Sunrise Powerlink Media Onslaught
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 Posted in Sunrise Powerlink | No Comments »Sure power lines are ugly, but that's not the main point. They also cause fires, reduce our energy security, and carry any type of power a company cares to put on them, from clean to dirty. In no way can ...
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 ...
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 ...
Sunrise Powerlink — So San Diego
Monday, April 14th, 2008 Posted in Sunrise Powerlink | 2 Comments »"That's so San Diego!" This was my wife's response to yesterday's excellent column by Dean Calbreath in the U-T, comparing the Sunrise Powerlink with locally generated solar power. In particular, she was responding to the article's conclusion that solar power ...
Sunrise Powerlink: Don’t Get Fooled Again
Friday, April 11th, 2008 Posted in Sunrise Powerlink | 1 Comment »Today marks the 2nd anniversary of the day Kelly Fuller completed her epic walk along one route of the proposed Sunrise Powerlink. It also happens to be the last day to comment on this destructive, unnecessary and anti-green project. In honor ...
Sunrise Powerlink Deception in Print and Video — and What You Can Do About It
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 Posted in Sunrise Powerlink | No Comments »I did the unthinkable and buried the action item at the end of this post. If you just want to find out about a new action you can take to help stop the Sunrise Powerlink, scroll to the bottom. For ...
A Better Use for SDG&E’s Sunrise Powerlink Dollars
Monday, April 7th, 2008 Posted in Sunrise Powerlink | No Comments »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 ...
SDG&E Unveils Sunrise Powerlink Disinformation Campaign
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 Posted in Sunrise Powerlink | 1 Comment »SDG&E unveiled its "false choice" advertising campaign yesterday, including this billboard in Kearny Mesa. The company and its "brownroots" support group want to "educate" the public about the Sunrise Powerlink. To do so, they're presenting us with a false choice between ...
