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Archive for December, 2009

News Updates for 2009-12-30

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 Posted in Twitter | Comments Off

San Diego Union-Tribune spreading myths about CDPA 2010 http://bit.ly/7NtE4Y #

SDUT spreading myths about CDPA 2010

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009 Posted in DPC News, desert wildlife, renewable energy | 3 Comments »

[Following is a letter to the editor DPC's Conservation Coordinator Terry Weiner crafted in response to the San Diego Union Tribune's misguided and simplistic editorial on the California Desert Protection Act of 2010.] Dear Editor, Thank you, Senator Feinstein, for introducing the ...

News Updates for 2009-12-24

Thursday, December 24th, 2009 Posted in Twitter | Comments Off

King Clone dethroned! 13,000-yr-old shrub oak in SoCal ousts Mojave creosote ring as oldest living thing http://bit.ly/66tV4K #PLOSOne #

Provisions of the California Desert Protection Act of 2010

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 Posted in Desert Politics, Public Lands, mojave, off-road vehicles, renewable energy, wilderness | 1 Comment »

DPC supports Senator Feinstein’s  introduction of the CDPA 2010. The bill, S 2921, adds protective status for large swaths of the California deserts and we applaud the Senator for crafting legislation to preserve our beloved California Desert. There are, however, ...

News Updates for 2009-12-23

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 Posted in Twitter | Comments Off

RT @NPCA: More on Sen. Feinstein's desert protection bill: http://bit.ly/8fOn4G #

News Updates for 2009-12-22

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 Posted in Twitter | Comments Off

The NYT on Feinstein's desert bill: http://bit.ly/8tKxUz #

News Updates for 2009-12-18

Friday, December 18th, 2009 Posted in Twitter | 1 Comment »

Weed Whackers fight Buffelgrass in Saguaro NP http://bit.ly/7vXnJF #

News Updates for 2009-12-17

Thursday, December 17th, 2009 Posted in Twitter | Comments Off

Climate change in the Sonoran Desert favors cold-adapted species http://bit.ly/8zMRQC # L.A. utility shelves plans for solar farm near Salton Sea http://bit.ly/6nwmmG #

News Updates for 2009-12-17

Thursday, December 17th, 2009 Posted in Twitter | Comments Off

Climate change in the Sonoran Desert favors cold-adapted species http://bit.ly/8zMRQC # L.A. utility shelves plans for solar farm near Salton Sea http://bit.ly/6nwmmG #

News Updates for 2009-12-15

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 Posted in Twitter | Comments Off

RT @plutoniumpage @hoanw: Maybe Yucca Mt's not as shut down as we thought, DOE's fighting for licensing http://bit.ly/7SVFTX # Mexican legislator seeks to protect Santa Clara Saltmarsh from Yuma desal plant http://bit.ly/6uCj0N (page in Spanish) # RT @jfleck: #water demand a problem ...