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Series Explores 33×20 Renewable Energy Goal
California has set some ambitious targets for ramping up renewable energy sources. Some say too ambitious. Utilities won’t make the first milepost of 20% renewable power by this year, and many are...
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Has the Southwest Passed “Peak Water”?
Historic water marker on the shores of Lake Powell, April 2010 (Photo: Gretchen Weber) People have been talking about “peak oil” for decades now, debating when oil production will peak and then start...
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Clock Ticking for Solar Developers
The “33 x 20″ series continues Monday on Quest Radio, with the first of two parts on the proposed Solargen project in San Benito County. The reports will be repeated on The California Report weekly...
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California: The “Solar Saudi Arabia”
At solar-thermal plants, mirrors concentrate solar energy on a central tower, where steam is generated to run turbines. (Image: BrightSource Energy) Prepare for a solar building boom in the deserts of...
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First Federal Approvals for Big Solar
UPDATE: Since this post was first published, the BLM has also given the nod to another major solar energy installation, the approximately 400-megawatt Ivanpah project, being developed in San Bernardino...
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Parks Chief: No “Free Ride” for Renewables
Renewable energy developers will get no special treatment in the National Parks, according to National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis. National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis at McDonald Creek,...
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National Parks Wrestle with Warming
As the world warms, officials at the National Park Service are starting to sweat: No glaciers at Glacier, no Joshua trees at Joshua Tree. These are part of the long-range forecast for the national...
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Environment and Electrons Create Sparks in SoCal
Hear the companion radio feature about opposition to the Sunrise Powerlink at The California Report, starting Friday morning. By Ruxandra Guidi The road that takes you from the sleepy town of Boulevard...
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Time for “Creosote Bush” National Park?
It’s not time to rename Joshua Tree just yet, says the author of a new study. Climate change is threatening the Joshua trees in Joshua Tree National Park all right, according to a new report. But...
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Speed Bump for Big SoCal Solar Project
It had been a good month for BrightSource Energy, the Oakland-based company that’s building the massive Ivanpah solar farm in the Mojave Desert. Google announced it would invest $168 million in the...
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