Tune In: Ethanol, The Last 717
As the Memorial Day weekend begins, let me suggest a few items on this week's newsmagazine edition of The California Report.
With gas prices steadily hovering above $3 a gallon, California is building a budding ethanol industry. It's being touted as the clean, and even patriotic, alternative to foreign oil. But as my colleague Cy Musiker reports this week, ethanol's potential isn't so obvious.
Also, our program takes a look at a milestone in Golden State aviation: this week's delivery of the final commercial aircraft-- the Boeing 717-- in Long Beach. As you'll hear, there's a rich history of aircraft production in this southern California port city, and this week's celebration marks the end of an era.
You can find local air times for the program here. See you back here next week for the final run-up to the Democratic primary, new discussion of the National Guard on the California-Mexico border, and more.
Until then, cheers.
