West-Wide Energy Corridors and Missed Opportunities: An Engineering Assessment
June 1, 2009
The West-wide energy corridor designations, finalized by the Bush Administration in January 2009, failed to recognize opportunities to maximize renewable energy potential while minimizing impacts to sensitive public lands. This fact sheet summarizes a study completed by an engineering expert which identifies opportunities to access wind in Wyoming while avoiding corridors through Arches National Park and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
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WWEC_Fact_Sheet-Engineering_Assessment.pdf
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Sam Goldman
Sam has been with The Wilderness Society since Fall 2007. He came most recently from M+R Strategic Services in Washington, DC where he worked with national environmental groups to improve their online campaign work and field organizing capacity. Before that, Sam was the Assistant National Field Director for U.S. PIRG where he covered a variety of issues including the fight to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
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