December 31, 2009

New Desert Protection Act worth a look

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Jim Matthews, www.OutdoorNewsService.com San Bernardino Sun The only reason the original Desert Protection Act passed in 1994 was becaus...
December 30, 2009

Human bones found in desert

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Staff Reports Desert Dispatch ESSEX • Travelers found human bones near the Mojave National Preserve when they pulled their car off of Int...
December 29, 2009

Desert bill a mixed bag for locals

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By KRIS REILLY, Editor Lucerne Leader LUCERNE VALLEY • The name may sound appealing to desert conservationists: the California Desert Pro...

74 wild horses caught in first day of controversial roundup

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Associated Press Silicon Valley Mercury News WINNEMUCCA, Nev. — The Bureau of Land Management captured 74 mustangs in northern Nevada on ...

When it comes to energy, she's against it

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STEVE WILLIAMS Opinion Page Editor Victor Valley Daily Press I don't know what they have to say, It makes no difference anyway, Whate...
December 28, 2009

Senate Bill Could Block Solar and Wind Projects in California

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RenewableEnergyWorld.com Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) last week introduced a bill that she says will improve t...
December 27, 2009

McKeon, Lewis concerned about Feinstein's desert plan

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By NATASHA LINDSTROM, staff writer Desert Dispatch BARSTOW • Citing concerns over suppressing critical development, Rep. Jerry Lewis is q...

Green talk vs. green action / Feinstein’s scuttling of solar, wind projects a baffling mistake

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Editorial San Diego Union-Tribune E very week seems to bring a new development that underscores the incoherence of the environmental move...
December 26, 2009

Feinstein Bill: Balanced way to protect desert

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OPINION San Bernardino Sun Sen. Dianne Feinstein, author of the 1994 California Desert Protection Act that upgraded Death Valley and Josh...

Bill sets up new Mojave monuments

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By Stacy Moore Hi-Desert Star MORONGO BASIN — A bill introduced by California Sen. Dianne Feinstein Monday proposes adding almost 3,000 [...

A shortfall in Mojave protection bill

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein's desert-protection proposal is leaving solar energy out in the cold. Editorial Los Angeles Times From an aes...
December 24, 2009

Proposed national monuments seek to protect desert beauty

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But some say the designation could hinder other efforts to promote green energy here K Kaufmann The Desert Sun A bill that would cre...
December 23, 2009

Judge allows wild horse roundup in Nevada

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Mustang advocates claim use of helicopters to corral animals is inhumane Associated Press WASHINGTON - The Obama administration said Wed...
December 22, 2009

Solar Shutdown: Feinstein to Block Energy Projects

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The Foundary The Heritage Foundation We need to transform to a new, clean energy economy but we can’t build solar panels in the Mojave De...

Legislation would set pair of national monuments

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JOE NELSON San Bernardino Sun Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Monday introduced legislation that would establish two new national mon...

Route 66 -- immortalized, but mortal

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National Park Service provides funding to document California's portion of the Mother Road as a step toward preservation of the cultural...
December 21, 2009

Feinstein introduces proposed desert legislation in Senate

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By JESSICA CEJNAR Desert Dispatch WASHINGTON D.C. • U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein introduced legislation Monday that would establish a na...

Legislation introduced to create national monuments in the Inland area

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David Danelski The Press-Enterprise Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, is introducing legislation today that would create two national ...

Desert Vistas vs. Solar Power

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The solar developer BrightSource Energy has canceled one solar-energy project in the Mojave Desert, above, but is proceeding with several o...

Feinstein to introduce legislation to establish 2 national monuments in Mojave Desert

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The protected areas would encompass 1 million acres containing wildlife, extinct volcanoes, sand dunes and ancient petroglyphs. The senator...