If our state wants to remain economically competitive, it must re-engineer the troubled estuary that serves as the hub of California’s elaborate water-delivery system — the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The best and most viable way to do this is via the single Delta tunnel project proposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, which the Silicon Valley […]
Forty years ago, farm neighbors told my surprised family that our wildlife friendly farming practices were organic – which doubled the value of our rice crop. Our farming methods evolved after my father-in-law’s return from World War II. Like many peers, he tried new technologies – chemical pesticides and synthetic nitrogen fertilizer – and saw […]
The Klamath River Renewal Corporation announced on Monday that they have submitted requested documentation to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that demonstrates that they have sufficient funds to complete the removal of four dams on the Klamath River. Last week, KRRC announced that they’ve hired a company to ensure all the various phases of the […]
CHEYENNE – For nearly a century, the Colorado River Compact has practically been seen as scripture for states from Wyoming all the way down to the Mexican border. The compact – written in the years populations in the American Southwest first began to explode – has been the code by which life along the Colorado […]
The latest research about the Colorado River is alarming and also predictable: In a warming world, snowmelt has been decreasing while evaporation of reservoirs is increasing. Yet no politician has a plan to save the diminishing Colorado River. If you followed the news about the Colorado River for the last year, however, you’d think that […]
Steve Lowe gazed into a gaping pit in the heart of the California desert, careful not to let the blistering wind send him toppling over the edge. The pit was a bustling iron mine once, churning out ore that was shipped by rail to a nearby Kaiser Steel plant. When steel manufacturing declined, Los Angeles […]
Opinion: Why California Should Support Delta Tunnel Proposal
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Mercury News by Mike MielkeIf our state wants to remain economically competitive, it must re-engineer the troubled estuary that serves as the hub of California’s elaborate water-delivery system — the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The best and most viable way to do this is via the single Delta tunnel project proposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, which the Silicon Valley […]
Opinion: Farms Don’t Need Dangerous Chemicals to Grow Food. Let’s Cut Our Dependence On Them
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Brian LeahyForty years ago, farm neighbors told my surprised family that our wildlife friendly farming practices were organic – which doubled the value of our rice crop. Our farming methods evolved after my father-in-law’s return from World War II. Like many peers, he tried new technologies – chemical pesticides and synthetic nitrogen fertilizer – and saw […]
KRRC: Dam Removal Project is ‘On Track’ and Within Budget
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Taft Midway DrillerThe Klamath River Renewal Corporation announced on Monday that they have submitted requested documentation to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that demonstrates that they have sufficient funds to complete the removal of four dams on the Klamath River. Last week, KRRC announced that they’ve hired a company to ensure all the various phases of the […]
Lawmakers Angle for a Seat at the Table in Colorado River Drought Negotiations
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Casper Star-Tribuneby Nick ReynoldsCHEYENNE – For nearly a century, the Colorado River Compact has practically been seen as scripture for states from Wyoming all the way down to the Mexican border. The compact – written in the years populations in the American Southwest first began to explode – has been the code by which life along the Colorado […]
Opinion: The Dam Truth About the Colorado River
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kristiene Gong /The Salt Lake Tribuneby Gary WocknerThe latest research about the Colorado River is alarming and also predictable: In a warming world, snowmelt has been decreasing while evaporation of reservoirs is increasing. Yet no politician has a plan to save the diminishing Colorado River. If you followed the news about the Colorado River for the last year, however, you’d think that […]
Environmental Disaster or a Key to Clean Energy Future? A New Twist on Hydropower
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kristiene Gong /Los Angeles Timesby Sammy Roth Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthoritySteve Lowe gazed into a gaping pit in the heart of the California desert, careful not to let the blistering wind send him toppling over the edge. The pit was a bustling iron mine once, churning out ore that was shipped by rail to a nearby Kaiser Steel plant. When steel manufacturing declined, Los Angeles […]