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Latest Library Content tagged with "renewables"

Renewable Resource Potential on Public Lands PDF

Our public lands have immense potential for renewable energy generation. Responsible development of these resources will be critical in ensuring our clean energy future also protects our land, water, and communities.

Getting renewables right: Biomass PDF

The American Clean Energy and Security Act allows for wide expansion of biomass development, bringing economic opportunity to communities across the country — while protecting our nation’s most important and sensitive ecosystems. Unfortunately, efforts to fight climate change and preserve the environment are threatened by powerful industries seeking to strip key biomass sourcing safeguards and remove indirect land use change analyses from most biofuel regulations.

Key Principles: Balancing Renewable Energy Development and Land Conservation in a Warming World PDF

The Wilderness Society worked with eight other environmental groups to outline a set of principles for developing renewable energy while simultaneously protecting our most sensitive lands.

Renewable Electricity Standards PDF

Renewable Electricity Standards (RES) are regulatory policies that mandate increased production of renewable energy sources. This fact sheet provides an overview of RES policies across the United States.

Solar Energy Development on Public Lands PDF

This fact sheet provides an overview of solar energy technologies, aspects of development on public lands, and principles for sustainable large-scale solar energy development.

Wind Energy Development on Public Lands PDF

This fact sheet provides an overview of wind energy technologies, aspects of development on public lands, and principles for sustainable large-scale wind energy development.

Geothermal Energy Development on Public Lands PDF

This fact sheet provides an overview of geothermal energy technologies, aspects of development on public lands, and principles for sustainable large-scale geothermal energy development.

Land Use and Renewable Energy Generation PDF

Renewable energy offers the opportunity to decrease greenhouse gas emissions by transitioning away from polluting fossil fuels. To maximize the benefits of renewable resources, potential environmental impacts must be factored into siting decisions. This fact sheet provides an overview of distributed and utility-scale generation and principles for responsibly siting renewable energy projects.