Showing posts with label Sierra Club. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sierra Club. Show all posts
July 22, 2016

Mojave Desert at stake in far-reaching federal energy plan

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By Carolyn Lochhead San Francisco Chronicle I n its final months, the Obama administration is racing to complete a far-reaching enviro...
June 11, 2015

National monument becoming watershed moment

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Local officials face off against environmentalists Map courtesy of Grand Canyon Wildlands Council Hubble Ray Smith Kingman Daily Miner K...
May 8, 2015

Project pumping desert water for O.C. to begin next year

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Cadiz Valley Water Project BY TOMOYA SHIMURA Orange County Register C onstruction for a project that will pump drinking water from a ...
October 30, 2014

Desert act turns 20, what it saved

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Hikers climbing up to Keane Wonder mine in Death Valley National Park. (Rita Beamish) By Deborah Sullivan Brennan San Diego Union-Trib...
February 20, 2014

Opposition Mounts to Solar Project On Mojave Preserve Boundary

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View of the North Array site's currently undisturbed desert tortoise habitat from the Soda Mountains. (Courtesy Basin and Range Watch)...
January 21, 2014

World's biggest solar plant may pave way for smaller-scale renewable future

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Vast desert solar farms helping to meet energy targets but environment and wildlife campaigners raise concerns BrightSource Energy's Iva...
January 16, 2013

Interior Chief Salazar stepping down in March

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FILE - In this March 9, 2009 file photo, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar gestures during an interview with The Associated Press in Washin...
June 8, 2012

Supervisor Opposes Settlement with U.S. on County Roads in Mojave National Preserve

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Secret settlement a disservice to the public and property owners Highland Community News SAN BERNARDINO – Despite leading the effort tha...

County settles suit over Mojave National Preserve roads

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Supervisors sell out property owners for an annual $53,000 savings From Staff Reports Victorville Daily Press E nvironmental groups rea...
April 6, 2012

Environmentalists feeling burned by rush to build solar projects

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Local activists say national groups, focused on renewable energy, ignore projects' threat to the Mojave. By Julie Cart Los Angeles T...
December 5, 2011

Desert preservationist Hughes dies

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Pioneering Inland-area environmentalist Elden Hughes outstretches his arms while saying, "What a beautiful day" in 2009. (FILE PHO...
November 6, 2011

Oasis or mirage? Company wants to tap Mojave water

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Conservationists worry about the impact of mining the aquifer Seth Shteir, a California Desert Field Representative for the National Parks C...
February 23, 2010

Fed guarantee helps BrightSource Energy plan

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David R. Baker San Francisco Chronicle BrightSource Energy Inc. of Oakland won $1.37 billion in federal loan guarantees Monday to build ...