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Public Lands and Renewable Energy Act of 2011 Fact Sheet PDF

The Public Lands and Renewable Energy Act of 2011 creates a framework for developing renewable energy on public lands in an environmentally‐sound and efficient way.

Sonoran Solar Final EIS comments PDF

Comments on the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Sonoran solar project in Maricopa County, Arizona.

Statement to the House Natural Resources Committee on wind and solar development PDF

Read the Joint Statement from The Wilderness Society, Natural Resources Defense Council and Defenders of Wildlife on the two-part House Natural Resources Committee Hearing on “roadblocks" to wind and solar development on public lands by clicking on the link below.

Renewable Energy: Consistent Funding Needed to Build Smart Today, Compete Tomorrow PDF

Congressional budget battles will have major impacts on whether and how environmentally-friendly solar, wind, geothermal, and transmission facilities are built on public and private lands over the coming months and years.  Budget allocations in both the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Department of Energy (DOE) will shape how fast, how well, and ultimately how much needed new renewable energy is built in America. Consistent funding for critical programs even in these lean budget times is needed to build smart today and to compete in the global market of tomorrow.

Fair Market Value For Wind and Solar Development on Public Land Policy Brief PDF

A brief of a whitepaper written by federal lands consultant Pamela Baldwin commissioned by The Wilderness Society and Taxpayers for Common Sense to investigate what public land laws and regulations say about “fair market value” in the context of other federal resource programs and current federal wind and solar programs on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

Press Statement for Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project PDF

The Wilderness Society and the Nevada Wilderness Project support the Department of Interior’s approval of the Crescent Dunes Solar Project in Nevada.

Proposed Brenda Solar Energy Zone: Arizona PDF

The sun shines almost year round on Arizona, and with strong local support for renewable energy, proximity to urban energy markets, and transmission to carry power to these areas, it is a great place for solar energy development. In particular, the proposed Brenda Solar Energy Zone (SEZ), 100 miles west of Phoenix, stands out as an exceptional area for solar development, and based on available data, could be developed with minimal environmental conflicts. View the map below for more details on this zone, or click on the map for a larger PDF version.

Proposed Antonito S.E. Solar Energy Zone: Colorado PDF

Colorado is already known nationally and around the world as a clean energy leader, and the state’s many days of strong, high-elevation sun will provide fuel for much more renewable energy to come. In particular, the proposed Antonito Southeast Solar Energy Zone (SEZ), 29 miles south of Alamosa and near the New Mexico border, stands out as an exceptional area for solar development, and based on available data, could be developed with minimal environmental conflicts.

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