The plant can be operated without harming coastal
Cloudy waters | Poseidon Resources proposes to build a plant to desalinate plant in Carlsbad
By Julie Nygaard
The San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board recently approved plans for the Carlsbad Desalination Project for the second time in less than two years, moving the region's long-awaited drinking-water project closer to fruition. By supporting the desalination plant, the board determined that the project can be operated without harming coastal resources.
Everyone knows we need water, but Poseidon's approach is shortsighted
Cloudy waters | Poseidon Resources proposes to build a plant to desalinate plant in Carlsbad
By Marco Gonzalez
For a number of months, journalists, politicians, irresponsible editorial boards and even the public have seriously misconstrued the Surfrider Foundation and its supporters' positions on ocean desalination. Believe it or not, most environmentalists don't oppose desalination as a likely way to meet some of our region's future water needs.
UNION-TRIBUNE EDITORIAL
Permit Poseidon's plant
Claims of dire harm to nature are hollow
Amid a lengthening drought comes hopeful news: If the California Coastal Commission approves an essential permit for the Carlsbad desalination plant in August, in October Poseidon Resources could prepare to start construction.
UNION-TRIBUNE EDITORIAL
Predictable failure
Laws curb community colleges in ensuring students get right start
Who could be surprised that most students starting at community colleges don't have the English and math skills to do college-level work? After all, far too often they don't need to do high school work for a high school diploma. Students who don't pass the California High School Exit Exam – which tests 10th-grade English and ninth-grade math – can move on to community college.
UNION-TRIBUNE EDITORIAL
Legislating common sense
With teachers, moral turpitude still matters
Sometimes you have to wonder why bills before the Legislature aren't already the law. This year brings a perfect example: SB 1105, introduced by Sen. Bob Margett, R-Arcadia, which addresses what happens when a teacher is convicted of certain sex or drug offenses.
GEORGE F. WILL THE WASHINGTON POST
McCain, Obama and the court
Two of Thursday's Supreme Court rulings – both decided 5-4, and with the same alignment of justices – concerned the Constitution's first two amendments. One ruling benefits Barack Obama by not reviving the dormant debate about gun control. The other embarrasses John McCain by underscoring discordance between his deeds and his promises.
RUBEN NAVARRETTE JR. THE UNION-TRIBUNE
Young people can slow immigration
When you grab hold of the thorny topic of immigration, sometimes you can't tell what part of the discussion will prick your finger. I recently addressed the subject as part of a panel. Given the questions – one person suggested opening the U.S.-Mexico border – I'd say the audience was fairly liberal.
