To the editor: Your editorial, “California is dammed enough already,” raises some important points about improving our water future. The state faces a chronic problem that will only get worse with climate change: depleted groundwater supplies. Groundwater is the lifeline communities and farmers turn to in drought. The good news is there’s an untapped solution under […]
The front yard of the Point Loma home owned by Nina Ronstadt and Ken Klestinec once had a lush lawn and a cottage garden. But years of drought and limits on water use killed most of the plants. What was left, said Ronstadt via email, was “dried-up lawn and ugly dead landscaping.” She wanted to replace […]
California utility regulators seem to have little appetite for San Diego Gas & Electric’s $640 million plan to build a new natural gas pipeline across the county. A draft decision released Wednesday shows how regulators have begun analyzing major new projects through the lens of climate change. In that context, a California Public Utilities Commission judge […]
One way or another, the city is about to rearrange a bunch of electrons. Right now, much of San Diego’s electricity comes from local power plants that burn natural gas to create electricity. City officials want to ditch that power and replace it with green energy to meet their goal of using only clean power […]
OPINION: Recharging Groundwater Reserves, Not Building New Reservoirs, Is Key To California’s Water Future
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles TimesTo the editor: Your editorial, “California is dammed enough already,” raises some important points about improving our water future. The state faces a chronic problem that will only get worse with climate change: depleted groundwater supplies. Groundwater is the lifeline communities and farmers turn to in drought. The good news is there’s an untapped solution under […]
‘Fairy Garden’ Makeover For Drought-Ravaged Yard
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Chris Ross Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe front yard of the Point Loma home owned by Nina Ronstadt and Ken Klestinec once had a lush lawn and a cottage garden. But years of drought and limits on water use killed most of the plants. What was left, said Ronstadt via email, was “dried-up lawn and ugly dead landscaping.” She wanted to replace […]
Ruling Slams SDG&E’s Plan For A New Gas Pipeline
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Voice Of San Diegoby Ry RivardCalifornia utility regulators seem to have little appetite for San Diego Gas & Electric’s $640 million plan to build a new natural gas pipeline across the county. A draft decision released Wednesday shows how regulators have begun analyzing major new projects through the lens of climate change. In that context, a California Public Utilities Commission judge […]
The City’s Two Paths To Clean Power
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Voice Of San Diegoby Ry Rivard Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityOne way or another, the city is about to rearrange a bunch of electrons. Right now, much of San Diego’s electricity comes from local power plants that burn natural gas to create electricity. City officials want to ditch that power and replace it with green energy to meet their goal of using only clean power […]