Interior fast-tracks Big Solar on public lands
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Posted in Desert Politics, Endangered Species, Public Lands, renewable energy | 3 Comments »The Department of the Interior announced Monday that 676,048 acres of public lands — 24 tracts in five Western States — are being fast-tracked for development by the solar electrical generation industry. The tracts, called Solar Energy Study areas, will be scrutinized to ...
Climate change threat to Joshua trees gets more press
Monday, June 22nd, 2009 Posted in Endangered Species, desert plants, desert wildlife | 2 Comments »The Riverside Press Enterprise reported Saturday on the increasingly widespread concern that in a century or so, Joshua Tree National Park's namesake species might not grow there anymore. The ancient plants are dying in the park, the southern-most boundary of ...
Desert Protective Council Transitions
Thursday, June 18th, 2009 Posted in DPC News | 4 Comments »After a lot of soul-searching, I've decided to leave my consulting post with the Desert Protective Council in order to spend more time with my family, more time on my own writing, and more time in places like this --> It's ...
Bighorn Sheep Need Habitat
Friday, June 12th, 2009 Posted in Endangered Species | 2 Comments »The Center for Biological Diversity, the Desert Protective Council, and three other conservation groups yesterday filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service over a decision that threatens the endangered Peninsular bighorn sheep. We believe ...
Victory for Indian Pass
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 Posted in Public Lands | Comments OffGreat news for desert wilderness in Imperial County! The NAFTA Tribunal found that the U.S. government has the right to deny Glamis Gold's proposed mine at Indian Pass, an area sacred to the Quechan tribe and adjacent to the existing ...
