Energy

  • Impact of large solar development on desert ecosystems

    Brian Ertz

    Solar Gold: Mojave Desert Facing Ecosystem Collapse Robert Lundahl films the voices of the Mojave who are being steam-rolled by Energy development on your public lands : [vodpod id=Video.4770655&w=425&h=350&fv=] Solar Gold documents the impacts of Large Solar development on the Mojave Desert ecosystems and cultural resources.

  • New York Times: Oil Sands Effort Turns on a Fight Over a Road (Highway 12)

    Ralph Maughan

    National newspaper notices importance of the struggle of Idaho and Montana citizens against international oil- Oil Sands Effort Turns on a Fight Over a Road. By Tom Zelller. New York Times. I wish the NYT had also exposed the sellout to the oil companies by the states’ politicians.

  • Biologists scour Mojave in desert tortoise roundup.

    Ken Cole

    What has this society come to? Construction of the Ivanpah Solar plant starts. Clear the land of life for power generation that could be achieved by installing solar panels on rooftops where it is used. The bulldozers, fences, and powerlines are next. The science shows that half of these endangered desert tortoises will die and…

  • Third oil company looks to bring big rigs over U.S. Highway 12

    Ralph Maughan

    Worst case scenario seems correct- The Missoulian reports that a subsidiary of the national oil company of Korea now wants to use scenic U.S. Highway 12 through north central Idaho and over Lolo Pass to transport numerous giant oil (tar sands) equipment to Alberta. Despite worthless assurances about this kind of activity being a one…

  • Obama: Pygmy Rabbit "not warranted" for ESA protections

    Brian Ertz

    Salazar Strikes Again, Denying Meaningful Protection for Imperiled Tiny Bunny of the Sagebrush Sea The declining condition of the Sagebrush Sea has been highlighted on a couple of occasions over the past couple of weeks.  In recent Washington state news we learned that jackrabbits in sagebrush habitats are diminishing.  Pygmy rabbits were rejected ESA protections…

  • Ivanpah Power Plant – Not Clean Not Green

    Ken Cole

    Michael J. Connor, Ph.D. California Director Western Watersheds Project Secretary of the Interior Salazar is about to initial a series of major giveaways of public lands in California to industrial-scale solar power producers. These “fast-tracked” power plant projects have had truncated environmental reviews in the current administration’s rush to place huge chunks of public land…

  • Big Fuel Spill from Rig on U.S. 12 (Lochsa River)

    Ralph Maughan

    Even before the big oil modules, the river has been greatly threatened. This happened just before the big Idaho Supreme Court hearing on the judge’s order stopping the oil module transport- Big Fuel Spill from Rig on U.S. 12. By George Prentice. Boise Weekly. Tanker crashes and spills fuel along US Highway 12. Associated Press…

  • Solar Or Wind Power? Why Not Both?

    Ken Cole

    Using satellites to produce energy could eliminate the need for other power sources but how do you get the energy back to earth? Beam it. This idea has been around for a while but it could have profound impacts that aren’t well understood. I find these kinds of stories fascinating and I think they relate…

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‎”At some point we must draw a line across the ground of our home and our being, drive a spear into the land and say to the bulldozers, earthmovers, government and corporations, “thus far and no further.” If we do not, we shall later feel, instead of pride, the regret of Thoreau, that good but overly-bookish man, who wrote, near the end of his life, “If I repent of anything it is likely to be my good behaviour.”

Edward Abbey

“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.”

Jim Fowler

“Our forests offer much more than just beautiful landscapes and wildlife. Each one has a different story to tell.”

Raveena Tandon

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