Environmental issues regarding Anza Borrego
Sunrise Powerlink construction kills night skies
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surfponto Administrator Posts: 1364
9/1/2011
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Not sure if you have seen this article but it is upsetting to say the least.
Ocotillo has become Ground Zero for all this crap.
If you drive up the S2 check the 2 towers side by side.
One is the Southwest Powerlink and the other adjacent tower is for the Sunrise Powerlink
Between that, the staging area and the proposed Ocotillo Express Wind Farm the desert doesn't stand a chance. 
<em>edited by surfponto on 9/1/2011</em>
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622
9/2/2011
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There is still time to comment on the project as the BLM is soliciting comments via email. You should send all comments to this email address caocotillo@blm.gov with the subject line "Ocotillo Wind Energy Project"
If this project goes thru it will for the most part destroy that section of the desert with approx 170 huge wind turbines dotting the landscape from the Painted Gorge area over to the Dos Cabezas area.
Pictures like the below would no longer be possible as all that would be visible is wind turbines.
Daren
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622
9/2/2011
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I should also add if you look closely enough at that picture you can already see the SPL towers in the lower portion of the picture.
<em>edited by dsefcik on 9/2/2011</em>
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622
9/2/2011
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surfponto wrote:
Not sure if you have seen this article but it is upsetting to say the least.
Ocotillo has become Ground Zero for all this crap.
SDGE works at night to avoid the heat of the daytime, Bob and I saw the massive amounts of light out there last week. I don't think most people think about the impact this has on the residents and the wildlife. SDGE is also already impacting the entire InKo-Pah mountain areas as they are laying out fenced areas that are huge in space and they are building towers and platforms in the rocky hillsides. They are on such a fast track that if you only visit the desert once per year you would never see it until you go back again the next time and be in for a total shock.
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kylekai Posts: 82
9/13/2014
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Looks like we might now get 500 kV transmission lines thru the park: http://tubbcanyondesertconservancy.org/index.html#transmissionlines
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622
9/14/2014
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kylekai wrote:
Looks like we might now get 500 kV transmission lines thru the park: http://tubbcanyondesertconservancy.org/index.html#transmissionlines Didn't even know such a website existed...wonderful...
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