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Chris Clarke

Chris Clarke

Chris Clarke was KCET's Environment Editor until July 2017. He is a veteran environmental journalist and natural history writer. He lives in Joshua Tree.

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NPCA has been a voice for caution in wind power development near our national parks. Now its recent president advocates for 1,200 wind companies.
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Rattlesnake Canyon was closed to the public in early April after rangers discovered a rash of spray-painted graffiti on the canyon's rock walls and boulders.
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A new campaign encourages LADWP to generate 1,200 megawatts of power -- a fifth of the utility's peak demand -- on L.A. rooftops..
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Construction has launched on more than 3,200 acres straddling the Kern-Los Angeles county line in the Antelope Valley.
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A photo making the rounds of social media may prove embarrassing to the developer of the Ocotillo Express Wind project.
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The BLM is taking measures to ensure that applications for solar and wind projects are given higher priority than other potential uses.
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Imperial County is the California desert's toxic capital, with places like the east Coachella Valley and a few other spots not far behind.
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Follow the energy industry long enough and you learn that certain people have things to say that are both interesting and entertaining.
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The Bay Area's semirural Sonoma County will launch a publicly owned electrical utility.
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LEDs' light output tends to "droop" when lots of current is run through them. A recent study has uncovered the reason.
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Despite the rhetoric, the real world rapidly undermined the project.
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Fisker Automotive testifies before a congressional committee .
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