The DesertBlog Twitter Experiment
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Sunrise Powerlink | 2 Comments »I'd like to get your feedback on yesterday's posts on Twitter from the Sunrise Powerlink hearings in Borrego Springs. It was an experiment, to say the least. Covering an event through Twitter is a pretty new thing. Scott Beale covered the ...
Aguirre Criticizes Sunrise Powerlink, Gives SDG&E Solar Deadline
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Anza-Borrego, Sunrise Powerlink | No Comments »In his most strongly worded admonishment of SDG&E yet, San Diego City Attorney called on the company to come up with a rooftop solar plan for San Diego within 60 days, citing his authority to enforce state and local laws ...
Hi-Tech Access to Sunrise Powerlink Hearings
Sunday, May 11th, 2008 Posted in Sunrise Powerlink | No Comments »Assuming the Verizon Wireless signal in the desert is as good as the Borrego Springs Resort says it is, DesertBlog will be posting short updates on the Sunrise Powerlink to Twitter.com. To follow the posts in real time, you'll need ...
More Sunrise Powerlink Info
Friday, May 9th, 2008 Posted in Anza-Borrego, Desert Politics, Sunrise Powerlink | 2 Comments »This is the only kind of sunrise we need to see from the San Felipe Hills -- or anywhere else in San Diego's backcountry. UPDATE: The San Diego Union-Tribune covered Sempra's donation to the Governor today, May 10, in this article. The ...
Why Protect the Desert?
Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Art & Nature, Sunrise Powerlink | 2 Comments »The Sunrise Powerlink would run at the base of the distant mountains in this photo, altering the experience of hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail in the San Felipe Hills. "The desert's a good place for the Sunrise Powerlink -- ...
May 12 Sunrise Powerlink Rendezvous in Borrego Springs
Thursday, April 24th, 2008 Posted in Sunrise Powerlink | No Comments »People came from all over to voice their opposition to the Sunrise Powerlink during the hearings in February. Now we have an even better chance to make our voices heard. (Photo by Diana Lindsay.) For the past couple weeks, DesertBlog has regularly ...
More Sunrise Powerlink News from San Diego EarthFair
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 Posted in Sunrise Powerlink | No Comments »I didn't get to see the mayoral forum at Sunday's EarthFair in Balboa Park, but I heard several accounts that challenger Steve Francis just about came out against the Sunrise Powerlink with many critical comments about this boondoggle. (Yesterday, Francis ...
San Diego Earth Day Report
Monday, April 21st, 2008 Posted in Sunrise Powerlink | 2 Comments »Groups fighting the Sunrise Powerlink and promoting greener energy options were all over Sunday's Earth Day celebration in San Diego's Balboa Park. On my way to the Friends of Rose Canyon booth (where we spread the word about another "unnecessary infrastructure ...
Sunrise Powerlink Quick Hits
Friday, April 18th, 2008 Posted in Sunrise Powerlink | No Comments »Stirling Solar gets a boost: Several papers report today that Stirling Energy Systems has acquired funding from an Irish toll road company (a toll road company -- sort of makes you feel warm all over, doesn't it?). Oh, and they've ...
Bride of Sunrise Powerlink in the Offing?
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 Posted in Sunrise Powerlink | No Comments »Still from "Bride of Frankenstein." Even Dr. Frankenstein finished creating his first monster before going on to his next mad idea. Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, SDG&E has now raised the possibility that two massive transmission lines could ...
