The land use for much of the southern portion of California is being looked at. The Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan has been initiated. Now would be a good time to get involved in the process.
http://drecp.org/draftdrecp/
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- Fri Sep 26, 2014 8:39 am
- Forum: Desert Environmental and Land Uses
- Topic: Enviros split on Interior solar plan
- Replies: 3
- Views: 41633
- Sat Jan 18, 2014 4:06 pm
- Forum: Desert Environmental and Land Uses
- Topic: New Train in the Mojave Desert ?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 40464
Re: New Tain in the Mojave Desert ?
Lots of talk about where the water will come from but nothing about how it's going to be heated. The California EPA is going after smaller and smaller sources of air pollution. I can't imagine how a black smoke belching locomotive could pass the environmental review.
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- Fri Aug 03, 2012 2:04 pm
- Forum: Desert Environmental and Land Uses
- Topic: Enviros split on Interior solar plan
- Replies: 3
- Views: 41633
Enviros split on Interior solar plan
It looks like you can't please everyone, even if they are on the same side . Columnist: "The mammoth Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for solar development on public lands in six southwestern states was released July 24, and environmentalist response has been, like the PEIS's...
- Sat May 26, 2012 9:23 am
- Forum: Desert Environmental and Land Uses
- Topic: Military hinders wind energy
- Replies: 0
- Views: 12419
Military hinders wind energy
Looks like another road block in renewable energy for California. With a PowerPoint presentation and a dot of red light, military officials dropped a bomb on California’s wind energy industry at a recent public meeting. Using a laser pointer, a Navy official outlined on a map a vast area where the m...
- Fri Jan 13, 2012 7:32 am
- Forum: Desert Environmental and Land Uses
- Topic: Illegal off-roading subsides
- Replies: 2
- Views: 16161
- Wed Sep 14, 2011 12:25 pm
- Forum: Desert Environmental and Land Uses
- Topic: National Monuments designations
- Replies: 1
- Views: 14253
National Monuments designations
Yesterday, the Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forest and Public Lands had a meeting to discuss the Presidents power to designate national monuments. The meeting is archived and can be viewed here: http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=258136 It's an h...
- Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:07 am
- Forum: Desert Environmental and Land Uses
- Topic: Ocotillo Wind Express Energy Project
- Replies: 25
- Views: 69179
Re: Ocotillo Wind Express Energy Project
These people talk about how wind turbines destroy the landscape...yet their supporters like Brew think nothing of encouraging millions of dirt bike riders to leave their marks on the same landscape. go figure! Sal, I have never stated my opinion on wind power. European nations are generally very pr...
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 9:55 am
- Forum: Desert Environmental and Land Uses
- Topic: Ocotillo Wind Express Energy Project
- Replies: 25
- Views: 69179
Re: Ocotillo Wind Express Energy Project
On a related note: Wind Power Is Dying (full story)= http://frontpagemag.com/2011/08/28/wind-power-is-dying/ While the U.S. is dumping billions of dollars into wind farms and onshore and offshore wind turbines, this energy source is being cast aside as a failure elsewhere in the world. Some 410 fede...
- Thu Jun 16, 2011 11:04 am
- Forum: Desert Environmental and Land Uses
- Topic: Ocotillo Wind Express Energy Project
- Replies: 25
- Views: 69179
Re: Ocotillo Wind Express Energy Project
Stopping that project will be an uphill battle. The Obama administration is pro-green power, but passes over other environmental issues. Not even the mighty desert tortoise can block solar projects. http://www.pe.com/localnews/environment/stories/PE_News_Local_D_tortoises11.38e3062.html Federal land...
- Fri Jun 10, 2011 10:06 pm
- Forum: Desert Environmental and Land Uses
- Topic: Water in the desert
- Replies: 84
- Views: 150929
Re: Water in the desert
There are many scientific studies backing up what anyone can see after a rain in the desert. THe water runs off the hills in the ruts,(now deep furrows)collects in puddles and is evaporated. Sal, why doesn't the rain water soak into the ground below the ruts? The surface crust has already been brok...