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
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
Cyanide Heap Leach Gold Mine at Indian Pass – will this Travesty of Justice never end?
From: Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice, March 9, 2021 Subject: Update on Imperial USA Corporation/Kore mining exploration project at Indian Pass. In 1994, Glamis Gold, a Canadian gold producer, attempted to obtain permits to operate a mine on the sacred and culturally significant land at Indian Pass in Imperial County, CA. At the time, … Continue reading Cyanide Heap Leach Gold Mine at Indian Pass – will this Travesty of Justice never end?
GREEN ENERGY MEETS MINING BY DAVID VON SEGGERN
Thacker Pass, Nevada THE RECENTLY APPROVED (2/20/2020) Sierra Club policy “Mining and Mining Law Reform Policy (including minerals for Clean Energy)” states in its opening sentences: Mining by its very nature is a dirty business and highly disruptive of the natural and human environment. It involves disturbing the terrestrial and/or marine environment with short term … Continue reading GREEN ENERGY MEETS MINING BY DAVID VON SEGGERN
SKILL AND SPIRIT
Teaching field geology on public lands by Marli Miller SIX PAIRS OF EYES stared blankly at me. Cows. Amazing how big those creatures are, especially when you’re sitting on the ground ‒ so I was grateful they hadn’t already tried to share my tiny bit of shade. I stood up, shouldered my pack, and walked … Continue reading SKILL AND SPIRIT
Protecting Public Lands
Can conventional planning work? by Stephen McCool IT WASN’T TOO LONG ago that I was sitting on the banks of the Rio Negro − a major tributary of the Amazon River in Brazil − reflecting on changes that are coming to that region. And like the Amazon Basin, change is coming to the California desert. … Continue reading Protecting Public Lands
INCREASED VISITATION TO PUBLIC LANDS
BY BIRGITTA JANSEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE in visitation to public lands has become a major issue for the managers of these lands and for the land itself. There are many factors that have contributed to the use and in some places, overuse of public lands. Current trends are continuing to intensify. A closer look at … Continue reading INCREASED VISITATION TO PUBLIC LANDS
America’s Federal Lands:
The Significance of Administrative Rulemaking by David Rutherford, Associate Professor, University of Mississippi The plan is to get rid of public lands altogether, turning them over to the states, which can be coerced as the federal government cannot be, and eventually to private ownership. . . Nothing in history suggests that the states are … Continue reading America’s Federal Lands:
AN INTERVIEW WITH TERRY TEMPEST WILLIAMS
An environmentalist who writes from the heart :TERRY WAS BORN in 1955 in California into a family of Mormon faith. When she was two years of age, the family moved to Salt Lake City area where she spent most of her growing-up years. It was there that she experienced first-hand the unforeseen impact when the … Continue reading AN INTERVIEW WITH TERRY TEMPEST WILLIAMS