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Controversy over Solar Power in the California Desert
Today's Los Angeles Times reports that no less than 80 big solar projects are underway in California, including arrays of giant mirrors. One planned for the Mojave Desert would be the size of the City of Inglewood. Environmentalists are divided about whether this form of alternative is really "green."
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readToday's Los Angeles Times reports that no less than 80 big solar projects are underway in California, including arrays of giant mirrors. One planned for the Mojave Desert would be the size of the City of Inglewood. Environmentalists are divided about whether this form of alternative is really "green." Will this so-called "clean energy" be good for the environment?
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Karen Radziner
Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?
Frances Anderton
architecture critic and author
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
Larry Hogue
Communications Consultant, Desert Protective Council
Harry Atwater
Professor of Applied Physics and Materials Science, Caltech
John White
Clean Power Campaign / Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technology
The full episode
4 of 4Controversy over Solar Power in the California Desert- 1:16Shifting Focus in the War on Terror
- 17:45Bush's Biggest Regret? Bad Intelligence
- 27:05LAUSD Superintendent Brewer Responds to His Critics
- 34:36Controversy over Solar Power in the California DesertYou’re reading this