Results tagged “imperial county”
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Wind:
The 315-megawatt Ocotillo Express Wind project in Imperial County is shut down today after a 10-ton blade came loose from one of the project's 112 Siemens wind turbines, landing about 100 yards away on a public road.
East CA:
Having your ability to breathe deemed less important than the right of urbanites to keep and bear obsolete green lawns does something to your self-esteem.
Wildlife:
A photo making the rounds of social media may prove embarrassing to Pattern Energy, the developer of the huge Ocotillo Express Wind project in Imperial County.
East CA:
Imperial County is the California desert's toxic capital, with places like the east Coachella Valley and a few other spots not far behind.
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.
Wind:
A U.S. District Court judge has dismissed two lawsuits against the Ocotillo Express Wind project in Imperial County.
Wind:
A U.S. District Court judge will hear arguments Friday that construction on the Ocotillo express Wind facility in Imperial County should be stopped.
Solar PEIS:
The groups charge that the Bureau of Land Management should have examined alternatives that concentrate development on disturbed lands and in the urban environment, not public lands.
Wind:
Imperial County Sheriffs have arrested a construction manager for the project after he allegedly confronted and threatened an Ocotillo resident and project opponent.
Climate Change:
One glacier expert is saying human industrial activity has already locked in 69 feet of sea level rise. If that's true, what would that mean for California?
Geothermal:
Geothermal power plants plug along delivering around 20 gigawatt-hours of power to the California grid every single day. Why aren't we taking more advantage of this 24-7 power source?
Imperial:
Sergio Haro, veteran photojournalist and editor of "Semanario Zeta" is the subject of the documentary film "Reportero."
Concentrating Solar:
Residents of Boulevard are starting to feel like their community has been unfairly targeted by renewable energy development
Wind:
A controversial wind power project in Imperial County starts delivering power this week.
Geothermal:
A new report shows that geothermal power plants offer power as reliable and consistent as coal-fired plants, but with only about one-twentieth of the carbon footprint.
Government:
California's desert has voted, with turnout running around 50%, and the results of each Congressional race will likely surprise no one - but it looks as though the region may have shifted ever so slightly toward the liberal end of the spectrum.
Wind:
A wildlife biologist suggests a San Diego County wind farm could spell the end of the regiojn's failing eagle population.
Trade:
Nevada renewables companies complain that without exports to California, their businesses will falter
Wind:
Judge dismisses a suit against the Ocotillo Express WInd project in Imperial County. That leaves just six other lawsuits to proceed.
