If SLO County planner John McKenzie is in a quandary over solar installations (“Saving the silence,” May 14), he might contact Castle & Cooke (formerly Dole pineapple; they own most of the island) regarding a rather large solar installation on the Hawaiian isle of Lanai that is currently or may have already been installed. They are very serious about environmental issues in the islands and probably have more endangered native species issues than in the Carrizo Plain.
This article appears in May 21-28, 2009.
