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Renewable Energy in the California Desert PDF

Mechanisms for Evaluating Solar Development on Public Lands Solar energy development is experiencing significant growth today due to a variety of reasons, including national interest in increasing energy efficiency, reducing dependence on fossil fuels, increasing domestic energy production, and curbing greenhouse gas emissions. This national interest and the availability of high quality solar resources in the California desert have led to proposals for 54 utility-scale solar facilities on public lands.

BLM Data Shows Vast Federal Acreage Under Oil & Gas Leases That Are Not Developed PDF

Data recently released by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) solidly refutes industry allegations that the Obama Administration somehow has not made enough federal lands available for drilling and energy development. As data shows, industry controls tens of millions of acres of federal lands that have not been developed or not developed fully.

The Influence of the Pace and Scale of Energy Development on Communities: Lessons from the Natural Gas Drilling Boom in the Rocky Mountains PDF

While energy development can benefit rural communities, boomtowns in the Rockies experienced an influx of non-local workers, a rise in crime and emergency service calls, increased demand for public services, more wear and tear on local infrastructure, and upward pressure on local wages and housing costs. Natural gas prices had dropped dramatically by 2009, the drilling boom had subsided, and the bust phase may have begun.