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Troubled Salton Sea may get some relief
Staff WriterThe Salton Sea may get a boost soon. Three environmental projects have been tentatively awarded $3 million. Two of the projects — one on the south end and another on the north end of the sea are habitat restoration and dust mitigation projects....Tags: Environmental Issues, Alternative Energy, Natural Resource Industry, Water Supply, Conservation
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IID board of directors to vote on 2013 budget
Staff WriterAfter several workshops, meetings and yet another revision last week, the Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a proposed budget and staffing plan for 2013. Shortly after its induction ceremony in December,...Tags: Environmental Issues, Water Supply
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Challenges and opportunities presented at renewable energy summit
Staff WriterHOLTVILLE — How to integrate the large number of renewable energy sources in California that have sprung up in recent years was just one issue that was discussed Thursday during the first full day of the sixth annual Renewable Energy Summit at the...Tags: Energy, Environmental Issues, Alternative Energy, Global Warming, Barack Obama
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Board of Supervisors calls for geothermal industry inducing policies
Staff WriterPolicies inducing geothermal energy development are being asked for by the Imperial County Board of Supervisors, as the county approved a resolution recognizing the importance of geothermal energy Tuesday. Over the last five years the county has seen...Tags: Environmental Issues, Alternative Energy, Washington, DC, Credit and Debt, Employment Opportunities
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Our View: Ag-food programs promote healthy living
There long has been a disconnect, even in an area that grows much of the nation’s produce, between what is on our plates and knowing where it comes from. Remarkably, there are many among us who have no idea that the lettuce in our hamburgers, the...Tags: Environmental Issues, Weight, Obesity, Arable Farming, Healthy Diet
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Assembly committee to hold oversight hearing on Salton Sea
Assemblymen Ben Hueso, D-San Diego, and V. Manuel Pérez, D-Coachella, will hold a state oversight hearing on current efforts and future opportunities to restore the Salton Sea. The hearing is scheduled for Feb. 22 at the North Shore Community Center in...Tags: Environmental Issues, Natural Resource Industry, Science and Technology, University of California, San Diego, Air Pollution
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Salton Sea Authority to weigh Perez's Salton Sea's Assembly bills
COACHELLA — Reacting quickly to Assemblyman V. Manuel Pérez’s, D-Coachella, slate of Salton Sea restoration bills announced Wednesday, the Salton Sea Authority will vote on a recommendation to support Assembly Bill 71 and consider support of...
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Lily campaign fundraising begins
Staff WriterFundraising efforts for the Cancer Resource Center of the Desert continues as a pre-sale for its traditional Desert Lily Campaign begins. The Cancer Resource Center of the Desert, an organization mostly funded by the community, provides free cancer...Tags: Environmental Issues, Elections, Politics
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Groups in Valley lead cancer fight
Staff WriterWhen it comes to fighting cancer, two local organizations have taken a community approach to spread awareness about their respective causes. Between Women Inc. and Cancer Resource Center of the Desert will both be holding walks this month to help...Tags: Environmental Issues, Cancer, Breast Cancer, Mammogram
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IID to get update on QSA litigation
Staff WriterLegal counsel will update the Imperial Irrigation District and the public about current litigation as well as the status of a petition to the State Water Resources Control Board. IID attorney and partner at Allen Matkins in San Diego, David Osias, will...Tags: Environmental Issues, Water Supply, Litigation and Regulation, Litigation, Conservation
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Our View: Solar permitting grant needed
We have all of the pieces in place from the natural resources end of things that one would need to promote and development successful renewable energy efforts in the county. From that end, we are a more desirable region than just about anywhere else in...Tags: Environmental Issues, Alternative Energy, Natural Resource Industry, Conservation, Energy Resources
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Imperial Irrigation District expects to exceed state renewable energy portfolio standards
Staff WriterThe Imperial Irrigation District announced Thursday that it expects its renewable energy portfolio to soon meet, if not exceed, state requirements. The IID said it has been able to ramp up its renewable energy mix from about 9 percent in 2011 to a...Tags: Environmental Issues, Alternative Energy, Conservation, Biofuels, Agriculture
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