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MBCA Comments on Sienna Solar 2 in Lucerne Valley

Posted on MBCA News by · September 25, 2022 8:36 PM · 1 reaction
Changes to the proposed Sienna Solar project in Lucerne Valley triggered a new scoping comment letter from MBCA about Sienna Solar 2. The proposed site has expanded and poses a wide range of potential harms to quality of life and the desert ecosystem. In a community designated as Severely Disadvantaged, Lucerne Valley residents will be subjected to dust, degraded views, and excessive lighting. Environmental problems likely to arise include degraded air quality, water issues, and harm to wildlife including threatened species. MBCA Directors Pat Flanagan and Brian Hammer have outlined the problems and created detailed maps illustrating the issues in MBCA's Scoping Comments to San Bernardino County’s Land Use Services Department. 

Golden Currant Solar Project Needs RMP Review

Posted on MBCA News by · September 24, 2022 1:58 PM · 1 reaction
MBCA and 7 other conservation groups have requested a pause in the Golden Currant Solar project variance review until a revised Bureau of Land Management Resource Management Plan is completed to replace the 1997 version. The 25-year old plan predates many changes in desert management, including updated desert tortoise status, water availability, visual resource and habitat conservation plans, plus water availability, public land access, tribal consultation and many more concerns. While this Nevada project is not within the Morongo Basin, MBCA has always viewed the entire Mojave Desert as part of "the healthy desert environment" that we seek to preserve.

Letter: Scoping Comments for Sienna Solar and Storage Project in Lucerne Valley

Posted on MBCA Takes a Stand by · September 22, 2022 8:24 PM · 1 reaction

Letter: Comments on the Golden Currant Solar Project Variance Process

Posted on MBCA Takes a Stand by · August 04, 2022 12:07 PM · 1 reaction

MBCA Participates in Solar Rights Rally

Posted on MBCA News by · July 20, 2022 9:50 PM · 1 reaction
7-20-22_MBCA_and_Solar_Rights.jpegMBCA President Steve Bardwell (l) and Director Arch McCulloch (r) participated in the Solar Rights Rally held in Cathedral City on July 20. They are pictured here with Solar Rights Alliance Executive Director Dave Rosenfeld. The rally was one in a statewide series to "sound the alarm about the utilities' solar tax and call on Governor Gavin Newsom to keep solar affordable for middle- and working-class families."
Around 50 people participated on a 110-degree day. 

Eblast July 20, 2022

Posted on Eblasts by · July 20, 2022 6:29 PM · 1 reaction
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  • Desert Wise Virtual Landscape videos released
  • Planning Commission to vote on Housing Element
  • Industrial Scale Renewable Energy Threats to the Desert
 
 
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MBCA Comments on Relocation of Lucerne Valley Solar Project

Posted on MBCA News by · April 28, 2022 3:27 PM · 1 reaction
MBCA joined Lucerne Valley homeowners and Mojave Communities Conservation Collaborative in a letter to protest the "relocation" of the Sienna Solar Project in Lucerne Valley. The letter points out to the San Bernardino County Supervisors how the reapplication of the project is not simply a relocation allowed by regulations, but an expansion that violates the County's Renewable Energy Conservation Element, intended to minimize negative effects and optimize benefits to unincorporated communities.

MBCA Comments Again on Stagecoach Solar near Lucerne Valley

Posted on MBCA News by · January 13, 2022 10:20 AM · 1 reaction
More than a year after submitting initial comments on the Stagecoach project near Lucerne Valley, MBCA has submitted new comments that focus on harm to the Scenic Highway 247 plan and damage to the desert’s valuable and significant natural carbon sequestration. Within the comment letter on pages 2 and 3 are maps and photos that illustrate the potential viewshed deterioration along Highway 247. Photos later in the letter also illustrate the carbon-capturing potential of undisturbed desert lands. A two-page Science Brief created by several environmental advocates including MBCA’s Pat Flanagan provides a simple overview of the desert’s carbon capture capability and value. Finally, a short paper titled Notes on Models of Carbon Dynamics for the California Deserts by Dr. Michael F. Allen of UC Riverside is provided for additional scientific background.

Daggett Solar 66 Plans Mitigation Actions Encouraged by MBCA

Posted on MBCA News by · November 03, 2021 10:29 AM · 1 reaction
At a meeting with a Daggett Solar 66 Project representative initiated by MBCA Directors, the representative described several mitigation efforts directly related to MBCA's concerns listed in our April comment letter. As a follow-up, this November 2 letter was sent by MBCA to the Planning Commission to summarize the project's mitigation actions with reference to our original concerns and therefore our support for the Conditional Use Permit. The County Planning Commission will review the project at their  November 4, 2021 meeting.

LA Times Provides Overview of Net Metering Issues

Posted on MBCA News by · November 03, 2021 9:03 AM · 1 reaction
A November 2 news story by Sammy Roth of the Los Angeles Times provides a comprehensive overview of the many issues and viewpoints swirling around California's Net Energy Metering (NEM) program. MBCA's earlier news stories of May 8 and June 4 provide our history of involvement as we have signed on to Solar Rights Alliance letters seeking both local and distributed renewable energy commitment and climate justice goals. (If you cannot access the article, here is a text-only version.)
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