Southern Nevada boasts some of the best solar resources in the nation, with great potential for clean energy development in the flat expanses between the state’s many mountain ranges.
Colorado has built a reputation as a national leader on renewable energy, steadily increasing its wind and solar portfolio over the years and in 2010 passing a law requiring that 30% the state’s energy come from renewable resources by 2020, one of the highest standards in the country.
California has already established itself as a leader in solar development, with ambitious rooftop solar programs, numerous large- and community-scale projects under construction, and many more in the permitting pipeline.
Fossil fuels are the leading cause of climate change, and their extraction and combustion cause many other serious environmental and social impacts. For this reason, one of the most important tasks for our age is to accomplish a transition to renewable home-grown sources of energy. H
This is a report released Sept. 29, 2011 by Southwick Associates that illustrate the more than $1 trillion annual economic value created by recreation, conservation and historic preservation.
The State of California continues to finalize its cap-and-trade regulation. The regulation is expected to become enforceable January 1, 2012; however, covered entities will not have an emissions obligation until 2013. It is anticipated that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) w
These comments were submitted to the Bureau of Land Management on September 7, 2011, addressing the Bighorn Basin Draft Resource Managment Plan in Wyoming.