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Agency Staff: 'Hidden Hills Solar Will Kill Eagles'

March 26, 2013 7:01 PM

According to the California Energy Commission's scientific staff, BrightSource Energy's Hidden Hills project will "almost certainly kill or injure" eagles and other special status species of birds.

ReWire

Westlands Solar Park to Start Environmental Review

March 26, 2013 6:01 PM

by Chris Clarke

Photovoltaic (PV):

A proposed utility-scale solar development that so far enjoys wide support among environmentalists is taking a step forward. The Westlands Solar Park, slated to cover 24,000 acres of degraded farmland when it's finally built out sometime after 2020, has started the environmental review process mandated under California environmental law.

ReWire

How Much Would Hidden Hills Solar Threaten Birds?

March 25, 2013 5:36 PM

by Chris Clarke

Concentrating Solar:

Both BrightSource and the California Energy Commission staff agree that there's a level of concentration of solar flux from the proposed Hidden Hills solar project that will harm birds. Where the disagreement arises is just what that level is.

The Back Forty

Why Isn't the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Protecting Eagles?

March 22, 2013 5:07 PM

by Chris Clarke

The Hidden Desert:

If FWS really wanted to get "aggressive" in enforcing the provisions of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act that protect eagles, it would send a message not by way of a press release, but by way of the local U.S. Attorney.

ReWire

Japan To Become Land of Rising Solar

March 22, 2013 12:20 PM

by Chris Clarke

Solar:

Japan expects to install more solar capacity this year than California has in the last 20.

ReWire

Parking Will Be Cooler For Coachella Valley Students

March 21, 2013 4:31 PM

by Chris Clarke

Photovoltaic (PV):

The Palm Springs Unified School District does what Coachella Valley strip mall owners should have done years ago. This year, 10 schools will have installed enough solar power generating capacity to meet somewhere between 60 and 90 percent of each their needs.

ReWire

California Commission Quashes 2 San Diego Gas Plants

March 21, 2013 4:09 PM

by Chris Clarke

Utilities:

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has likely made some San Diego County residents very happy today with a decision not to allow San Diego Gas & Electric to buy power from the controversial proposed Pio Pico Energy Center and Quail Brush Power gas-fired power plants.

Food

A Look at Chicago's Airport Urban Garden

March 21, 2013 2:37 PM

by Rick Paulas

Food Rant:

When will LAX get one?

Confluence

Arroyo Seco Foundation's Annual Hahamongna Walkabout Adds Recreational Stations

March 21, 2013 12:30 PM

by Carren Jao

River Notes:

In Australia, a walkabout is a sacred rite of passage one undergoes to find oneself by being immersed in nature. In Southern California, the Hahamongna Walkabout, hosted by the Arroyo Seco Foundation (ASF), seeks to inspire by guided tours through...

ReWire

5 New Transmission Projects Approved in State

March 20, 2013 3:50 PM

by Chris Clarke

The Grid:

The California Independent System Operator (CaISO), which manages the majority of the state's power grid, has approved five new transmission projects that the agency says are crucial to the state's renewable energy future.

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