Letters to the Editor Letter to the editor: Guns or butter? By PHIL RUDNICK May 2, 2026 If the goal is to avoid a threat to our planet and all its inhabitants by a future nuclear war, then we would be smart to put up with a tempor…
+7 News Pastoria Solar Project completes 'trifecta' of solar, battery and efficient natural gas generation BY STEVEN MAYER smayer@bakersfield.com Apr 16, 2026 Hundreds of energy industry leaders, officials from the California Department of Water Resources, elected officials and labor leaders gathered…
+3 News Farmers using more compost as cost of import fertilizer rises BY JOHN COX jcox@bakersfield.com Apr 15, 2026 Local farmers are turning to an inexpensive, locally sourced soil amendment as the conflict with Iran keeps upward pressure on imported fertil…
News Solar project's approval shows hope, but it won't spring eternal BY JOHN COX jcox@bakersfield Mar 27, 2026 This week’s approval of the state’s largest solar power project in western Kern may have had a dual effect on the outlook for similar undertak…
+6 Bakersfield Life Visiting a plant nursery can be like taking a walk through paradise By STEVEN MAYER Mar 27, 2026 Bakersfield and the southern valley are an agricultural paradise, a powerhouse of plants that produces more than 250 different crops and commo…
Entertainment Peacock party coming to nature center By MARJORIE BELL For The Californian Mar 24, 2026 A party celebrating the dozen or so wild peacocks is in the works Sunday at the Hart Park Nature Center.
News City Council may decide on 'community choice' energy program By PETER SEGALL psegall@bakersfield.com Mar 23, 2026 The Bakersfield City Council could choose to move forward with a local energy purchasing program this week, which would allow the city to buy …
+5 Lois Henry LOIS HENRY: West Kern water districts ink 59-year deal to buy water from southern California By LOIS HENRY SJV Water Mar 20, 2026 It’s usually the other way around.
Opinion STEPHEN MOORE: The five things you must know about energy policy By STEPHEN MOORE Mar 12, 2026 Given the energy disruptions in the Middle East and the topsy-turvy fluctuation in the price of crude oil in recent weeks, here are a few fact…
Letters to the Editor Letter to the editor: On beyond $100 By PHIL RUDNICK Mar 7, 2026 While our fossil fuel supply of oil is surging toward $100 a barrel, it’s time to re-energize our commitment to 30-year, long-term, stable, re…
