Category Archives: solar

Hi-Desert Star: “SOLAR PROJECT AT JOSHUA TREE AIRPORT PUT ON HOLD”

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Jay Babcock

GOOD NEWS! From local newspaper the Hi-Desert Star: Solar project at Joshua Tree airport put on hold Posted: Friday, March 17, 2017 4:23 pm By Leah Sanson, Hi-Desert Star JOSHUA TREE — The NextEra corporation is stopping, at least for … Continue reading →

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THURS JULY 28 630PM: Community meeting re Aug. 9 NextEra JT Airport Industrial Solar Farm Appeal

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Jay Babcock

From Joshua Tree Community for Responsible Solar … Informational meeting and letter writing about the NextEra JT Airport Industrial Solar Farm Appeal PLEASE COME – JULY 28 – THURSDAY 6:30-8:30PM Joshua Tree Community Center 6171 Sunburst Street, Joshua Tree, CA … Continue reading →

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AUG. 9, 2016: “JOSHUA TREE SOLAR FARM APPEALS” HEARING AT COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Jay Babcock

From solarjt.com, regarding the proposed 110-acre industrial solar field to be located at the Roy Williams Airport on Sunfair… “Joshua Tree Solar Farm Appeals” has been scheduled for hearing before the County of San Bernardino Board of Supervisors on Tuesday … Continue reading →

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NEW WEBSITE FOR INFO FROM GROUP FIGHTING INDUSTRIAL SOLAR FARMS IN JOSHUA TREE

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Jay Babcock

Check it: Solar Joshua Tree: Joshua Tree residents’ information hub for fighting irresponsible corporate solar farms in our town.

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COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION OKAYS INDUSTRIAL SOLAR SPRAWL IN JOSHUA TREE, 4-1; DECISION WILL BE APPEALED TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Jay Babcock

As expected, we lost yesterday. Here’s how local radio station KCDZ 107.7 is reporting it… COUNTY APPROVES JOSHUA TREE SOLAR FARM – April 22nd, 2016 For the second time in two weeks, the county planning commission made a controversial decision … Continue reading →

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THURSDAY, APRIL 21: FREE BUS RIDE TO HEARING ON PROPOSAL TO BUILD ANOTHER GIANT INDUSTRIAL SOLAR FIELD IN JOSHUA TREE

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Jay Babcock

Joshua Tree resident Mark Lundquist, who is Field Representative for Supervisor James Ramos, writes: “I have a charter bus reserved for the April 21st Planning Commission meeting in San Bernardino. NextEra will be seeking approval for the Joshua Tree Solar … Continue reading →

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GREAT NEWS ON STOPPING BIG SOLAR

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Jay Babcock

Great news! Our friends Landers for Responsible Solar have succeeded in their effort to stop a harmful industrial solar field — the “Bowman S-Power Solar Project” — from being built on 35 acres in Landers near Joshua Tree. The win … Continue reading →

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[Thurs Jan 15] MAC MTG ON HORRIBLE PROPOSED NEW SOLAR FIELD IN JOSHUA TREE

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Jay Babcock

Above: More than a hundred acres of pristine north Joshua Tree desert wilderness have already been scraped, fenced off and covered in solar panels by Sun Edison Solar to prop up an ass-backwards energy strategy. Imagine another one of these … Continue reading →

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DESERT SUN COVERS JOSHUA TREE’S BATTLE AGAINST SOLAR FIELD DEVELOPERS

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Jay Babcock

http://instagram.com/p/xP37oHMt8s/?modal=true From the Desert Sun…. Joshua Tree residents cry foul over airport solar plan by Sammy Roth, The Desert Sun 8:41 a.m. PST January 2, 2015 Joshua Tree’s defunct airport could be turned into a mid-sized solar farm — and … Continue reading →

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[URGENT] HOW TO FIGHT LATEST PERMIT APPLICATION FOR INDUSTRIAL-SIZED SOLAR FIELD INSIDE JOSHUA TREE

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Jay Babcock

1. THE PROPOSAL FOR ALTA LOMA SOLAR FIELD IN THE FRIENDLY HILLS AREA OF JOSHUA TREE From The Hi-Desert Star: Solar application surfaces in south Joshua Tree Posted: Tuesday, January 7, 2014 11:51 pm | Updated: 10:01 pm, Fri Jan … Continue reading →

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