Western Content / Western Content for °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û×ßÊÆͼ en Scientists Test Solutions for Energy-Efficient Grow Houses /news/scientists-test-solutions-energy-efficient-grow-houses <p>If Colorado’s experience is any indication, energy use is expected to spike with the recent legalization of recreational marijuana in California, much as it did when data centers sprang up throughout the state.</p> <p>For example, just two years after Colorado legalized recreational marijuana in 2012, grow houses consumed about 2 percent of the power supply in Denver alone.</p> December 21, 2016 - 3:58pm Katherine E Kerlin /news/scientists-test-solutions-energy-efficient-grow-houses Drought Slows Growth of Douglas Fir Trees Across the West /news/drought-conditions-slow-growth-douglas-fir-trees-across-west <p>Douglas fir trees are consistently sensitive to drought conditions that occur throughout the species’ range in the United States, according to a study led by a researcher at the University of California, Davis.</p> August 08, 2016 - 1:00pm Katherine E Kerlin /news/drought-conditions-slow-growth-douglas-fir-trees-across-west