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Imperial Irrigation District backs State’s plan for the Salton Sea Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 21, 2008 at 10:54 pm From KXO Radio, news from the Imperial Irrigation District, who up until now, has not backed the state’s restoration plan: Until this week.

Review: PLAGUES AND PLEASURES ON THE SALTON SEA / Chris Meltzer & Jeff Springer (2004) November 21st, 2008 by Scott Marks Leonard Knight, Mountain Artist or Madman? Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea (2004) Written, Photographed and Directed by Chris Meltzer and Jeff Springer Narrated by John Waters Running Time: 73 min.

Imperial Irrigation District urges action on Salton Sea Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 20, 2008 at 6:18 am From the Imperial Valley Press: The Imperial Irrigation District is attempting to prod the state into action on Salton Sea restoration so that the district can begin the transition from fallowing to efficiency-based conservation.

Rep. Mary Bono Mack talks about Salton Sea restoration and the federal government’s role Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 9, 2008 at 6:43 am Representative Mary Bono Mack, heading back to Washington, shares her thoughts on the role of the federal government in Salton Sea restoration in this interview in the Desert Sun: Q.

From the Imperial Valley Press: The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors needs to develop its stance toward Salton Sea restoration, or risk losing out on state support, IID general manager Brian Brady said.

Study: Numerous pesticides in rivers feeding Salton Sea Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 6, 2008 at 3:43 pm From MyDesert.com: A new study from the U.S. Geological Survey found even more pesticides in the rivers feeding the Salton Sea.

Utilities putting new energy into geothermal sources Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 3, 2008 at 6:47 am From the Los Angeles Times: Not far from the blinking casinos of this gambler’s paradise lies what could be called the Biggest Little Power Plant in the World.

Imperial Group thwarted by ruling; “asks IID to partner with the Imperial Group to seize state funding for the Salton Sea restoration” Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on October 31, 2008 at 5:29 am From the Imperial Valley Press: A judge struck down the Imperial Group’s latest move in its lawsuit

Synopsis “My name is Tom Van Allen. Or Danny Parker. I honesty don’t know anymore. You can decide. Yeah, maybe you can help me, friend. As you can see I don’t have a hell of a lot of time left.” So says the voice of Tom/Danny (Val Kilmer), wailing on a trumpet as flames engulf the room he’s trapped in.

Over the past few years, visiting the Salton Sea took on an urgency of almost religious significance for me. Yeah, I loved the movie, The Salton Sea, but this only served to strengthen my desire to visit the Salton Sea. It did not create this desire in the first place.