Imperial County residents:
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 Posted in Desert Politics, renewable energy | 1 Comment »ACTION ALERT: The Imperial County Board of Supervisors rejected a resolution today that would have created the Imperial County Green Building Retrofit and Workforce Development Program. The program would have required energy efficiency upgrades such as lighting and air conditioning ...
Comment on the Ivanpah Solar Energy Generating Station
Thursday, February 11th, 2010 Posted in Public Lands, mojave, renewable energy | 7 Comments »For the potential interest of Desert Blog readers, here are the comments I submitted today on BrightSource Energy's proposal for a giant solar power generating station in the Ivanpah Valley, just outside the Mojave National Preserve. (Obligatory disclaimer: The opinions ...
Save San Bernardino County’s ORV Ordinance
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 Posted in Desert Politics, off-road vehicles | No Comments »[Passed along by Phil Klasky:] Supervisors Mitzelfelt and Derry are planning to eliminate the staging portion of the off-road vehicle ordinance 3973 at a meeting of the San Bernardino Board of Supervisors in March. This would allow as many as ...
News Updates for 2010-02-08
Monday, February 8th, 2010 Posted in Twitter | No Comments »Cadiz backers claim desert aquifer could supply drinking water for 400,000 people. http://bit.ly/cjAroA #
News Updates for 2010-02-08
Monday, February 8th, 2010 Posted in Twitter | No Comments »Cadiz backers claim desert aquifer could supply drinking water for 400,000 people. http://bit.ly/cjAroA #
News Updates for 2010-02-07
Sunday, February 7th, 2010 Posted in Twitter | No Comments »Project near Ajo gives pronghorns second chance - Arizona Republic http://dlvr.it/1Q7J # Stockton Record environmental reporter Alex Breitler has a blog, and it's a good one http://bit.ly/aMNnnM Delta, CAWater, fisheries, etc. #
News Updates for 2010-02-05
Friday, February 5th, 2010 Posted in Twitter | No Comments »1300 Megawatts of distributed solar in the California pipeline http://bit.ly/8ZMiwv #
News Updates for 2010-02-04
Thursday, February 4th, 2010 Posted in Twitter | No Comments »RT @ShaunMcKinnon @WUIW Desert Plants Are Great at Multi-Tasking http://bit.ly/bRIpjL #
News Updates for 2010-02-03
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 Posted in Twitter | No Comments »A Pleistocene fossil bed national monument in Las Vegas Valley? Could be. http://bit.ly/cz9BbY # Grand Canyon flood paid off, temporarily. http://bit.ly/cJdofl #
News Updates for 2010-02-02
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 Posted in Twitter | No Comments »L.A. takes a shine to another Owens Valley product: sun - Los Angeles Times http://bit.ly/bBTj62 # Firm to hold off filing for solar plant in Mohave County, AZ http://bit.ly/9R14UA #
