June 30, 2009

U.S. works to speed solar energy development in the West

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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar signs an order that sets aside some 676,000 acres of federal land -- more than half in California -- for stud...

Burning Man survives suit by burned man

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from Burning Man 2005 - A Photoessay by Scott London Bob Egelko San Francisco Chronicle I f you approach the flames at the Burning Man fe...
June 29, 2009

Accelerated solar site review includes Mojave Desert acreage in the Inland region

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By JANET ZIMMERMAN The Press-Enterprise T he U.S. secretary of the interior on Monday declared 676,000 acres of the Southwest -- half in Riv...
June 28, 2009

Howard Hughes and the atomic bomb

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Why the Central Nevada Test Area conducted only one nuclear test puzzles even the aficionados. Steel well casing marking the location of th...
June 26, 2009

Sprucing up Palmdale's historic grave sites

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Time is running out for descendants of the city's settlers to improve plots at a cemetery that the city will soon take over as Pioneer M...
June 23, 2009

County fire department hopes to fund station with stimulus money

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By DAVID HELDRETH, staff writer Desert Dispatch SAN BERNARDINO • The San Bernardino County Fire Department is applying for stimulus funds to...

Supervisor Secures Funding for Rural Fire Stations

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Mitzelfet Memo Press Release O n June 23, Supervisor Mitzelfelt secured approval to create a budget reserve that will reach approximately $5...
June 20, 2009

Desert icon Joshua trees are vanishing, scientists say

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Mike Cipra, a desert program manager for the National Parks Conservation Association, examines a burned Joshua tree showing signs of growth....
June 18, 2009

Woman dies in crash in preserve

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From Staff Reports Desert Dispatch CIMA • A 28-year-old woman died from injuries she sustained when her car rolled on Morning Star Mine Road...

Clouds over solar energy projects

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BrightSource Energy, which built a solar generating complex in the Negev Desert in Israel, above, has similar plans for California. (Eilon P...
June 13, 2009

Cactus rustling's prickly past

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LOST L.A In the early 1900s, gardeners took a shine to the prickly plants, and 'cactus rustling' was born. This postcard from the ...
June 12, 2009

The London Bridge: 38 Years as One of Arizona's Biggest Attractions

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As the London Bridge approaches its 40th year in Lake Havasu City, it remains one of the busiest attractions in all of Arizona. Accounting f...

NV Energy to buy power from Searchlight solar plant

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By Steve Green Las Vegas Sun T he small town of Searchlight in Southern Nevada moved another step toward becoming a big energy center Thursd...
June 10, 2009

Edison to decommission Mohave power plant

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The company closed the coal-fired facility in Laughlin NV in 2006 because it needed expensive upgrades. Associated Press Los Angeles Times T...
June 9, 2009

Memorial cross finds 3 allies in Supreme Court fight

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By Drew Zahn WorldNetDaily The Mojave Cross. A World War I memorial cross built in the Mojave Desert by the Veterans of Foreign Wars to hon...
June 7, 2009

Underground water storage plan draws fresh concern

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City News Service The Desert Sun A Los Angeles company with huge landholdings in the California deserts has resurrected its controversial p...
June 5, 2009

Survey airplane to scan desert details

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Flights to collect seismic, groundwater data By EUNICE LEE, staff writer Desert Dispatch In 1992, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists ...
June 1, 2009

Renewable energy sparks a probe of a modern-day land rush

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Interior Department investigates an acquisition that involves use of public land for renewable energy. A larger issue: establishing standard...

Flat-tailed horned lizard is between a rock and extinction

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OUT THERE The rare reptile may have one more chance, thanks to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. A flat-tailed horned lizard trying to ...