In another finding that is consistent with the practice of crop rotation, Fitzpatrick evaluated plant soil feedback and demonstrated that the more similar the composition of a plant's root microbiome to that of the previous generation of plant grown in that soil, the more the second -
generation plant suffered.
After California's San Onofre nuclear
plant closed, and the state
suffered droughts that reduced hydroelectric output, natural gas - fired power increased from 45 to 61 percent of the state's electricity
generation even as wind and solar capacity soared.