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☆ Calmer winds help firefighters make progress against California's Mountain Fire
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Calmer winds helped California firefighters battle the once out-of-control Mountain Fire on Friday as they continued to defend homes from the destructive blaze, officials said. Evacuation orders have been lifted for at least two communities near the Mountain Fire in Ventura County, sheriff’s Sgt. Ventura County Fire Department firefighters work to extinguish hotspots at a home that was destroyed in the Mountain Fire, in Camarillo, Calif., on Friday. The blaze destroyed 132 structures through Thursday, and 10 people have been reported injured, according to Ventura County Fire Department spokesperson Andy VanSciver and Ventura County Sheriff James Fryhoff. Firefighters used their trucks to get some residents away from the looming flames, Ventura County Fire Capt.

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☆ Tuscany will pay people up to $32,000 to move to its underpopulated mountain towns: Here's what to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

If you've ever dreamed of living under the Tuscan sun, you might be able to make it a reality. These grants will cover up to 50% of the costs associated with buying and fixing up a home in a town with less than 5,000 residents. Applicants must be either Italian citizens, EU citizens, or non-EU citizens holding a long-term residency lasting no less than 10 years. They will also need to commit to registering as residents in an Italian town and can't currently be residents in another mountain town. The application closes on July 27 at 1 p.m. local Tuscan time.

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☆ Nemo’s Garden: The future of farming could be under the sea
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Michelle Cohan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Nemo’s Garden uses hydroponics – a technique that uses water-based nutrients instead of soil, the same method used in most indoor vertical farms. Studies ranging in nature from pharmaceutical to culinary have been conducted on Nemo’s Garden. “In our studies Nemo’s Garden has 58% more fish than the surrounding environment, so it has a repopulation effect,” he adds. Equipment inside Nemo's Garden is powered by renewable energy like solar panels and wind turbines. The team at Nemo’s Garden has plans for even bigger biospheres in the future, as well as other locations.

☆ Bobwhite Quail Getting New Welcome in West Virginia
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Kris Maher | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said he fondly remembers hearing the distinctive call of the northern bobwhite quail when he was a boy. Like many others, he hunted the birds well into the 1970s before they largely disappeared from the state. Now, the governor is trying to bring back the northern bobwhite, also known simply as quail, to the Mountain State by reintroducing 21,000 of them this year in the state’s biggest repopulation campaign to date.

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