http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.6/sacrificial-land-will-renewable-energy-devour-the-mojave An unlikely group of activists is championing a new bill to protect the Mojave Desert. But even if it passes, large swaths of once empty land will be developed. No publisher Judith Lewis Mernit utility scale solar power China Farm Date Ranch Death Valley National Park Mojave Desert wind power California Desert Protection Act Desert Tortoise Joshua Tree National Park Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System 2013-04-22T15:09:43Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.4/will-los-angeles-bring-its-cougars-back-from-the-brink With just a handful of mountain lions left in the Santa Monica Mountains, Californians must decide whether they care enough about wildness to fund key habitat connections. No publisher Judith Lewis Mernit Santa Monica Mountains Pumas Mountain lions Cougars National Park Service Habitat connectivity Los Angeles Urban wildlife 2013-03-20T15:59:05Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.3/sierra-club-fights-keystone-xl-with-civil-disobedience The act will be the first of its kind sanctioned by the group’s board of directors in its 120 year history, and may push the conversation over the controversial tar-sands oil pipeline to a new level. No publisher Judith Lewis Mernit civil disobedience 350.org Obama administration climate change Keystone XL tar sands Sierra Club Michael Brune energy policy 2013-02-19T15:16:54Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.1/miguel-luna-gives-young-los-angelenos-a-beaker-and-a-job Agua University trains young people in Los Angeles County to work as water samplers, employing them and also teaching about the importance of clean water. No publisher Judith Lewis Mernit Agua University Urban semillas Miguel Luna water sampling 2013-01-30T15:56:10Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.21/producing-more-power-means-using-more-water Federal agencies often overlook the tight relationship between energy production and water use. No publisher Judith Lewis Mernit energy-water nexus oil shale Energy production hydraulic fracturing Water tar sands 2013-01-02T15:55:58Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/blogs/goat/the-nevada-surprise The Democrats' formidable ground game delivered Obama to the White House and a surprise seat in Congress No publisher Judith Lewis Mernit 2012-11-12T23:31:52Z Blog Post http://www.hcn.org/wotr/nevada-face-down-and-flailing Nevada is so broke that ideology has to bend: Taxes have become inevitable. No publisher Judith Lewis Mernit anti-tax Nevada Tea Party Nevada Republican ideology taxes Nevada 2012-10-30T19:00:15Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.18/as-goes-nevada-so-goes-the-nation As Nevada sinks deeper into decline, party politics give way to pragmatism. No publisher Judith Lewis Mernit 2012 election government austerity Greg Brower Shelley Berkley taxes Dean Heller Great Recession Nevada economy Nevada Sheila Leslie 2012-11-09T15:25:21Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.17/existential-nomad-a-profile-of-author-ruben-martinez The author asks questions about life in the desert West -- who belongs there, and what belongs to whom. No publisher Judith Lewis Mernit Desert America: Boom and Bust in the New Old West Ruben Martinez 2012-10-19T15:27:50Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.17/existential-nomad-a-profile-of-author-ruben-martinez/name-ruben-martinez No publisher Judith Lewis Mernit 2012-10-11T22:31:51Z Sidebar Blurb http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.16/the-politics-of-public-health Environmental regulations are a favorite target in the runup to this year's election. No publisher Judith Lewis Mernit 2012 election Denny Rehberg Cross State Air Pollution Rule Obama, Republican Convention Public health ground level ozone Mia Love American Lung Association Hurricane Isaac environmental regulation Paul Ryan Republican platform Environmental Protection Agency black lung 2012-09-19T14:50:39Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.10/gregory-jaczkos-resignation-weakens-federal-nuclear-regulation The San Onofre nuclear power plant has problems that are perhaps endemic to the industry, and chairman Gregory Jaczko's May 2012 resignation from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission means there's one less strong regulator keeping a sharp eye on industry. No publisher Judith Lewis Mernit Kristine Svinicki Southern California Edison anti-nuclear activists Fukushima nuclear disaster radiation Nuclear Regulatory Commission Harry Reid nuclear regulations Rochelle Becker nuclear reactor failures Gregory Jaczko San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station pressurized water reactors radioactive water leaks Allison Macfarlane nuclear inspections NRC chairman 2012-06-14T16:13:02Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.9/the-fading-arizona-town-of-gila-bend-bets-big-on-solar At last -- a place to put utility scale plants that won't ruin the desert. But will politics and the economy get in the way? No publisher Judith Lewis Mernit renewable energy Amargosa Farm Road project desert tortoises Frederick Buss industrial solar Debbie Lesko environmental movement insolation Abengoa Gila Bend, Arizona Solana California electricity supply Sonoran Desert housing crisis endangered species economic recovery Solar Millennium real estate bust irrigation, Solar Field BrightSource Energy endangered desert plants Eric Fitzer utility-scale solar projects water supply global warming photovoltaic panels Jan Brewer BLM lad energy transmission lines solar energy Arizona politics Big Solar Overlay Zone Arizona Public Service agricultural lan Mojave Desert Arizona Legislature Sempra Energy climate change Gila Bend, Arizona, 2012-06-04T15:10:14Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.9/the-fading-arizona-town-of-gila-bend-bets-big-on-solar/can-solar-produce-long-lasting-jobs Constructing solar energy plants provides well-paying jobs, but most of the work is only temporary. No publisher Judith Lewis Mernit solar energy Arizona NRG Solar industrial solar recession Dateland utility-scale solar projects agricultural jobs long-term employment First Solar Agua Caliente Solar Project solar energy jobs 2012-05-25T23:11:06Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.6/redefining-renewable-to-get-a-clean-energy-bill-through-congress As his retirement looms, Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., pushes a "clean energy" bill, one that broadens the energy mix beyond traditional "renewable" sources. No publisher Judith Lewis Mernit renewable energy legislation Obama energy policy natural gas electricity climate change Hot Times Republicans tidal power biomass hydropower geothermal Clean Energy Standards Act of 2012 Democrats energy efficiency nuclear power solar power fossil fuels wind power Jeff Bingaman methane 2012-07-16T17:53:57Z News Article