News and Views from the Desert Protective Council.

10-Point Plan for Obama

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 Posted in Desert Politics | Comments Off

We were left temporarily speechless by the election of Barack Obama Tuesday night. But now it's time for the country to get down to work repairing the damage of the last eight years. With that in mind, here's a ...

New Algodones/Imperial Sand Dunes Planning Process

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 Posted in Public Lands, desert plants, off-road vehicles | Comments Off

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 ...

A Better Use for SDG&E’s Sunrise Powerlink Dollars

Monday, April 7th, 2008 Posted in Sunrise Powerlink | Comments Off

April 8 Update: Good article by the North County Times' Dave Downey on SCE's solar plan, and reactions from Bill Powers and SDG&E. Unsurprisingly, SDG&E dismissed a similar plan for San Diego. Inspired by the popular Michael J. Fox movie "Forward ...

Commission Firings Ominous for State Parks, but Effect on Sunrise Powerlink Unclear

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 Posted in Sunrise Powerlink | Comments Off

Governor Schwarzenegger's termination of State Parks Commissioners Bobby Shriver and Clint Eastwood serves as yet another example of this administration's hostility to the California State Parks system. While the governor's office denied it, most observers agree that his decision not ...