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Should we clearcut forests to install solar farms?

Monday, May 5th, 2008 Posted in desert plants, renewable energy | No Comments »

Of course not. In addition to all their other values, forests act as carbon sinks. Yet according to a study reported in Nature Reports: Climate Change, deserts may store as much carbon as some temperate forests. The carbon is stored not ...

New Algodones/Imperial Sand Dunes Planning Process

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 Posted in Public Lands, desert plants, off-road vehicles | No Comments »

The Algodones Dunes, photo by Andrew Harvey. The beautiful Algodones Dunes lie on the eastern edge of Imperial Valley. Besides being vast and magnificent, they contain a number of plants and animals that live nowhere else in the world, including the ...