/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Ben Brazil Mentioned: Carlsbad Desalination Plant
The long debate over Poseidon Water’s proposed ocean desalination plant in Huntington Beach continued this week as the California State Lands Commission released a draft of a supplemental environmental impact report analyzing planned additions to the facility that are meant to reduce potential harm to marine life and increase the plant’s efficiency. The supplement to […]
Southern California Edison’s plan to store 3.6 million pounds of nuclear waste at the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station has citizen activist Ray Lutz on edge. “It’s only 100 feet from the seawall to the edge of where the deposit is,” Lutz said. The permit from the California Coastal Commission for the storage is […]
Solana Beach is on its way to becoming the first jurisdiction in San Diego to move toward an energy alternative to SDG&E, striving for the promise of cheaper electricity rates, greater local control and a higher percentage of renewable energy. In a historic 4-1 vote on Wednesday, May 24, the Solana Beach City Council launched […]
/in San Diego County/by Andrea Mora /Water Deeply (New York)by Ry Rivard Mentioned: Claude "Bud" Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant Quoted: Mike Lee, Maureen Stapleton
San Diego has some of the most expensive water in California – and in the country. A typical household in San Diego County pays about $80 a month for water, whereas the national average is less than $40, according to a recent survey by the American Water Works Association. Water in California is more expensive than elsewhere, but […]
Debate Continues Over Proposed Huntington Desalination Plant Amid Latest Environmental Report
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Ben Brazil Mentioned: Carlsbad Desalination PlantThe long debate over Poseidon Water’s proposed ocean desalination plant in Huntington Beach continued this week as the California State Lands Commission released a draft of a supplemental environmental impact report analyzing planned additions to the facility that are meant to reduce potential harm to marine life and increase the plant’s efficiency. The supplement to […]
Rising Seas Could Swamp The Shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Plant By Next Century
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBSSouthern California Edison’s plan to store 3.6 million pounds of nuclear waste at the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station has citizen activist Ray Lutz on edge. “It’s only 100 feet from the seawall to the edge of where the deposit is,” Lutz said. The permit from the California Coastal Commission for the storage is […]
Solana Beach Embarks On New Energy Future
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Del Mar Timesby Sebastian MontesSolana Beach is on its way to becoming the first jurisdiction in San Diego to move toward an energy alternative to SDG&E, striving for the promise of cheaper electricity rates, greater local control and a higher percentage of renewable energy. In a historic 4-1 vote on Wednesday, May 24, the Solana Beach City Council launched […]
BLOG: Why San Diego Pays Some Of Highest Water Rates In State And Country
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Water Deeply (New York)by Ry Rivard Mentioned: Claude "Bud" Lewis Carlsbad Desalination PlantQuoted: Mike Lee, Maureen Stapleton
San Diego has some of the most expensive water in California – and in the country. A typical household in San Diego County pays about $80 a month for water, whereas the national average is less than $40, according to a recent survey by the American Water Works Association. Water in California is more expensive than elsewhere, but […]