Environmental issues regarding Anza Borrego
Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP)
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kylekai Posts: 82
11/20/2014
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I just received this from the president of the Tubb canyon Desert Conservancy and I thought some here would find it interesting and relevant to the Anza Borrego desert:
Dear Friends of Tubb Canyon,
If you have not yet read about the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) (www.drecp.org) to place utility-scale electricity generating facilities on more than 2,000,000 acres of southern California desert and the attendant problems with this plan, please take 10 minutes to read the synopsis at www.tubbcanyondesertconservancy.org.
The good news is the California Energy Commission has decided to extend the public review period for this 8000-page juggernaut by 6 weeks to February 23, 2015.
The bad news is that is still not enough time for the public to weigh in. The review period should be 360 days.
Once you have read the synopsis and are up to speed, please make your voice heard by sending your public comments to docket@energy.ca.gov. Make sure you put "DRECP NEPA/CEQA” in the subject line.
The Tubb Canyon site provides suggestions as to comments you may want to make, or you may cut and paste from the attached letter.
Please share this information with any and all friends who may care about preventing this looming ecological disaster.
David
PS: I have included a map of the DRECP's “preferred alternative” as it looks from the Borrego Springs perspective.
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