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 ...
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, ...
ORV tracks in Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Monday, August 24th, 2009 Posted in BLM, Public Lands, mojave, off-road vehicles | 1 Comment »Harper Dry Lake, in the western Mojave between Barstow and California City, is not exactly wilderness. The lake is an historic airstrip serving the former town of Lockhart. It is ringed by alfalfa farms, most of them either fallow or ...
