Taxpayer-Funded Solar Plant in Mojave Desert Set to Close Next Year
Concerns Over Ivanpah Solar Farm The sun is setting over the Ivanpah solar facility in California’s Mojave Desert, a project once hailed with enthusiasm. Backed by a hefty $1.6 billion loan in 2011, it drew support from figures like Ernest Moniz, President Obama’s first Secretary of Energy. He touted it as a symbol of America’s […]
California, Colorado men plead guilty to killing wild burros in Mojave desert
Two men who used high-powered rifles to kill three wild donkeys in Southern California’s Mojave Desert more than two years ago pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges related to the shootings, prosecutors said. The men were wearing tactical equipment, including night vision goggles, when they targeted Barros on Nov. 6, 2021, in a remote area […]
Nigerian bank CEO killed in Mojave Desert helicopter crash in California: ‘Irreparable loss’
Herbert Wigwe, the CEO of a major Nigerian bank, was one of six people killed in a helicopter crash in California’s Mojave Desert on Friday night, authorities said. Wigwe’s death, who headed Access Bank Group, was confirmed on social media by Nigerian officials, including World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Abimbola Ogunbanjo, former group chairman […]
6 people presumed dead after helicopter crashes in California’s Mojave Desert en route to Las Vegas area
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