Real Conservation by Brian Czech Birgitta Jansen's "Greening Of America" (September's Desert Report) was incredibly insightful and aptly alarming. And, as she described the environmental challenges of industrial solar developments, wind turbines, and deep-sea mining, we could see the economy sprawling between the lines. My job is to take the baton from between the lines … Continue reading The Steady State Economy
The Deadly Border Wall
A Human Tragedy by James Cordero "El Centro Project 2" was the name given to the section of border wall that was to be built inside the Jacumba Wilderness by the Army Corps of Engineers. When construction started in May 2020, two things were already guaranteed: the project would cost a lot of money, and … Continue reading The Deadly Border Wall
Gold Exploration in Long Valley
A NEPA Categorical Exclusion by Lynn Boulton Still in effect today, the 1872 General Mining Act makes it very difficult for the federal govern-ment to deny proposals for hard rock mining. The Act and rising gold prices reaching a height of $2,038/oz on August 5, 2020, has stimulated gold exploration in California and Nevada. Over … Continue reading Gold Exploration in Long Valley
December 2021 – Latest Issue
Fundamental Choices • The Environmental Crisis & Fundamental Choices • The Steady State Economy • Forced Urban Density And Energy Sprawl Other articles • Bears Ears: A Primer • The Deadly Border Wall • Water Security Throughout The Colorado River • Desert Updates • Gold Exploration In Long Valley • Song Of The Desert: Ode … Continue reading December 2021 – Latest Issue
The Greening of America
But Is "Green" Really "Green?" by Birgitta Jansen The article that follows is long and detailed, but the subject ought not be dismissed casually. The extensive documentation in end notes may be accessed at the Desert Report website by going to the bottom margin on any page and clicking on "reference." Since the 1950s, the … Continue reading The Greening of America
Nevada’s Outback
The Next Green Energy Ground Zero by Kevin Emmerich, Basin and Range Watch Large-scale renewable energy developers have been looking for ways to develop vast swaths of Nevada public lands for about twelve years now. Their problem has always been a lack of available transmission access and capacity. Just about every basin in Nevada has … Continue reading Nevada’s Outback
Mo-ja-ve
Poem by Shannon Salter, read at the site of the Yellow Pine Solar Project in Pahrump Valley Jackrabbit, you are my brother! The blue whale burst off inside you The white sun It is 1905 and America has built the Union Pacific Railroad And the heart of God has put his face onto the cement … Continue reading Mo-ja-ve
September 2021
Fundamental Choices • From the Editor • Nevada's Outback: Green Energy Ground Zero • Greening of America: But is it Really "Green?" • Mo-Ja-Ve: A Poem Read at Pahrump Valley Other articles • The 30x30 Campaign in California • Dennis Casebier: Legend of California Desert • Water In The West: Failure of Colorado River • … Continue reading September 2021
Trump’s Border Legacy and a Civics Lesson
One Citizen can Make a Difference by Nick Ervin He is gone. Yet his legacy, in all too many regrettable ways, persists. Donald Trump is now a private citizen, but the consequences of his four year assault on America's environment live on to haunt us. The destruction has occurred at so many levels and can … Continue reading Trump’s Border Legacy and a Civics Lesson
The Climate Costs of Tourism
We are All Locavists Now - Let's Stay that Way! by Steve Hollenhorst We've all thought it while stuck in our contracted pandemic worlds of home, zoom meetings, grocery runs, and local exercise circuits. We can't help but think, "I can't wait to travel again." Like starving castaways, we fantasize over the places we will … Continue reading The Climate Costs of Tourism