Today marks an historic milestone, as American Rivers announces that PacifiCorp has agreed to remove four dams on the Klamath River. After years of negotiating, this is part of a broader effort to restore the river and help revive the ailing salmon and steelhead runs. In turn, this will also help fishing, tribal and farming [...]

Getting energy from the sun is nothing new in California, but the thermal plant that recently launched in Bakersfield, is the first solar thermal energy plant to be built in California in 20 years. The new plant, designed by Ausra, is also the first of its kind in North America, setting a precedent for plants [...]

Guitar Lake is almost a small pool in comparison to the dominating Mount Hitchock rising in the background. Taken by Cameron Martindell (aka offyonder) during his approach of Mount Whitney from the west side, this beautiful photo is just one of many which you can check out here.
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After a weekend in the Bay Area, I spent Monday driving up Hwy 101 through the Redwoods.

Of course, in the road trip spirit, I really wanted to take full advantage of all the tourist traps along the way — who knew there were so many drive-thru trees?? — most of them were closed for the [...]

We certainly love the sun… especially when it takes the form of renewable energy. The latest in solar news comes from California where two new plants will soon produce 12 times the amount of electricity as today’s largest solar power plant. The two new plants will be built in the central part of the [...]

Living in a place like Portland — where gray skies and rain are a common occurrence — the moment the sun comes out you are basically trained to slather on sunscreen and immediately get outdoors to take advantage of the rare moment. But even in sun-intensive areas, soaking up the rays [...]