Beginnings of Geothermal Impact on County Population and Leadership, Imperial County, California
- Key words
- General; USA; California; Imperial; Social Economic Effects; Leadership Impacts; Public Opinion
- Location
- Imperial County, California; Imperial Valley
- Conference
- Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
- Year
- 1980
- Session
- Social aspects; Public outreach; Litigation
- Language
- English
Abstract
A major geothermal energy development scenario is about to begin in Imperial County. Initial energy socioeconomic interactions in the areas of population and county leadership structure are discussed. These include immigration of energy company workers, a sewage plant dispute, conflict over union affiliation of geothermal laborers, and a transmission corridor routing dispute.
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