It’s time to crank up those fans and air conditioners because the next few days are going to be hot. The first extended heat wave of the season has been forecast for inland regions of the Southland for the rest of the week, with triple-digit temperatures on tap for the San Fernando and Antelope valleys, […]
A new wave of natural gas power plants planned for Southern California has stoked a high-stakes debate about how best to keep the lights on throughout the region. While green groups believe renewable energy has received short shrift by utilities proposing these facilities from Carlsbad to Oxnard, operators of the state’s electrical grid have warned […]
In the fourth year of California’s current drought, the absence of water has clearly affected our state, evident by the dead grass of front lawns, water usage limitations, and the ever-present lack of rain. Today, we can mitigate some of these problems with our modern infrastructure, siphoning water from elsewhere and distributing it throughout the […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Alastair Bland Mentioned: Carlsbad Desalination Plant
A postwar refugee exodus to Palestine made Israel in 1948. Then, Israel made water. The new nation had to. Its population exploded, placing extreme demand on land and water resources. For the production of food, especially, efficient use of water, and producing more where resources lagged, were essential. Author Seth Siegel’s 2015 book “Let There Be […]
Triple-digit temperatures in store for parts of Southern California this week
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles Timesby Hailey Branson-PottsIt’s time to crank up those fans and air conditioners because the next few days are going to be hot. The first extended heat wave of the season has been forecast for inland regions of the Southland for the rest of the week, with triple-digit temperatures on tap for the San Fernando and Antelope valleys, […]
New Natural Gas Projects Spark Debate on Power
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribune by Joshua Emerson SmithA new wave of natural gas power plants planned for Southern California has stoked a high-stakes debate about how best to keep the lights on throughout the region. While green groups believe renewable energy has received short shrift by utilities proposing these facilities from Carlsbad to Oxnard, operators of the state’s electrical grid have warned […]
California’s Water: A Look Back in Time
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /New University (UC Irvine)by Hubert TaIn the fourth year of California’s current drought, the absence of water has clearly affected our state, evident by the dead grass of front lawns, water usage limitations, and the ever-present lack of rain. Today, we can mitigate some of these problems with our modern infrastructure, siphoning water from elsewhere and distributing it throughout the […]
BLOG: What California Can Learn From Israel About Water
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Alastair Bland Mentioned: Carlsbad Desalination PlantA postwar refugee exodus to Palestine made Israel in 1948. Then, Israel made water. The new nation had to. Its population exploded, placing extreme demand on land and water resources. For the production of food, especially, efficient use of water, and producing more where resources lagged, were essential. Author Seth Siegel’s 2015 book “Let There Be […]