Environment – Page 59 – California Globe

Robbing Grandma to Pay Gaia

October 16, 2022 2:30 amOctober 15, 2022 8:20 pm

This may come as a shock to some, but if one plans to eliminate fossil fuels from the production equation, that energy creation capacity must be replaced. But there is a problem – a big one. With the green energy...

California Coastal Commission Approves New Desalination Plant in Orange County

October 14, 2022 11:45 amOctober 15, 2022 7:13 am

The California Coastal Commission (CCC) voted 11-0 Thursday to approve the Doheny Ocean Desalination Project on Dana Point in Orange County, marking a major reversal on desalination plant approvals following high-profile rejections earlier this year. As of 2022, there are...

Two Words Explain California’s Wildfire Woes: Spotted Owl

October 13, 2022 10:41 amOctober 13, 2022 12:50 pm

Some things in life are hard to understand and explain. The theory of relativity, for example, or the origins of black holes. Other things are easy to grasp, however. Such as: California’s wildfire woes. In the past five years summer...

Four Californian Water Agencies Offer Federal Government Massive Colorado River Water Cuts

October 7, 2022 2:30 amOctober 6, 2022 9:50 pm

A group of four California water agencies announced on Wednesday an offer to the federal government to conserve 400,000 acre feet, or 130 billion gallons, of water annually from Lake Mead for the next four years. The announcement from the...

New York Formally Adopts California’s 2035 No New Gas Powered Car Ban

September 30, 2022 2:30 amSeptember 30, 2022 6:19 am

At a press conference in White Plains, New York on Thursday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the state would be following California and will be banning the sale of new gas powered cars beginning in 2035. The California...

Newly Signed Law to Expand Statewide Recycling Rebate Program Loaded With Pork

September 28, 2022 4:41 pm

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new bill into law on Tuesday that adds both wine and liquor containers to the statewide deposit and redemption program under the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery. Senate Bill 1013, authored by Senator Toni...

Newsom Vetoes Bill To Prohibit Foreign Governments From Buying CA Agricultural Land

September 28, 2022 1:03 pm

A bill to prohibit foreign governments from purchasing or leasing agricultural land in California was vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom Tuesday. Senate Bill 1084, authored by Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger), would have prohibited a foreign government from purchasing, acquiring, leasing,...