California becoming cleantech capital - Top flight research universities and labs with eyes toward commercializing their research, a top-flight workforce ready for green collar jobs, venture capitalists and other investors with at least some appetite for risk in return for the big payout, and a political environment friendly to the development of green technologies have combined to put California near the center of the U.S. cleantech map. Green Business Journal article

SkyFuel’s solar ‘mirror-film’ could lead to paradigm shift - Commercial-scale solar power could get a huge boost from ground-breaking technology developed by Albuquerque-based SkyFuel LLC. Green Business Journal article

Tehama County General Plan comment period extended - To date, Robson has received only a couple of letters from residents and four people spoke at Thursday s public hearing some requested lengthening the public comment period. Red Bluff Daily News article

Agency passes house funds - The Redding Redevelopment Agency on Monday night unanimously endorsed the idea of granting $1.2 million in subsidies for affordable housing in a large new subdivision proposed for the north side of town by a private, for-profit developer. Redding Record Seachlight article

Fire and Rice: Byproduct produced from local growers helps protect barren Concow Hills from rain threat - The straw will help control erosion and lead to new vegetation on 793 acres. Weedless straw is taken from straw bales, "fluffed up," and put into nets that are hauled by helicopter and dropped onto burned areas. Chico Enterprise Record article

Meeting covers medical ‘inequality' -Shasta County Public Health Department will hold a town hall meeting to discuss ways to ensure everyone has the opportunity for a healthy life. Redding Record Searchlight article

Prop. 10 a poor investment for state's economy -The initiative on the Nov. 4 ballot would allow the state to sell $5 billion in bonds, more than two-thirds of which would go for rebates on the purchase of cars and trucks that get great gas mileage or run on alternative fuels. Woodland Daily Democrat editorial

Other Views: Recommendations on state ballot measures Marysville Appeal Democrat editorial

Vegan cattle rancher criticizes factory farms - Lyman spoke about the hard truths of factory farms and the benefits of organic farms Oct. 8 in the Performing Arts Center during his lecture, "Destroying the Earth a Bite at a Time." Orion article