by Laraine Turk
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on January 15, 2019
- Renewable Energy and Conservation Element Policy 4.10
- Paradise Valley Project
- MBCA Annual Meeting and Energy Summit
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by Laraine Turk
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on January 07, 2019

Join us Saturday, January 26, 2019 for the MBCA Annual Meeting and Energy Summit!
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by Laraine Turk
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on December 19, 2018
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by Laraine Turk
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on December 12, 2018
In a letter to Cadiz CEO Scott Slater, California's Department of Fish and Wildlife expressed concerns about the possible effects of the Cadiz Water Conservation, Recovery and Storage Project on the ecological health of the Bonanza Springs area north of the proposed project. Concerns center on the environmental and hydrologic studies completed for the existing Environmental Impact Report. For more details read recent online articles in
The Desert Sun and Mojave Watch(organization no longer exists) and on local radio station
KCDZ.
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by Laraine Turk
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on December 07, 2018
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by Laraine Turk
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on December 07, 2018
MBCA has submitted a
letter to Congressman Cook asking him to support reauthorization of the recently-expired but critical and long-standing
Land and Water Conservation Fund. Support for public lands conservation and recreation across California including areas of the Mojave Desert have benefited from the fund since its inception in 1965.
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by Laraine Turk
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on November 18, 2018
On November 16 MBCA filed a comment letter with San Bernardino County in response to the Draft Environmental Impact Report on the proposed Ord Mountain Solar and Energy Project near Lucerne Valley. Director Pat Flanagan once again researched and wrote
a detailed analysis of the Ord Mountain DEIR, with technical input and data from a GIS analyst and others. A number of maps, charts, and aerial photos provide extensive documentation to explain the many potential negative impacts of such a project.
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by Laraine Turk
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on November 16, 2018
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by Laraine Turk
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on November 07, 2018
Early in their November 6 meeting, the four San Bernardino County Supervisors present (District 3 Supervisor Ramos was absent) voted unanimously to postpone to a future meeting the public hearing that included consideration of the "revised" Renewable Energy Conservation Element section 4.10. (Read more details in our
October 29 update and
November 1 EBlast.) They cited concern that Supervisor Ramos should be present because of the large degree to which his district will be affected.
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by Laraine Turk
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on November 01, 2018
- San Bernardino County RECE Policy 4.10: Supervisors vote 11.6.18
- San Bernardino Co. Fire Protection District Service Zone FP-5 expansion
- MBCA’s 50th Anniversary kick-off event: 1.26.2019
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