Results tagged “imperial county”
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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.
Policy:
The state's third-largest public utility expects to surpass California's renewable power requirements.
Photovoltaic (PV):
Developers of a large photovoltaic array on former farmland get good news from their bank.
Government:
Governor Brown signs bills making it easier to build solar on the Central Coast, and mine geothermal brine for valuable minerals.
The Hidden Desert:
Southern Californians had better get used to smelling the Salton Sea, because this week's stench will almost certainly return -- unless we restore the Sea.
Economy:
Imperial County has the highest unemployment in California. Again.
The Grid:
The BLM has approved a crucial link in a new substation project coming to the sleepy San Diego County town of Jacumba
Environment:
Does this weekend's swarm of earthquakes mean the Big One is coming? Yes... but not in the way you might think.
Photovoltaic (PV):
Gloomy Germany is beating sunny California in the solar race.
