Protestors Mourn the Death of Our Desert at Ocotillo
On National Public Lands Day, September 29, a funeral was held near Ocotillo, along the border of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, not for a human being, but rather for the desert itself.
Obama Administration Releases Their Roadmap for Widespread Solar Energy Development Across the Desert and Elsewhere
By Steve BrownTurning a deaf ear toward concerns about destruction of the desert's ecology, Native American cultural resources and sacred sites, lack of tribal consultation and public input, and
Senator Feinstein Enters Battle Over Cadiz Water Mining
Senator Dianne Feinstein voices her concerns about the Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery, and Storage Project and its impact on the desert in a letter to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar.
Traditional Ancestral Mourning Ceremony at Ocotillo Site near Devestating Wind Energy Project
A traditional Native American ancestral mourning ceremony and all-night wake will be held from 7 p.m., Saturday, June 23, to dawn, Sunday, June 24, near the wind energy site near the site of the Ocoti
Native American tribes join environmental, recreation and hunting organizations to call for a moratorium on “fast-tracking” massive energy projects on public lands
(Ocotillo and San Diego, California)—An unprecedented coalition of environmental leaders, tribal representatives, off-road vehicle users, writers/artists, hunters, outdoor enthusiasts, community resid
Valley on Fire: A Rallying Call to Save the Ivanpah Valley from Solar Sunburn
Photo & story by David Lamfrom, National Parks Conservation AssociationWe are driving east, on a rugged powerline road in Clark Mountain’s shadow. The 8,000 foot peak is covered in snow. Pinyon-ju
No Shame, No Respect: Solar Millennium Builds a Road on Ancient Geoglyphs
In the deserts of California, fast-tracked solar projects are proceeding without shame and without respect. BLM (Bureau of Land Management) permitting allowed projects to go ahead on the basis of inad
Massacre in the Rocks: Solar Millennium Builds on Native American Sacred Sites
Solar Millennium has begun to construct a 9,500 acre solar facility on Mojave Desert lands that Native Americans and others consider sacred. The area contains scores of ancient geoglyphs, large rock d
The Killing of Kokopili
An excellent introduction to the destruction of Native American cultural resources in the drive to build industrial solar projects across the California deserts by filmmaker Robert Lundahl.
The Death of Tourism in our area and across the American West
By Steve BrownThe death of tourism in our area and across the American West. What could be causing it? Off-roading devestation? Theft and diversion of limited water resources? Rampant sprawl and unbri
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