Q: For water conservation and the environment, is it better to install artificial turf or drought-tolerant plants? A: Think holistically. When choosing between artificial turf and drought-tolerant plants, consider multiple factors, including environmental sustainability.
The promised “second peak” of this year’s El Niño still hasn’t really shown up, and instead of prolonged torrential rains, Southern California has instead gotten some heavy winds and a freaky-hot February. Now, says the Associated Press, El Niño is “weakening ever so slightly.” The World Meteorological Organization says that, as far as El Niño […]
The investment company that bought the site of the proposed Gregory Canyon landfill in North County appears to be taking steps to clear the land. Sovereign Capital has put up fencing and erected a sign along state Route 76 that reads, “Future Home – Gregory Canyon Landfill.”
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The Christian Science Monitorby Pete Spotts Quoted: Bob Yamada
For California, which has endured four years of extraordinary drought, the state’s wet season is off to an encouraging start. High in California’s Sierra Nevada, the state’s mountainous spine, El Niño-driven storms have piled snow and the meltwater it represents to above-normal levels. At lower elevations, heavy rains are nudging the water in many depleted […]
Dear Drought Fighter: Live Landscape Has Many Benefits
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-TribuneQ: For water conservation and the environment, is it better to install artificial turf or drought-tolerant plants? A: Think holistically. When choosing between artificial turf and drought-tolerant plants, consider multiple factors, including environmental sustainability.
Dud El Niño is Weakening, But Could Still Go Out With a Bang
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Curbed Los Angelesby Bianca BarraganThe promised “second peak” of this year’s El Niño still hasn’t really shown up, and instead of prolonged torrential rains, Southern California has instead gotten some heavy winds and a freaky-hot February. Now, says the Associated Press, El Niño is “weakening ever so slightly.” The World Meteorological Organization says that, as far as El Niño […]
New Fence Hints Firm is Moving Forward with Gregory Canyon Landfill
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBS Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe investment company that bought the site of the proposed Gregory Canyon landfill in North County appears to be taking steps to clear the land. Sovereign Capital has put up fencing and erected a sign along state Route 76 that reads, “Future Home – Gregory Canyon Landfill.”
As California Enters a ‘New Era’ on Water, Cities Seek Their Own Solutions
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Christian Science Monitorby Pete Spotts Quoted: Bob YamadaFor California, which has endured four years of extraordinary drought, the state’s wet season is off to an encouraging start. High in California’s Sierra Nevada, the state’s mountainous spine, El Niño-driven storms have piled snow and the meltwater it represents to above-normal levels. At lower elevations, heavy rains are nudging the water in many depleted […]