Water on Earth is omnipresent and essential for life as we know it, and yet scientists remain a bit baffled about where all of this water came from: Was it present when the planet formed, or did the planet form dry and only later get its water from impacts with water-rich objects such as comets? […]
Former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt calls for “a ‘Grand Bargain’ in which all the parties achieve a consensus, confirmed in legislation, to apportion Delta water between exports and an adequate ecological flow to San Francisco Bay.” We agree. Let’s start with a statewide water audit. Leadership now asks, “How much was promised?” That question ignores […]
As flames tore through California’s Santa Cruz Mountains, Craig Clements drove toward the fire in a specialized radar-equipped Ford pickup, watching the plume of smoke billowing from the forest. Clements is a professor who leads San Jose State University’s Fire Weather Research Laboratory, and he chases wildfires to study their behavior.
If you were building an electrical grid from scratch (with no regard to regulations or finance), then long-duration energy storage would be a requisite. It just makes sense — store energy when it’s cheap and/or abundant, and discharge when the price is high, or the energy is needed by the grid. Use it to load-shift, […]
Nine months after the Coastal Commission conducted its first hearing on California American Water’s proposed desalination project, commission staff has again recommended denial of the project in favor of a Pure Water Monterey expansion proposal. On Tuesday, commission staff released a 154-page staff report essentially reiterating its previous arguments against the Cal Am desal project, […]
Three US federal agencies signed an agreement this week that will see them working together on future hydropower development efforts. The US Bureau of Reclamation, US Department of Energy’s Water Power Technology Office and the US Army Corps of Engineers signed the Federal Hydropower generation memorandum of understanding at Hoover Dam on Monday, which was […]
Water, Water, Every Where — And Now Scientists Know Where it Came From
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /NPRby Nell GreenfieldboyceWater on Earth is omnipresent and essential for life as we know it, and yet scientists remain a bit baffled about where all of this water came from: Was it present when the planet formed, or did the planet form dry and only later get its water from impacts with water-rich objects such as comets? […]
Opinion: Yes, We Need a ‘Grand Bargain’ Over Delta Water – and Everyone’s Best Ideas
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /CalMattersby Barbara Barrigan-ParrillaFormer Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt calls for “a ‘Grand Bargain’ in which all the parties achieve a consensus, confirmed in legislation, to apportion Delta water between exports and an adequate ecological flow to San Francisco Bay.” We agree. Let’s start with a statewide water audit. Leadership now asks, “How much was promised?” That question ignores […]
‘We’re Drying the Fuels’: How Climate Change is Making Wildfires Worse in the West
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Arizona Republicby Ian JamesAs flames tore through California’s Santa Cruz Mountains, Craig Clements drove toward the fire in a specialized radar-equipped Ford pickup, watching the plume of smoke billowing from the forest. Clements is a professor who leads San Jose State University’s Fire Weather Research Laboratory, and he chases wildfires to study their behavior.
Long-Duration Energy Storage Makes Progress but Regulation Lags Technology
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /pv magazineby Eric WesoffIf you were building an electrical grid from scratch (with no regard to regulations or finance), then long-duration energy storage would be a requisite. It just makes sense — store energy when it’s cheap and/or abundant, and discharge when the price is high, or the energy is needed by the grid. Use it to load-shift, […]
Water: Coastal Commission Staff Again Advises Desal Project Denial
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Monterey Heraldby Jim JohnsonNine months after the Coastal Commission conducted its first hearing on California American Water’s proposed desalination project, commission staff has again recommended denial of the project in favor of a Pure Water Monterey expansion proposal. On Tuesday, commission staff released a 154-page staff report essentially reiterating its previous arguments against the Cal Am desal project, […]
US Agencies Sign Collaborative Hydropower Agreement
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Water Power & Damn ConstructionThree US federal agencies signed an agreement this week that will see them working together on future hydropower development efforts. The US Bureau of Reclamation, US Department of Energy’s Water Power Technology Office and the US Army Corps of Engineers signed the Federal Hydropower generation memorandum of understanding at Hoover Dam on Monday, which was […]