But just like any form of energy development, renewable energy sites and transmission lines can damage wildlands and hurt the wildlife that live on them.
Our renewable energy campaigns are helping limit the negative impacts of energy and transmission development on wilderness.
Smart solar
The sunny lands of the southwest are the perfect place for capturing the energy of the sun. But solar energy development could hurt the beautiful cactus-studded deserts that southwest endangered wildlife depends on. Our work guides projects to low-conflict solar energy zones on BLM lands. We are helping protect our natural heritage and build a clean energy future.
Saving energy saves lands
The cheapest, greenest power plant is the one you don’t have to build. By supporting innovative ways to reduce energy demand we are shrinking our energy footprint and the amount of development needed on public lands.
Paying back the land
Public lands are owned by all Americans, so how can we ensure a fair return for development on these lands? We are working to ensure revenue collected from wind and solar projects pays back local communities and the wildlife that call our public lands home.
Transmitting energy
To get renewable energy to cities we’ll need new responsibly-sited transmission lines. The challenge is building only what is needed and siting transmission lines in low-conflict areas so that good projects are approved quickly.
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Betty White first visited California’s Sierra Nevada at age four. That visit, and visits almost every year thereafter, made a lasting impression on her.
