live there. But if you bought during the recession, home values were worthless, and now they're worth almost a million dollars.
COL has no effect on innovation. Desirable areas are usually expensive. Check out Hong Kong, Paris, Berlin, London. These places make the Bay Area look like a bargain.
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Old 04-23-2019, 07:22 AM
 
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California is a State of Innovation.....If it wasn't for California we wouldn't have our (Internet,Iphones,Smartphones,Google,Yahoo,Paypal, Wish,Ebay,Quora,Instagram,Reddit,Flipboard,Twitter ,Ring,Roku,Nest,Facebook,Snapchat,Whatsapp,Youtube ,Craigslist,Netflix,Hulu,Uber,Lyft,Etc.)

Many of these things people in this Country and in the World use....California's Innovations have truly changed the Modern World we live in today.

I"m proud of This Great State's achievements
Because how could we ever have survived as a society without Reddit or Whatsapp?
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Old 04-23-2019, 07:57 AM
 
Location: On the water.
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Because how could we ever have survived as a society without Reddit or Whatsapp?
I agree that every “innovation” on that list ... sucks. Stupid. Unnecessary garbage. Social media is ultimately a destructive human force. Along with all AI. (The real good stuff California produces is vegetables and fruit.)

That all said - whether it’s good or worthy isn’t the point. It’s what stupid humanity gobbles up. And thus it’s driving the machine of “culture” and “progress”.

California is a juggernaut, like it or not.

And I don’t.
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