September 6, 2011

Burning Man from Earth's orbit

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A European Space satellite took photos of the 2011 Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert from 373 miles above. By Mike Wall Christia...
August 30, 2011

A touch of paint brings a desert town to life

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A traveling muralist brightens buildings — and maybe prospects — in Needles. Dan Louden paints a mural on an office wall in Needles. A relat...
August 29, 2011

Ivanpah plant closer to completion

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Construction workers build the 493 foot solar receiver tower for the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, five miles out of Primm, Nev...
August 23, 2011

New Fire Tax Could Affect Thousands of San Bernardino Residents

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Irony: Fee is assessed on structures-- protection Cal Fire does not provide . Dan Wilson Best Syndication SAN BERNARDINO Calif. – Today ...
August 9, 2011

Pioneertown Locals Fight Potential Wind Farm

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KPSP-TV Palm Springs - Leaders in our Valley are looking toward clean energy jobs to get people back to work - that means more solar and ...
August 5, 2011

Murder victim found in desert in 1971 identified

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Beddie Walraven Los Angeles Times San Bernardino County - The remains of a woman who was murdered and dumped in the Mojave Desert in...
July 26, 2011

'Smoketree painter' Carl Bray dies at 94

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Artist Carl Bray with author and friend Ann Japenga Written by Coburn Palmer and Mariecar Mendoza The Desert Sun Carl Bray, a famous des...
July 21, 2011

County Route Marker Program gets its kickoff on Route 66

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Highland Community News San Bernardino County, CA -- No highway in the world has captured the hearts and minds of travelers as much as Rou...
July 7, 2011

Commission will reduce fee used to protect habitats

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Irony: Halt to Eagle Mountain impacted enviro plans to buy critical habitat  Coachella Valley Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Pl...
June 30, 2011

Solar Developers Face New Desert Tortoise Species

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Attention solar developers: You now have not one but two desert tortoises to worry about Todd Woody Forbes Scientists on Tuesday publish...
June 24, 2011

Desert pipeline would send water to Inland Valley

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Environmental documents for certifying the project expected to be ready within weeks By Andrew Edwards Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Water...
June 22, 2011

Water From A Stone?

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Cadiz Valley. Southern California's newest source of water? (Photo by Chris Clarke) Commentary by Chris Clarke KCET As Southern Cali...
June 18, 2011

Off-roaders and Marines in contention for rugged desert

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The Corps wants to expand its Twentynine Palms base for major combat exercises, but civilians fear the loss of a popular recreational area. ...
June 14, 2011

Desert tortoise comes under fire from 'Sheriff' Biden

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Federally funded website dedicated to reptile "a waste" There are nearly 2,000 federal .gov domains, according to the White Hous...
June 13, 2011

Dry Southwest slurps up surging water supply

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Colorado River, Lake Mead recover; Calif., Ariz., Nev. keep rationing at bay Las Vegas gets nearly 90 percent of its drinking water from L...
June 12, 2011

Proposed bill would re-open lands to off-roading and mining

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More than 3 million California acres unsuitable for wilderness are still unavailable for public use Soda Mountains Wilderness Study Area ...
June 4, 2011

Drawing water from desert

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Pipeline may create 745 jobs and make lake bed a source of air pollution Lesley Thornburg from Cadiz Company walks through the vineyard at...
June 1, 2011

Obama Administration Backs Away From Wilderness Plan

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Wilderness Society president "deeply disappointed" at the decision Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar at left as Bureau of La...

The New Sublime

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Artists working at the Salton Sea capture the beauty and decay with a fresh perspective Christopher Landis, North Shore Yacht Club Pool, 1...
May 26, 2011

The Old Spanish Trail, Explained

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New Mexico to Southern California Old Spanish Trail (in red). (National Park Service) by Nathan Masters KCET Although Southern Califor...