BrightSource Energy has spent $56 million so far to protect the threatened creatures, but calamities have befallen the effort. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, March 4, 2012 Stubborn does not come close to describing the desert tortoise, a species that did its evolving more than 220 million Read more…
Environmentalists are torn over the high cost to sensitive desert ecosystems of breaking the United States’ reliance on fossil fuels. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, February 3, 2012 IVANPAH VALLEY, CALIF. — Construction cranes rise like storks 40 stories above the Mojave Desert. In their midst, the Read more…
Natural gas has a key role in our energy future, but it must be handled with care. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, January 3, 2012 (Op-Ed) By Hal Harvey Political leaders from both parties argue that natural gas could save our economy, the environment and promote our Read more…
Natural gas companies that use hydraulic fracturing disclose the risks, such as leaks, spills and explosions, to shareholders, but property owners aren’t privy, according to a report by the Environmental Working Group. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, December 12, 2011 By Neela Banerjee, Washington Bureau Natural gas Read more…
The twin forces of power costs and climate-change regulations are threatening Southern California’s long love affair with imported water, forcing the region to consider more mundane sources closer to home. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, November 14, 2011 By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times; Reporting from Chiriaco Read more…
The Interior secretary voids the December sale of 77 environmentally sensitive parcels to oil and gas companies. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, February 5, 2009. By Nicholas Riccardi and Jim Tankersley Reporting from Washington and Denver — The Obama administration Wednesday canceled 77 leases its predecessor sold Read more…
Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, January 28, 2009 from the Washington Post Washington — Interior Department officials ignored key scientific findings when they limited water flows in the Grand Canyon to optimize generation of electric power there, risking damage to the ecology of the spectacular landmark, according Read more…
A debate is heating up over whether the fracturing technique used in natural-gas drilling could result in chemicals contaminating drinking water Source of this article – Business Week, November 24, 2008. By Abrahm Lustgarten Natural-gas operations are proliferating from Wyoming to New York. At the same time, Halliburton (HAL) and Read more…
The United States is sitting on vast locked up pools of oil and natural gas that are off limits because of environmental issues and other considerations, senior federal lands officials said Wednesday. Source of this article – Ventura County Star, May 22, 2008 In releasing what they described as the Read more…
A 16-year state campaign to divert more waste from dumps has hit its goal. As a result, no new landfills have opened in a decade. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, August 25, 2006 State officials announced Thursday that California has finally achieved its goal of reducing landfill Read more…