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Desert Protective Council on the Radio

Thursday, June 12th, 2008 Posted in renewable energy | No Comments »

"Desert warfare: Solar energy plants forge strange alliances" (KPCC radio, 6/9/08) "The fight for desert land - at least one million acres are being considered for energy use - has brought together a strange mix of allies in opposition to the ...

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 ...

Two Forms of Desert Wildlife This Week

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 Posted in Desert Events, desert wildlife | No Comments »

The past two weeks may have convinced you that it's all Sunrise Powerlink all the time here at DesertBlog, but we're interested in other topics too. Really... how about these two events for some relief from the gloom and doom? Starting ...