Results tagged “imperial county”
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Conservationists React to Eagle Biologist's Sentencing
August 16, 2013 12:30 PM
by Chris Clarke
Government:
The new zone is California's third. All told, that means the Interior department has declared 164,391 acres of the California Desert as Solar Energy Zones.
Despite Promise, EPA's Map Not A Quick Fix For Renewables
August 7, 2013 2:55 PM
by Chris Clarke
Commentary:
We've heard some critical reaction to our piece on the EPA's newly upgraded renewable energy mapping tool. We agree with that criticism. Here's why.
Feds Set to Green Light Solar Plant In Protected Wildlife Zone
July 29, 2013 2:55 PM
by Chris Clarke
Photovoltaic (PV):
At no more than 14 megawatts of planned capacity, San Diego Gas & Electric's proposed Ocotillo Sol power plant is a lot smaller than many desert solar projects. But it's still got wildlife and cultural protection activists concerned: the project would occupy 115 acres of Imperial County's Yuha Desert that had been set aside for protection by the feds.
Study: Renewable Energy Production Causing Earthquakes in CA
July 11, 2013 2:15 PM
by Chris Clarke
Geothermal:
A study published Thursday in the journal Science has linked geothermal energy production in the Salton Sea area with an increase in local earthquakes.
Is There Really Enough Wind to Justify Ocotillo Express?
July 9, 2013 11:45 AM
by Chris Clarke
Energy Company Having a Tough Year in Renewable Power Sector
July 2, 2013 2:30 PM
by Chris Clarke
Cities and Landmarks, the Etymology of the California Desert
June 27, 2013 5:30 PM
by Chris Clarke
The National Weather Service is warning that it's going to be hot this weekend, with the eastern part of the state getting very hot.
With Nuclear Plant Shut Down, Utility Pushes for Unpopular Gas Plant
June 21, 2013 10:00 AM
by Chris Clarke
Natural Gas:
Though the general consensus seems to be that southern California will get through the summer just fine without the permanently closed San Onofre nuclear power plant, officials at San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) are pushing to make up what they say may be a shortfall by allowing the construction of an unpopular gas-fired plant near the Mexican border.
Suffocating The Desert: L.A.'s Need for Water Hurts Others
May 8, 2013 4:50 PM
by Chris Clarke
Imperial County: Toxic Capital of the California Desert
April 29, 2013 12:14 PM
by Chris Clarke
Study: Southern California Slammed By Weather Disasters
April 9, 2013 1:35 PM
by Chris Clarke
Climate Change:
Twenty California counties have endured weather-related disasters since January 2007 that were damaging enough to merit 41 Federal disaster area declarations, and two-thirds of Californians live on counties struck by those disasters.
Geothermal:
California remains the nation's geothermal leader with over 2,700 megawatts of capacity installed.
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