CBD Challenges Controversial Sunrise Powerlink
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 Posted in Sunrise Powerlink | Comments OffFrom our friends at the Center for Biological Diversity: Challenge to Controversial Sunrise Powerlink Energy Project Brought to California Supreme Court. "Late yesterday, the Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the California Supreme Court to review the recently approved Sunrise Transmission ...
And now the bad news
Friday, January 16th, 2009 Posted in Public Lands, off-road vehicles | Comments OffWhile the Senate acted yesterday to protect wilderness across the country, one area supposedly protected in the landmark California Desert Protection Act of 1994 is now under threat. Karen Schambach of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility reports that Red Rock ...
First the Good News…
Friday, January 16th, 2009 Posted in Public Lands, wilderness | Comments OffThe Senate voted yesterday to pass wilderness legislation covering two million acres in nine states, and hundreds of thousands of acres here in California, including desert areas in and around Joshua Tree National Park. The bill must now go to ...
More on RETI’s CREZy Idea
Friday, January 9th, 2009 Posted in RETI, renewable energy | 1 Comment »In the debate we had a couple of days ago, Carl Zichella stated that he believes that we need to do as much of everything (energy efficiency, distributed point of use renewables, and large scale remote renewables) as we can to ...
Change to RETI Meeting Location
Thursday, January 8th, 2009 Posted in RETI, renewable energy | Comments OffThe Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative has announced a change in the location of this Saturday's meeting. It's now in the Palm Desert City Hall, just across the parking lot from the original location. The time is still 10 a.m. The ...
Save the Desert Cahuilla Prehistoric Area
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 Posted in off-road vehicles | Comments OffOur friends at the Center for Biological Diversity have an alert asking people to write to help protect the Desert Cahuilla Area, east of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, from abusive off-roading. The State Parks department is considering applications for three massive ...
Public Meeting on RETI
Monday, January 5th, 2009 Posted in RETI, renewable energy | 17 Comments »UPDATE: Carl Zichella of the Sierra Club has posted a comment to this post contending that the content is inaccurate. My response is below his comment. The response, as well as this blog post and previous posts on RETI, is based ...
